Steenweg
Oudenaarde · Sunday 25 October 2026 · · week 4 of Autumn 2026 · Third division B elite men
wet course · 7 laps · climbing and mud — settled — this is what it will be, 14°, 69 mm in drie dagen · 2.770 spectators lined the course
The podium
| 1 goud | Simon Beyens — | 57:38 — | 30 pts € 900 |
| 2 zilver | Arne Vanwalleghem — | 57:42 +3.9s | 25 pts € 600 |
| 3 brons | Senne Callens — | 58:06 +27.5s | 21 pts € 450 |
The course
- the steps
- the sequence of corners
- the mud strip
- the long straight
- the hollow
- the little bridge
- the steep side
The rest of the result
| Rider | Team | Time | Gap | Prize | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Emiel Segers | — | 58:08 | +29.9s | € 320 | 18 |
| 5 | Bram Tanghe | — | 58:14 | +36.0s | € 320 | 17 |
| 6 | Ferre Coppens | — | 58:30 | +52.0s | € 320 | 16 |
| 7 | Michiel Segers | — | 58:32 | +53.1s | € 220 | 15 |
| 8 | Matthias Vermote | — | 58:38 | +59.5s | € 220 | 14 |
| 9 | Kasper Goossens | — | 58:39 | +1:00 | € 220 | 13 |
| 10 | Mathijs Steyaert | — | 58:43 | +1:04 | € 220 | 12 |
| 11 | Siebe Rombouts | — | 58:43 | +1:05 | € 150 | 11 |
| 12 | Thibau Beyens | — | 58:44 | +1:06 | € 150 | 10 |
| 13 | Jonas Depoorter | — | 58:47 | +1:08 | € 150 | 9 |
| 14 | Nand Struyf | Sport Vlaanderen X²O | 58:48 | +1:10 | € 150 | 8 |
| 15 | Jelle Desmet | — | 58:54 | +1:16 | € 150 | 7 |
| 16 | Tibo Truyens | — | 58:54 | +1:16 | € 150 | 6 |
| 17 | Lennert Vanwalleghem | — | 58:58 | +1:20 | € 150 | 5 |
| 18 | Robbe Steyaert | — | 59:05 | +1:27 | € 150 | 4 |
| 19 | Tuur Tanghe | — | 59:11 | +1:33 | € 150 | 3 |
| 20 | Niels Cuypers | — | 59:11 | +1:33 | € 150 | 2 |
| 21 | Dries Desmet | — | 59:12 | +1:34 | € 90 | |
| 22 | Tibo Willems | — | 59:24 | +1:46 | € 90 | |
| 23 | Jasper Brouwers | — | 59:30 | +1:52 | € 90 | |
| 24 | Mathijs Claes | — | 1:00:08 | +2:29 | € 90 | |
| 25 | Simon Tanghe | — | 1:00:22 | +2:44 | € 90 | |
| 26 | Bram Debruyne | — | 1:00:31 Spare bike: punctured and changed bikes. | +2:53 | € 90 | |
| 27 | Tibo Vanhoutte | — | 1:00:39 | +3:01 | € 90 | |
| 28 | Brecht Dhaene | — | 1:00:42 | +3:04 | € 90 | |
| 29 | Mauro Naessens | — | 1:00:44 | +3:06 | € 90 | |
| 30 | Sander Vandenberghe | — | 1:00:47 | +3:09 | € 90 | |
| 31 | Cedric Smets | — | 1:00:59 | +3:21 | ||
| 32 | Warre Rombouts | — | 1:01:06 | +3:28 | ||
| DNF | Bavo Demeyer abandoned — bad luck | — | — | — |
Race report
1:01:06 Warre Rombouts brings up the rear at 3 minutes. One rider did not make it to the line.
1:00:59 Cedric Smets crosses the line 31st, at 3:21.
1:00:47 Sander Vandenberghe crosses the line 30th, at 3:09.
58:06 Senne Callens crosses the line 3rd, at 0:28.
57:42 Arne Vanwalleghem crosses the line 2nd, at 0:04.
57:38 Simon Beyens wins by 4 seconds.
57:30 The water is standing in the sequence of corners; dive in too fast and you are down.
