Mason fifth as Belgians dominate men's Euros CX

Dutchwomen sweep podium in women's elite race

- Adam Becket

Cameron Mason finished fifth in the elite men's race at the UEC European Cyclo-Cross Championships on Sunday, Britain's best result of the weekend in Belgium.

The 25-year-old Scot was in contention until the end on the sand of Middelkerke, finishing just four seconds behind the Belgian duo of Toon Aerts and Thibau Nys, who fought it out for the win in a sprint. The former was the winner, nine years after his first Euros win. The podium was completed by another Belgian, Joran Wyseure, with Pim Ronhaar of the Netherlands in fourth.

“An up and down race,” Mason wrote on Instagram. “But my level was clear to see. A smoother race could have been better. But I didn't come here to play or just to follow. In. The. Rut.”