Gavenda claims World Cup opener
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Petrus and Cominelli finish second and third
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| 1 | Robert Gavenda (Slovakia) | 0:46:54 | 
| 2 | Lubomir Petrus (Czech Republic) | 0:00:01 | 
| 3 | Cristian Cominelli (Italy) | 0:00:12 | 
| 4 | Arnaud Grand (Switzerland) | 0:00:15 | 
| 5 | Arnaud Jouffroy (France) | 0:00:16 | 
| 6 | Tom Meeusen (Belgium) | 0:00:20 | 
| 7 | Jiri Polnicky (Czech Republic) | Row 6 - Cell 2 | 
| 8 | Micki Van Empel (Netherlands) | 0:00:26 | 
| 9 | Pawel Szczepaniak (Poland) | 0:00:31 | 
| 10 | Matthieu Boulo (France) | 0:00:34 | 
| 11 | Sascha Weber (Germany) | 0:00:56 | 
| 12 | Vincent Baestaens (Belgium) | 0:00:59 | 
| 13 | Alessandro Calderan (Italy) | Row 12 - Cell 2 | 
| 14 | Luca Braidot (Italy) | 0:01:17 | 
| 15 | Tijmen Eising (Netherlands) | 0:01:18 | 
| 16 | Ole Quast (Germany) | Row 15 - Cell 2 | 
| 17 | Mitchell Huenders (Netherlands) | 0:01:19 | 
| 18 | Jan Denuwelaere (Belgium) | Row 17 - Cell 2 | 
| 19 | Karel Hnik (Czech Republic) | 0:01:20 | 
| 20 | Nico Brüngger (Switzerland) | 0:01:38 | 
| 21 | Kevin Cant (Belgium) | 0:01:43 | 
| 22 | Bryan Falaschi (Italy) | 0:01:59 | 
| 23 | Marcel Meisen (Germany) | 0:02:10 | 
| 24 | Michael Schweizer (Germany) | 0:02:11 | 
| 25 | Lars Van Der Haar (Netherlands) | Row 24 - Cell 2 | 
| 26 | Filip Adel (Czech Republic) | 0:02:19 | 
| 27 | Max Walsleben (Germany) | 0:02:22 | 
| 28 | Jim Aernouts (Belgium) | Row 27 - Cell 2 | 
| 29 | Kenneth Van Compernolle (Belgium) | 0:02:24 | 
| 30 | Matthias Rupp (Switzerland) | 0:02:33 | 
| 31 | Twan Van Den Brand (Netherlands) | 0:03:02 | 
| 32 | Fabian Danner (Germany) | 0:03:06 | 
| 33 | Michael Winterberg (Switzerland) | 0:03:27 | 
| 34 | Elia Silvestri (Italy) | Row 33 - Cell 2 | 
| 35 | Geert Van Der Horst (Netherlands) | 0:03:28 | 
| 36 | Domenico Maria Salviani (Italy) | Row 35 - Cell 2 | 
| 37 | Daniele Braidot (Italy) | 0:03:58 | 
| 38 | Thomas Girard (France) | 0:04:14 | 
| 39 | Giuseppe Michieletto (Italy) | 0:04:23 | 
| 40 | Matteo Trentin (Italy) | 0:04:34 | 
| 41 | Matej Medved (Slovakia) | 0:04:39 | 
| 42 | Mirko Tabacchi (Italy) | 0:04:40 | 
| 43 | Cristian Romano (Italy) | 0:05:44 | 
| 44 | Dario Stauble (Switzerland) | 0:05:52 | 
| 45 | Mattia Marcelli (Italy) | 0:06:35 | 
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| 1 | Robert Gavenda (Slovakia) | 60 | pts | 
| 2 | Lubomir Petrus (Czech Republic) | 50 | Row 1 - Cell 3 | 
| 3 | Cristian Cominelli (Italy) | 45 | Row 2 - Cell 3 | 
| 4 | Arnaud Grand (Switzerland) | 40 | Row 3 - Cell 3 | 
| 5 | Arnaud Jouffroy (France) | 35 | Row 4 - Cell 3 | 
| 6 | Tom Meeusen (Belgium) | 30 | Row 5 - Cell 3 | 
| 7 | Jiri Polnicky (Czech Republic) | 28 | Row 6 - Cell 3 | 
| 8 | Micki Van Empel (Netherlands) | 26 | Row 7 - Cell 3 | 
| 9 | Pawel Szczepaniak (Poland) | 24 | Row 8 - Cell 3 | 
| 10 | Matthieu Boulo (France) | 22 | Row 9 - Cell 3 | 
| 11 | Sascha Weber (Germany) | 20 | Row 10 - Cell 3 | 
| 12 | Vincent Baestaens (Belgium) | 19 | Row 11 - Cell 3 | 
| 13 | Alessandro Calderan (Italy) | 18 | Row 12 - Cell 3 | 
| 14 | Luca Braidot (Italy) | 17 | Row 13 - Cell 3 | 
| 15 | Tijmen Eising (Netherlands) | 16 | Row 14 - Cell 3 | 
| 16 | Ole Quast (Germany) | 15 | Row 15 - Cell 3 | 
| 17 | Mitchell Huenders (Netherlands) | 14 | Row 16 - Cell 3 | 
| 18 | Jan Denuwelaere (Belgium) | 13 | Row 17 - Cell 3 | 
| 19 | Karel Hnik (Czech Republic) | 12 | Row 18 - Cell 3 | 
| 20 | Nico Brüngger (Switzerland) | 11 | Row 19 - Cell 3 | 
| 21 | Kevin Cant (Belgium) | 10 | Row 20 - Cell 3 | 
| 22 | Bryan Falaschi (Italy) | 9 | Row 21 - Cell 3 | 
| 23 | Marcel Meisen (Germany) | 8 | Row 22 - Cell 3 | 
| 24 | Michael Schweizer (Germany) | 7 | Row 23 - Cell 3 | 
| 25 | Lars Van Der Haar (Netherlands) | 6 | Row 24 - Cell 3 | 
| 26 | Filip Adel (Czech Republic) | 5 | Row 25 - Cell 3 | 
| 27 | Max Walsleben (Germany) | 4 | Row 26 - Cell 3 | 
| 28 | Jim Aernouts (Belgium) | 3 | Row 27 - Cell 3 | 
| 29 | Kenneth Van Compernolle (Belgium) | 2 | Row 28 - Cell 3 | 
| 30 | Matthias Rupp (Switzerland) | 1 | Row 29 - Cell 3 | 
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