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Mathieu van der Poel prevails in big three battle at Gavere World Cup

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Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) came out on top in a battle of the ‘big three’ at the UCI World Cup in Gavere to take his third win of the season.

The Dutchman beat out long-time rival Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) in a back-and-forth race, with the Belgian taking second at 27 seconds. World champion Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) rounded out the podium at 54 seconds.

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Brief results
Position Name (Country) Team Time
1 Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Deceuninck 0:57:14
2 Wout van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma 0:00:27
3 Tom Pidcock (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers 0:00:54
4 Row 3 – Cell 1 Row 3 – Cell 2
5 Row 4 – Cell 1 Row 4 – Cell 2
6 Row 5 – Cell 1 Row 5 – Cell 2
7 Row 6 – Cell 1 Row 6 – Cell 2
8 Row 7 – Cell 1 Row 7 – Cell 2
9 Row 8 – Cell 1 Row 8 – Cell 2
10 Row 9 – Cell 1 Row 9 – Cell 2

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