Vlaamse Druivenveldrit 2012: Elite men Results

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For the third year in a row Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) won the Druivencross in Overijse, Belgium. The race in Overijse is a classic in the cyclo-cross season and big crowds lined up in the rain and mud to see the cyclo-cross stars.

Halfway through the race Nys made the decisive move in the soaked meadows of Overijse. The 36-year-old convincingly plowed away from Vantornout on the hilly course with Albert trying to recover from a mistake earlier in the race. The world champion was riding right behind leader Vantornout when he got into the wrong track and into the wiring. From there Nys took the initiative. First he joined Vantornout and when the latter made a mistake himself Nys was gone.

Albert settled for second place at half a minute from Nys. Vantornout was third in the mud at less than a minute from the winner. Fast starter Thijs van Amerongen (AA Drink – Leontien.nl) didn't blow up his engine after leading the race in the first laps. The Dutchman showed he's strong on demanding muddy courses and he finished as best of the rest at 1:42, just ahead of Marcel Meisen (BKCP-Powerplus) and French champion Aurélien Duval (ECV Boulzicourt Adrisport). Pauwels barely managed to crack the top-10 after a poor start, finishing in ninth place.

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Sven Nys (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony	0:56:40
2	Niels Albert (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus	0:00:28
3	Klaas Vantornout (Bel) Sunweb-Revor	0:00:51
4	Thijs van Amerongen (Ned) AA Drink Cyclocross Team	0:01:43
5	Marcel Meisen (Ger) BKCP - Powerplus	0:01:46
6	Aurelien Duval (Fra) UV Aube	0:01:48
7	Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony	0:02:16
8	Jan Denuwelaere (Bel) Style & Concept	0:02:24
9	Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Sunweb-Revor	0:02:44
10	Rob Peeters (Bel) Telenet - Fidea	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Philipp Walsleben (Ger) BKCP - Powerplus	0:03:00
12	Bart Aernouts (Bel) AA Drink Cyclocross Team	0:03:21
13	Martin Zlamalik (Cze) Landbouwkrediet-KDL	0:03:25
14	Mariusz Gil (Pol) Baboco	0:03:34
15	Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus	0:03:38
16	Tim Merlier (Bel) Sunweb-Revor	0:04:12
17	Micky van Empel (Ned) Landbouwkrediet-KDL	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Jim Aernouts (Bel) Sunweb-Revor	0:04:23
19	Lubomir Petrus (Cze) BKCP - Powerplus	0:04:48
20	Jonathan Page (USA)	0:05:00
21	Patrick van Leeuwen (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team	0:05:26
22	Joeri Adams (Bel) Telenet - Fidea	0:05:38
23	Jens Vandekinderen (Bel) Telenet - Fidea	0:05:50
24	Dave De Cleyn (Bel)	0:06:29
25	Kevin Cant (Bel)	0:06:54
26	Bart De Vocht (Bel)	0:07:02
27 (-1 lap)	Floris De Tier (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-KDL	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Eddy van IJzendoorn (Ned) 36Cycling	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Davy Commeyne	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Stef Boden (Bel) Sunweb-Revor	Row 29 - Cell 2
31 (-2 laps)	Niels Koyen (Bel)	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Matthias Bossuyt (Bel) Sunweb-Revor	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Ingmar Uytdewilligen (Bel)	Row 32 - Cell 2
34 (-3 laps)	Dany Lacroix (Bel)	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Dries Pauwels (Bel) Melbotech Prorace CT	Row 34 - Cell 2
36 (-4 laps)	Joe Fox (GBr)	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Janos Panyl (Hun)	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Joe Atkins (GBr)	Row 37 - Cell 2
39 (-5 laps)	Hugo Ferreira (Por)	Row 38 - Cell 2
DNF	Radomir Simunek (Cze) BKCP - Powerplus	Row 39 - Cell 2
DNF	Bart Wellens (Bel) Telenet - Fidea	Row 40 - Cell 2
DNF	Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus	Row 41 - Cell 2
DNF	Gerben de Knegt (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team	Row 42 - Cell 2
DNF	Steven De Decker (Bel)	Row 43 - Cell 2