Bosmans wins in Zolder

Wietse Bosmans (Belgium) won his first World Cup round of the season in Zolder in a two-man sprint in the men’s Under 23 category race ahead of Tijmen Eising (Netherlands). Mathieu Boulo (France) rounded out the podium at the snow-covered Belgian car circuit. World Cup leader Vincent Baestaens finished sixth, which was just enough to hold a five-point lead over Bosmans in the World Cup rankings.

Early on, Baestaens was present in a large leading group together with Elia Silvestri (Italy), Arnaud Grand (France), Jim Aernouts (Belgium), Boulo, Bosmans and Eising. Boulo put the hammer down on the second lap. The French rider built up a small gap over Bosmans, Eising, Baestaens and Aernouts.

Only Bosmans and Eising were able to bridge up with Boulo while the others started struggling on the slippery course. Bosmans felt great and dropped his two rivals during the fourth lap. Eising and Boulo followed at five seconds from the lone leader. On the penultimate lap, Bosmans gained a couple more seconds over Eising, who had left Boulo behind. Silvestri and Van der Haar rode together 16 seconds behind Boulo. During the last lap, Bosmans almost saw his chances ruined when he went over the handlebars. Eising caught back up to the leader and the two headed for a sprint, which was easily won by Bosmans, who turns 19 on December 30.

Daniel Summerhill (USA) claimed his best result of the season in a World Cup round by finishing in 13th position. Zach McDonald (USA) went faster during the second half of the race, but a last lap crash limited him to 17th position.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Wietse Bosmans (Belgium)0:48:56
2Tijmen Eising (Netherlands)Row 1 - Cell 2
3Matthieu Boulo (France)0:00:09
4Elia Silvestri (Italy)0:00:23
5Lars Van Der Haar (Netherlands)0:00:44
6Vincent Baestaens (Belgium)0:01:03
7Karel Hnik (Czech Republic)0:01:07
8Micki Van Empel (Netherlands)0:01:12
9Gert-Jan Bosman (Netherlands)Row 8 - Cell 2
10Arnaud Grand (Switzerland)0:01:44
11Tomas Paprstka (Czech Republic)0:01:48
12Jim Aernouts (Belgium)0:01:52
13Daniel Summerhill (United States Of America)0:01:53
14Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands)Row 13 - Cell 2
15Joeri Adams (Belgium)0:02:21
16Michael Schweizer (Germany)0:02:25
17Zach Mcdonald (United States Of America)0:02:44
18Marcel Meisen (Germany)0:02:47
19Michael Boros (Czech Republic)0:02:56
20Mirko Tabacchi (Italy)0:03:02
21Vinnie Braet (Belgium)Row 20 - Cell 2
22Sven Beelen (Belgium)0:03:05
23Kenneth Hansen (Denmark)0:03:08
24Ole Quast (Germany)0:03:09
25Sean De Bie (Belgium)0:03:37
26Tim Merlier (Belgium)0:04:05
27Radek Polnicky (Czech Republic)0:04:08
28Gianni Vermeersch (Belgium)0:04:09
29Yannick Mayer (Germany)0:04:41
30Matthias Bossuyt (Belgium)0:04:50
31Jerome Townsend (United States Of America)0:05:22
32Irwin Gras (France)0:05:29
33Angelo De Clercq (Belgium)0:06:19
34Matteo Trentin (Italy)0:06:47
35Cody Kaiser (United States Of America)0:07:10
36Jens Adams (Belgium)0:07:16
37Kevin Eeckhout (Belgium)0:07:21
-1lapMax Walsleben (Germany)Row 37 - Cell 2
-1lapChris Hurst (United States Of America)Row 38 - Cell 2
-1lapJonas Schau Guddal (Denmark)Row 39 - Cell 2
-1lapSteve Fisher (United States Of America)Row 40 - Cell 2
-2lapsMike Teunissen (Netherlands)Row 41 - Cell 2
-2lapsJaroslav Chalas (Slovakia)Row 42 - Cell 2
-3lapsFabian Danner (Germany)Row 43 - Cell 2
DNFJiri Polnicky (Czech Republic)Row 44 - Cell 2
DNFLuca Braidot (Italy)Row 45 - Cell 2
DNFJan Nesvadba (Czech Republic)Row 46 - Cell 2
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World Cup standings
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Vincent Baestaens (Belgium)150pts
2Wietse Bosmans (Belgium)145Row 1 - Cell 3
3Lars Van Der Haar (Netherlands)125Row 2 - Cell 3
4Tijmen Eising (Netherlands)100Row 3 - Cell 3
5Matthieu Boulo (France)99Row 4 - Cell 3
6Elia Silvestri (Italy)80Row 5 - Cell 3
7Joeri Adams (Belgium)76Row 6 - Cell 3
8Jim Aernouts (Belgium)75Row 7 - Cell 3
9Marcel Meisen (Germany)63Row 8 - Cell 3
10Micki Van Empel (Netherlands)63Row 9 - Cell 3
11Vinnie Braet (Belgium)55Row 10 - Cell 3
12Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands)52Row 11 - Cell 3
13Sean De Bie (Belgium)45Row 12 - Cell 3
14Arnaud Grand (Switzerland)44Row 13 - Cell 3
15Matteo Trentin (Italy)32Row 14 - Cell 3
16Marek Konwa (Poland)32Row 15 - Cell 3
17Gert-Jan Bosman (Netherlands)31Row 16 - Cell 3
18Ole Quast (Germany)31Row 17 - Cell 3
19Karel Hnik (Czech Republic)28Row 18 - Cell 3
20Gianni Vermeersch (Belgium)28Row 19 - Cell 3
21Daniel Summerhill (United States Of America)28Row 20 - Cell 3
22Mike Teunissen (Netherlands)26Row 21 - Cell 3
23Tomas Paprstka (Czech Republic)25Row 22 - Cell 3
24Sven Beelen (Belgium)25Row 23 - Cell 3
25Kevin Eeckhout (Belgium)24Row 24 - Cell 3
26Kenneth Hansen (Denmark)23Row 25 - Cell 3
27Jiri Polnicky (Czech Republic)22Row 26 - Cell 3
28Zach Mcdonald (United States Of America)22Row 27 - Cell 3
29Michael Schweizer (Germany)20Row 28 - Cell 3
30Tim Merlier (Belgium)18Row 29 - Cell 3
31Angelo De Clercq (Belgium)18Row 30 - Cell 3
32Twan Van Den Brand (Netherlands)15Row 31 - Cell 3
33Mirko Tabacchi (Italy)15Row 32 - Cell 3
34Michael Boros (Czech Republic)14Row 33 - Cell 3
35Jens Adams (Belgium)13Row 34 - Cell 3
36Melvin Rulliere (France)11Row 35 - Cell 3
37Irwin Gras (France)9Row 36 - Cell 3
38Théo Dumanchin (France)8Row 37 - Cell 3
39Corne Van Kessel (Netherlands)6Row 38 - Cell 3
40Radek Polnicky (Czech Republic)4Row 39 - Cell 3
41Vincent Dias Dos Santos (Luxembourg)4Row 40 - Cell 3
42Matthias Bossuyt (Belgium)3Row 41 - Cell 3
43Yannick Mayer (Germany)2Row 42 - Cell 3
44Michael Winterberg (Switzerland)1Row 43 - Cell 3

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