Michael Vanthourenhout (Belgium) wins the U23 men's race at the opening 'cross World Cup in Valkenburg
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An exhausted Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands) after finishing 3rd in the U23 race at the 'cross World Cup in Valkenburg
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Third place finisher Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands) gave it his all in the U23 race at the 'cross World Cup in Valkenburg
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Michael Vanthourenhout (Belgium) celebrates victory in the U23 men's race at the 'cross World Cup in Valkenburg
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U23 men's podium at 'cross World Cup in Valkenburg (L-R): Wout Van Aert (Belgium), Michael Vanthourenhout (Belgium) and Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands)
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Michael Vanthourenhout (Belgium) has won the U23 event at the 'cross World Cup in Valkenburg
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Wout Van Aert (Belgium) outsprints Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands) for second place at the U23 race at the 'cross World Cup in Valkenburg
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Michael Vanthourenhout (Belgium) leads the U23 men's 'cross World Cup having won the opening round in Valkenburg
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Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) Belgium | 0:47:41 |
| 2 | Wout Van Aert (Bel) Belgium | 0:00:20 |
| 3 | Mathieu Van Der Poel (Ned) Netherlands | 0:00:21 |
| 4 | Stan Godrie (Ned) Netherlands | 0:01:01 |
| 5 | Tim Merlier (Bel) Belgium | 0:01:06 |
| 6 | Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Belgium | 0:01:12 |
| 7 | Vojtech Nipl (Cze) Czech Republic | 0:01:17 |
| 8 | David Van Der Poel (Ned) Netherlands | 0:01:25 |
| 9 | Mike Teunissen (Ned) Netherlands | 0:01:31 |
| 10 | David Menut (Fra) France | 0:01:58 |
| 11 | Tomas Paprstka (Cze) Czech Republic | 0:02:02 |
| 12 | Clément Venturini (Fra) France | 0:02:14 |
| 13 | Michael Boros (Cze) Czech Republic | 0:02:28 |
| 14 | Emiel Dolfsma (Ned) Netherlands | 0:02:37 |
| 15 | Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Belgium | 0:02:43 |
| 16 | Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Spain | 0:02:47 |
| 17 | Gioele Bertolini (Ita) Italy | 0:02:55 |
| 18 | Martijn Budding (Ned) Netherlands | 0:03:02 |
| 19 | Richard Jansen (Ned) Netherlands | 0:03:06 |
| 20 | Fabien Doubey (Fra) France | 0:03:12 |
| 21 | Logan Owen (USA) United States | 0:03:18 |
| 22 | Matej Lasak (Cze) Czech Republic | 0:03:22 |
| 23 | Dylan Page (Swi) Switzerland | 0:03:28 |
| 24 | Jakub Skala (Cze) Czech Republic | 0:03:44 |
| 25 | Jonas Pedersen (Den) Denmark | 0:03:51 |
| 26 | Ondrej Glajza (Svk) Slovakia | 0:04:07 |
| 27 | Toon Aerts (Bel) Belgium | 0:04:15 |
| 28 | Fabian Lienhard (Swi) Switzerland | 0:04:23 |
| 29 | Lukas Müller (Swi) Switzerland | 0:04:44 |
| 30 | Nicolas Samparisi (Ita) Italy | 0:04:49 |
| 31 | Lorenzo Samparisi (Ita) Italy | 0:04:50 |
| -1lap | Severin Saegesser (Swi) Switzerland | |
| -1lap | Ben Sumner (GBr) Great Britain | |
| -1lap | Curtis White (USA) United States | |
| -1lap | Lars Forster (Swi) Switzerland | |
| -1lap | Tobin Ortenblad (USA) United States | |
| -1lap | Simon Vozar (Svk) Slovakia | |
| -1lap | Lukas Meiler (Ger) Germany | |
| -1lap | Wenzel Böhm-Gräber (Ger) Germany | |
| -1lap | Felix Drumm (Ger) Germany | |
| -1lap | Dominic Grab (Swi) Switzerland | |
| -1lap | Jack Clarkson (GBr) Great Britain | |
| -2laps | Koen Weijers (Ned) Netherlands-B | |
| -2laps | Max Lindenau (Ger) Germany | |
| -3laps | Adam Martin (GBr) Great Britain |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) Belgium | 60 | pts |
| 2 | Wout Van Aert (Bel) Belgium | 50 | |
| 3 | Mathieu Van Der Poel (Ned) Netherlands | 45 | |
| 4 | Stan Godrie (Ned) Netherlands | 40 | |
| 5 | Tim Merlier (Bel) Belgium | 35 | |
| 6 | Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Belgium | 30 | |
| 7 | Vojtech Nipl (Cze) Czech Republic | 28 | |
| 8 | David Van Der Poel (Ned) Netherlands | 26 | |
| 9 | Mike Teunissen (Ned) Netherlands | 24 | |
| 10 | David Menut (Fra) France | 22 | |
| 11 | Tomas Paprstka (Cze) Czech Republic | 20 | |
| 12 | Clément Venturini (Fra) France | 19 | |
| 13 | Michael Boros (Cze) Czech Republic | 18 | |
| 14 | Emiel Dolfsma (Ned) Netherlands | 17 | |
| 15 | Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Belgium | 16 | |
| 16 | Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Spain | 15 | |
| 17 | Gioele Bertolini (Ita) Italy | 14 | |
| 18 | Martijn Budding (Ned) Netherlands | 13 | |
| 19 | Richard Jansen (Ned) Netherlands | 12 | |
| 20 | Fabien Doubey (Fra) France | 11 | |
| 21 | Logan Owen (USA) United States | 10 | |
| 22 | Matej Lasak (Cze) Czech Republic | 9 | |
| 23 | Dylan Page (Swi) Switzerland | 8 | |
| 24 | Jakub Skala (Cze) Czech Republic | 7 | |
| 25 | Jonas Pedersen (Den) Denmark | 6 | |
| 26 | Ondrej Glajza (Svk) Slovakia | 5 | |
| 27 | Toon Aerts (Bel) Belgium | 4 | |
| 28 | Fabian Lienhard (Swi) Switzerland | 3 | |
| 29 | Lukas Müller (Swi) Switzerland | 2 | |
| 30 | Nicolas Samparisi (Ita) Italy | 1 |
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