Cyclocross Laurens Sweeck (Pauwels Sauces–Vastgoedservice) has in Essen, in the fifth round of the Brico Cross won. After three laps, ” he said with one well-aimed acceleration to a large group of good-bye, and then a nice solo followed. Large bonus spoke volumes. Gianni Vermeersch sprinted to the second place, David van der Poel was third.
Essen left the big guns to pass. No Mathieu van der Poel, no Wout van Aert, no Show Aerts. With a strong wind and in spite of the past rainfall on a fairly dry trail we were only from round three some Onwin excitement. Jim Aernouts did for the first gear, Laurens Sweeck, Daan Soete and Gianni Vermeersch followed.
The four did not stay long at each other, Sweeck took immediately over. One well-aimed demarrage later drove the leader of Pauwels Sauces–Vastgoedservice prompt 17 seconds in front. The headings in the rest went down, they could all fight for place two.
