In Namur at the 2016 UCI Cyclocross World Cup race around the Citadel, conditions and terrain were quite different from yesterday’s sandy Scheldecross race, but yet the podium was exactly the same, led once again by Mathieu van der Poel.
Mathieu van der Poel win his third World Cup in a row. 2016 UCI Cyclocross World Cup Namur. Elite Men. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Two Americans contested the race with Stephen Hyde (Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld) finishing in 19th and Eric Thompson in 54th (HED p/b Molten Speed Wax)
See our full 2016 Namur World Cup report and photos here.
2016 Namur UCI Cyclocross World Cup Results - Elite Men
| ank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathieu VAN DER POEL | NED | 22 | 1:04:20 |
| 2 | Wout VAN AERT | BEL | 23 | 1:04:36 |
| 3 | Kevin PAUWELS | BEL | 33 | 1:04:47 |
| 4 | Tom MEEUSEN | BEL | 29 | 1:05:28 |
| 5 | Laurens SWEECK | BEL | 24 | 1:05:42 |
| 6 | Corne VAN KESSEL | NED | 26 | 1:05:52 |
| 7 | Toon AERTS | BEL | 24 | 1:05:57 |
| 8 | Michael VANTHOURENHOUT | BEL | 24 | 1:06:08 |
| 9 | Marcel MEISEN | GER | 28 | 1:06:53 |
| 10 | Klaas VANTORNOUT | BEL | 35 | 1:07:04 |
| 11 | Gianni VERMEERSCH | BEL | 25 | 1:07:09 |
| 12 | Michael BOROS | CZE | 25 | 1:07:10 |
| 13 | Philipp WALSLEBEN | GER | 30 | 1:07:26 |
| 14 | Severin SÄGESSER | SUI | 25 | 1:07:30 |
| 15 | Jens ADAMS | BEL | 25 | 1:07:36 |
| 16 | Tim MERLIER | BEL | 25 | 1:07:43 |
| 17 | Ismael ESTEBAN AGUANDO | ESP | 34 | 1:07:49 |
| 18 | Vincent BAESTAENS | BEL | 28 | 1:08:12 |
| 19 | Stephen HYDE | USA | 30 | 1:08:16 |
| 20 | Dieter VANTHOURENHOUT | BEL | 32 | 1:08:24 |
| 21 | Stan GODRIE | NED | 24 | 1:08:29 |
| 22 | Nicola ROHRBACH | SUI | 31 | 1:08:41 |
| 23 | Diether SWEECK | BEL | 24 | 1:08:46 |
| 24 | Javier RUIZ DE LARRINAGA IBAÑEZ | ESP | 38 | 1:08:48 |
| 25 | Lukas WINTERBERG | SUI | 29 | 1:08:55 |
| 26 | Martin HARING | SVK | 31 | 1:09:08 |
| 27 | Daan SOETE | BEL | 23 | 1:09:29 |
| 28 | Jim AERNOUTS | BEL | 28 | 1:09:37 |
| 29 | David VAN DER POEL | NED | 25 | 1:09:40 |
| 30 | Sascha WEBER | GER | 29 | 1:09:42 |
| 31 | Patrick VAN LEEUWEN | NED | 32 | 1:09:49 |
| 32 | Simon ZAHNER | SUI | 34 | 1:09:51 |
| 33 | Francis MOUREY | FRA | 37 | 1:10:11 |
| 34 | Melvin RULLIERE | FRA | 28 | |
| 35 | Marcel WILDHABER | SUI | 32 | |
| 36 | Geoff KABUSH | CAN | 40 | |
| 37 | Alois FALENTA | FRA | 28 | |
| 38 | Daan HOEYBERGHS | BEL | 23 | |
| 39 | Lorenzo SAMPARISI | ITA | 24 | |
| 40 | Niels WUBBEN | NED | 29 | |
| 41 | Enrico FRANZOI | ITA | 35 | |
| 42 | Luca BRAIDOT | ITA | 26 | |
| 43 | Daniele BRAIDOT | ITA | 26 | |
| 44 | Thijs VAN AMERONGEN | NED | 31 | |
| 45 | Andreas MOSER | SUI | 33 | |
| 46 | Kevin SUAREZ FERNANDEZ | ESP | 23 | |
| 47 | Felix DRUMM | GER | 23 | |
| 48 | Michael WILDHABER | SUI | 27 | |
| 49 | Nicolas SAMPARISI | ITA | 25 | |
| 50 | Marvin SCHMIDT | GER | 25 | |
| 51 | Mark MCCONNELL | CAN | 29 | |
| 52 | Asier ARREGUI DOMINGUEZ | ESP | 39 | |
| 53 | Wolfram KURSCHAT | GER | 42 | |
| 54 | Eric THOMPSON | USA | 28 | |
| 55 | Vincent DIAS DOS SANTOS | LUX | 27 |
