Rob Peeters on his way to his first win of the season © Thomas van Bracht
by Thomas van Bracht
SURHUISTERVEEN, NETHERLANDS – Rob Peeters has won the 18th edition of the Centrumcross Surhuisterveen in the Netherlands. The 27-year-old Belgian rider of the Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team managed to ride away from his competitors in the last lap and crossed the finish line solo. Dutch rider Thijs van Amerongen (AA Drink) finished second, just before German rider Philipp Walsleben (BKCP-Powerplus). Lars van der Haar (Rabobank-Giant) got fourth place after a bad start early in the race. This is Rob Peeters’ first victory this season. US rider Jonathan Page finished in 12th.
Gallery: 2012 Centrumcross – Thomas van Bracht
2012 Centrumcross Elite Men
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob PEETERS | BEL | 1:01:34 |
| 2 | Thijs VAN AMERONGEN | NED | 1:01:43 |
| 3 | Philipp WALSLEBEN | GER | 1:01:53 |
| 4 | Lars VAN DER HAAR | NED | 1:02:07 |
| 5 | Gerben DE KNEGT | NED | 1:02:46 |
| 6 | Christoph PFINGSTEN | GER | 1:02:56 |
| 7 | Twan VAN DEN BRAND | NED | 1:02:56 |
| 8 | Patrick VAN LEEUWEN | NED | 1:03:13 |
| 9 | Niels WUBBEN | NED | 1:03:32 |
| 10 | Gert-Jan BOSMAN | NED | 1:03:51 |
| 11 | Mariusz GIL | POL | 1:04:00 |
| 12 | Jonathan PAGE | USA | 1:04:26 |
| 13 | Angelo DE CLERCQ | BEL | 1:04:57 |
| 14 | Eddy VAN IJZENDOORN | NED | 1:05:01 |
| 15 | Ben BERDEN | BEL | 1:05:31 |
| 16 | Lars BOOM | NED | 1:05:48 |
| 17 | Bart HOFMAN | BEL | 1:06:06 |
| 18 | Micki VAN EMPEL | NED | 1:06:46 |
| 19 | Hans BECKING | NED | 1:07:05 |
| 20 | Markus SCHULTE-LUENZUM | GER | 1:08:40 |
| 21 | Ruben SCHEIRE | BEL | 1:08:57 |
| 22 | Rik VAN IJZENDOORN | NED | 1:09:50 |
| 23 | Bart BARKHUIS | NED |
