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August 20, 2020
National Championships 2020 – Belgium –ITT – Koksijde – Koksijde : 41,6 km
The Belgian National Time Trial Championships are held annually as part of the Belgian National Cycling Championships,
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August 20, 2020
National Championships 2020 – Belgium –ITT – Koksijde – Koksijde : 41,6 km
The Belgian National Time Trial Championships are held annually as part of the Belgian National Cycling Championships, deciding the national champion in this discipline for the year to come. The national time trial championship in Belgium is a relatively new competition, especially when compared to the Belgium National Road Race Championship, which was first held in 1894. The winners of each event are awarded with a symbolic cycling jersey which is black yellow and red, like the national flag. These colours can be worn by the rider at other time trialling events to show their status as national champion. The champion’s stripes can be combined into a sponsored rider’s team kit design for this purpose.
Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) continued his stunning form of the season restart to defend his Belgian time trial title in Koksijde.
The 25-year-old now has four wins for the season and will wear the Belgian tricolor for another year.
Van Aert beat World Hour Record holder Victor Campenaerts (NTT Pro Cycling) by 30 seconds over the 41.6km course, with Frederik Frison (Lotto Soudal) taking third with a time of 1:17.
Like Lotte Kopecky in the women’s time trial on Thursday morning, Van Aert was in control of proceedings throughout the race, setting the fastest time at the first checkpoint on the course, situated in Koksijde’s military base.
Campenaerts, in only his second race since the season restart, was 15 seconds down at the first check and couldn’t recover over the rest of the course, shedding a further 11 seconds at the second checkpoint and 4 more by the finish.
Thomas De Gendt, another top time trialist hailing from the country, took his fourth fourth place at the event, fading after a strong start to finish 25 seconds down on his teammate in third. Frison had set the early running during the race, putting 40 seconds into another Lotto Soudal rider, Florian Vermeersch.
While Frison’s effort was a strong one, the expectation was that Campenaerts and Van Aert would beat it, and so it played out on the pan-flat course.
Van Aert will now head to the Tour de France as domestique for GC contenders Primož Roglič and Tom Dumoulin, while also having his own chances.
Campenaerts, meanwhile, will look to continue Belgium’s winning run at the European Championships next week. He won the title himself in 2017 and 2018.
The Belgian National Championships are split up this year, with the time trials held on August 20 while the road races will be held in Anzegem on September 22.
Results :
1 Wout van Aert (Bel) Jumbo – Visma 0:50:10
2 Victor Campenaerts (Bel) NTT Pro Cycling 0:00:30
3 Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:01:17
4 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:01:42
5 Florian Vermeersch (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:01:58
6 Guillaume Seye (Bel) Beat Cycling Club 0:02:42
7 Senne Leysen (Bel) Alpecin – Fenix 0:03:24
8 Gilles De Wilde (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:03:28
9 Jasper De Plus (Bel) Circus – Wanty Gobert 0:03:29
10 Fabio Van den Bossche (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:03:42
11 Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Alpecin – Fenix 0:03:43
12 Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Circus – Wanty Gobert 0:03:50
13 Sasha Weemaes (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 0:06:13
14 Julien Van den Brande (Bel) Tarteletto – Isorex 0:06:21
 continued his stunning form of the season restart to defend his Belgian time trial title in Koksijde.
The 25-year-old now has four wins for the season and will wear the Belgian tricolor for another year.
Van Aert beat World Hour Record holder Victor Campenaerts (NTT Pro Cycling) by 30 seconds over the 41.6km course, with Frederik Frison (Lotto Soudal) taking third with a time of 1:17.
Like Lotte Kopecky in the women's time trial on Thursday morning, Van Aert was in control of proceedings throughout the race, setting the fastest time at the first checkpoint on the course, situated in Koksijde's military base.
Campenaerts, in only his second race since the season restart, was 15 seconds down at the first check and couldn't recover over the rest of the course, shedding a further 11 seconds at the second checkpoint and 4 more by the finish.
Thomas De Gendt, another top time trialist hailing from the country, took his fourth fourth place at the event, fading after a strong start to finish 25 seconds down on his teammate in third. Frison had set the early running during the race, putting 40 seconds into another Lotto Soudal rider, Florian Vermeersch.
While Frison's effort was a strong one, the expectation was that Campenaerts and Van Aert would beat it, and so it played out on the pan-flat course.
Van Aert will now head to the Tour de France as domestique for GC contenders Primož Roglič and Tom Dumoulin, while also having his own chances.
Campenaerts, meanwhile, will look to continue Belgium's winning run at the European Championships next week. He won the title himself in 2017 and 2018.
The Belgian National Championships are split up this year, with the time trials held on August 20 while the road races will be held in Anzegem on September 22.
<strong>Results : </strong>
1 Wout van Aert (Bel) Jumbo - Visma 0:50:10
2 Victor Campenaerts (Bel) NTT Pro Cycling 0:00:30
3 Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:01:17
4 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:01:42
5 Florian Vermeersch (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:01:58
6 Guillaume Seye (Bel) Beat Cycling Club 0:02:42
7 Senne Leysen (Bel) Alpecin - Fenix 0:03:24
8 Gilles De Wilde (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise 0:03:28
9 Jasper De Plus (Bel) Circus - Wanty Gobert 0:03:29
10 Fabio Van den Bossche (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise 0:03:42
11 Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Alpecin - Fenix 0:03:43
12 Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Circus - Wanty Gobert 0:03:50
13 Sasha Weemaes (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise 0:06:13
14 Julien Van den Brande (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex 0:06:21
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