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December 20, 2020
Cyclo-Cross World Cup 2021 – 2 – NAMUR
The UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup is a season-long competition in cyclo-cross, organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).
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December 20, 2020
Cyclo-Cross World Cup 2021 – 2 – NAMUR
The UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup is a season-long competition in cyclo-cross, organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). First held in the 1993–1994 season, there are currently five awards, tailored to the different categories of riders: Men Elite, Women Elite, Men Under 23, Women Under 23, and Men Junior. The World Cup is not to be confused with the World Championship, also organised by the UCI, which is a single one day race that awards the winner with a rainbow jersey to be worn in every race till the next World Championship. Typically the World Championships are held a week or two after the end of the World Cup at the end of January or early February.
Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) won the second round of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Namur after a thrilling battle against runner-up Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma). Tom Pidcock (Trinity) finish third place at eleven seconds behind the day’s winner.
Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal), who won the opening round in Tabor, finished fourth in Namur and retained his lead in the Cyclo-cross World Cup series.
After a battle during the Classics season that saw Van der Poel win Tour of Flanders and Van Aert win Milan-San Remo, the pair reunited for a showdown at the Cyclo-cross World Cup in Namur on Sunday.
Pidcock set off with a quick start and led the opening lap of the race, followed by Van Aert and Vanthourenhout, while Van der Poel was forced to play catch up on the first lap. Missing from the front group was Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal), who had a mechanical with his chain and rendered out of contention.
Pidcock launched a couple of solo attacks in the opening rounds but the four front riders eventually came back together. Pidcock made one last solo effort on the fourth lap, which forced Van Aert and Van der Poel to chase, while Vanthourenhout suffered an untimely flat tire that took him out of contention.
Van Aert did most of the work, with Van der Poel in tow, to closed the gap to Pidcock during the penultimate lap. Van der Poel then went to the front and pushed the speeds on the climbs, and while Van Aert could hang on at first, Pidcock was distanced from the leading duo ahead of the final lap.
A small gap opened between Van der Poel and Van Aert, just a few seconds, but with Van der Poel in the lead. With both riders racing flat-out, any small mistake would have cost the victory.
There were no mistakes and Van der Poel crossed the line with a mere three-second lead on Van Aert to take the win. Pidcock finished the race in third place an additional eight seconds behind.
Results :
1 Mathieu Van Der Poel (Ned) 1:03:59
2 Wout Van Aert (Bel) 0:00:03
3 Thomas Pidcock (GBr) 0:00:11
4 Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) 0:01:07
5 Quinten Hermans (Bel) 0:02:09
6 Lars Van Der Haar (Ned) 0:02:17
7 Toon Aerts (Bel) 0:02:53
8 Daan Soete (Bel) 0:02:57
9 Corne Van Kessel (Ned) 0:03:25
10 Ryan Kamp (Ned) 0:03:31
11 Joris Nieuwenhuis (Ned) 0:03:46
12 Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) 0:03:49
13 Joshua Dubau (Fra) 0:03:52
14 Thijs Aerts (Bel) 0:03:58
15 Kevin Kuhn (Swi) 0:04:01
16 Timo Kielich (Bel) 0:04:03
17 Mees Hendrikx (Ned) 0:04:30
18 Toon Vandebosch (Bel) 0:04:47
19 Laurens Sweeck (Bel) 0:04:54
20 Felipe Orts Lloret (Spa) 0:05:05
21 Marcel Meisen (Ger) 0:05:20
22 Timon Rüegg (Swi) 0:05:27
23 Ben Turner (GBr) 0:05:35
24 Diether Sweeck (Bel) 0:05:42
25 David Menut (Fra) 0:05:47
26 Michael Boroš (Cze) 0:05:49
27 Thomas Mein (GBr) 0:05:52
28 Curtis White (USA) 0:07:30
29 Sascha Weber (Ger)
30 Stan Godrie (Ned)
31 Eli Iserbyt (Bel)
32 Yan Gras (Fra)
33 Loris Rouiller (Swi)
34 Kevin Suarez Fernandez (Spa)
35 Rémi Lelandais (Fra)
36 Gilles Mottiez (Swi)
37 Pim Ronhaar (Ned)
38 Maik Van Der Heijden (Ned)
39 Dario Lillo (Swi)
40 Michael Van Den Ham (Can)
41 Valentin Guillaud (Fra)
42 Florian Richard Andrade (Fra)
43 Mathieu Morichon (Fra)
44 Kyle Agterberg (Ned)
45 Jakub Říman (Cze)
46 Nicolas Samparisi (Ita)
47 Jofre Cullell Estape (Spa)
48 Rory Mcguire (GBr)
49 David Van Der Poel (Ned)
50 Lucas Dubau (Fra)
51 Šimon Vaníček (Cze)
52 Daniel Mayer (Cze)
53 Lorenzo Samparisi (Ita)
54 Oliver Stockwell (GBr)
55 Daniel Barnes (GBr)
56 Mario Junquera San Millan (Spa)
57 Aurélien Philibert (Fra)
58 David Conroy (Irl)
59 Heinrich Haussler (Aus)
60 Andrew Giniat (USA)
61 Tom Couzens (GBr)
62 Jules Van Kempen (USA)
DNF Steve Chainel (Fra)
DNF Toby Barnes (GBr)
DNF Tim Van Dijke (Ned)
. First held in the 1993–1994 season, there are currently five awards, tailored to the different categories of riders: Men Elite, Women Elite, Men Under 23, Women Under 23, and Men Junior. The World Cup is not to be confused with the World Championship, also organised by the UCI, which is a single one day race that awards the winner with a rainbow jersey to be worn in every race till the next World Championship. Typically the World Championships are held a week or two after the end of the World Cup at the end of January or early February.
Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) won the second round of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Namur after a thrilling battle against runner-up Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma). Tom Pidcock (Trinity) finish third place at eleven seconds behind the day's winner.
Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal), who won the opening round in Tabor, finished fourth in Namur and retained his lead in the Cyclo-cross World Cup series.
After a battle during the Classics season that saw Van der Poel win Tour of Flanders and Van Aert win Milan-San Remo, the pair reunited for a showdown at the Cyclo-cross World Cup in Namur on Sunday.
Pidcock set off with a quick start and led the opening lap of the race, followed by Van Aert and Vanthourenhout, while Van der Poel was forced to play catch up on the first lap. Missing from the front group was Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal), who had a mechanical with his chain and rendered out of contention.
Pidcock launched a couple of solo attacks in the opening rounds but the four front riders eventually came back together. Pidcock made one last solo effort on the fourth lap, which forced Van Aert and Van der Poel to chase, while Vanthourenhout suffered an untimely flat tire that took him out of contention.
Van Aert did most of the work, with Van der Poel in tow, to closed the gap to Pidcock during the penultimate lap. Van der Poel then went to the front and pushed the speeds on the climbs, and while Van Aert could hang on at first, Pidcock was distanced from the leading duo ahead of the final lap.
A small gap opened between Van der Poel and Van Aert, just a few seconds, but with Van der Poel in the lead. With both riders racing flat-out, any small mistake would have cost the victory.
There were no mistakes and Van der Poel crossed the line with a mere three-second lead on Van Aert to take the win. Pidcock finished the race in third place an additional eight seconds behind.
<strong>Results : </strong>
1 Mathieu Van Der Poel (Ned) 1:03:59
2 Wout Van Aert (Bel) 0:00:03
3 Thomas Pidcock (GBr) 0:00:11
4 Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) 0:01:07
5 Quinten Hermans (Bel) 0:02:09
6 Lars Van Der Haar (Ned) 0:02:17
7 Toon Aerts (Bel) 0:02:53
8 Daan Soete (Bel) 0:02:57
9 Corne Van Kessel (Ned) 0:03:25
10 Ryan Kamp (Ned) 0:03:31
11 Joris Nieuwenhuis (Ned) 0:03:46
12 Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) 0:03:49
13 Joshua Dubau (Fra) 0:03:52
14 Thijs Aerts (Bel) 0:03:58
15 Kevin Kuhn (Swi) 0:04:01
16 Timo Kielich (Bel) 0:04:03
17 Mees Hendrikx (Ned) 0:04:30
18 Toon Vandebosch (Bel) 0:04:47
19 Laurens Sweeck (Bel) 0:04:54
20 Felipe Orts Lloret (Spa) 0:05:05
21 Marcel Meisen (Ger) 0:05:20
22 Timon Rüegg (Swi) 0:05:27
23 Ben Turner (GBr) 0:05:35
24 Diether Sweeck (Bel) 0:05:42
25 David Menut (Fra) 0:05:47
26 Michael Boroš (Cze) 0:05:49
27 Thomas Mein (GBr) 0:05:52
28 Curtis White (USA) 0:07:30
29 Sascha Weber (Ger)
30 Stan Godrie (Ned)
31 Eli Iserbyt (Bel)
32 Yan Gras (Fra)
33 Loris Rouiller (Swi)
34 Kevin Suarez Fernandez (Spa)
35 Rémi Lelandais (Fra)
36 Gilles Mottiez (Swi)
37 Pim Ronhaar (Ned)
38 Maik Van Der Heijden (Ned)
39 Dario Lillo (Swi)
40 Michael Van Den Ham (Can)
41 Valentin Guillaud (Fra)
42 Florian Richard Andrade (Fra)
43 Mathieu Morichon (Fra)
44 Kyle Agterberg (Ned)
45 Jakub Říman (Cze)
46 Nicolas Samparisi (Ita)
47 Jofre Cullell Estape (Spa)
48 Rory Mcguire (GBr)
49 David Van Der Poel (Ned)
50 Lucas Dubau (Fra)
51 Šimon Vaníček (Cze)
52 Daniel Mayer (Cze)
53 Lorenzo Samparisi (Ita)
54 Oliver Stockwell (GBr)
55 Daniel Barnes (GBr)
56 Mario Junquera San Millan (Spa)
57 Aurélien Philibert (Fra)
58 David Conroy (Irl)
59 Heinrich Haussler (Aus)
60 Andrew Giniat (USA)
61 Tom Couzens (GBr)
62 Jules Van Kempen (USA)
DNF Steve Chainel (Fra)
DNF Toby Barnes (GBr)
DNF Tim Van Dijke (Ned))
