Mathieu van der Poel solos to third World Cup victory in icy Besançon

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Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) did it again, taking another solo victory at the UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Besançon on Sunday on a brutally cold day. The world champion powered away on the second lap of the slippery and heavy course to claim his third World Cup victory of this cyclocross season.

Toon Aerts (Deschacht-Hens-FSP), who got off to a fast start and stayed with Van der Poel during the first lap, held off the chasing field to secure second place, finishing 20 seconds behind the winner.