Wout van Aert holds off Eli Iserbyt at muddy match in Superprestige Gullegem for first cyclocross win in a year

In just his second race since returning to cyclocross this winter, Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) took his first victory of the season at the Superprestige Gullegem after a thrilling battle with Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines).

Van Aert resisted tough challenges throughout the eight-lap race near Kortrijk, with Iserbyt and his teammate Michael Vanthourenhout putting him under serious pressure until the latter dropped away and the former made a mistake on the final lap which allowed Van Aert to ride solo to the win.