UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup #3 2011: Junior Men Results

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Belgian pair Daan Soete and Wout Van Aert were powerless to stop Mathieu Van der Poel from taking another win in Koksijde.(Image credit: ispaphoto.com)

Mathieu Van der Poel won the second round of the World Cup in Koksijde, Belgium. The Dutchman chased Daan Soete (Belgium) and Wout Van Aert (Belgium) for most of the race but thanks to a tremendous last-lap effort he went past the Belgian duo. With his second World Cup win, Van der Poel strengthens his overall lead.

“I had to dig really deep to win this one. I had a really bad start but I felt strong and kept trying,” Van der Poel said. Going into the last lap, Van der Poel still trailed the Belgians by 12 seconds and it seemed that the race was over. “I wasn’t getting any closer anymore. I didn’t go too well through the sand but I managed to ride up a climb where they [Soet and Van Aert] had to run,” Van der Poel explained. “Then they tried to block me but I managed to get around them.” Clearly the Belgians weren’t planning to offer Van der Poel the win on a plate.

The Belgian plan didn’t work out and at the finish line the Belgian duo realized it was a missed opportunity to beat the strong Dutchman. “We worked together to hold him off as we realized he’s stronger,” Soete said. On the final sand section Soete and Van Aert were eventually gapped. “He runs too fast and I was unable to close the gap. It’s not a shame to be beaten by him,” Soete said. Compatriot Van Aert added that Van der Poel didn’t make the difference in the sand. “We were riding well in the sand but we lost a lot on the sections in between,” he said.

Just like the winner, Silvio Herklotz (Germany) bounced back from a lost position as well. Herklotz got away in 35th position but eventually fought back to claim fourth place at almost one minute from Van der Poel. Yorben Van Tichelt (Belgium) was fifth ahead of the duo Romain Seigle (France) and Quentin Jauregui (France). Further back, Andrew Dillman (USA) finished in a decent 17th place on the world championships course of Koksijde.

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Mathieu Van Der Poel (Ned) Netherlands	0:37:47
2	Daan Soete (Bel) Belgium	0:00:02
3	Wout Van Aert (Bel) Belgium	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Silvio Herklotz (Ger) Germany	0:00:59
5	Yorben Van Tichelt (Bel) Belgium	0:01:04
6	Romain Seigle (Fra) France	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Quentin Jauregui (Fra) France	0:01:49
8	Daan Hoeyberghs (Bel) Belgium	0:01:55
9	Matthias Van De Velde (Bel) Belgium	0:01:58
10	Quinten Hermans (Bel) Belgium	0:02:15
11	Anthony Turgis (Fra) France	0:02:33
12	Andri Frischknecht (Swi) Switzerland	0:02:37
13	Koen Weijers (Ned) Netherlands	0:02:48
14	Pjotr Van Beek (Ned) Netherlands	0:02:55
15	Victor Koretzky (Fra) France	0:02:59
16	Nadir Colledani (Ita) Italy	0:03:02
17	Andrew Dillman (USA) United States	0:03:15
18	Dominic Zumstein (Swi) Switzerland	0:03:20
19	Stan Wijkel (Ned) Netherlands	0:03:21
20	Ben Boets (Bel) Belgium-B	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Nicolas Cleppe (Bel) Belgium-B	0:03:26
22	Erik Kramer (Ned) Netherlands	0:03:33
23	Berne Vankeirsbilck (Bel) Belgium-B	0:03:34
24	Ariesen Tim (Ned) Netherlands	0:03:46
25	Marco König (Ger) Germany	0:03:56
26	Gioele Bertolini (Ita) Italy	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Din Van Den Driessche (Bel) Belgium-B	0:04:04
28	Hugo Robinson (GBr) Great Britain	0:04:15
29	Karel Pokorny (Cze) Czech Republic	0:04:19
30	Dominic Grab (Swi) Switzerland	0:04:20
31	Jelto Veroft (Bel) Belgium-B	0:04:35
32	Dylan Kowalski (Fra) France	0:04:40
33	Johannes Siemermann (Ger) Germany	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Michal Paluta (Pol) Poland	0:04:42
35	Bryan Van Rooyen (Ned) Netherlands	0:04:54
36	Kevin Suarez Fernandez (Spa) Spain	0:04:59
37	Max Lindenau (Ger) Germany	0:05:04
38	Felix Drumm (Ger) Germany	0:05:10
39	Joseph Moses (GBr) Great Britain	0:05:11
40	Anthony Chamerat Dumont (Fra) France	0:05:27
41	Steffen Müller (Ger) Germany	0:05:29
42	Alexander Welburn (GBr) Great Britain	0:05:40
43	Braam Merlier (Bel) Belgium-B	0:05:45
44	Joe Kirkham (GBr) Great Britain	0:05:47
45	Jiri Rehak (Cze) Czech Republic	0:05:53
46	Piotr Konwa (Pol) Poland	0:06:00
47	Federico Zurlo (Ita) Italy	0:06:07
48	Adam Martin (GBr) Great Britain	0:06:16
49	Tomas Novacek (Cze) Czech Republic	0:06:20
50	Lukas Spengler (Swi) Switzerland	0:06:27
51	Simon Hamann-Larsen (Den) Denmark	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Karel Svrcina (Cze) Czech Republic	0:06:41
53	Dennis Wahlqvist (Swe) Sweden	0:07:03
54	Daniel Lukes (Cze) Czech Republic	0:07:39
55	Simon Vozar (Svk) Slovakia	- 1 lap
56	Ondrej Glajza (Svk) Slovakia	- 1 lap
57	Sven Fritsch (Lux) Luxembourg	- 1 lap
58	Mateusz Grabis (Pol) Poland	- 1 lap
59	Francesco Pedante (Ita) Italy	- 1 lap
60	Zygimantas Baikstys (Ltu) Lithuania	- 1 lap
61	Luis Junquera San Millan (Spa) Spain	- 1 lap
62	Miroslaw Plotka (Pol) Poland	- 1 lap
63	David Klein (Lux) Luxembourg	- 2 laps
64	Lubos Malovec (Svk) Slovakia	- 2 laps
65	Magnus Skjoth (Den) Denmark	- 2 laps
DNF	Rick Theis (Lux) Luxembourg	Row 65 - Cell 2
DNF	Peio Olaberria (Spa) Spain	Row 66 - Cell 2
DNS	Simon Mateju (Cze) Czech Republic	Row 67 - Cell 2

