Wout van Aert secures solo victory despite last-lap crash at Benidorm World Cup

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Wout van Aert (Visma-Leasa a Bike) claimed a solo victory at the UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Benidorm, Spain. The Belgian made his winning move on the last lap, and although he crashed over the barriers on the way to the finish, he managed to hold off chaser and runner-up Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) to take the day’s victory. 

Thibau Nys (Baloise Trek Lions) led the chase group in for third place ahead of Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal), while World Champion Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) managed to come back to take fifth place after he lost time due to a crash through a sandy corner.