German visitor Johannes Sickmuller powered to victory over a super-fast second round of the National Trophy Cyclo-Cross Series in Derby on Sunday, holding off current series leader Paul Oldham by 24 seconds.
The Stevens RT rider looked strong as he bounced back from a fall on the second lap to take the win in an eventful race.
Oldham took a tumble on the first lap, leaving Sickmuller to race ahead alongside Belgium rival Jan Van Dael, who was second behind Oldham in the opening round a fortnight ago.
Oldham recovered quickly enough to stay in touch and rode with another Belgian rider, Kris Lapere, but when Sickmuller fell and took Van Dael with him, the Lancashire rider saw his chance and attacked.
Sickmuller was up quickly and rode away aggressively out of trouble, and although Oldham chased hard he couldn’t catch his rival.
| 1 | Johannes Sickmüller (Ger) Stevens Cyclocross Team Hamburg | 1:00:27 | |
| 2 | Paul Oldham (GBr) Hope Factory Racing | 0:00:24 | |
| 3 | Jan Van Dael (Bel) Sunweb-Projob | 0:00:40 | |
| 4 | Kris Lapere (Bel) Mez Team Belgium Snellegem | 0:01:00 | |
| 5 | Kristof Cop (Bel) AVB - Cycling Team | ||
| 6 | Stuart Wearmouth (GBr) Picarsso-Pulman RT | 0:01:35 | |
| 7 | Tom Last (GBr) | 0:02:00 | |
| 8 | David Collins (GBr) | 0:02:01 | |
| 9 | Rob Jebb (GBr) Wheelbase/Gore Bike Wear | 0:02:10 | |
| 10 | Daniel Booth (GBr) | 0:02:25 | |
| 11 | Ben Eedy (GBr) | 0:02:34 | |
| 12 | Lewis Craven (GBr) Wheelbase/Gore Bike Wear | 0:02:38 | |
| 13 | Anthony O'Boyle (GBr) Cwmcarn Paraqgon RC | 0:02:46 | |
| 14 | Dan Duguid (GBr) | ||
| 15 | Thomas Lowe (GBr) | 0:02:57 | |
| 16 | Steven Ward (GBr) | ||
| 17 | David Nichols (GBr) | ||
| 18 | Rob Parkin (GBr) | 0:03:30 | |
| 19 | Matthew Barrett (GBr) | 0:03:43 | |
| 20 | Stephen Adams (GBr) Plowman Craven - Madison | ||
| 21 | Crispin Doyle (GBr) | 0:03:48 | |
| 22 | Robert Watson (GBr) | ||
| 23 | Chris Metcalfe (GBr) | 0:04:02 | |
| 24 | Mark Cotton (GBr) Bycka Sport/Archway Insurance | 0:04:07 | |
| 25 | Lee Shunburne (GBr) Matlock CC/Impsport/Farmers/Wards | 0:04:17 | |
| 26 | Ben Roach (GBr) Wyre Forest CRC/Fabricolor/DWT | 0:04:24 | |
| 27 | Ben Simmons (GBr) | 0:04:27 | |
| 28 | Gareth Whittall (GBr) Beauvale CC | 0:04:28 | |
| 29 | Darren Barclay (GBr) Arctic - Premier RT | 0:04:34 | |
| 30 | Shaun Aldous (GBr) | 0:04:49 | |
| 31 | Stuart Reid (GBr) Wheelbase/Gore Bike Wear | 0:05:00 | |
| 32 | Sion O'Boyle (GBr) | 0:05:02 | |
| 33 | Tim Baldwin (GBr) Paul Milnes/Bradford Olympic RC | 0:05:06 | |
| 34 | Keith Murray (GBr) Hope Factory Racing | 0:05:40 | |
| 35 | Glenn Sluyts (Bel) | 0:05:58 | |
| 36 | Tom Haines (GBr) | 0:06:11 | |
| 37 | Vin Cox (GBr) Team Cyclo-Cross.com | ||
| 38 | James Furniss (GBr) www.Zepnat.com/Impsport | 0:06:39 | |
| 39 | Tom Payton (GBr) Wyre Forest CRC/Fabricolor/DWT | 0:07:03 | |
| 40 | Malcolm Lewis (GBr) | ||
| 41 | Nathan Miller (GBr) | ||
| 42 | Peter Banham (GBr) | ||
| 43 | Andrew Waterman (GBr) Dulwich Paragon CC | ||
| 44 | Jonathan Limebear (GBr) | ||
| 45 | Ben Spurrier (GBr) Team Mule Bar | ||
| 46 | James Thompson (GBr) | ||
| 47 | Tim Rowson (GBr) Sportscover/SPIUK/JE James | ||
| 48 | Matthew Wakefield (GBr) | ||
| 49 | Jeremy Hicks (GBr) | ||
| 50 | David Haygarth (GBr) Wheelbase/Gore Bike Wear | ||
| 51 | Edward Sneddon (GBr) | ||
| 52 | James Shaw (GBr) | ||
| 53 | Robert Burns (GBr) | ||
| 54 | Kyle Burleigh (GBr) | ||
| 55 | Jason Hawkins (GBr) | ||
| 56 | Aaron Caseley (GBr) | ||
| 57 | Matthew Hall (GBr) | ||
| 58 | Kenneth Geenen (Bel) | ||
| 59 | Andy Dunn (GBr) |
