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Wout van Aert just avoids barrier crash as tactical error costs him in Benidorm cyclocross

Wout van Aert just avoids barrier crash as tactical error costs him in Benidorm cyclocross


Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) narrowly avoided crashing on the home stretch in Benidorm, wobbling against the barriers as Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) crossed the line for victory just in front of him. 

The near-miss changed nothing of the outcome of the race, and was perhaps itself a product of Van Aert trailing his old foe through the final bend and into a very short home straight.

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