Van Aert Outmatches Van der Poel in Namur
Van Aert takes the U23 win at Namur alongside Van der Poel and Sweeck. © Bart Hazen/Cyclocross Magazine
Wout Van Aert of Belgium had an impressive showing in the World Cup stage in Namur, not only taking the win, but crossing the finish line nearly a minute over second place Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands. The result vaults Van Aert to the top of the U23 standings.
Logan Owen was the first American to cross the line, taking 19th place. Curtis White followed behind for 30th. Andrew Dillman, Tobin Ortenblad, and Liam Earl, all pictured in the gallery above, also fought well on the day.
Switzerland’s Jacobs Takes Junior Race, American Hecht Fifth Place
Swiss rider Johan Jacobs wins over Iserbyt and Andreassen. © Bart Hazen/Cyclocross Magazine
Johan Jacbos took the win on Sunday’s Junior World Cup Event at Namur, crossing the line a full 26 seconds ahead of second place Iserbyt. American Gage Hecht rode well on the day, finishing fifth and only 1:20 seconds off the leader’s pace.
American Lance Haidet also showed his skill, crossing the line at 14th place. Gavin Haley grabbed 27th place, with Spenser Petrov following behind at 29th, and Cameron Beard finishing 45th out of 63 total riders.
2014 World Cup at Namur, U23 Race
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wout VAN AERT | BEL | 20 | 51:56:00 |
| 2 | Mathieu VAN DER POEL | NED | 19 | 52:49:00 |
| 3 | Laurens SWEECK | BEL | 21 | 52:55:00 |
| 4 | Michael VANTHOURENHOUT | BEL | 21 | 53:36:00 |
| 5 | Clément VENTURINI | FRA | 21 | 54:02:00 |
| 6 | Daan SOETE | BEL | 20 | 54:21:00 |
| 7 | Toon AERTS | BEL | 21 | 54:39:00 |
| 8 | Yannick PEETERS | BEL | 18 | 54:44:00 |
| 9 | Fabien DOUBEY | FRA | 21 | 54:48:00 |
| 10 | Stan GODRIE | NED | 21 | 54:59:00 |
| 11 | Quinten HERMANS | BEL | 19 | 55:18:00 |
| 12 | Adam TOUPALIK | CZE | 18 | 55:26:00 |
| 13 | Diether SWEECK | BEL | 21 | 55:27:00 |
| 14 | Andri FRISCHKNECHT | SUI | 20 | 55:46:00 |
| 15 | Nicolas CLEPPE | BEL | 19 | 55:59:00 |
| 16 | Jens VANDEKINDEREN | BEL | 21 | 56:23:00 |
| 17 | Joris NIEUWENHUIS | NED | 18 | 56:38:00 |
| 18 | Gioele BERTOLINI | ITA | 19 | 56:47:00 |
| 19 | Logan OWEN | USA | 19 | 56:55:00 |
| 20 | Thijs AERTS | BEL | 18 | 57:14:00 |
| 21 | Jakub SKALA | CZE | 21 | 57:19:00 |
| 22 | Dominic GRAB | SUI | 19 | 57:29:00 |
| 23 | Clement RUSSO | FRA | 19 | 57:41:00 |
| 24 | Fabian LIENHARD | SUI | 21 | 57:41:00 |
| 25 | Felix DRUMM | GER | 20 | 57:45:00 |
| 26 | Richard JANSEN | NED | 19 | 58:08:00 |
| 27 | Kobe GOOSSENS | BEL | 18 | 59:00:00 |
| 28 | Sieben WOUTERS | NED | 18 | |
| 29 | Ben SUMNER | GBR | 21 | |
| 30 | Curtis WHITE | USA | 19 | |
| 31 | Kevin SUAREZ FERNANDEZ | ESP | 20 | |
| 32 | Nadir COLLEDANI | ITA | 19 | |
| 33 | Lukas MEILER | GER | 19 | |
| 34 | Jack CLARKSON | GBR | 21 | |
| 35 | Andrew DILLMAN | USA | 20 | |
| 36 | Tobin ORTENBLAD | USA | 20 | |
| 37 | Nicholas BARNES | GBR | 20 | |
| 38 | Manuel MÜLLER | GER | 19 | |
