Vandeputte One in the Win Column for Young Niels at Jingle Cross Day 2
Niels Vandeputte and Kerry Werner battle into the last lap on Saturday
The non-World-Cup races at Jingle Cross have a history of producing some two-up battles of expected and unexpected rivals. Think Maghalie Rochette and Katerina Nash in 2018 and Jenn Jackson and Manon Bakker in 2019.
On Saturday in the Elite Men’s C2 race, the newest odd couple was 21-year-old Neil Vandeputte of Belgium and American Kerry Werner.
Werner …