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Mathieu Van Der Poel (Ned) Netherlands	120	pts
2	Daan Soete (Bel) Belgium	85	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Quentin Jauregui (Fra) France	78	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Wout Van Aert (Bel) Belgium	73	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Daan Hoeyberghs (Bel) Belgium	71	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Romain Seigle (Fra) France	70	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Yorben Van Tichelt (Bel) Belgium	51	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Quinten Hermans (Bel) Belgium	44	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Matthias Van De Velde (Bel) Belgium	41	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Pjotr Van Beek (Ned) Netherlands	41	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Silvio Herklotz (Ger) Germany	40	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Gioele Bertolini (Ita) Italy	35	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Marco König (Ger) Germany	32	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Koen Weijers (Ned) Netherlands	32	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Nadir Colledani (Ita) Italy	30	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Anthony Turgis (Fra) France	27	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Ariesen Tim (Ned) Netherlands	26	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Hugo Robinson (GBr) GreatBritain	23	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Andri Frischknecht (Swi) Switzerland	19	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Jan Brezna (Cze) Czech Republic	18	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Victor Koretzky (Fra) France	16	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Andrew Dillman (USA) United States	14	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Dominic Zumstein (Swi) Switzerland	13	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Simon Mateju (Cze) Czech Republic	13	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Stan Wijkel (Ned) Netherlands	12	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Stefano Valdrighi (Ita) Italy	12	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Ben Boets (Bel) Belgium	11	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Yannick Gruner (Ger) Germany	11	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Nicolas Cleppe (Bel) Belgium	10	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Daniel Lukes (Cze) Czech Republic	10	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	Karel Pokorny (Cze) Czech Republic	10	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Erik Kramer (Ned) Netherlands	9	Row 31 - Cell 3
33	Tomas Novacek (Cze) Czech Republic	9	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Berne Vankeirsbilck (Bel) Belgium	8	Row 33 - Cell 3
35	Michal Paluta (Pol) Poland	6	Row 34 - Cell 3
36	Riccardo Redaelli (Ita) Italy	5	Row 35 - Cell 3
37	Din Van Den Driessche (Bel) Belgium	4	Row 36 - Cell 3
38	Stefano Debellis (Ita) Italy	4	Row 37 - Cell 3
39	Steffen Müller (Ger) Germany	3	Row 38 - Cell 3
40	Francesco Pedante (Ita) Italy	2	Row 39 - Cell 3
41	Dominic Grab (Swi) Switzerland	1	Row 40 - Cell 3
42	Lubos Malovec (Svk) Slovakia	1	Row 41 - Cell 3