Like the Elite Women’s affair, the Elite Men’s race at Kasteelcross Zonnebeke was not your average C2 bear with Wout van Aert (Jumbo – Visma) continuing his cyclocross comeback tour.
The week he was selected for the Belgian team for Worlds, the three-time champ got a result that shows exactly why he will have a shot at racing in Switzerland next weekend.
Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin – Fenix) continued his latest winning streak with the win on Saturday. Van Aert took home honors of Top Belgian and finished second. Jens Adams (Hollebeekhoeve) rounded out the podium.
Kerry Werner (Kona Maxxis Shimano) finished 13th and American Donald Morgan was a DNF.
Full results are below.
Elite Men Results: 2020 Kasteelcross Zonnebeke
| Rank | BIB | Last Name | First Name | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | VAN DER POEL | Mathieu | NED | 1:01:06 |
| 2 | 70 | VAN AERT | Wout | BEL | 1:01:41 |
| 3 | 5 | ADAMS | Jens | BEL | 1:02:21 |
| 4 | 14 | BOSMANS | Wietse | BEL | 1:02:34 |
| 5 | 2 | ISERBYT | Eli | BEL | 1:02:38 |
| 6 | 11 | VAN DER POEL | David | NED | 1:02:53 |
| 7 | 4 | ORTS LLORET | Felipe | ESP | 1:02:53 |
| 8 | 3 | VERMEERSCH | Gianni | BEL | 1:03:49 |
| 9 | 9 | BAESTAENS | Vincent | BEL | 1:03:49 |
| 10 | 12 | CLEPPE | Nicolas | BEL | 1:04:22 |
| 11 | 7 | AERNOUTS | Jim | BEL | 1:04:46 |
| 12 | 13 | LOOCKX | Lander | BEL | 1:04:50 |
| 13 | 8 | WERNER | Kerry | USA | 1:05:02 |
| 14 | 20 | GOEMAN | Andreas | BEL | 1:05:12 |
| 15 | 15 | PEETERS | Yannick | BEL | 1:05:36 |
| 16 | 29 | WYSEURE | Joran | BEL | 1:05:45 |
| 17 | 22 | SIEBENS | Gianni | BEL | 1:06:00 |
| 18 | 21 | KUYPERS | Gerben | BEL | 1:06:05 |
| 19 | 18 | BELLENS | Jarno | BEL | -2 LAPS |
| 20 | 35 | LEMMENS | Sander | BEL | -2 LAPS |
| 21 | 19 | VAN DEN BROECK | Arno | BEL | -2 LAPS |
| 22 | 34 | VERMOOTE | Jelle | BEL | -2 LAPS |
| 23 | 33 | UYTDEWILLIGEN | Ingmar | BEL | -2 LAPS |
| 24 | 27 | REMONDET | Valentin | FRA | -2 LAPS |
| 25 | 16 | ROMBOUTS | Seppe | BEL | -2 LAPS |
| 26 | 24 | VANDEBOSCH | Victor | BEL | -2 LAPS |
| 27 | 17 | VRACHTEN | Arne | BEL | -2 LAPS |
| 28 | 37 | VANKEIRSBILCK | Berne | BEL | -3 LAPS |
| 29 | 25 | WUYTS | Mathijs | BEL | -3 LAPS |
| 30 | 30 | VLIEGEN | Pieter-Jan | BEL | -3 LAPS |
| 31 | 36 | SWEECK | Hendrik | BEL | -3 LAPS |
| 32 | 38 | GYS | Jens | BEL | -3 LAPS |
| 33 | 42 | VAN COMPERNOLLE | Kenneth | BEL | -4 LAPS |
| 34 | 62 | JOSEPH | Thomas | BEL | -4 LAPS |
| 35 | 39 | SMETS | Gert | BEL | -4 LAPS |
| 36 | 57 | VANDEN BUSSCHE | Wannes | BEL | -4 LAPS |
| 37 | 23 | DEJONGHE | Len | BEL | -4 LAPS |
| 38 | 52 | CAREME | Grégory | BEL | -4 LAPS |
| 39 | 47 | BERVOETS | Michael | BEL | -4 LAPS |
| 40 | 53 | VANLUCHENE | Maxim | BEL | -4 LAPS |
| 41 | 31 | ALDERWEIRELD | Robin | BEL | -5 LAPS |
| 42 | 59 | MERVEILLIE | Jari | BEL | -5 LAPS |
| 43 | 44 | DE MEYER | Senne | BEL | -5 LAPS |
| 44 | 40 | VERBEECK | Glenn | BEL | -5 LAPS |
| 45 | 55 | PEERS | Nick | BEL | -5 LAPS |
| 46 | 48 | VERDONCK | Andres | BEL | -5 LAPS |
| 47 | 46 | CLAUWAERT | Maarten | BEL | -5 LAPS |
| 48 | 58 | VAN COMPERNOLLE | Jason | BEL | -5 LAPS |
| 49 | 54 | VANDENBROUCKE | Niels | BEL | -6 LAPS |
| 50 | 56 | MEULEMANS | Lennert | BEL | -6 LAPS |
| 51 | 43 | TIELEN | Dario | BEL | -6 LAPS |
| 52 | 64 | SALOMEZ | Ydris | BEL | -6 LAPS |
| 53 | 51 | DE SMET | Nicolas | BEL | -7 LAPS |
| 54 | 60 | QUINTELIER | Gianni | BEL | -7 LAPS |
| 55 | 50 | GOOSEN | Wouter | BEL | -7 LAPS |
| 56 | 65 | MEELBERGHS | Pieter | BEL | -7 LAPS |
| 57 | 68 | CHASTAGNER | Francois | FRA | -8 LAPS |
| DNF | 6 | SWEECK | Diether | BEL | |
| DNF | 10 | VANTHOURENHOUT | Dieter | BEL | |
| DNF | 41 | WILLEMYNS | Mathieu | BEL | |
| DNF | 49 | DE WIT | Edwin | BEL | |
| DNF | 63 | QUARTIER | Jonas | BEL | |
| DNF | 67 | MORGAN | Donald | USA |
