All eyes were on Mathieu van der Poel for Dendermonde. The muddy course was the first race of the season for the reigning Cyclocross World Champ, who was returning after a knee injury. Van der Poel wasted no time to battle Wout van Aert for first place in his return.
Enjoy over 5 minutes of highlights of the 2021 Cyclocross World Cup Dendermonde provided by UCI:
Here are the current standings after the 12th stop of the World Cup:
UCI World Cup Cyclocross 2021-2022 Current Standing: Elite Men
| # | Rider | Points | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 | #11 | #12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISERBYT Eli | 375 | 40 | 30 | 40 | 25 | 40 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 22 | 30 | 21 | 17 |
| 2 | VANTHOURENHOUT Michael | 290 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 30 | 21 | - | 22 | 30 | 25 | 40 | 22 |
| 3 | AERTS Toon | 276 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 40 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 30 | - | 20 | 25 | 25 |
| 4 | HERMANS Quinten | 261 | 25 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 22 | - | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| 5 | VAN DER HAAR Lars | 226 | 22 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 40 | 21 | - | - | 21 | 14 | 16 |
Check out the full race results of the 2021 Cyclocross World Cup Dendermonde Elite Men.
