Meeusen guts out a hard fought World Cup win in Nommay
Mourey denied, Walsleben in third
The World Cup finale in Nommay, France, turned into a muddy thriller in which three riders battled for the French flowers. It came down to a sprint in which fast man Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea) had no problems beating local favourite Francis Mourey (FDJ) and Philipp Walsleben (BKCP-Powerplus). After winning the Koppenbergcross early on in the season it's only the fourth win of the season for Meeusen. Lars van der Haar (Rabobank Development Team) finished fourth in this seventh round of the World Cup which was more than enough to rack up the overall win.
Meeusen, a 25 year-old Belgian rider, wasn't worried about wasting energy one week ahead of the world championships in Hoogerheide. "Don't ask me about bad luck for the rider who wins the last race before worlds. I didn't win so much this season so I'm happy with every race that I can win. I've beaten him [Mourey] before in the sprint for third place in Kalmthout but never for first place. I'm really happy that I can win in his country," Meeusen said in the post-race flash interview.
Meeusen showed his ambitions right from the start. He powered away from the rest and quickly led the race solo. He allowed German champion Walsleben en teammate Corné van Kessel (Telenet-Fidea) to come back. In the background Mourey realized he was missing the right train and he set up a comeback ride.
Halfway into the third lap Mourey closed the gap with the three leaders but when he did Walsleben attacked. In no time Walsleben and Meeusen gapped Van Kessel and Mourey. A little later Van Kessel slipped away and lost contact with the leaders.
Further back Lars van der Haar (Rabobank Development Team) was doing much more than needed to secure his overall World Cup win, as he rode in fifth place with Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Napoleon Games). Walsleben put Meeusen into trouble in the first half of the course but the Belgian rider managed to bridge back up to the German by the end of the lap. Meanwhile Mourey kept going hard, receiving a lot of support from the home crowd who would have loved to see a French victory on Sunday afternoon.
When hitting the sixth lap a hard-working Walsleben looked back and saw Meeusen and Mourey on his wheel. The French champion led that sixth lap and once again Meeusen was in trouble in the first muddy part of the Brognard course. Meeusen needed most of that lap to get back to the front but when hitting the finishing straight there were again three leaders. The same scenario came in the penultimate lap in which Walsleben set the pace. In the final lap Meeusen turned the script around.
"I had one bad section on this course where I always lost a lot of time. That's why I led the group there in the final lap. If I could pass there in front I would not lose a lot of ground like I did every lap," Meeusen said. Meeusen's plan worked out perfectly and the trio hit the second part of the final lap all together. Mourey led most of it, countering one late acceleration from Meeusen and Walsleben. Mourey led out the sprint but he was quite easily beaten by Meeusen, disappointing the many French spectators. Walsleben sat up and rolled in as third.
One minute later Van der Haar crossed the finish line with his hands in the air. His fourth place was more than enough to pick up the 30,000 euros for his overall World Cup victory. Radomir Simunek (Kwadro-Stannah) rode his best race of the season and finished fifth ahead of Pauwels who had a late crash.
In the battle for the seventh and final spot in the Belgian selection for the world championships Wietse Bosmans (BKCP-Powerplus) did the best job. He finished seventh, beating rivals Bart Aernouts (AA Drink) and Bart Wellens (Telenet-Fidea) who finished respectively ninth and twentieth. Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) only managed a twelfth place. World champion Sven Nys (Crelan-KDL) did not take the start in Nommay.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Tom Meeusen (Bel) Telenet - Fidea | 1:00:45 |
2 | Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ.fr | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Philipp Walsleben (Ger) BKCP - Powerplus | 0:00:05 |
4 | Lars Van Der Haar (Ned) Rabobank Development Team | 0:01:01 |
5 | Radomir Simunek (Cze) Kwadro - Stannah | 0:01:18 |
6 | Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Sunweb - Napoleon Games Cycling Team | 0:01:23 |
