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Gavere Cyclocross podium history | 2020 edition (race not run in 2021) | December 2022 edition

Complete Results: men | women

Weather at the race city of Gavere at 2:35 PM, local time: 7C (45F), sunny, with the wind from the south at 24 km/hr (15 mph). No rain is forecast.

Men Elite:

Lars Van der Haar wins in Gavere.

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The race: Here's a machine-translation of the organizer's summary.

After a very fast race, European champion Lars Van der Haar was able to triumph in Gavere. He soloed in the final lap and took the win ahead of Eli Iserbyt and Toon Aerts.

European champion Van der Haar did not have the best start, but after the climb in lap two, the Dutchman was able to get to the front. We didn't have to wait long for action. Van der Haar was clearly looking forward to it and opened the throttle when entering the third lap.

For a moment, Iserbyt's overall victory in the Superprestige series seemed in jeopardy as he hit the ground hard on a descent on lap three. The leader in the standings was able to quickly resume his race and joined Van der Haar in no time, who continuously put pressure on the rest. As soon as Iserbyt joined the European champion, Van der Haar took off again.

The bird had started flying off the front. In the pursuit, Iserbyt was again joined by teammate Vanthourenhout and Toon Aerts. With two laps to go, Aerts tried to shake off his companions with an uphill acceleration. Iserbyt had to let him go, but was able to close the gap pretty quickly.

One lap later, Aerts tried again at exactly the same place. The gap was bigger and Iserbyt seemed to be cracking, but nothing could be further from the truth. The leader in the standings returned to Aerts' wheel and placed his ultimate acceleration at the start of the final lap. Aerts had to put his head down and make peace with third place.

At the front, Van der Haar raced to victory among the screaming fans. More than a minute later the European champion, Iserbyt also raised his hands as the overall winner in the Superprestige standings. Aerts eventually finished at 1'40”.

Complete results:

22.68 kilometers raced at an average speed of 21.57 km/hr.

Women Elite:

No other racers in sight as Lucinda Brand wins in Gavere.

The race: Here's a machine-translation of the organizer's summary.

During the race in Gavere there was no limit to European champion Lucinda Brand. The Dutchwoman drove away in lap one and completed the entire race solo. In the pursuit it was eventually Annemarie Worst who took second place in front of Denise Betsema.

It was not long before the decisive attack. Already in lap one, European champion Brand was able to make the difference on the first ascent. She gained a few meters and was able to deepen the gap in the 5 laps that followed. Her lead went from 7 to 45 seconds.

In the pursuit, Worst and Betsema were evenly matched for almost the entire match. The young Zoë Backstedt drove for a long time in the wake of the two Dutch pursuers, but had to give up meter for meter during the race. In the final lap, the decision was made for second place. Worst accelerated for the last climb and was able to drive away from compatriot Betsema uphill.

Meanwhile, Brand had been assured of victory for some time. She celebrated with the fans present and at the finish was 35 seconds ahead of the number two Worst. 51 seconds after Brand, Betsema also reached the line.

Complete results:

15.12 kilometers raced at an average speed of 17.77 km/hr