Albert doesn't start the race particularly well. While a group of five riders at the front of the race went clear, Albert found himself in 25th place. Together with Philipp Walsleben and Tom Meeusen (BEL), who later fell out of the group, the three-time world champion was able to catch up with the leaders at the halfway point of the race. The reigning world champion and cyclo-cross superstar Sven Nys (BEL) is unable to counter Albert's final attack, but is able to keep Walsleben at bay in the running sections.

The reigning Swiss champion Julien Taramarcaz stays in the leading group from the start. As Niels Albert closes the gap, the pace increases and Taramarcaz can no longer keep up. In the battle for fourth place, the Frenchman only had to concede defeat to Wietse Bosmans (BEL) by two seconds.
With his fifth place among the world's best cyclists, Taramarcaz underlines his impressive form. He will be able to put this to good use again next weekend at the Superprestige-Quer in Gavere (BEL).

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