European Cyclocross Champion Thibau Nys added the Belgian national title to his palmares on Sunday with a lone late attack on the snowy Heusden-Zolder course that brooked no opposition.
Silver went to 2020 Belgian National Champion Laurens Sweeck, unable to resist Nys’ surging move on the sixth lap of seven and crossing the line nine seconds back, with Toon Aerts coming home third 11 seconds adrift.
But despite looking back repeatedly as he closed to the line, the gap was enough to ensure the Baloise-Trek Lions rider could clinch his first national ‘cross title at professional level, and the tenth gold cyclo-cross medal in his family’s history.
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