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After 11 years, Spain finally hosted the UCI World Cup once again. The 2023 UCI World Cup Benidorm had an estimated 17,000 spectators to witness the exciting race, and the “Big Three” put on a big show to give all those fans excitement and lasting memories.

Elite Men

After recovering from his crashes in Zonhoven and tuning his form in the warmth of Spain, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin – Deceuninck) was back to his winning ways after an intense last-lap duel with his rival Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma).

Van der Poel, with a front-row World Cup starting position for the first time this season, took advantage and rocketed off the line to leave everyone chasing.

Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) then took control with a massive attack.

Van Aert went on the offensive midway through the race up the paved climb, drawing out Van der Poel, but their pace would wane and the chasers, led by Laurens Sweeck (Crelan Fristads), would rejoin the Big Two. Van de Poel would surge repeatedly in the sand, but could never make the gap stick.

Sweeck attacked the penultimate lap, but then Van Aert surged again and only Van der Poel could follow.

The two were left to fight for the front, and Van der Poel twice passed Van Aert. The second time, it was for good. The two sprinted into every turn and into the barriers, but Van Aert ran out of real estate.

2023 Zonhoven winner Van Aert came in a very close second but could not get past van der Poel. His final sprint attempt was met with him getting blocked.

After that intense duel, van der Poel collapsed onto the railing as he tried to catch his breath.

2022 Tabor winner Eli Iserbyt finished third. as he stayed ahead of Laurens Sweeck (Crelan – Fristads) and Thomas Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers).

Sweeck wraps up the World Cup overall with his fourth place.

Enjoy the full race provided by Thomas Burton.

Five North Americans attended the race.

Four Americans attended the race.

  1. Scott Funston finished 26th.
  2. Curtis White came in 29th.
  3. Kerry Werner followed in 30th.
  4. Jonathan Anderson got 41st.

Michael van den Ham was the only Canadian to attend the race. He finished 33rd.

U23 Men

Thibau Nys (Baloise Trek Lions) came in first after a close duel with Tibor Del Grosso.

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Emiel Verstrynge (Crelan – Fristads) narrowly beat out Jente Michels (Alpecin – Deceuninck) for a spot on the podium.

Four North Americans attended the race.

Andrew Strohmeyer (Cxhairs Devo Trek Bikes) was the only American to attend and he finished 8th.

Three Canadians attended the race.

  1. Cody Scott finished 29th.
  2. Evan Russell came in 31st.
  3. Alexander Woodford got 35th.

Junior Men

Yordi Corsus finished in first after a close battle with Seppe van den Boer, beating him by one second.

Viktor Vandenberghe podiumed two seconds later.

Only two North Americans attended the race.

Andrew August was the only American and he finished in 4th.

Ian Ackert was the only Canadian and he came in 20th.

See the full results below.

2023 UCI World Cup Benidorm Results - Elite Men

RankLast NameFirst NameAGENATRESULT
1Van Der PoelMathieu28NED1:00:00
2Van AertWout29BEL1:00:00
3IserbytEli26BEL1:00:09
4SweeckLaurens30BEL1:00:20
5PidcockThomas24GBR1:00:34
6KuhnKevin25SUI1:00:56
7Van Der HaarLars32NED1:01:11
8VandeputteNiels23BEL1:01:14
9Orts LloretFelipe28ESP1:01:17
10KuypersGerben23BEL1:01:22
11VandeboschToon24BEL1:01:39
12DubauJoshua27FRA1:01:45
13BaestaensVincent34BEL1:01:54
14NieuwenhuisJoris27NED1:01:56
15RüeggTimon27SUI1:02:21
16VenturiniClement30FRA1:02:29
17AertsThijs27BEL1:02:32
18KielichTimo24BEL1:02:34
19HendrikxMees23NED1:02:46
20MenutDavid31FRA1:02:53
21Suarez FernandezKevin29ESP1:03:07
22BorošMichael31CZE1:03:14
23ŠtybarZdeněk38CZE1:03:19
24ŤoupalíkAdam27CZE1:03:46
25GodrieStan30NED1:03:54
26FunstonScott23USA1:03:54
27Van KesselCorne32NED1:04:22
28VaníčekŠimon24CZE1:04:42
29WhiteCurtis28USA1:04:50
30WernerKerry32USA1:04:51
31Junquera San MillanMario26ESP1:05:01
32CostaMário32POR1:05:03
33Van Den HamMichael31CAN1:05:07
34Mata CabelloMartin39ESP1:05:12
35Misser VilasecaTomas49ESP1:05:49
36MottiezGilles26SUI
37Dominguez VilchezDavid23ESP
38Aranda SanchisAdrian25ESP
39GroenenKlaas29NED
40Gonzalez CarreraSamuel26ESP
41AndersonJonathan27USA
42CrispinMickaël25FRA
43Timoteo
Nystrom Spencer		Felipe40CRC
44PacurarTimotei33ROU
JensAdams31BELDNF
ThomasMein24GBRDNF
MichaelVanthourenhout30BELDNS

