Thibau Nys was the only one who could follow
Mathieu van der Poel's decisive move in the final of the Hoogerheide
World Cup. During the first acceleration Nys was immediately on the wheel, but during the second attack he was unable to do so. Van der Poel did not ride away too far, but eventually broke Nys, who had to settle for fourth.
"I was just one seat too far. I don't think he would have dropped me otherwise," he tells WielerFlits after the race. "I could have answered that attack, although it is almost impossible to go faster than Mathieu when he is at full speed," says Nys. "But in the slipstream I could have gone another lap."