56:10 Simon Tanghe takes Bram Debruyne back in the steps.
55:40 There is 24 seconds on the clock behind the leaders.
55:30 The line through the steps is shifting; they are riding a metre off where they were a moment ago.
55:10 The hollow is costing a few seconds more every lap.
54:40 The little climb at the back is getting deeper with every lap.
54:00 They are nearly all taking the same side through the little climb at the back now; the other line is finished.
53:40 With 2 up front, and Simon Beyens on the front of it.
53:30 Ferre Coppens had been sitting on the wheel a while and goes past Mathijs Steyaert in the wet meadow.
53:20 The entrance to the long straight is littered with abandoned bikes.
52:40 Emiel Segers goes past Bram Tanghe in the hollow.
52:20 They are riding on a third of their tyres; the rest is packed with earth.
52:10 All five are hunting a different line through the hairpin; none of them is finding the good one.
51:50 The deep furrow is drying out on the side the sun is on.
51:40 There is not a dry thread left on anybody.
51:30 Siebe Rombouts dives past Nand Struyf in the little climb at the back.
51:20 There is a line through the little bridge that gets narrower lap after lap.
50:45 Simon Beyens goes past Arne Vanwalleghem and takes the lead.
49:30 Bikes are changing every lap — the hollow eats equipment.
48:50 There are 2 of them at the front.
46:50 In the steps Kasper Goossens gains a place on Jonas Depoorter.
45:40 Every lap is slower than the last, and today that is no disgrace.
45:30 Come off the line in the hollow and you are ankle deep in it.
45:00 On a day like this it is not the strongest who wins, it is whoever runs least.
43:20 The line through the steps has opened right up.
43:10 Mathijs Steyaert takes Thibau Beyens back in the wet meadow.
43:00 Siebe Rombouts is too quick for Niels Cuypers in the start straight and lies 17th now.
42:50 Matthias Vermote is too quick for Niels Cuypers in the hollow and lies 16th now.
42:40 The mechanics are standing ready with the pressure washer; a clean bike every lap.
42:30 Tibo Truyens takes the other line through the slippery descent and comes out ahead of Jasper Brouwers.
42:10 The brakes are dragging with mud; everyone is stopping too early in the hurdles.
41:20 Matthias Vermote takes the other line through the little climb at the back and comes out ahead of Siebe Rombouts.
41:00 Jelle Desmet dives past Nand Struyf in the hairpin.
40:20 The water is standing in the steps; dive in too fast and you are down.
39:20 Senne Callens has to let Bram Tanghe go in the sequence of corners.
38:50 Michiel Segers goes past Thibau Beyens in the little climb at the back.
37:01 Jonas Depoorter slides out in the hollow and loses 6 seconds.
37:00 The hairpin is tearing itself apart; next lap it will be brutal in there.
36:20 Lennert Vanwalleghem had been sitting on the wheel a while and goes past Robbe Steyaert in the long straight.
36:10 With 2 up front, and Arne Vanwalleghem on the front of it.
36:00 Bram Tanghe dives past Ferre Coppens in the sequence of corners.
35:40 They are riding on a third of their tyres; the rest is packed with earth.
35:30 The line through the little climb at the back has closed up completely; it is going to be a run.
34:20 The hairpin is costing a few seconds more every lap.
34:10 The wet meadow is drying out on the side the sun is on.
33:30 Senne Callens takes the other line through the steps and comes out ahead of Nand Struyf.
31:30 Ride the steep side instead of running it and you take half a second out of the rest every lap.
30:30 Come off the line in the hollow and you are ankle deep in it.
30:10 The rain of the last few days is still sitting in the deep furrow.
29:40 They are nearly all taking the same side through the hairpin now; the other line is finished.
29:33 Warre Rombouts goes down in the sequence of corners and loses 29 seconds.
29:21 Bram Debruyne punctures in the wet meadow, changes bike and loses 20 seconds.
29:10 The derailleurs are packed with mud; shifting has become a gamble.
28:50 Bavo Demeyer punctures in the steep side and pulls out. Nobody in the pit.
28:30 In the start straight Tibo Willems gains a place on Jasper Brouwers.
28:20 In the steep side Jonas Depoorter gains a place on Niels Cuypers.
