Sure, we are Canucks. But we gotta follow the Euro \u2018cross champs. Especially this weekend when it seems like lots went down,<\/p>\n
It was a few days of drama and dominance on the dunes of Middelkerke, Belgium, as Toon Aerts and the Netherlands\u2019 Leonie Bentveld claimed European cyclocross titles in wildly different fashion \u2014 one through a nail-biting sprint, the other through sheer superiority.<\/p>\n
For Aerts<\/a>, the victory marked a nice little return to the \u2019cross circuit \u2014 especially given a few hiccups along the way<\/a>, shall we say. Nine years after first winning the continental title, the 31-year-old Belgian captured gold again after a chaotic, fast-shifting battle among the sport\u2019s biggest names.<\/p>\n Men\u2019s race<\/p>\n The men\u2019s race began with Aerts launching quickly off the line, while pre-race favourite Thibau Nys struggled early but clawed back into contention. Through the middle laps, the front of the race constantly reshuffled \u2014 with Michael Vanthourenhout, Pim Ronhaar, Joris Nieuwenhuis and Joran Wyseure all taking turns driving the pace.<\/p>\n One of the best interviews of the whole year \ud83e\udd7a<\/p>\n Chapeau Toon Aerts. \ud83e\udef6\ud83c\udffb\ud83e\udec2<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcf7: @cyclingontnt<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/EpJCuW3LXo<\/a><\/p>\n