Cyclocross today’s stop was Meulebeke, Belgium. New victory for 🇧🇪 Michael Vanthourenhout who took the men’s race on the final-lap. His fourth victory at the Berencross. 🇱🇺 Marie Schreiber won the women’s race, holding off Aniek van Alphen, with Lucinda Brand completing the podium. One of the day’s biggest talking points was Fem van Empel’s return after almost a year away from racing. The three-time world champion finished fourth, just five seconds off the podium. Not a bad way to get back into the Belgian mud. Cyclocross is well and truly back! Photos by David Pintens
Oh, by the way… cyclocross season is back! 😅 There's so much cycling going on at the moment that I almost forgot one of my favourite disciplines. 🇧🇪 Michael Vanthourenhout took the men's race, while 🇳🇱 Lucinda Brand won the women's. There is a bit of history in the Belgian season opener in Dendermonde... yes, the winners got something a little different from the usual trophy… 100kg of mussels. Each. That's the prize for the men's and women's winners at the Mosselcross in Dendermonde! This isn't some centuries-old cyclocross tradition. The prize is part of the identity of the Borremans Mosselcross, named after its fishmonger sponsor. And the best part? The winners don't have to figure out what to do with 100kg of mussels themselves. They're meant to give them to their supporters' clubs, who can organise a meal and raise some money. A pretty Belgian way to kick off the cyclocross season 😂😋 Photos by Getty Images and Belga Image
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