In a race for the ages, Dutch star and defending champ defeated a slew of Belgians to take the 2021 UEC European Continental Cyclocross Championships.
Ryan Kamp wins the 2021 UEC Continental Cyclocross Championships. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Kamp looked set for third place after Niels Vandeputte and Thibau Nys gapped him with half a lap to go.
But with one last kick while the two Belgians were looking at each other and behind, Kamp hit the front with speed and kept the lead on the final cobbled climb.
Ryan Kamp wins the 2021 UEC Continental Cyclocross Championships. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
The Dutch city of Col du Vam is hosting the two-day event. The Junior Women, U23 Men and Elite Women are on Day 1.
Ryan Kamp wins the 2021 UEC Continental Cyclocross Championships ahead of Vandeputte and Nys. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
2021 UEC European Cyclocross Championships Results: U23 Men
| Pos | Nr | Name / UCI MTB Team | NAT | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 | KAMP Ryan | NED | 50:03 | - |
| 2. | 34 | VANDEPUTTE Niels | BEL | 50:04 | +0:01 |
| 3. | 38 | NYS Thibau | BEL | 50:04 | +0:01 |
| 4. | 35 | WYSEURE Joran | BEL | 50:11 | +0:08 |
| 5. | 37 | VERSTRYNGE Emiel | BEL | 50:18 | +0:15 |
| 6. | 9 | MASON Cameron | GBR | 50:22 | +0:19 |
| 7. | 36 | MEEUSSEN Witse | BEL | 50:29 | +0:26 |
| 8. | 39 | MICHELS Jente | BEL | 50:32 | +0:29 |
| 9. | 17 | FONTANA Filippo | ITA | 50:38 | +0:35 |
| 10. | 4 | RONHAAR Pim | NED | 50:45 | +0:42 |
| 11. | 33 | FERDINANDE Anton | BEL | 50:55 | +0:52 |
| 12. | 12 | BLACKMORE Joseph | GBR | 51:05 | +1:02 |
| 13. | 13 | ROUILLER Loris | SUI | 51:08 | +1:05 |
| 14. | 24 | THOMAS Théo | FRA | 51:09 | +1:06 |
| 15. | 18 | TONEATTI Davide | ITA | 51:20 | +1:17 |
| 16. | 32 | KUYPERS Gerben | BEL | 51:27 | +1:24 |
| 17. | 10 | BARNES Toby | GBR | 51:41 | +1:38 |
| 18. | 6 | DEL GROSSO Tibor | NED | 51:44 | +1:41 |
| 19. | 25 | RICHARD ANDRADE Florian | FRA | 51:53 | +1:50 |
| 20. | 2 | HENDRIKX Mees | NED | 51:54 | +1:51 |
| 21. | 5 | KARS Hugo | NED | 51:54 | +1:51 |
| 22. | 14 | LILLO Dario | SUI | 51:54 | +1:51 |
| 23. | 22 | HUBY Antoine | FRA | 51:59 | +1:56 |
| 24. | 23 | JOT Hugo | FRA | 52:01 | +1:58 |
| 25. | 8 | GROENENDAAL Bailey | NED | 52:04 | +2:01 |
| 26. | 11 | CARRICK-ANDERSON Corran | GBR | 52:08 | +2:05 |
| 27. | 7 | VAN LIEROP Danny | NED | 52:11 | +2:08 |
| 28. | 28 | HULA Robert | CZE | 52:47 | +2:44 |
| 29. | 31 | STRÁNSKÝ Matej | CZE | 52:58 | +2:55 |
| 30. | 21 | DELBOVE Joris | FRA | 53:05 | +3:02 |
| 31. | 54 | PRIES Cédric | LUX | 53:08 | +3:05 |
| 32. | 53 | MÅRD Filip | SWE | 53:22 | +3:19 |
| 33. | 16 | TREUDLER Finn | SUI | 53:27 | +3:24 |
| 34. | 3 | VERBURG Luke | NED | 53:30 | +3:27 |
| 35. | 26 | CASTILLE Noé | FRA | 53:32 | +3:29 |
| 36. | 40 | DAHL Gustav | DEN | 53:33 | +3:30 |
| 37. | 43 | TÖMKE Pascal | GER | 53:36 | +3:33 |
| 38. | 27 | RÍMAN Jakub | CZE | 53:41 | +3:38 |
| 39. | 49 | SUAREZ FERNANDEZ Alain | ESP | 53:46 | +3:43 |
| 40. | 15 | MÜLLER Timo | SUI | 53:49 | +3:46 |
| 41. | 20 | MASCIARELLI Lorenzo | ITA | 54:14 | +4:11 |
| 42. | 46 | HARTER Luca | GER | 54:39 | +4:36 |
| 43. | 50 | RODRIGUEZ NOVOA Miguel | ESP | 54:53 | +4:50 |
| 44. | 45 | LINDNER Tom | GER | 54:56 | +4:53 |
| 45. | 30 | JINDRICH Pavel | CZE | 55:30 | +5:27 |
| 46. | 47 | EDER Fabian | GER | 55:44 | +5:41 |
| 47. | 29 | FIALA Matyáš | CZE | -1 LAP | |
| 48. | 41 | BAK Simon | DEN | -1 LAP | |
| 49. | 51 | POMIAN Szymon | POL | -3 LAP | |
| 50. | 42 | ROSENDAHL Karl-Erik | DEN | -4 LAP | |
| 19 | LEONE Samuele | ITA | DNF | ||
| 48 | SANCHEZ PRADO Miguel | ESP | DNF | ||
| 52 | KAGEVI Carl | SWE | DNF | ||
| 44 | KRÜGER Maximilian | GER | DNS |
