Toon Aerts ends Mathieu van der Poel's winning streak at Hotondcross
Eli Iserbyt second, Mathieu Van Der Poel third

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Toon Aerts (Telenet-Baloise Lions) won the DVV Verzekeringen trofee Hotondcross in Ronse on Saturday. The Belgian champion soloed to the finish 1:30 ahead of runner-up Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) and 2:14 ahead of third placed 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mathieu Van Der Poel (Corendon - Circus).
Aerts denied Van der Poel his 36th consecutive cyclo-cross victory. Van der Poel's winning streak began at the Koppenbergcross in 2018, according to a report in Wielerflits.
Van der Poel has won nine races in this season, so far, that begun in November with victories at Telenet Superprestige Ruddervoorde, UEC Cyclo-cross European Championships, Jaarmarktcross, Tabor World Cup, DVV Verzekeringen trofee Flandriencross, Ambiancecross, Koksijde World Cup, and DVV Verzekeringen trofee Kortrijk. He al♛so won Lampiris Zilvermeercross꧋ in December.
The world champion had just returned to🎐 cyཧclo-cross racing in Ronse after spending a week training in Spain.
The Hotondcross race started with the formation 🧸of a lead group of five that included Aerts, Iserbyt, van der Poel, Marcel Meisen (Corendon - Circus) a🍒nd Corné van Kessel (Telenet Baloise Lions), with Tim Merlier (Creafin-Fristads) trailing the leaders.
Aerts d𒀰istanced himself from the front group in the opening laps. He𝐆 built a lead of 30 seconds over chasers van der Poel and Iserbyt by the start of the fifth lap.
Show🌱ing top form and technical skill thro♛ugh the mud, Aerts' lead grew to over a minute as he entered the final lap.
I𝐆serbyt managed to catch and pass van der Poel to finish in second place, while the world champion appeared to struggle to finish in third at over two minutes back.
Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal) finished four seconds behind Van der Poel in fꦏourth place.
Iserbyt remains in the lead of the ♈DVV Verzekeringen Trofee series at 1:45 ahead of Aerts. Van der Poel is cur💎rently in first place in the UCI rankings.
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Toon Aerts (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:55:54 |
2 | Eli Iserbyt (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal | 0:01:30 |
3 | Mathieu Van Der Poel (Ned) Corendon - Circus | 0:02:14 |
4 | Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal | 0:02:18 |
5 | Tim Merlier (Bel) Creafin-Fristads | 0:02:28 |
6 | Lars Van Der Haar (Ned) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:02:32 |
7 | Marcel Meisen (Ger) Corendon - Circus | 0:03:06 |
8 | Corne Van Kessel (Ned) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:03:16 |
9 | Thijs Aerts (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:04:14 |
10 | Jim Aernouts (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:04:38 |
11 | Nicolas Cleppe (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions | 0:04:52 |
12 | Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Creafin – Fristads | 0:06:04 |
13 | Yannick Peeters (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal | 0:06:37 |
14 | Tom Meeusen (Bel) Corendon - Circus | 0:06:55 |
15 | Lander Loockx (Bel) Group Hens - Maes Containers | 0:07:24 |
16 | Sieben Wouters (Ned) Creafin – Fristads | 0:07:31 |
17 | Robin Alderweireld (Bel) | |
18 | Koen Van Dijke (Ned) | |
19 | Edwin De Wit (Bel) | |
20 | Mathieu Willemyns (Bel) | |
21 | Yoni De Bock (Bel) | |
22 | Max Judelson (USA) | |
23 | Dario Tielen (Bel) | |
24 | Ylber Sefa (Alb) | |
25 | Vincent Oger (Bel) | |
26 | Kailin Waterman (USA) | |
DNF | Jens Adams (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal | |
DNF | Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal | |
DNF | Jelle De Bock (Bel) |
The latest ♑race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direcꦓt to your inbox!

Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.
Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling♍ from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.
She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional𝄹 cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.
Latest on Cyclingnews
-
'You have to be positive, otherwise we wouldn't start' – Visma-Lease a Bike realistic but not giving up after Tour de France time losses
Jonas Vingegaard lost more time to Tadej Pogačar on stage 13, but team continues to look for opportunities -
'I'm paid to win, not give away races' - Tadej Pogačar refuses to rule out fighting for more Tour de France stage victories
After uphill time trial triumph, Slovenian now up to four stage wins in 2025, further cementing overall lead -
'The Tour is far from over' - Jonas Vingegaard back in the fray after second place in Tour de France stage 13 time trial
Dane says 'not at normal level' when he suffered Hautacam defeat -
'I just could not keep pushing the power' – Remco Evenepoel has disastrous day in Tour de France mountain time trial
World Champion finished outside of the top 10 and loses time on GC