Bina emerges victorious at Hoogerheide

Martin Bina (Czech Republic) won the final round of the World Cup in the snow of Hoogerheide, Netherlands. Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) was fifth on the slippery course, enough to secure the overall victory in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup.

Snow and ice were the main ingredients for the World Cup finale in Hoogerheide. The usual suspects were too uncomfortable with the snow and finished off the podium. Outsiders stepped into the spotlight and 29 year-old iceman Martin Bina proved to be the best of them, taking his first-ever World Cup victory. Home rider Lars van der Haar (Rabobank Development Team) and Simon Zahner (Switzerland) joined the junior world champion of 2001 on the podium.

“This race for me this race was very technical, very speed and that’s good for me. It’s a very important victory for me,” Bina said.

Niels Albert profited from a late chain problem for Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) to claim the overall win in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup. Pauwels finishes runner-up while Sven Nys (Crelan-Euphony) is third overall.

The splendid win from Bina comes as a major surprise. The Czech never finished in the top 10 of a World Cup round this season but clearly the cold circumstances were in his favour. Together with Pauwels, the Czech showed off great technical skills to stay upright and ride fast on the challenging course in Hoogerheide. Halfway through the race, Bina and Lars van der Haar increased the pace in the six-man lead group which also contained Radomir Simunek (Kwadro-Stannah), Zahner, Pauwels and Albert. The two Belgians, Pauwels and Albert, were eying each other for the overall win in the World Cup and lost touch with the leaders. By the end of the sixth of nine laps, Bina managed to get a gap. Behind him the chasers hesitated.

“The initiative only came from Kevin [Pauwels] or me. When he dropped his chain it was up to me. I came back on him but then I bobbled. In the final lap I came close again but not close enough,” Van der Haar said.

Bina completed a nearly perfect ride in the snow. Only in the final lap did he slip and fall on the ground but the Czech recovered well. At the finish line, Bina had a gap of 7 seconds on Van der Haar. In the battle for third place, Sven Nys came close to the wheel of Simon Zahner but the latter stood firm and held on to take his first podium finish in a World Cup race.

Nys was riding near the front in the first laps until he crashed on his backside while running off an extremely slippery drop. From there he lost a lot of ground whereas Zahner moved up to the lead group in the second lap. Zahner left the initiative to the others and although he made some mistakes, they weren’t enough to keep him from finishing on the podium.

Nys explained he never felt comfortable on the slippery course. “I was afraid to crash and lose everything,” Nys said, referring to potential injuries which might harm his participation in the Louisville world championships. “Many times I lost several seconds because I was afraid to make a mistake. Form-wise I’m good but not super.”

Newly crowned Belgian champion Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) crashed hard during Saturday’s race in Zonnebeke. Due to a torn muscle in his thigh he didn’t take the start in Hoogerheide. Vantornout dropped from fourth to seventh place in the World Cup classification. Vantornout is also uncertain for the world championships which take place in two weeks’ time in Louisville.

 

 

