UCI Cyclocross World Cup: Thibau Nys claims dominant solo win in Tábor

Behind him, a chase group quickly formed and continually reshuffled throughout the race, with Laurens Sweeck (Crelan-Corendon) eventually getting clear to secure second place. Nieuwenhuis settled for third, finishing four seconds ahead of Jente Michels (Alpecin-Deceuninck Development Team).

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Last year’s overall World Cup winner, Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen-Altez Industriebouw), crashed hard on the tarmac with three laps to go and dropped out of the chase group to ultimately finish 17th and out of the points awarded to the top 10 riders.

Cameron Mason (Sven Racing) faced trouble at the start, having to put a foot down and dropping to the back of the 44-rider field. The British champion then launched an impressive comeback, steadily passing riders to finish ninth, 37 seconds behind the winner.

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