Superprestige-Diegem

First-lap misfortunes couldn’t derail Mathieu van der Poel Saturday in the Diegem Superprestige.

Cant rides to her third straight victory of Kerstperiode holiday series. Ferrand-Prevot finishes alone in second ahead of Kaptheijns.

Under the lights in Diegem, Belgium, Mathieu van der Poel rode to victory ahead of Wout Van Aert with a last-lap surge.

After more than one year without a win at a major international cyclocross race, Marianne Vos comes storming back to win in Diegem.

Mathieu van der Poel's savvy tactics prove decisive in Diegem

Mathieu van der Poel and Ellen Van Loy shine under the lights during the Superprestige round at Diegem

Diegem is one of Europe's most unique cyclocross races, held at night in a city center and favoring a well-rounded racer with savvy tactics.

An icy, snowy, slippery track challenged riders at the night race in Diegem, and young Matthieu van der Poel came out on top

Van der Poel rode at the front from start to finish, and benefitted from a late-race crash by Lars van der Haar to ride clear, winning alone

The world champ continued her winning ways in Diegem, taking the sixth round of the Superprestige series, four seconds ahead of Pauline Ferrand-Prévot

In a photo essay encompassing the 12-day Christmas period, Dan Seaton details the heart of Belgian cyclocross season

Results from the 2013 Superprestige stop at Diegem

The world champ lays it down in the mud, but gets back up and races toward a strong solo victory ahead of a gritty Meeusen

American Anderson scores her first Euro podium as Cant wins her ninth event of the year

Photos from the Superprestige stop at Diegem

Results from the Diegem round of the 2012-13 Superprestige series

The world champ escapes with four laps to race and never looks back

Nash claims her fifth win of the season as Cant looks forward to a tough Bpost race in Baal

The U.S. 17-18 champ scores again behind world champion Mathieu Van Der Poel, who appears to be invincible

Tom Robertson shoots round six of the Superprestige series at Diegem.