Danish Cyclo-cross Championships 2011: Men Results

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New Danish 'cross champion Kenneth Hansen flanked by Joachim Parbo and Tommy Nielsen (Image credit: www.richardskovby.com)

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Joachim Parbo (Image credit: Martin Baek)

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Jonas Pedersen (Image credit: Martin Baek)

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Kenneth Hansen (Image credit: Martin Baek)

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Kenneth Hansen wins the Danish elite men's 'cross championship. (Image credit: Martin Baek)

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Elite men's runner-up Joachim Parbo. (Image credit: Martin Baek)

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Joachim Parbo lets loose with the bubbly. (Image credit: Martin Baek)

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Men's and women's podiums (Image credit: Martin Baek)

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Kim Petersen (Image credit: Martin Baek)

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Hansen provides the crowds with a thrill (Image credit: www.richardskovby.com)

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Hansen hammers on the top of the hill (Image credit: www.richardskovby.com)

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Kenneth Hansen celebrates his win in the Danish 'cross championship (Image credit: www.richardskovby.com)

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Jonas Guddal (Image credit: www.richardskovby.com)

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Joachim Parbo in the lead early in the race. (Image credit: www.richardskovby.com)

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Joachim Parbo helps the photographers wash their lenses. (Image credit: www.richardskovby.com)

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Louis Bendixen (Image credit: Martin Baek)

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Benjamin Wittrup Justesen (Image credit: Martin Baek)

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Women's champion Annika Langvad and men's champion Kenneth Hansen. (Image credit: Martin Baek)

The Danish Cyclo Cross Championships were held in Haderslev on a twisty, slightly muddy couse. It still had patches of slippery ice after heavy snowfall in December.

The technical, slow course proved to be to the advantage of young local hero, Kenneth Hansen, who beat last years champion, Joachim Parbo and Tommy Nielsen.

On the second lap 19-year old Hansen rolled away from Nielsen and Parbo. The three were early set to be contenders for the medals. With lots of tight turns the lightweight and agile Hansen proved a faster and better bike handler than his taller counterparts.

The defending champion, Parbo, made too many mistakes during the first part of the race. Halfway into the race he found his rhythm, passed Nielsen and came within 15 seconds of Hansen. Too late: Hansen held steady and claimed the win.

During the 2010-2011 season Kenneth Hansen has had improving results in the international U23 category and has dominated local Danish races. Hansen previously won the Danish Junior Cyclo Cross Title in 2009.

Full results

#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Kenneth Hansen (Haderslev Starup CK)	1:07:06
2	Joachim Parbo (Hammel CK - KCH Leopard)	0:00:29
3	Tommy Moberg Nielsen (CK Kronborg)	0:02:12
4	Jonas Pedersen (HMTBK)	0:03:31
5	Benjamin Wittrup Justesen (Team Team t-bike)	0:03:55
6	Jonas Guddal (Haderslev CK)	0:05:13
7	Allan Juul (CK Aarhus)	0:06:22
8	Torben Ternstrøm (Tønder ACR)	0:07:03
9	Kim Petersen (Varde CK)	0:07:32