2023 UCI World Cup Benidorm Results - U23 Men

RankRider NamesAgeNatTeamTime
1NYS Thibau21BelgiumBALOISE TREK LIONS47:43:00
2DEL GROSSO Tibor20Netherlands'
3VERSTRYNGE Emiel21BelgiumCRELAN - FRISTADS0:05
4MICHELS Jente20BelgiumALPECIN - DECEUNINCK'
5MEEUSSEN Witse22BelgiumPAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL0:13
6WYSEURE Joran22BelgiumCRELAN - FRISTADS0:29
7TONEATTI Davide22Italy0:59
8STROHMEYER Andrew21United StatesCXHAIRS DEVO TREK BIKES1:05
9BAERS Arne21BelgiumTORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM'
10GROSLAMBERT Martin21France1:06
11DOCKX Aaron19BelgiumCRELAN - FRISTADS1:10
12JANSSEN Lucas20Netherlands1:23
13FIALA Matyás20Czech Republic1:25
14HAVERDINGS David19NetherlandsBALOISE TREK LIONS1:35
15BOMMENEL Nathan20FranceAS BIKE RACING1:52
16VAN LIEROP Danny20Netherlands1:56
17INGUANZO MACHO Gonzalo22Spain1:59
18RODRIGUEZ NOVOA Miguel20Spain2:07
19HARVEY Dean20Ireland2:28
20LEQUET Corentin19FranceAS BIKE RACING2:32
21LELANDAIS Rémi21FranceCROSS TEAM LEGENDRE2:38
22GROENENDAAL Bailey20Netherlands2:41
23VERBURG Luke22Netherlands'
24VAN DE PUTTE Victor21BelgiumDESCHACHT - HENS - MAES2:59
25THOMAS Théo22FranceSEBMOTOBIKES CX TEAM3:09
26CABEDO HERNANDEZ Marc21Spain3:12
27PEREZ SERDIO Julio22Spain3:26
28DIAZ PEREZ Miguel20Spain3:35
29SCOTT Cody21Canada4:11
30MIRA BONASTRE Raul19SpainTEIKA - ALE4:17
31RUSSELL Evan22Canada4:35
32SUAREZ FERNANDEZ Alain20SpainNESTA - MMR CX TEAM4:52
33KERL Maximilian19Czech Republic5:05
34ZAERA GISBERT Javier20Spain5:19
35WOODFORD Alexander19Canada5:38
36STRANSKY Matej20Czech Republic5:49
37GONZALEZ SANCHEZ Daniel19SpainUNICAJA BANCO-GIJON5:50
38RAMIREZ VENEGAS Joseph Gerardo21Costa Rica5:53
39KOIVISTOINEN Aku20Finland6:58
40GOMAR MILLET Ivan19SpainTEIKA - ALE
DNFAGOSTINACCHIO Filippo20ItalySELLE ITALIA - GUERCIOTTI - ELITE

2023 UCI World Cup Benidorm Results - Junior Men

RankRider NamesAgeNatTime
1CORSUS Yordi18BEL42:44:00
2VAN DEN BOER Seppe18BEL0:01
3VANDENBERGHE Viktor18BEL0:03
4AUGUST Andrew18USA0:04
5REMIJN Senna17NED0:05
6VAN DEN EIJNDEN Guus18NED'
7BISIAUX Léo18FRA0:16
8HAVERDINGS Floris17NED0:21
9NUYENS Wies18BEL0:24
10SPARFEL Aubin17FRA0:25
11SOLEN Keije17NED0:27
12SEIXAS Paul17FRA'
13SCHWARZBACHER Matthias18SVK0:28
14JAMIN Antoine18BEL0:40
15SIMON Jules17FRA0:47
16DAVID Alexis18FRA0:52
17MUNOZ GABINA Hodei17ESP0:53
18CORRES IBANEZ DE OPAKUA Gorka18ESP0:55
19VIEZZI Stefano17ITA0:56
20ACKERT Ian18CAN0:58
21JEZEK Vaclav18CZE1:05
22MARCHAND Robbe18BEL1:42
23CAFUERI Tommaso18ITA1:46
24GLOUX Fantin18FRA1:54
25VIJFVINKEL Mika18NED2:09
26IVARS SIRERA David17ESP'
27REINOSO SANCHEZ Emilio18ESP2:19
28JACKULIAK Róbert18SVK2:39
29GAMEZ FERRER Carlos18ESP2:45
30MULLEN Joseph17IRL2:48
31VALLE ELEGIDO Adrian18ESP3:03
32JOCHEMS Jelte18NED3:15
33FEDOR Samuel17SVK3:16
34MROCEK Adam17SVK3:32
35EGUIGUREN SANTAMARIA Oskitx17ESP3:46
36BRAVO REQUENA Marti18ESP4:16
37HARKNESS Travis18IRL4:29
38SAMEC Filip18CZE4:58
39VEGA GONZALEZ Mario18ESP5:06
40FOURNIES PERIS Jordi18ESP6:05
DNFPACCAGNELLA Elian18ITA