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The top guns in the Under 23 category made a true thriller out of their cyclo-cross world championships race in the dunes of Koksijde, Belgium. In the end defending champion Lars van der Haar (The Netherlands) popped out just ahead of Belgian champion Wietse Bosmans and Michiel van der Heijden (The Netherlands).
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lars Van Der Haar (Netherlands) | 0:49:20 |
| 2 | Wietse Bosmans (Belgium) | 0:00:01 |
| 3 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands) | 0:00:04 |
| 4 | Arnaud Jouffroy (France) | 0:00:05 |
| 5 | Laurens Sweeck (Belgium) | 0:00:50 |
| 6 | Marek Konwa (Poland) | 0:00:56 |
| 7 | Mike Teunissen (Netherlands) | 0:01:03 |
| 8 | Arnaud Grand (Switzerland) | 0:01:13 |
| 9 | David Menut (France) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Gianni Vermeersch (Belgium) | 0:01:28 |
| 11 | Vinnie Braet (Belgium) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| 12 | Zach Mcdonald (United States Of America) | 0:01:48 |
| 13 | David Van Der Poel (Netherlands) | 0:01:55 |
| 14 | Julian Alaphilippe (France) | 0:02:04 |
| 15 | Stan Godrie (Netherlands) | 0:02:07 |
| 16 | Tomas Paprstka (Czech Republic) | 0:02:08 |
| 17 | Vojtech Nipl (Czech Republic) | 0:02:17 |
| 18 | Clément Venturini (France) | 0:02:30 |
| 19 | Elia Silvestri (Italy) | 0:02:49 |
| 20 | Jan Nesvadba (Czech Republic) | 0:02:50 |
| 21 | Bryan Falaschi (Italy) | 0:03:18 |
| 22 | Karel Hnik (Czech Republic) | 0:03:21 |
| 23 | Michael (Jr) Schweizer (Germany) | 0:03:22 |
| 24 | Lars Forster (Switzerland) | 0:03:39 |
| 25 | Kenneth Hansen (Denmark) | 0:03:42 |
| 26 | Michael Vanthourenhout (Belgium) | 0:04:04 |
| 27 | Igor Smarzaro (Italy) | 0:04:07 |
| 28 | Micki Van Empel (Netherlands) | 0:04:13 |
| 29 | Yannick Eckmann (Germany) | 0:04:14 |
| 30 | Kenta Gallagher (Great Britain) | 0:04:20 |
| 31 | Max Walsleben (Germany) | 0:04:22 |
| 32 | Fabian Lienhard (Switzerland) | 0:04:41 |
| 33 | Michael Wildhaber (Switzerland) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Daniele Braidot (Italy) | 0:05:44 |
| 35 | Emil Arvid Olsen (Denmark) | 0:05:50 |
| -1lap | Luca Braidot (Italy) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spain) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Cody Kaiser (United States Of America) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Yannick Mayer (Germany) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Jack Clarkson (Great Britain) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Pablo Rodriguez Guede (Spain) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Wojciech Malec (Poland) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Jon Gomez Elorriaga (Spain) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Patryk Kostecki (Poland) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Inigo Gomez Elorriaga (Spain) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Felix Coté Bouvette (Canada) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Lex Reichling (Luxembourg) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Ludwig Söderquist (Sweden) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Bartosz Pilis (Poland) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Jaroslav Chalas (Slovakia) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Alexander Gehbauer (Austria) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Luke Gray (Great Britain) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| -4laps | Domas Manikas (Lithuania) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
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