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Thibau Nys wins European cyclocross title and targets Van der Poel’s dominance
Belgium’s Thibau Nys won the European cyclocross title in Zeddam on Sunday.
The 23-year-old pulled away from compatriot Joran Wyseure on the final lap and finished seven seconds ahead.
The win is Nys’s second European title, following his first two years ago.
He says he wants not only to win races but to dominate them, as Dutch star Mathieu van der Poel has done.
Belgium took all three places on the podium, with Niels Vandeputte third.
Nys says he sees next week’s race as just as important as the championships and will try to make the European champion’s jersey stand out.
Thibau Nys won the elite men’s European cyclocross title in Zeddam on Sunday.
The Belgian broke clear of compatriot Joran Wyseure with a final-lap attack on the Stairway to Heaven section.
Wyseure finished seven seconds behind, and Niels Vandeputte completed a Belgian sweep of the medals.
It was Nys’s second European cyclocross title, following his triumph two years earlier.
Nys said he wants to reach Mathieu van der Poel’s level of dominance.
- Who
- Belgian rider Thibau Nys won the title.
- What
- He won the elite men’s European cyclocross race. It was his second European title.
- When
- Sunday, November 8, 2026.
- Where
- Zeddam.
- Why
- Nys attacked on the final lap to get clear of Joran Wyseure and win.
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Nys attacked on the final lap and won the European title in Zeddam.
Nys broke clear of Joran Wyseure on the Stairway to Heaven section.
Wyseure finished seven seconds behind Nys, while Niels Vandeputte took third.
Nys said he aspires to reach Mathieu van der Poel’s level of dominance.
- Winner
- Thibau Nys
- Race
- Elite men’s European cyclocross championship
- Location
- Zeddam
- Winning move
- Final-lap attack on the Stairway to Heaven section
- Margin to runner-up
- Seven seconds
- Belgian medals
- Gold, silver and bronze
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What people are saying
It was a tough one
I felt halfway through the race that it will be a big explosion on the last lap.
For me, every race is just as important as another one.