Michael Vanthourenhout wins men's Namur UCI World Cup after a dramatic final lap

Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) won a second successive UCI World Cup race in sensational fashion, overtaking Toon Aerts (Team Deschacht-Hens-FSP) late on after he looked destined for the win, but crashed in the final few hundred metres.

Aerts had attacked at the beginning of the final lap on a cobbled climb and had a good lead heading into an off-camber section, but went over the bars and was overtaken by the in-form Vanthourenhout.

Emiel Verstrynge (Crelan-Corendon) was third, after threatening to upset the favourites with a mid-race attack. It was a breakthrough performance by the youngster, who’s best result this season before today had been a sixth place at the Exact Cross in Beringen.

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