Cooper blasts to win in junior Czech World Cup
Schuermans wins silver while Rodriguez collects bronze
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There was a stunning upset in the men's junior World Cup Challenge when the relatively unheralded Anton Cooper of New Zealand decisively beat favorite Jens Schuermans (Belgium).
Cooper, a first-year, 16-year-old rider who has not previously raced outside of New Zealand, took the lead on the first lap, with the only sub-14 minute lap of the race, and continued to extend his lead throughout the rest of the race, finishing 1:43 in front of Schuermans, with Pablo Rodriguez Guede (Spain) taking third, a further 14 seconds in arrears.
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton Cooper (NZl) New-Zealand | 1:05:10 |
| 2 | Jens Schuermans (Bel) Belgium | 0:01:43 |
| 3 | Pablo Rodriguez Guede (Spa) Spain | 0:01:57 |
| 4 | Didier Bats (Bel) Belgium | 0:03:21 |
| 5 | Romain Seigle (Fra) ASPTT Definitive Gitane | 0:03:22 |
| 6 | Miguel Londono Naranjo (Col) Colombia | 0:03:55 |
| 7 | Fabien Doubey (Fra) ASPTT Definitive Gitane | 0:04:00 |
| 8 | Kevin Panhuyzen (Bel) Belgium | 0:04:17 |
| 9 | Lorenzo Samparisi (Ita) Italy | 0:04:32 |
| 10 | Loic Doubey (Fra) ASPTT Definitive Gitane | 0:04:35 |
| 11 | Martin Frey (Ger) Germany | 0:05:05 |
| 12 | Radim Kovar (Cze) Czech Republic | 0:05:13 |
| 13 | Mathew Waghorn (NZl) New-Zealand | 0:05:35 |
| 14 | Christian Pfäffle (Ger) Germany | 0:05:53 |
| 15 | Nicolas Scheire (Bel) Belgium | 0:06:13 |
| 16 | Antonio Santos Ridao (Spa) Spain | 0:06:14 |
| 17 | Erik Jonsson (Swe) Team Dom Cycle - Merida | 0:06:38 |
| 18 | Christopher Platt (Ger) Germany | 0:06:51 |
| 19 | Jens Van Rompaey (Bel) V.Z.W. Goeman Scott Cycling Team | 0:06:55 |
| 20 | Martin Stosek (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna Specialized Junior MTB | 0:07:21 |
| 21 | Luke Roberts (RSA) South Africa | 0:07:25 |
| 22 | Pieter Geluykens (Bel) Belgium | 0:07:36 |
| 23 | Christos Loizou (Cyp) Cyprus | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Christoph Mick (Aut) Austria | 0:07:58 |
| 25 | Jesper Slik (Ned) Netherlands | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Milan Dolezal (Cze) Czech Republic | 0:08:00 |
| 27 | Jozef Bebcak (Svk) Slovakia | 0:08:04 |
| 28 | Rok Korosec (Slo) Slovenia | 0:08:41 |
| 29 | Kevin Ingratta (Arg) Argentina | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| 30 | Boris Cara (Bel) Belgium | 0:08:48 |
| 31 | Edvard Vea Iversen (Nor) Norway | 0:09:16 |
| 32 | Michael Mayer (Aut) Austria | 0:09:17 |
| 33 | Omer Shubi (Isr) Israel | 0:09:26 |
| 34 | Jochen Weisenseel (Ger) Germany | 0:09:28 |
| 35 | Artem Shevstom (Ukr) Team Protek | 0:09:31 |
| 36 | Aaron Beck (Ger) Germany | 0:09:53 |
| 37 | Roy Goldstein (Isr) Israel | 0:10:11 |
| 38 | Guy Niv (Isr) Israel | 0:10:14 |
| 39 | Rien Terpstra (Ned) Mpl Specialized MTB Team | 0:10:27 |
| 40 | Jakub Johanek (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna Specialized Junior MTB | 0:11:06 |
| 41 | Dylan Page (Swi) Team Dom Cycle - Merida | 0:11:20 |
| 42 | Daniel Lukes (Cze) Czech Republic | 0:11:23 |
| 43 | Peter Fenyvesi (Hun) Hungary | 0:11:38 |
| 44 | Tomas Bohata (Cze) Czech Republic | 0:11:45 |
| 45 | Ondrej Zniva (Cze) Czech Republic - B | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Robbert De Nijs (Ned) Agu - Beukers Biketeam | 0:12:00 |
| 47 | Jakub Rydval (Cze) Czech Republic | 0:12:51 |
| 48 | Adriano Caratide (Ita) Team Dayco Titici | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| 49 | Alex Baker (GBr) Orange Monkey / Cannondale | 0:13:09 |
| 50 | Lukas Pomezny (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna Specialized Junior MTB | 0:13:21 |
| 51 | Pavel Kuzma (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna Specialized Junior MTB | 0:13:24 |
| 52 | Isak Jonsson (Swe) Team Dom Cycle - Merida | 0:13:54 |
| 53 | Florian Amoretti (Fra) ASPTT Definitive Gitane | 0:13:57 |
| 54 | Andreas Fuchs (Aut) Austria | 0:14:46 |
| 55 | Gregor Dimic (Slo) Slovenia | 0:14:57 |
| 56 | Gergo Meggyesi (Hun) Hungary | 0:15:01 |
| 57 | Jan Brezna (Cze) Czech Republic - B | 0:15:07 |
| 58 | Jiri Svoboda (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna Specialized Junior MTB | 0:15:43 |
| 59 | Alessandro Repetti (Ita) Infotre - Bi & Esse - Leecougan | 0:19:12 |
| -1lap | Szymon Bialas (Pol) Poland | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Adam Rodacki (Pol) Poland | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Helmuth Posch (Svk) Slovakia | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Jiri Ostadal (Cze) GG Czech Team | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Sven Broekaart (Ned) AGU - Beukers Biketeam | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Louis Wolf (Ger) Germany | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Maksymilian Jedrzejczyk (Pol) Poland | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Fredrik Fang Liland (Nor) Team Merida Smart Safety | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jeroen Van Eck (Ned) Giant Dealerteams | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Frantisek Lami (Svk) Slovakia | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Thierry Montrosset (Ita) Team Dayco Titici | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Tomas Doubek (Svk) Slovakia | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Tomas Svoboda (Cze) Czech Republic | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Stanislav Zabransky (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna Specialized Junior MTB | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Tomas Zucha (Svk) Slovakia | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
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