Bpost Bank Trofee - Essen 2014: U23 Men Results

Laurens Sweeck (Belgium) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Laurens Sweeck (Corendon - KwadrO Cycling Team) won the under-23 men's race at the Bpost Bank Trofee event in Essen, Belgium on Saturday. The Belgian talent beat his fellow countrymen Michael Vanthourenhout (Sunweb - Napoleon Games Cycling Team) and Quinten Hermans (Telenet Fidea Cycling Team) on the muddy course.

"The level is so high that the promise of a win remains difficult. Today I proved again that my condition is fine," Sweeck told Sport.be. "I'm second in the standings and that is the place that I wanted to strengthen."

Vanthourenhout is leading the under-23 Bpost Bank Trofee series standings, while Sweeck sits in second place. "I think today Laurens was slightly stronger. At one point I had to let him go. I then found my own pace. In view of the ranking, it was important to lose as little time as possible," he told Sport.be.

Results

#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Corendon - KwadrO Cycling Team	0:47:52
2	Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) Sunweb - Napoleon Games Cycling Team	0:00:18
3	Quinten Hermans (Bel) Telenet Fidea Cycling Team	0:00:47
4	Toon Aerts (Bel) Telenet Fidea Cycling Team	0:01:05
5	Yorben Van Tichelt (Bel) Sunweb - Napoleon Games Cycling Team	0:01:13
6	Daan Soete (Bel) Telenet Fidea Cycling Team	0:01:42
7	Nicolas Cleppe (Bel) Telenet Fidea Cycling Team	0:01:49
8	Diether Sweeck (Bel) Corendon - KwadrO Cycling Team	0:02:22
9	Jens Vandekinderen (Bel) Telenet Fidea Cycling Team	0:02:27
10	Braam Merlier (Bel) Baguet - M.I.B.A. Poorten - Indulek Cycling Team	0:02:36
11	Thijs Aerts (Bel) Telenet Fidea Cycling Team	0:02:42
12	Thomas Joseph (Bel) Lares - Doltcini Cycling Team	0:02:47
13	Jonas Degroote (Bel) Lares - Doltcini Cycling Team	0:03:08
14	Daan Hoeyberghs (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus Cycling Team	0:03:54
15	Yves Coolen (Bel) De Kastelse Durvers V.Z.W.	0:04:13
16	Kevin Suarez Fernandez (Spa)	0:04:38
17	Ward Van Laer (Bel) De Kastelse Durvers V.Z.W.	0:04:49
18	Stijn Caluwe (Bel) Enertherm - BKCP	0:05:00
19	Gosse Van Der Meer (Ned)	0:05:15
20	Arne Tureluren (Bel) CCN - Metalac Cycling team	0:05:23
21	Lorenzo Pepermans (Bel) Cycling Team Zemst VZW	0:05:30
22	Sybren Jacobs (Bel) W.A.C. Team Hoboken (Kon.) V.Z.W.	0:05:52
23	Jorn Verbraken (Bel) DNCS/PRO 2012 Cycling Team	0:06:48
24	Kyle De Proost (Bel) Kon. Balen B.C. V.Z.W.
25	Thomas Van De Velde (Bel) Isorex Cycling Team
26	Kelvin Bakx (Ned) RSC De Zuidwesthoek
27	Steven Schreiber (Ger)
28	Niels Buysen (Bel) W.A.C. Team Hoboken (Kon.) V.Z.W.
29	Onno Verheyen (Bel) Cycling Team Zemst VZW
30	Gianni Quintelier (Bel) Cata Bikes-Deratec-Willems.Co
31	Skyler Mackey (USA)
32	Stijn Hofman (Bel) Team 185
33	Gianni Vermeiren (Bel) Cycling Team Zemst VZW
34	Laurens De Jonghe (Bel) Isorex Cycling Team
35	Kenny Verhulst (Bel) Wielerclub Steeds Vooraan V.Z.W
36	Brent Peeters (Bel) W.A.C. Team Hoboken (Kon.) V.Z.W.