Wout Van Aert (Visma – Lease a Bike) struggled with the pace of successive attacks as he finished sixth in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Dendermonde, as dry conditions resulted in a criterium-style race.
The 31-year-old failed to drop his rivals during a persistent effort as a front group of 10 riders remained together throughout the race.
After beating Van Aert in a narrow sprint at Heusden-Zolder five days earlier, 22-year-old Tibor Del Grosso (Alpecin – Deceuninck) finished runner-up, a career best World Cup placing.
“It was a difficult course,” said Van Aert afterwards. “The first 10 riders were close together. It could just as well have been a different result. But I came here to compete for the win and I never did.
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