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November 28, Under-23 men: Koksijde

Aernouts takes home victory in under-23 race

By:
Brecht Decaluwé
Published:
November 28, 2009, 12:48,
Updated:
November 28, 2009, 15:43

Belgian one-two as Frenchman rounds out podium

Jim Aernouts (Belgium) celebrates his World Cup win

Jim Aernouts (Belgium) celebrates his World Cup win

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Belgian Jim Aernouts got the better of compatriot Tom Meeusen in a high quality race at the second round of the International Cycling Union's (UCI) World Cup for under-23 men. In addition to the traditional obstacle of Koksijde's sand dunes, some hail showers added even more spectacle halfway the race.

Belgians Tom Meeusen and Jim Aernouts got rid of French rival Arnaud Jouffroy in the finale and were left to sprint it out for the victory. Aernouts proved the stronger of the two as he grabbed the win from Meeusen.

World Cup leader Robert Gavenda didn't have a great start, but fought his way back into the race. He eventually saved his leader's jersey by holding off Marek Konwa and Belgians Vincent Bastaens and Joeri Adams in the sprint for fourth place.

Sole US-starter Zach McDonald was held up by crashes early on, but showed glimpses of his talent by going smoothly through the sand and eventually finished 43rd.

"After a few laps I blew up my engine and got overheated," McDonald told Cyclingnews. "I was grateful with the hail as it cooled me down. I knew a good placing was no longer possible and in the end I mainly focused on not being lapped."

Full Results
1 Jim Aernouts (Belgium) 0:53:23  
2 Tom Meeusen (Belgium) 0:00:02  
3 Arnaud Jouffroy (France) 0:00:16  
4 Robert Gavenda (Slovakia) 0:00:33  
5 Vincent Baestaens (Belgium) 0:00:36  
6 Joeri Adams (Belgium)    
7 Marek Konwa (Poland)    
8 Tijmen Eising (Netherlands) 0:01:01  
9 Micki Van Empel (Netherlands) 0:01:08  
10 Lars Van Der Haar (Netherlands) 0:01:30  
11 Kevin Cant (Belgium) 0:01:33  
12 Jan Denuwelaere (Belgium) 0:01:38  
13 Kevin Eeckhout (Belgium) 0:02:04  
14 Marcel Meisen (Germany) 0:02:11  
15 Cristian Cominelli (Italy) 0:02:15  
16 Matthieu Boulo (France) 0:02:18  
17 Mitchell Huenders (Netherlands) 0:02:27  
18 Sascha Weber (Germany) 0:02:33  
19 Jiri Polnicky (Czech Republic) 0:02:40  
20 Kacper Szczepaniak (Poland) 0:02:56  
21 Pawel Szczepaniak (Poland)    
22 Stef Boden (Belgium) 0:03:02  
23 Sven Beelen (Belgium) 0:03:13  
24 Wietse Bosmans (Belgium) 0:03:30  
25 David Menger (Czech Republic) 0:03:37  
26 Vinnie Braet (Belgium) 0:03:51  
27 Karel Hnik (Czech Republic) 0:03:54  
28 Corne Van Kessel (Netherlands) 0:04:32  
29 Arnaud Grand (Switzerland) 0:04:38  
30 Melvin Rulliere (France) 0:04:42  
31 Ole Quast (Germany) 0:04:45  
32 Matteo Trentin (Italy) 0:04:50  
33 Jannik Hyldtoft Hansen (Denmark)    
34 Lukas Winterberg (Switzerland) 0:05:03  
35 Michael Schweizer (Germany) 0:05:37  
36 Mattias Nilsson (Sweden) 0:05:41  
37 Elia Silvestri (Italy) 0:06:06  
38 Dario Stauble (Switzerland) 0:06:08  
39 Jonas Schau Guddal (Denmark) 0:06:51  
40 Kenneth Hansen (Denmark) 0:07:02  
41 Michael Winterberg (Switzerland) 0:07:19  
42 Irwin Gras (France) 0:07:49  
43 Zach Mcdonald (United States Of America) 0:09:06  
44 Kamil Gradek (Poland)  -1 lap  
45 Fabian Danner (Germany)    
46 Toni Bretschneider (Germany)  -2 laps  
47 Naran Khangarid (Mongolia)    
48 Baasankhuu Myagmarsuren (Mongolia)    
49 Marek Canecky (Slovakia)  -3 laps  
50 Thomas Girard (France)    
U23 Men standings after 2 rounds
1 Robert Gavenda (Svk) Slovakia 100 pts
2 Tom Meeusen (Bel) Belgium 80  
3 Arnaud Jouffroy (Fra) France 80  
4 Jim Aernouts (Bel) Belgium 63  
5 Cristian Cominelli (Ita) Italy 61  
6 Vincent Baestaens (Bel) Belgium 54  
7 Lubomir Petrus (Cze) Czech Republic 50  
8 Micki Van Empel (Ned) Netherlands 50  
9 Arnaud Grand (Swi) Switzerland 42  
10 Tijmen Eising (Ned) Netherlands 42  
11 Jiri Polnicky (Cze) Czech Republic 40  
12 Matthieu Boulo (Fra) France 37  
13 Pawel Szczepaniak (Pol) Poland 34  
14 Sascha Weber (Ger) Germany 33  
15 Jan Denuwelaere (Bel) Belgium 32  
16 Joeri Adams (Bel) Belgium 30  
17 Kevin Cant (Bel) Belgium 30  
18 Marek Konwa (Pol) Poland 28  
19 Lars Van Der Haar (Ned) Netherlands 28  
20 Mitchell Huenders (Ned) Netherlands 28  
21 Marcel Meisen (Ger) Germany 25  
22 Kevin Eeckhout (Bel) Belgium 18  
23 Alessandro Calderan (Ita) Italy 18  
24 Luca Braidot (Ita) Italy 17  
25 Karel Hnik (Cze) Czech Republic 16  
26 Ole Quast (Ger) Germany 15  
27 Kacper Szczepaniak (Pol) Poland 11  
28 Nico Brüngger (Swi) Switzerland 11  
29 Stef Boden (Bel) Belgium 9  
30 Bryan Falaschi (Ita) Italy 9  
31 Sven Beelen (Bel) Belgium 8  
32 Wietse Bosmans (Bel) Belgium 7  
33 Michael Schweizer (Ger) Germany 7  
34 David Menger (Cze) Czech Republic 6  
35 Vinnie Braet (Bel) Belgium 5  
36 Filip Adel (Cze) Czech Republic 5  
37 Max Walsleben (Ger) Germany 4  
38 Corne Van Kessel (Ned) Netherlands 3  
39 Kenneth Van Compernolle (Bel) Belgium 2  
40 Melvin Rulliere (Fra) France 1  
41 Matthias Rupp (Swi) Switzerland 1