28:00 There is a line through the wet meadow that gets narrower lap after lap.
27:30 The brakes are dragging with mud; everyone is stopping too early in the hollow.
26:40 Jonas Depoorter is too quick for Dries Desmet in the steep side and lies 12th now.
26:20 The line through the little climb at the back is shifting; they are riding a metre off where they were a moment ago.
25:40 Nand Struyf has to let Emiel Segers go in the hairpin.
24:50 Dries Desmet takes Bavo Demeyer back in the slippery descent.
22:50 Senne Callens takes the other line through the finishing straight and comes out ahead of Mathijs Steyaert.
22:20 The pits are working flat out.
22:00 Siebe Rombouts has to let Mathijs Steyaert go in the little climb at the back.
21:30 Every lap is slower than the last, and today that is no disgrace.
21:10 Cedric Smets dives past Sander Vandenberghe in the steep side.
21:00 Simon Beyens had been sitting on the wheel a while and goes past Siebe Rombouts in the slippery descent.
20:30 The leader's jersey stopped being recognisable a long time ago.
20:10 Simon Beyens dives past Bram Tanghe in the hollow.
19:50 The field is one mud bath; everybody is riding on feel.
19:20 Simon Tanghe goes past Cedric Smets in the steep side.
18:50 Up front Ferre Coppens goes past Siebe Rombouts — 2nd now.
17:50 Senne Callens is too quick for Jasper Brouwers in the steep side and lies 12th now.
17:40 On a day like this it is not the strongest who wins, it is whoever runs least.
17:30 The wet meadow is costing a few seconds more every lap.
17:25 Arne Vanwalleghem goes past Siebe Rombouts and takes the lead.
17:10 Mathijs Steyaert takes Michiel Segers back in the deep furrow.
16:50 In the off-camber Jasper Brouwers gains a place on Matthias Vermote.
16:40 There is 4 seconds on the clock behind the leaders.
16:30 The steep side is drying out on the side the sun is on.
16:00 Arne Vanwalleghem had been sitting on the wheel a while and goes past Michiel Segers in the mud strip.
15:50 The rain of the last few days is still sitting in the hairpin.
15:40 Bikes are changing every lap — the steep side eats equipment.
15:30 Senne Callens goes past Bavo Demeyer in the pit.
15:10 Tibo Willems takes the other line through the little climb at the back and comes out ahead of Matthias Vermote.
14:45 Siebe Rombouts goes past Michiel Segers and takes the lead.
14:40 The line through the wet meadow has opened right up.
13:50 They are still riding as one big group, and nobody is pulling.
13:25 Michiel Segers goes past Matthias Vermote and takes the lead.
13:20 Ferre Coppens has to let Siebe Rombouts go in the wide section.
12:10 Niels Cuypers takes Bavo Demeyer back in the hollow.
12:00 In the hollow Ferre Coppens gains a place on Dries Desmet.
10:00 The line through the sequence of corners is shifting; they are riding a metre off where they were a moment ago.
9:50 Every lap is slower than the last, and today that is no disgrace.
9:00 They are riding on a third of their tyres; the rest is packed with earth.
8:50 The derailleurs are packed with mud; shifting has become a gamble.
8:40 Siebe Rombouts is too quick for Jonas Depoorter in the little climb at the back and lies 13th now.
8:20 Jasper Brouwers dives past Jonas Depoorter in the steps.
8:00 Get the hollow wrong and you are standing still — and it is happening more and more.
7:10 Half the field is running the hollow by now.
6:10 The little climb at the back is tearing itself apart; next lap it will be brutal in there.
5:50 Ride the wide section instead of running it and you take half a second out of the rest every lap.
2:30 There is a line through the sequence of corners that gets narrower lap after lap.
2:00 There is 4 seconds on the clock behind the leaders.
1:50 The line through the deep furrow has closed up completely; it is going to be a run.
1:30 They are nearly all taking the same side through the deep furrow now; the other line is finished.
1:10 The pits are working flat out.
1:00 The water is standing in the steps; dive in too fast and you are down.
0:05 Matthias Vermote goes past Simon Beyens and takes the lead.
0:00 Steenweg: wet course, 7 laps. Mostly climbing and mud.