Wout Van Aert again proved to be the strongest in the Koppenbergcross and his dominance was a source of big satisfaction. "If I get such a difficult course with this condition, it is automatically less stressful. It's fun to ride in this condition."

Last year Van Aert's win was slightly tainted by the fact that Sven Nys was prevented from doing his best sprint. "I have not forgotten about last year. This year the difference is a little bigger, it is more fun to enjoy my victory in this way," he told Sporza.

"It's nice to get a difficult course with this kind of condition. Then I automatically have less stress. This condition makes it more fun to ride," Van Aert added. The Vastgoedservice-Golden Palaca rider has a habit of going full gas after 30 minutes and today it was the same.

"Then I'd better do something else next time. then the rest can no longer prepare for the race," "he laughed. "No, I focus on myself. I just try to feel good on the course. When I rode away, the pace was already high because there was dynamic racing. This allowed me to quickly open a gap and ride a nice race."