Kevin van hoovels leads Henk Jaap Moorlag(Image credit: Bert Geerts/dcp-bertgeerts@xs4all.nl)
Joyce Vanderbeken (Cycling Team Vermeeren)(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)
Mountain bikers and best and worst moments of the year were named at the annual Granny Awards in Bornem last weekend. Belgians Kevin Van Hoovels and Joyce Vanderbeken won the elite men's and women's honors while Sebastien Carabin was voted the top U23 rider.
Van Hoovels earned the coveted 2012 Olympic team selection for Belgium thanks to his world championship performance, and his achievement was named as "best moment of the year".
Jens Schuermans's crash at the world championship was selected as the "toughest moment of the year".
Elite men 1. Kevin Van Hoovels 2. Kenny Belaey 3. Sven Nys 4. Robby De Bock 5. Jimmy Tielens
Elite women 1. Joyce Vanderbeken 2. Petra Mermans 3. Kim Saenen 4. Kristien Nelen 5. Githa Michiels
Under 23 men 1. Sebastien Carabin 2. Ruben Scheire 3. Jeff Luyten 4. Jonas De Backer 5. Bart De Vocht
Junior men 1. Jens Schuermans 2. Kevin Panhuyzen 3. Didier Bats 4. Boris Cara 5. Pieter Geluykens
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Best Moment of the year 1. Olympic selection of Kevin Hoovels 2. European title won by Jens Schuermans 3. European title won by Kenny Beleay 4. Fourth by Versluys at the Cape Epic 5. Iciar Van den Bergh among the world
Worst moment of the year 1. Crash of Jens Schuermans at the Worlds 2. Crash of Sven Nys in Dalby Forest 3. The entire season of Didier Bats 4. Elise Marchal stopping
Up and coming girls 1. Lize Struyf 2. Eva Maria Palm 3. Lotte Van Thillo 4. Emmeline Detilleux 5. Sara Beeckmans
12-year-old boys 1. Laurenz Rex 2. Jens Vertongen 3. Timo Kielich 4. Robbe Platteeuw 5. Pieter Janssens
13-year old boys 1. Tom Van Ingelgom 2. Alexander Bunn 3. Emile Verhulst 4. Jarne Driessen 5. Arthur Baude
14-year-old boys 1. Cedric Luyckx 2. Niels Derveaux 3. Pierre De Froidmont 4. Andries Baert 5. Louis Jamin
