Anyone else watch it? It may have only been shown on Belgian & Czech TV so that could limit things.
Zdenek Stybar rode an incredibly strong race (even overcoming a flat) on a challenging course covered in patches of ice / frozen snow & was a deserved winner. Klaas Vantournout rode a typical race for him _ always looking strong but just missing that final piece extra that a winner needs....
Nijs crashed 4 times & made a bike swap at a quite terrible moment and in his always professional style came home 3rd in a sprint against Czech Martin Bina.
Outgoing champ Niels Albert was nowhere. You could imagine he is tired from a strong season start but I got the impression that he's losing interest in the cross. More & more talk in Belgium about him following Lars Boom over to the road.