Grand Prix Groenendaal 2010: Elite Men Results

Bart Aernouts won the Grand Prix Groenendaal on Sunday, besting Rabobank teammate Gerben de Knegt by 34 seconds and Thijs Al by 57 seconds in Sint Michielsgestel, The Netherlands.

Current Dutch 'cross champion and former world champion Lars Boom competed in his first cyclo-cross race of the season but wasn't a factor in the race, ultimately finishing in 22nd place, 4:04 off the pace of Aernouts.

"Today was all perfect," Aernouts told Sporza. "I could ride at my own pace. I gave everything on the straights and took no risks in the corners. That is the fastest way to get through because you make no mistakes.

"I am very happy with my season. Albert, Nys and Stybar are hard to beat but I am right behind them. I've been getting fourth, fifth and sixth spots...I could not before."

The 27-year-old Belgian has fond memories of the Sint Michielsgestel venue, having won the Junior world cyclo-cross championship here in 2000. "I like racing in the Netherlands and I have a special relationship with Gestel."

Full results
1	Bart Aernouts (Bel) Rabobank	1:04:35
2	Gerben de Knegt (Ned) Rabobank	0:00:34
3	Thijs Al (Ned) AA Drink Cycling Team	0:00:57
4	Tijmen Eising (Ned) Sunweb Revor	0:01:00
5	Mitchell Huenders (Ned) AA Drink Cycling Team	0:01:29
6	Eddy van IJzendoorn (Ned) AA Drink Cycling Team	0:01:37
7	Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) AA Drink Cycling Team	0:01:44
8	Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Advocaten - Elshof	0:01:50
9	David Derepas (Fra) UVCA Troyes	0:01:55
10	Corne Van Kessel (Ned) Telent-Fidea Cycling Team	0:02:08
11	Twan van den Brand (Ned) Sunweb Revor
12	Patrick Van Leeuwen (Ned)
13	Rudi Van Houts (Ned)
14	Lars Van Der Haar (Ned) AA Drink Cycling Team
15	Micki van Empel (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida	0:02:30
16	Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental	0:02:35
17	Jan Van Dael (Bel) Sunweb Revor
18	Tom Van den Bosch (Bel) AA Drink Cycling Team	0:03:04
19	Maurits Lammertink (Ned) WV De Jonge Renner	0:03:10
20	Wilant van Gils (Ned)	0:03:24
21	Roy Van Heeswijk (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida	0:03:29
22	Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank	0:04:04
23	Edwin Arts (Ned) Jagersveld Cycling Team	0:04:31
24	Geert Van Der Horst (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida	0:04:54
25	Boy van Poppel (Ned) Rabobank Continental	0:04:59
26	Dries Pauwels (Bel)	0:05:07
27	Jerome Townsend (USA) Bikereg.com/Joe's Garage/IF	0:05:24
28	Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Van Vliet - EBH Advocaten - Elshof	0:05:29
29	Micha de Vries (Ned)	0:05:33
30	Johim Ariesen (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels	0:05:41
31	Rik Van Ijzendoorn (Ned)	0:05:46
32	Keiichi Tsujiura (Jpn)	0:05:50
33	Justin Lindine (USA) Bikereg.com/Joe's Garage/IF	0:05:52
34	Roel van Houtum (Ned)	0:05:58
35	Harm van der Sanden (Ned) Baby-dump-Lemmens-Wilvo Wielerteam	0:06:07
36	Kobus Hereijgers (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida
37	Jordy Luisman (Ned) RSE Cycling Team
38	Yu Takenouchi (Jpn)	0:06:12
39	Jorn Van Veen (Ned)	0:06:16
40	Kaj Slenter (Ned) Parkhotel Rooding Cycling Team	0:06:22
41	Mike Carrigan (Can)
42	Travis Livermon (USA) Champion System/Cannondale
43	Kevin Smit (Ned)	0:07:25
44	Patrick Van Nunen (Ned) RTC De Hoekse Renners
45	Rob Van Der Heijden (Ned)
46	Tim Ottens (Ned)
47	Moreno Hofland (Ned) Rabobank Continental
48	Steve Fisher (USA)
49	Guus Smits (Ned)
50	Peter Woestenberg (Ned) RTC De Hoekse Renners
51	Tommy Van Beem (Ned)
52	Patrick de Laat (Ned) Berlicum NB (Ned)
53	Nard Louws (Ned)
54	Rick Van Deursen (Ned)
55	Jacob De Roo (Ned) ZRTC Theo Middelkamp
56	Mark Smit (Ned)
57	Hans Becking (Ned)
58	Marco Minnaard (Ned) ZRTC Theo Middelkamp
59	Bart Barkhuis (Ned)
60	Casper Fransen (Ned)
61	Masashi Matsui (Jpn)
62	Bram Wind (Ned)
63	Marcel Lommers (Ned)
64	Kaey Van Rij (Ned)
65	Joe Dombrowski (USA)
66	Rick Van De Helder (Ned)
67	Geert Kuit (Ned)