7 | Wietse Bosmans (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus | 0:01:30 |
8 | Rob Peeters (Bel) Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace Continental Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Bart Aernouts (Bel) AA Drink Cycling Team | 0:01:39 |
10 | Klaas Vantornout (Bel) Sunweb - Napoleon Games Cycling Team | 0:01:51 |
11 | Corne Van Kessel (Ned) Telenet - Fidea | 0:02:04 |
12 | Niels Albert (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus | 0:02:10 |
13 | Marcel Meisen (Ger) Kwadro - Stannah | 0:02:11 |
14 | Eddy Van Ijzendoorn (Ned) Team Natubalans - Apex | 0:02:12 |
15 | Jeremy Powers (USA) Rapha - Focus | 0:02:26 |
16 | Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Selle Italia Guerciotti | 0:02:34 |
17 | Fabien Canal (Fra) Ec Armee De Terre | 0:02:41 |
18 | Bryan Falaschi (Ita) Selle Italia Guerciotti | 0:02:42 |
19 | Simon Zahner (Swi) Ekz Racing Team | 0:02:53 |
20 | Bart Wellens (Bel) Telenet - Fidea | 0:02:58 |
21 | Martin Bina (Cze) Kwadro - Stannah | 0:03:04 |
22 | Marcel Wildhaber (Swi) Scott - Odlo MTB Racing Team | 0:03:11 |
23 | Jonathan Page (USA) Fuji / Spy Optics | 0:03:12 |
24 | Arnaud Grand (Swi) Bmc Development Team | 0:03:28 |
25 | Niels Wubben (Ned) Telenet - Fidea | 0:03:44 |
26 | Nicolas Bazin (Fra) Us Domont Cyclisme | 0:04:02 |
27 | Javier Ruiz De Larrinaga Ibanez (Spa) Lizarte | 0:04:10 |
28 | Guillaume Perrot (Fra) Ec St Etienne - Loire | 0:04:23 |
29 | Patrick Van Leeuwen (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team | 0:04:33 |
30 | Micki Van Empel (Ned) Kdl Cycling Team | 0:04:35 |
31 | Timothy Johnson (USA) Cannondale / Cyclocrossworld.com | 0:04:37 |
32 | Cristian Cominelli (Ita) Progress Cycles Asd | 0:04:46 |
33 | Mariusz Gil (Pol) Kwadro - Stannah | 0:04:56 |
34 | Sascha Weber (Ger) Veranclassic - Doltcini | 0:05:08 |
35 | Ian Field (GBr) Hargroves Cycles | 0:05:21 |
36 | Lubomir Petrus (Cze) BKCP - Powerplus | 0:05:22 |
37 | Thijs Al (Ned) Telenet - Fidea | 0:05:39 |
38 | Steve Chainel (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | 0:05:47 |
39 | Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) AA Drink Cycling Team | 0:05:52 |
40 | Julien Pion (Fra) Ec Armee De Terre | 0:06:03 |
41 | Elia Silvestri (Ita) Selle Italia Guerciotti | 0:06:08 |
42 | Christian Helmig (Lux) Team Differdange - Losch | 0:06:16 |
43 | Ondrej Bambula (Cze) Cez Cyklo Team Tabor | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Marco Bianco (Ita) Carraro Team Trentino | 0:06:22 |
45 | Ryan Trebon (USA) Cannondale / Cyclocrossworld.com | 0:06:23 |
46 | Laurent Colombatto (Fra) Amicale Cycliste Bisontin | 0:06:24 |
47 | Andreas Moser (Swi) Zaunteam Mittelland | 0:06:51 |
48 | Lukas Winterberg (Swi) Walter Meier Orbea Factory Team | 0:07:08 |
49 | Twan Van Den Brand (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team | 0:07:30 |
50 | Robert Gavenda (Svk) | 0:07:52 |
51 (-1 lap) | Michael Schweizer Jr (Ger) Stevens Racing Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Emil Hekele (Cze) Stevens Bikes - Emilio Sport | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Ole Quast (Ger) Stevens Racing Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 (-2 laps) | Aaron Schooler (Can) H&R Block | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Yu Takenouchi (Jpn) Veranclassic - Doltcini | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Vladimir Kyzivat (Cze) Johnson Controls As Ml. Bol. | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Damien Mougel (Fra) Velo Sprint Eguisheim | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Hikaru Kosaka (Jpn) Utsunomia Britzen | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Michal Malik (Cze) Kc Kooperativa Sg Jablonec | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Jeremy Durrin (USA) Optum / Kelly Benefit Strategies | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 (-3 laps) | Wolfram Kurschat (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Martin Haring (Svk) CK Banska Bystrica | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Alexander Revell (NZl) Pnp Cycling Club | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 (-4 laps) | Allen Krughoff (USA) Raleigh - Clement | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Angus Edmond (NZl) Stevens - Malteni | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 (-5 laps) | Christoph Ambroziak (Ger) Gunsha Racing Team | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Van Der Haar Lars (Ned) Rabobank Development Team | 467 | pts |