| 39 | Dominik VRANA | CZE | 18 | |
| 40 | Liam EARL | USA | 18 | |
| 41 | Stepan SCHUBERT | CZE | 18 | |
| 42 | Remigiusz GIL | POL | 18 |
2014 World Cup at Namur, Junior Race
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johan JACOBS | SUI | 17 | 40:11:00 |
| 2 | Eli ISERBYT | BEL | 17 | 40:37:00 |
| 3 | Simon ANDREASSEN | DEN | 17 | 41:09:00 |
| 4 | Jens DEKKER | NED | 16 | 41:29:00 |
| 5 | Gage HECHT | USA | 16 | 41:31:00 |
| 6 | Eddy FINE | FRA | 17 | 41:32:00 |
| 7 | Stefano SALA | ITA | 17 | 41:51:00 |
| 8 | Jappe JASPERS | BEL | 16 | 42:00:00 |
| 9 | Max GULICKX | NED | 17 | 42:07:00 |
| 10 | Jakob DORIGONI | ITA | 16 | 42:10:00 |
| 11 | Daniel SMARZARO | ITA | 17 | 42:11:00 |
| 12 | Gianni SIEBENS | BEL | 16 | 42:42:00 |
| 13 | Jarne DRIESEN | BEL | 16 | 42:57:00 |
| 14 | Lance HAIDET | USA | 17 | 42:58:00 |
| 15 | Wesley FLOREN | NED | 17 | 43:05:00 |
| 16 | Matej ULIK | SVK | 17 | 43:07:00 |
| 17 | Briek HERMANS | BEL | 17 | 43:15:00 |
| 18 | Sandy DUJARDIN | FRA | 17 | 43:39:00 |
| 19 | Han DEVOS | BEL | 17 | 43:42:00 |
| 20 | Kevin KUHN | SUI | 16 | 43:47:00 |
| 21 | Mitch GROOT | NED | 16 | 43:48:00 |
| 22 | Maik VAN DER HEIJDEN | NED | 17 | 43:51:00 |
| 23 | Joël GRAB | SUI | 17 | 43:53:00 |
| 24 | Antonio FOLCARELLI | ITA | 16 | 43:58:00 |
| 25 | Thijs WOLSINK | NED | 16 | 43:58:00 |
| 26 | Alessio DHOORE | BEL | 16 | 44:08:00 |
| 27 | Gavin HALEY | USA | 17 | 44:16:00 |
| 28 | Joffrey DEGUEURCE | FRA | 17 | 44:17:00 |
| 29 | Spencer PETROV | USA | 16 | 44:21:00 |
| 30 | Raphael SCHRÖDER | GER | 17 | 44:22:00 |
| 31 | Tijl PAUWELS | BEL | 16 | 44:22:00 |
| 32 | Jon GIL RANERO | ESP | 17 | 44:22:00 |
| 33 | Giorgio ROSSI | ITA | 17 | 44:46:00 |
| 34 | Jonas BREZINA | CZE | 16 | 44:48:00 |
| 35 | Mario JUNQUERA | ESP | 17 | 44:50:00 |
| 36 | Ludwig CORDS | GER | 17 | 44:52:00 |
| 37 | Michel RIES | LUX | 16 | 45:05:00 |
| 38 | Jari DE CLERCQ | BEL | 16 | 45:12:00 |
| 39 | Quentin SIMON | FRA | 17 | 45:24:00 |
| 40 | Jenko BONNE | BEL | 17 | 45:30:00 |
| 41 | Edoardo NICHELE | ITA | 17 | 45:33:00 |
| 42 | Reno BAUTERS | BEL | 16 | 45:40:00 |
| 43 | Jerry DUFOUR | USA | 17 | 45:43:00 |
| 44 | Arthur GREEN | GBR | 17 | 45:46:00 |
| 45 | Cameron BEARD | USA | 16 | 46:05:00 |
| 46 | Lois DUFAUX | SUI | 16 | 46:07:00 |
| 47 | Josef JELINEK | CZE | 16 | 46:11:00 |
| 48 | Jente TIELEMANS | BEL | 16 | 46:16:00 |
| 49 | Victor VANDEBOSCH | BEL | 16 | 46:16:00 |
| 50 | Colin HEIDERSCHEID | LUX | 16 | 46:27:00 |
| 51 | Alfie MOSES | GBR | 16 | 46:41:00 |
| 52 | Tarik HAUPT | GER | 16 | 46:58:00 |
| 53 | Maximilian MOBIS | GER | 16 | 47:06:00 |
| 54 | Jakub KURTY | SVK | 17 | 47:15:00 |
| 55 | Lukas KUNT | CZE | 17 | 47:15:00 |
| 56 | Martin MATEJCEK | CZE | 17 | 47:22:00 |
| 57 | Joshua WATERS | GBR | 16 | 47:49:00 |
| 58 | Jaroslav VOJIR | CZE | 17 | 48:31:00 |
| 59 | David BARNES | GBR | 16 | |
| 60 | Kristian ZIMANY | SVK | 17 | |
| 61 | Noah FRIES | LUX | 16 | |
| 62 | Tom REES | LUX | 17 | |
| 63 | Slavomír KUJAN | SVK | 16 |
