Sweeck edges Vandeputte for a decisive victory
Only two days after the European Championships in Middelkerke, the Jaarmarktcross-held on Armistice Day-dates back more than sixty years, to November 11, 1963, making the Niel race one of the oldest on the current calendar. Laurens Sweeck (Crelan Corendon) won the Superprestige race in Niel after a photo-finish sprint, just ending out Niels Vandeputte. Points leader Michael Vanthourenhout took third place.
“I went in with my heart in my mouth. It feels good to be able to go deep and to be rewarded with a win. I was suffering, but as the race went on, I started to have better moments. Of course, you knew it was only going to be decided in the final lap.”
-Laurens Sweeck seals his fourth win at the event in six years
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