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Martin Bina (Cze) CEZ Cyklo Team Tabor1:02:17
2Lars Van Der Haar (Ned) Rabo - Giant Offroad Team.0:00:07
3Simon Zahner (Swi)0:00:11
4Sven Nys (Bel) Crelan-Euphony Cycling Team0:00:22
5Niels Albert (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus Cycling Team0:00:27
6Radomir Simunek (Cze) Kwadro-Stannah Cycling TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Francis Mourey (Fra) Francaise des Jeux0:00:33
8Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Sunweb - Napoleon Games Cycling Team0:00:42
9Julien Taramarcaz (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team0:00:46
10Lukas Flückiger (Swi)0:00:49
11Marcel Meisen (Ger) BKCP - Powerplus Cycling Team0:00:59
12Jim Aernouts (Bel) Sunweb - Napoleon Games Cycling Team0:01:10
13Marcel Wildhaber (Swi)0:01:15
14Mariusz Gil (Pol) Kwadro-Stannah Cycling Team0:01:17
15Bart Aernouts (Bel) AA Drink/ Leontien.nl Pro0:01:40
16Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) AA Drink/ Leontien.nl Pro0:01:56
17Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita)0:02:07
18Thijs Al (Ned) Telenet Fidea Cycling Team0:02:11
19Martin Zlamalik (Cze) Landbouwkrediet-KDL0:02:12
20Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Selle Italia Guerciotti0:02:13
21Twan Van Den Brand (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team0:02:14
22Jan Denuwelaere (Bel) Style & Concept Cycling Team0:02:19
23Niels Wubben (Ned) Rabo - Giant Offroad Team.0:02:22
24Gerben De Knegt (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team0:02:29
25Philipp Walsleben (Ger) BKCP - Powerplus Cycling Team0:03:08
26Ondrej Bambula (Cze) CEZ Cyklo Team Tabor0:03:14
27Bart Wellens (Bel) Telenet Fidea Cycling Team0:03:28
28Lubomir Petrus (Cze) BKCP - Powerplus Cycling Team0:03:34
29Patrick Van Leeuwen (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team0:03:41
30Guillaume Perrot (Fra)0:03:56
31Andreas Moser (Swi)0:04:38
32Ole Quast (Ger)0:04:46
33Rob Peeters (Bel) Telenet Fidea Cycling Team0:05:00
34Ian Field (GBr) Hargroves Cycles0:05:01
35Javier Ruiz De Larrinaga Ibanez (Spa)0:05:03
36Magnus Darvell (Swe)0:05:16
37Jaime Juncal Martinez (Spa)0:05:38
38Arnaud Jouffroy (Fra) Telenet Fidea Cycling Team0:05:48
39 (-2 laps)Mauro Gonzalez Fontan (Spa)Row 38 - Cell 2
40Milan Barenyi (Svk)Row 39 - Cell 2
41Martin Haring (Svk)Row 40 - Cell 2
42Romain Lejeune (Fra)Row 41 - Cell 2
(-3 laps)Micki Van Empel (Ned) Landbouwkrediet-KDLRow 42 - Cell 2
44 (-4 laps)Robert Glajza (Svk)Row 43 - Cell 2
45Alexander Revell (NZl)Row 44 - Cell 2
46 (-5 laps)Lewis Rattray (Aus)Row 45 - Cell 2
47 (-6 laps)Alberto Candelas Caballero (Spa)Row 46 - Cell 2
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World Cup final standings
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Niels Albert (Bel) Bkcp - Powerplus540pts
2Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Sunweb - Napoleon Games Cycling Team515Row 1 - Cell 3
3Sven Nys (Bel) Crelan - Euphony506Row 2 - Cell 3
4Lars Van Der Haar (Ned) Rabobank Development Team411Row 3 - Cell 3
5Bart Aernouts (Bel)372Row 4 - Cell 3
6Radomir Simunek (Cze)361Row 5 - Cell 3
7Klaas Vantornout (Bel) Sunweb - Napoleon Games Cycling Team356Row 6 - Cell 3
8Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ348Row 7 - Cell 3
9Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned)318Row 8 - Cell 3
10Simon Zahner (Swi)298Row 9 - Cell 3
11Tom Meeusen (Bel) Telenet - Fidea276Row 10 - Cell 3
12Bart Wellens (Bel) Telenet - Fidea274Row 11 - Cell 3
13Enrico Franzoi (Ita)266Row 12 - Cell 3
14Niels Wubben (Ned) Rabobank Development Team264Row 13 - Cell 3
15Julien Taramarcaz (Swi)263Row 14 - Cell 3
16Marcel Meisen (Ger) Bkcp - Powerplus252Row 15 - Cell 3
17Martin Bina (Cze)245Row 16 - Cell 3
18Twan Van Den Brand (Ned)244Row 17 - Cell 3