2 | Philipp Walsleben (Ger) BKCP - Powerplus | 409 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Niels Albert (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus | 392 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Sunweb - Napoleon Games Cycling Team | 363 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Francis Mourey (Fra) Fdj.Fr | 340 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Klaas Vantornout (Bel) Sunweb - Napoleon Games Cycling Team | 321 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Tom Meeusen (Bel) Telenet - Fidea | 309 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Bart Aernouts (Bel) AA Drink Cycling Team | 308 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Rob Peeters (Bel) Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | 294 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) AA Drink Cycling Team | 279 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Martin Bina (Cze) Kwadro - Stannah | 267 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Sven Nys (Bel) Crelan - AA Drink | 264 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Selle Italia Guerciotti | 253 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Corne Van Kessel (Ned) Telenet - Fidea | 249 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Marcel Meisen (Ger) Kwadro - Stannah | 226 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Niels Wubben (Ned) Telenet - Fidea | 225 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Marcel Wildhaber (Swi) Scott - Odlo MTB Racing Team | 214 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Thijs Al (Ned) Telenet - Fidea | 212 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Wietse Bosmans (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus | 211 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Julien Taramarcaz (Swi) Kwadro - Stannah | 197 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Bart Wellens (Bel) Telenet - Fidea | 179 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Ian Field (GBr) Hargroves Cycles | 164 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Twan Van Den Brand (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team | 163 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Martin Haring (Svk) CK Banska Bystrica | 160 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Lubomir Petrus (Cze) BKCP - Powerplus | 157 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Simon Zahner (Swi) Ekz Racing Team | 151 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Patrick Van Leeuwen (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team | 151 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Sascha Weber (Ger) Veranclassic - Doltcini | 137 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Jonathan Page (USA) Fuji / Spy Optics | 136 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Mariusz Gil (Pol) Kwadro - Stannah | 136 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Fabien Canal (Fra) Ec Armee De Terre | 131 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Ondrej Bambula (Cze) Cez Cyklo Team Tabor | 131 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Micki Van Empel (Ned) Kdl Cycling Team | 116 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Javier Ruiz De Larrinaga Ibanez (Spa) Lizarte | 105 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Eddy Van Ijzendoorn (Ned) Team Natubalans - Apex | 103 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Radomir Simunek (Cze) Kwadro - Stannah | 87 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Arnaud Grand (Swi) Bmc Development Team | 82 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Kenneth Hansen (Den) Cannondale - Haderslev | 82 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Vladimir Kyzivat (Cze) Johnson Controls As Ml. Bol. | 79 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Egoitz Murgoitio Rekalde (Spa) Grupo Hirumet Taldea | 76 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Jim Aernouts (Bel) Sunweb - Napoleon Games Cycling Team | 70 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Marco Ponta (Ita) Centro Sportivo Esercito | 68 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team | 65 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Robert Gavenda (Svk) | 64 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Lukas Winterberg (Swi) Walter Meier Orbea Factory Team | 55 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Nicolas Bazin (Fra) Us Domont Cyclisme | 50 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
