"It's a tough course for me, but I'm glad it worked out" - Iserbyt confident on World Cup defense

Eli Iserbyt remained unbeatable in Tabor. The Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal rider crossed the finish line with 10 second lead over Lars van der Haar and recorded his third World Cup victory of the season.

"I'm very happy, but also very tired. I had to go very deep today. I still felt the jet lag," Iserbyt said in post race interview. He continues, "I really had to push myself in the first half of the cross. In the first laps, I wasn't as attentive, and it didn't go naturally. It was a tough cross."

Iserbyt gained the lead in the sixth lap and continued to push himself to the front and by the last lap he had enough lead to make the difference."I did need a whole lap to make the difference. It's a tough course for me, but I'm glad it worked out. This feels really good. This was a bit of my 'heavy beast' anyway and it's nice that I did win here now," Iserbyt shares.

The European Championship in Namur is Iserbyt's main focus right now, he will also compete in the fourth World Cup later this week in Maasmechelen. "I'm already looking forward to next weekend. In the next three cyclo-crosses it is mainly saving strength towards the European Championships. I want to be as fresh as possible at the start there," concluded Iserbyt.