Niels Vandeputte (Alpecin-Deceuninck) left it late with an attack in the final two minutes of racing to narrowly win the Exact Cross Kortrijk ahead of Cameron Mason (7 Racing).
In a closely-fought race that featured a relatively large leading group throughout most of the day, Vandeputte made the most of his speed on the flat course to beat Mason by three seconds. Ryan Kamp (Fenix) completed the podium a further four seconds behind in third place.
There were various attacks throughout the race, but a group of seven remained largely together with the high speeds allowing riders in the wheel gain the advantage of the draft over those in front. Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen–Altez Industriebouw) was particularly active in the later laps looking to stretch out the group, testing the legs of those in his slipstream.
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