19Philipp Walsleben (Ger) Bkcp - Powerplus239Row 18 - Cell 3
20Rob Peeters (Bel) Telenet - Fidea236Row 19 - Cell 3
21Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) Bkcp - Powerplus232Row 20 - Cell 3
22Marcel Wildhaber (Swi)227Row 21 - Cell 3
23Gerben De Knegt (Ned)214Row 22 - Cell 3
24Thijs Al (Ned)211Row 23 - Cell 3
25Mariusz Gil (Pol)192Row 24 - Cell 3
26Matthieu Boulo (Fra)174Row 25 - Cell 3
27Lubomir Petrus (Cze) Bkcp - Powerplus165Row 26 - Cell 3
28Patrick Van Leeuwen (Ned)160Row 27 - Cell 3
29Jonathan Page (USA)145Row 28 - Cell 3
30Egoitz Murgoitio Rekalde (Spa)122Row 29 - Cell 3
31Martin Zlamalik (Cze)122Row 30 - Cell 3
32Jeremy Powers (USA)113Row 31 - Cell 3
33Ondrej Bambula (Cze)110Row 32 - Cell 3
34Micki Van Empel (Ned)109Row 33 - Cell 3
35Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita)99Row 34 - Cell 3
36Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks94Row 35 - Cell 3
37Steve Chainel (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale93Row 36 - Cell 3
38Jiri Polnicky (Cze)83Row 37 - Cell 3
39Arnaud Grand (Swi)77Row 38 - Cell 3
40Aurelien Duval (Fra)75Row 39 - Cell 3
41Ian Field (GBr)74Row 40 - Cell 3
42Jim Aernouts (Bel) Sunweb - Napoleon Games Cycling Team73Row 41 - Cell 3
43Lukas Flückiger (Swi)71Row 42 - Cell 3
44Martin Haring (Svk)68Row 43 - Cell 3
45Guillaume Perrot (Fra)67Row 44 - Cell 3
46Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team65Row 45 - Cell 3
47Nicolas Bazin (Fra)65Row 46 - Cell 3
48Mirko Tabacchi (Ita)63Row 47 - Cell 3
49Javier Ruiz De Larrinaga Ibanez (Spa)58Row 48 - Cell 3
50Timothy Johnson (USA)57Row 49 - Cell 3
51Elia Silvestri (Ita)54Row 50 - Cell 3
52Jan Denuwelaere (Bel)52Row 51 - Cell 3
53Vladimir Kyzivat (Cze)46Row 52 - Cell 3
54Petr Dlask (Cze)43Row 53 - Cell 3
55Marco Ponta (Ita)43Row 54 - Cell 3
56Christian Helmig (Lux)42Row 55 - Cell 3
57Arnaud Jouffroy (Fra) Telenet - Fidea39Row 56 - Cell 3
58Magnus Darvell (Swe)38Row 57 - Cell 3
59Isaac Suarez Fernandez (Spa)35Row 58 - Cell 3
60Andreas Moser (Swi)31Row 59 - Cell 3
61Ole Quast (Ger)31Row 60 - Cell 3
62Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Crelan - Euphony30Row 61 - Cell 3
63Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ26Row 62 - Cell 3
64David Kasek (Cze)26Row 63 - Cell 3
65Milan Barenyi (Svk)23Row 64 - Cell 3
66Robert Glajza (Svk)22Row 65 - Cell 3
67Mitchell Huenders (Ned)21Row 66 - Cell 3
68Lewis Rattray (Aus)20Row 67 - Cell 3
69Justin Lindine (USA)18Row 68 - Cell 3
70Robert Gavenda (Svk)18Row 69 - Cell 3
71Romain Lejeune (Fra)18Row 70 - Cell 3
72Stefano Capponi (Ita)17Row 71 - Cell 3
73Alexander Revell (NZl)17Row 72 - Cell 3
74Lukas Winterberg (Swi)16Row 73 - Cell 3
75Kenneth Hansen (Den)15Row 74 - Cell 3
76Jaime Juncal Martinez (Spa)14Row 75 - Cell 3
77Sascha Weber (Ger)14Row 76 - Cell 3
78Aaron Schooler (Can)13Row 77 - Cell 3
79Adrien Pascal (Fra)13Row 78 - Cell 3
80Jose Antonio Diez Arriola (Spa)13Row 79 - Cell 3
81Mauro Gonzalez Fontan (Spa)12Row 80 - Cell 3
82Fabio Ursi (Ita)12Row 81 - Cell 3
83Thomas Paccagnella (Ita)11Row 82 - Cell 3
84Jeremy Durrin (USA)11Row 83 - Cell 3
85Vaclav Metlicka (Svk)11Row 84 - Cell 3
86Cristian Cominelli (Ita)10Row 85 - Cell 3
87Martin Loo (Est)9Row 86 - Cell 3
88Michael Boros (Cze)9Row 87 - Cell 3
89Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa)8Row 88 - Cell 3
90Gusty Bausch (Lux)8Row 89 - Cell 3
91Yannick Mayer (Ger)7Row 90 - Cell 3
92David Quist (Nor)7Row 91 - Cell 3
93Mark Mcconnell (Can)6Row 92 - Cell 3
94Ludwig Söderquist (Swe)5Row 93 - Cell 3
95Alberto Candelas Caballero (Spa)4Row 94 - Cell 3
96Zach Mcdonald (USA)4Row 95 - Cell 3
97Michel Vuelta Izquierdo (Spa)4Row 96 - Cell 3
98Angus Edmond (NZl)4Row 97 - Cell 3
99Emil Arvid Olsen (Den)3Row 98 - Cell 3
100Marco Bianco (Ita)3Row 99 - Cell 3
101Ondrej Glajza (Svk)1Row 100 - Cell 3

 

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