Overall World Cup winner Tom Pidcock had the World Cup already in hand heading into Hoogerheide, and skipped Sunday’s race. He instead burned his matches finishing second in the Elites the day before at Kasteelcross Zonnebeke.
Pidcock’s absence left the final World Cup race victory in Hoogerheide up for grabs without the four-time winner of this season’s World Cups.
Defending World Champion Eli Iserbyt showed that he’s got fine form one week before Worlds, taking a dominant victory on the muddy track.
U23 World Champ Eli Iserbyt in control at the U23 Men, 2019 Hoogerheide World Cup. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Eight North Americans took the start, with Gage Hecht leading the way in 7th, and 19th in the U23 Men’s World Cup overall.
Stay tuned for a full photo gallery. Full results and overall World Cup results below.
2019 UCI Cyclocross World Cup Hoogerheide Results: U23 Men
| Rank | BIB | Last Name | First Name | Country | Age | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ISERBYT | Eli | BEL | 22 | 0:51:57 | |
| 2 | 11 | BENOIST | Antoine | FRA | 20 | 0:52:39 | |
| 3 | 24 | TURNER | Ben | GBR | 20 | 0:52:41 | |
| 4 | 28 | DORIGONI | Jakob | ITA | 21 | 0:52:49 | |
| 5 | 4 | VANDEPUTTE | Niels | BEL | 19 | 0:53:02 | |
| 6 | 30 | ROUILLER | Loris | SUI | 19 | 0:53:10 | |
| 7 | 34 | HECHT | Gage | USA | 21 | 0:53:13 | |
| 8 | 3 | LOOCKX | Lander | BEL | 22 | 0:53:21 | |
| 9 | 18 | VAN DER STEGEN | Roel | NED | 22 | 0:53:29 | |
| 10 | 31 | KUHN | Kevin | SUI | 21 | 0:53:36 | |
| 11 | 2 | KIELICH | Timo | BEL | 20 | 0:53:53 | |
| 12 | 25 | MEIN | Thomas | GBR | 20 | 0:54:04 | |
| 13 | 35 | PETROV | Spencer | USA | 21 | 0:54:13 | |
| 14 | 42 | JELÍNEK | Josef | CZE | 21 | 0:54:19 | |
| 15 | 21 | VAN DIJKE | Tim | NED | 19 | 0:54:28 | |
| 16 | 16 | KAMP | Ryan | NED | 19 | 0:54:34 | |
| 17 | 12 | FINE | Eddy | FRA | 22 | 0:54:58 | |
| 18 | 43 | KOPECKÝ | Tomas | CZE | 19 | 0:54:58 | |
| 19 | 19 | AGTERBERG | Kyle | NED | 20 | 0:55:06 | |
| 20 | 36 | HAIDET | Lance | USA | 22 | 0:55:11 | |
| 21 | 7 | FERDINANDE | Anton | BEL | 19 | 0:55:14 | |
| 22 | 17 | VAN DER HEIJDEN | Maik | NED | 22 | 0:55:35 | |
| 23 | 5 | GOEMAN | Andreas | BEL | 20 | 0:55:47 | |
| 24 | 52 | ULIK | Matej | SVK | 22 | 0:55:51 | |
| 25 | 6 | DERVEAUX | Niels | BEL | 22 | 0:55:58 | |
| 26 | 29 | SALA | Stefano | ITA | 22 | 0:56:13 | |
| 27 | 27 | MASON | Cameron | GBR | 19 | 0:56:19 | |
| 28 | 40 | FEIJOO ALBERTE | Ivan | ESP | 20 | 0:56:31 | |
| 29 | 37 | FIX | Brannan | USA | 22 | 0:56:42 | |
| 30 | 47 | SMITH | Nicholas | AUS | 22 | 0:56:46 | |
| 31 | 51 | MÖBIS | Maximilian | GER | 21 | 0:57:00 | |
| 32 | 26 | TULETT | Daniel | GBR | 20 | 0:57:14 | |
| 33 | 45 | MAYER | Daniel | CZE | 22 | 0:57:38 | |
| 34 | 59 | CONROY | David | IRL | 21 | 0:57:58 | |
| 35 | 57 | LINDGREN | Emil | SWE | 19 | 0:58:04 | |
| 36 | 15 | CRISPIN | Mickaël | FRA | 21 | 0:58:06 | |
| 37 | 60 | ARTZ | Bart | NED | 19 | 0:58:10 | |
| 38 | 39 | NOEL | Sam | USA | 19 | 0:58:11 | |
| 39 | 13 | DUJARDIN | Sandy | FRA | 22 | 0:58:40 | |
| 40 | 53 | KESS | Nicolas | LUX | 19 | 0:59:22 | |
| 41 | 56 | ORSCHEL | Tyler | CAN | 21 | 0:59:42 | |
| 42 | 32 | DUFAUX | Loïs | SUI | 21 | 0:59:59 | |
| 43 | 55 | HOLMGREN | Gunnar | CAN | 20 | 1:00:04 | |
| 44 | 38 | WILLSEY | Cooper | USA | 22 | 1:00:25 | |
| 45 | 54 | SCHREIBER | Félix | LUX | 20 | ||
| 46 | 46 | ŘÍMAN | Jakub | CZE | 19 | ||
| 47 | 48 | PROSSER | Declan | AUS | 21 | ||
| 48 | 58 | ODA | Hijiri | JPN | 21 | ||
| 44 | VANÍČEK | Šimon | CZE | 20 | DNF | ||
| 49 | BLAZEVIC | Adam | AUS | 20 | DNF | ||
| 20 | HENDRIKX | Mees | NED | 19 | DNF | ||
| 14 | LEGRAND | Matthieu | FRA | 21 | DNF |
