Thibau Nys wins the Koppenbergcross in Oudenaarde, Men Elite race

Thibau Nys wins the Men Elite race of the Koppenbergcross, the X2O Badkamers Trofee event held in Oudenaarde. The Belgian rider completed the circuit in 1:01:31, ahead of all his rivals in the finishing order. For Nys, 24 years old and riding for the UCI team LIDL-TREK, this is the first race of the season present in our data. The victory therefore comes at the first event recorded in his cyclocross calendar, a fact that makes the result achieved on the Oudenaarde circuit even more clear-cut. Behind him, the podium is completed by Michael Vanthourenhout and Gerben Kuypers, both riding for PAUWELS SAUZEN - ALTEZ INDUSTRIEBOUW CYCLING TEAM. Vanthourenhout, 33 years old, comes into this race with a notable season record in the Men Elite cyclocross: with this event he has 6 races ridden, with 4 victories and 6 podiums. In his previous outings he had won on 25 October 2026 in the Telenet Superprestige - Vlaamse Druivencross and on 17 October 2026 at Berencross, while on 15 October 2026 he had stepped onto the third step of the podium at Kermiscross. Kuypers, 26 years old, also with this race counts 7 seasonal events in the Men Elite cyclocross, with 1 victory and 2 podiums. His most recent notable result is the first place obtained on 15 October 2026 at Kermiscross; on 17 October 2026 he was fifth at Berencross and on 25 October 2026 sixteenth in the Telenet Superprestige - Vlaamse Druivencross. Rounding out the top of the finishing order are Pim Ronhaar, Cameron Mason, Jarno Bellens and Arne Baers, respectively from fourth to seventh position. In the standings in our data, 26 riders started the race. On the road — For Thibau Nys the context also reports a placing in the last 12 months: on 14 June 2026 he was fourth at the GP Gippingen.