47 | Steve Chainel (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | 50 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
48 | Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Specialized - Garmar | 44 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
49 | Bryan Falaschi (Ita) Selle Italia Guerciotti | 43 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
50 | Andreas Moser (Swi) Zaunteam Mittelland | 40 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
51 | Jeremy Powers (USA) Rapha - Focus | 36 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
52 | Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Cannondale Factory Racing | 36 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
53 | Arnaud Jouffroy (Fra) | 35 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
54 | Yannick Mayer (Ger) Team Baier Landshut | 34 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
55 | Guillaume Perrot (Fra) Ec St Etienne - Loire | 32 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
56 | Christian Helmig (Lux) Team Differdange - Losch | 31 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
57 | Vaclav Metlicka (Svk) Johnson Controls As Ml. Bol. | 30 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
58 | Mirko Tabacchi (Ita) Gruppo Sportivo Forestale | 29 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
59 | Magnus Darvell (Swe) Team Kalas Merida | 29 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
60 | Ole Quast (Ger) Stevens Racing Team | 25 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
61 | Luca Braidot (Ita) Gruppo Sportivo Forestale | 24 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
62 | Florian Vogel (Swi) Scott - Odlo MTB Racing Team | 23 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
63 | Elia Silvestri (Ita) Selle Italia Guerciotti | 23 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
64 | Michal Malik (Cze) Kc Kooperativa Sg Jablonec | 23 | Row 63 - Cell 3 |
65 | Milan Barenyi (Svk) Trek Kck Oslany | 22 | Row 64 - Cell 3 |
66 | Marco Bianco (Ita) Carraro Team Trentino | 21 | Row 65 - Cell 3 |
67 | Timothy Johnson (USA) Cannondale / Cyclocrossworld.com | 20 | Row 66 - Cell 3 |
68 | Cristian Cominelli (Ita) Progress Cycles Asd | 19 | Row 67 - Cell 3 |
69 | Jordy Luisman (Ned) Team Lemelerveld | 18 | Row 68 - Cell 3 |
70 | Inigo Gomez Elorriaga (Spa) Bioracer - Caravanos Erandio | 18 | Row 69 - Cell 3 |
71 | Daniel Geismayr (Aut) | 17 | Row 70 - Cell 3 |
72 | Joachim Parbo (Den) Cielo - Challenge - Bicyclista | 17 | Row 71 - Cell 3 |
73 | Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) | 15 | Row 72 - Cell 3 |
74 | Emil Hekele (Cze) Stevens Bikes - Emilio Sport | 15 | Row 73 - Cell 3 |
75 | Christoph Ambroziak (Ger) Gunsha Racing Team | 15 | Row 74 - Cell 3 |
76 | Michael Schweizer Jr (Ger) Stevens Racing Team | 14 | Row 75 - Cell 3 |
77 | Ludovic Renard (Fra) Vs Chartrain | 14 | Row 76 - Cell 3 |
78 | Julien Pion (Fra) Ec Armee De Terre | 11 | Row 77 - Cell 3 |
79 | Agustin Navarro Vidal (Spa) Ciudad De Oviedo - Nesta | 11 | Row 78 - Cell 3 |
80 | Aaron Schooler (Can) H&R Block | 11 | Row 79 - Cell 3 |
81 | Jeremy Durrin (USA) Optum / Kelly Benefit Strategies | 10 | Row 80 - Cell 3 |
82 | Jon Gomez Elorriaga (Spa) Bioracer - Caravanos Erandio | 10 | Row 81 - Cell 3 |
83 | Angus Edmond (NZl) Stevens - Malteni | 10 | Row 82 - Cell 3 |
84 | Fabio Ursi (Ita) CX Merida Team - Dama Drc | 9 | Row 83 - Cell 3 |
85 | Yu Takenouchi (Jpn) Veranclassic - Doltcini | 8 | Row 84 - Cell 3 |
86 | Thomas Paccagnella (Ita) Sportivi Del Ponte | 7 | Row 85 - Cell 3 |
87 | Jan Nesvadba (Cze) Madeta Fitness / Specialized | 7 | Row 86 - Cell 3 |
88 | Ryan Trebon (USA) Cannondale / Cyclocrossworld.com | 6 | Row 87 - Cell 3 |
89 | Filip Adel (Cze) Kc Hlinsko | 6 | Row 88 - Cell 3 |
90 | Laurent Colombatto (Fra) Amicale Cycliste Bisontin | 5 | Row 89 - Cell 3 |
91 | Mike Garrigan (Can) Van Dessel | 5 | Row 90 - Cell 3 |
92 | Zach Mcdonald (USA) Rapha - Focus | 5 | Row 91 - Cell 3 |
93 | Johannes Sickmueller (Ger) Stevens Racing Team | 5 | Row 92 - Cell 3 |
94 | Calle Friberg (Swe) Scott Sports | 4 | Row 93 - Cell 3 |
95 | Max Walsleben (Ger) | 4 | Row 94 - Cell 3 |
96 | Fredrik Edin (Swe) Cykloteket Racing Team | 4 | Row 95 - Cell 3 |
97 | Lukas Batora (Svk) CK Banska Bystrica | 2 | Row 96 - Cell 3 |
98 | Robert Glajza (Svk) CK Banska Bystrica | 2 | Row 97 - Cell 3 |
99 | Luc Lutsen (Fra) Vc Toucy | 1 | Row 98 - Cell 3 |
100 | Michel Vuelta Izquierdo (Spa) Nestor Martin | 1 | Row 99 - Cell 3 |
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