He had to work hard for it, but Markus Hoelgaard can be called the winner of the Tour of Leuven. The Norwegian champion suddenly pushed his fellow escapee Mike Teunissen out of the wheel at the end, but the Dutchman made the name very exciting in the end.
With Leuven as the dream location, cycling returned to Belgium for a while.
And yes, we also had a real Flemish course in the Tour of Leuven: many attacks, always confused and in the end the strongest would be alone.
And he was called Marcus Hoelgaard Today. The strong Norwegian broke away from the rest with 25 kilometers to go – after many attacks from, among others, the busy Maxim Van Gils.
Only the Dutch Mike Teunissen he could follow the man from Uno-X on the treacherous course in and around Leuven. For a long time it seemed that both would be in the running for victory.
But about 12 kilometers from the end, Hoelgaard used the Keizersberg as his starting pad to start a solo. Teunissen dropped down in the saddle and waved goodbye to the Norwegian.
The Dutchman found a second wind and put Hoelgaard under pressure until the last breath, but in the end the Norwegian champion was allowed to get involved.
Behind the two fighting cocks, Milan Menten jumped to third place.
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2024-08-15 16:27:00
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