Tom Pidcock celebrates his World Cup victory in Fayetteville. /
The absence of Van Aert and Van der Poel provided the opportunity of a lifetime for the cyclists participating in the cyclo-cross World Championship and Tom Pidcock (Great Britain) was unforgiving on the fast circuit of Fayetteville, USA. The British flew and no one could stop him, not even the large Belgian team.
Vanthourenhout (Belgium) launched an attack on lap four and Pidcock followed suit, overtook a 90-degree turn and went away. The next time they saw him was on the podium. That decisive moment coincided with a slip by Eli Iserbyt (Belgium), who lost ground at the moment when he could not fail.
With the victory this Sunday Pidcock, at 22 years old, has achieved the cyclo-cross rainbow in the junior, sub23 and elite categories and has broken the sequence that Van Aert and Van der Poel had of seven consecutive world championships won. Second was Van der Haar (Netherlands) and third Iserbyt.
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Men’s cyclocross world
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1.
Tom Pidcock (Great Britain) 1h00.36 -
2
Lars van der Haar (Netherlands) at 30 -
3
Eli Iserbyt (Belgium) at 32 -
Playa de Palma Trophy (169.1kms)
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1.
Arnaud de Lie (Lotto) 3h54.23 -
34
Peio Goikoetxea (Euskaltel) a 12 -
110.
Xabier Isasa (Euskalte) a 1.16 -
131.
XM Azparren (Euskaltel) a 4.13 -
132.
Unai Iribar (Euskaltel) at 4.13 -
138.
Julen Irizar (Euskaltel) at 8.02 -
Gaizka Gurrutxaga (Java) Abandonment
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Jon Agirre (Kern Pharma) Abandonment
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GP La Marsellesa (174.3 km)
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1.
Amaury Capiot (Everyday) 4h31.11 -
107.
Aritz Bagües (Caja Rural) at 11.52
End of the Majorcan week
Arnaud de Lie (Lotto) brought the Majorcan week to an end after the five tests that have been held on the island. He overtook Molano in a massive sprint. This Tuesday the Saudi Tour begins and on Wednesday it will be the turn of the Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana and the Etoile de Bessèges.
