18 year old Khalid Bounida won the King of Mountains classification in todays Maastricht-Wolder Hill Criterium. Khalid was present in a 12 rider break-away on this very hard circuit. He won most points at the top of the hardest climb. Khalid was presented on the podium of the awards ceremonie after the race for a big crowd in Maastricht-Wolder.
The race was very hard on the hilly circuit in the hot weather and not many riders finished. In the last 2 laps Khalid paid his effort and dropped from the frontgroup to finish on a good 18th place.
Khalid Bounida on the podium in Maastricht Wolder (photo: Raamakers)