A race around a military castle and orchards, that's a nice combo. And the race is pretty fun too, with twisty bits snaking through the forest. In the words of Klaas Vantornout: "Gavere doesn’t lie. It’s an honest race – technical, hard, pure cyclocross." If you're having a bad day, you won't win in Gavere. If you can't master cx technique, you won't win in Gavere. Niels Albert made a veritable doodsmak on the big descent in this race during recon in 2008, and ruptured his spleen.
Rating: ❤❤❤❤
Can Sven Nys win a tenth time in Asper-Gavere? On 15.30 CET on VIER.be.
Current SP ranking
1. | Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) | 40 points |
2. | Sven Nys | 39 |
3. | Lars van der Haar (Ned) | 38 |
4. | Kevin Pauwels | 34 |
5. | Klaas Vantornout | 34 |
6. | Tom Meeusen | 33 |
7. | Corne van Kessel (Ned) | 24 |
8. | Jens Adams | 20 |
9. | Bart Aernouts | 18 |
10. | Philipp Walsleben (Dui) | 13 |