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Updated: Read our full race report and see photos and results from the 2017 World Cup Waterloo

If last year was the year of a the beautiful duels between Mathieu van der Poel (Beobank Corendon) and Wout van Aert (Crelan Charles Veranda’s Willems), this year appears to be the season of beautiful van der Poel time trials.

Van der Poel repeated his Jingle Cross World Cup performace today in Waterloo, sprinting furiously to get the holeshot, and the shedding his competiton soon after the first corner.

By the Factory Hill run-up, the 2015 World Champion already had 12 seconds, and after two laps, it was a whopping 31 seconds. On the opening laps, Van der Poel took a conservative approach, running the stairs and staying grounded on the flyovers, but just three laps in, he was airing it off the flyover and hopping the stairs.

Behind, a peloton of riders took up the chase, with American Tobin Ortenblad (Santa Cruz / Donkey Label) putting on a display of aggression to sit in tenth, and move up to fourth before fading back.

While Van der Poel ticked off the laps, the pack of chasers started to split, eventually settling on Corne van Kessel (Telenet Fidea), Tim Merlier (Crelan Charles Veranda’s Willems), Daan Soete (Telenet Fidea) and Michael Vanthourenhout (Marlux Napoleon Games).

With two Telenet-Fidea racers in the battle for second, the Trek-sponsored racers had the numbers to secure a podium spot.

Soete and Van Kessel seemed content to have Merlier lead them through the final lap, but then Soete pushed forward to lead Van Kessel through the final half lap.

Meanwhile, up front, Van der Poel was pouring water over his head and contemplating his finishing salute.

Merlier looked to have the most energy to contest the race for second, but slid out on the final descent to see his chances at second disappear.

Van Kessel would outsprint his teammate Soete for second, with Vanthourenhout coming in fourth.

American Stephen Hyde finished in 18th.

Stay tuned for our full report and results. See our ever-growing coverage from the weekend in Waterloo here.

2017 Waterloo World Cup Elite Men’s Brief Results:

  1. Mathieu van der Poel
  2. Corne van Kessel
  3. Daan Soete
  4. Michael Vanthourenhout
  5. Tim Merlier
  6. Kevin Pauwels
  7. Wout van Aert
  8. Toon Aerts
  9. Quinten Hermans
  10. Tom Meeusen

2017 World Cup Waterloo Results - Elite Men

PlBibRacerTEAMNATYOBGapPts
120VAN DER POEL MathieuBEOBANK-CORENDONNED1995-80
221VAN KESSEL CorneTELENET FIDEA LIONSNED1991+0:3370
312SOETE DaanTELENET FIDEA LIONSBEL1994+0:3365
44VANTHOURENHOUT MichaelMARLUX - NAPOLEON GAMESBEL1993+0:3860
59MERLIER TimCRELAN - CHARLESBEL1992+0:4455
62PAUWELS KevinMARLUX - NAPOLEON GAMESBEL1984+0:4950
71VAN AERT WoutCRELAN - CHARLESBEL1994+0:5348
86AERTS ToonTELENET FIDEA LIONSBEL1993+1:0046
97HERMANS QuintenTELENET FIDEA LIONSBEL1995+1:0944
105MEEUSEN TomBEOBANK-CORENDONBEL1988+1:1542
1115ISERBYT EliMARLUX - NAPOLEON GAMESBEL1997+1:1640
1225CHAINEL SteveTEAM CHAZAL CANYONFRA1983+1:2939
1324BOROS MichaelPAUWELS SAUZEN - VASTGOEDSERVICECZE1992+1:4038
1413BAESTAENS VincentBECKERS NV BEL1989+1:5237
1514VANTHOURENHOUT DieterMARLUX - NAPOLEON GAMESBEL1985+1:5636
1618BOSMANS WietseERA-CIRCUSBEL1991+2:0035
1722VAN DER HAAR LarsTELENET FIDEA LIONSNED1991+2:0434
1827HYDE StephenCannondale p/b Cyclocross WorldUSA1987+2:1033
1910AERNOUTS JimTELENET FIDEA LIONSBEL1989+2:1532
2011ADAMS JensPAUWELS SAUZEN - VASTGOEDSERVICEBEL1992+2:2031
213SWEECK LaurensERA-CIRCUSBEL1993+2:2430
2223GODRIE StanCRELAN - CHARLESNED1993+2:2429
2326BOULO MatthieuFRA1989+2:3728
2453MEISEN MarcelSTEYLAERTS - BETFIRSTGER1989+2:4727
2519AERTS ThijsTELENET FIDEA LIONSBEL1996+3:0026
2628WERNER KerryKonaUSA1991+3:1125
2729ORTENBLAD TobinSanta Cruz / Donkey LabelUSA1994+3:2724
2854FIELD IanGBR1986+3:4923
2945VAN DEN HAM MichaelGARNEAU-EASTON P/B TRANSITIONS LIFECARECAN1992+3:5722
308VERMEERSCH GianniSTEYLAERTS - BETFIRSTBEL1992+4:0721
3142CHANCE MaxxUSA1996+4:1220
3236CLARK AnthonySquidUSA1987+4:2219
3337PETROV SpencerASPIRE RACINGUSA1998+4:3618
3456MILLBURN GarryMAAPAUS1987+4:4817
3516PEETERS RobPAUWELS SAUZEN - VASTGOEDSERVICEBEL1985+4:5216
3641LINDINE JustinApex / NBXUSA1984+4:5515
3730WHITE CurtisCannondale p/b Cyclocross WorldUSA1995+5:0214
3832DRISCOLL JamesDonnellyUSA1986+5:1213
3940DILLMAN AndrewGreenUSA1994+5:2712
4039HECHT GageAEVOLOUSA1998+5:4611
4133LIVERMON TravisMaxxis ShimanoUSA1988+6:0410
4251HOLMGREN GunnarGARNEAU-EASTON P/B TRANSITIONS LIFECARECAN1999+6:109
4334KRUGHOFF AllenSpecializedUSA1984+6:218
4446MCCONNELL MarkHot Sauce CyclingCAN1988+6:407
4538DURRIN JeremyNeonUSA19886
4617SWEECK DietherERA-CIRCUSBEL19935
4749ST JOHN DerrickCAN19774
4847RICHEY CraigGARNEAU-EASTON P/B TRANSITIONS LIFECARECAN19843
4948O'DONNELL TrevorCAN19962
5052SANDERSON BrodyCAN19991
5150ZANDSTRA DerekCAN1984
5258NAKAZATO MasaruJPN1992
31POWERS JeremyASPIRE RACINGUSA1983
57SHARRATT BrendonNZL1981