One of the perks for young U.S. cyclocross stars who do the December block of EuroCrossCamp is the opportunity to race at the hilly, technical, challenging course at the Citadel of Namur.
On Sunday, five Junior and three U23 Men got the opportunity to take on the famed rutted off-camber, tough climb and harrowing muddy descents at World Cup Namur.
Gage Hecht (Alpha Bicycle – Groove Subaru) led the way for the young U.S. contingent with a 15th-place finish in the U23 race. Cooper Willsey (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com) took 32nd and Spencer Petrov (Aspire Racing) 33rd.
Gage Hecht finished 15th on Sunday at Namur. 2017 World Cup Namur. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Lane Maher (HotTubes) led the way for the Junior Men in 21st. Sam Noel (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com) placed 30th, Dillon McNeill (Trek Cyclocross Collective) 31st, Greg Gunsalus (AP Junior Devo p/b Corner Cycle) and Torin Bickmore (Boulder Junior Cycling) 54th.
Dillon McNeill finished 31st in the Junior Men’s race. 2017 World Cup Namur. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Next up for the young riders is Waaslandcross at Sint-Niklaas on Saturday and the Zolder World Cup on December 26.
Stay tuned for a Namur photo gallery starring the young EuroCrossCamp attendees.
Junior Men's Results: 2017 Namur World Cup
| Rank | BIB | Last Name | First Name | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | ROUILLER | Loris | SUI | 0:42:01 |
| 2 | 17 | KAMP | Ryan | NED | 0:42:22 |
| 3 | 2 | TULETT | Ben | GBR | 0:42:31 |
| 4 | 9 | CORTJENS | Ryan | BEL | 0:42:47 |
| 5 | 3 | FLYNN | Sean | GBR | 0:43:02 |
| 6 | 18 | HENDRIKX | Mees | NED | 0:43:18 |
| 7 | 30 | KOPECKY | Tomas | CZE | 0:43:25 |
| 8 | 16 | RONHAAR | Pim | NED | 0:43:34 |
| 9 | 45 | FONTANA | Filippo | ITA | 0:43:47 |
| 10 | 8 | VANDEPUTTE | Niels | BEL | 0:44:10 |
| 11 | 59 | FERDINANDE | Anton | BEL | 0:44:16 |
| 12 | 6 | BELLENS | Jarno | BEL | 0:44:16 |
| 13 | 60 | MEEUSSEN | Witse | BEL | 0:44:31 |
| 14 | 33 | JEŽEK | Tomáš | CZE | 0:44:39 |
| 15 | 14 | CHARRIN | Alois | FRA | 0:44:40 |
| 16 | 22 | VAN DIJKE | Tim | NED | 0:44:40 |
| 17 | 46 | COVER | Leonardo | ITA | 0:45:05 |
| 18 | 11 | VAN DEN BROECK | Arno | BEL | 0:45:14 |
| 19 | 7 | KUYPERS | Gerben | BEL | 0:45:23 |
| 20 | 47 | TONEATTI | Davide | ITA | 0:45:26 |
| 21 | 25 | MAHER | Lane | USA | 0:45:38 |
| 22 | 21 | VREESWIJK | Noah | NED | 0:45:46 |
| 23 | 10 | VAN DEN EYNDE | Vince | BEL | 0:45:48 |
| 24 | 34 | ŘÍMAN | Jakub | CZE | 0:45:48 |
| 25 | 48 | CEOLIN | Federico | ITA | 0:45:57 |
| 26 | 15 | VALOGNES | Thibault | FRA | 0:46:13 |
| 27 | 62 | VERMOOTE | Jelle | BEL | 0:46:15 |
| 28 | 52 | KLUCKERS | Arthur | LUX | 0:46:15 |
| 29 | 58 | DEJONGHE | Len | BEL | 0:46:16 |
| 30 | 26 | NOEL | Sam | USA | 0:46:22 |
| 31 | 29 | MCNEILL | Dillon | USA | 0:46:29 |
| 32 | 54 | NIEDERBACH | Anton | SWE | 0:46:31 |
| 33 | 67 | GEES | Andrin | SUI | 0:46:33 |
| 34 | 20 | ARTZ | Bart | NED | 0:46:35 |
| 35 | 61 | VERVOORT | Wout | BEL | 0:46:35 |
| 36 | 31 | SCHIERL | Jakub | CZE | 0:46:53 |
| 37 | 19 | VERBURG | Luke | NED | 0:47:12 |
| 38 | 38 | WOLLENBERG | Tim | GER | 0:47:23 |
| 39 | 43 | TÖMKE | Pascal | GER | 0:47:24 |
| 40 | 55 | LINDGREN | Emil | SWE | 0:47:31 |
| 41 | 49 | DALLA VALLE | Tommaso | ITA | 0:47:31 |
| 42 | 42 | RAßMANN | Frederik | GER | 0:47:36 |
| 43 | 27 | GUNSALUS | Gregory | USA | 0:47:36 |
| 44 | 32 | MIKŠANÍK | Vladimír | CZE | 0:47:48 |
| 45 | 5 | MACLEOD | Callum | GBR | 0:47:54 |
| 46 | 12 | RIVET | Benjamin | FRA | 0:48:04 |
| 47 | 51 | ESSER | Mik | LUX | 0:48:27 |
| 48 | 50 | CONCA | Loris | ITA | 0:48:27 |
| 49 | 39 | BOVING | Luk Noah | GER | 0:49:07 |
| 50 | 53 | ARANA CARRERA | Aketza | ESP | 0:49:45 |
| 51 | 13 | DELBOVE | Joris | FRA | LAP |
| 52 | 65 | PREMAND | Rémi | SUI | LAP |
| 53 | 44 | MARTIN | Conor | CAN | LAP |
| 54 | 28 | BICKMORE | Torin | USA | LAP |
| 55 | 41 | JUNG | Lennart | GER | LAP |
| 56 | 40 | BRESCHER | Leon Eduard | GER | LAP |
| DNF | 4 | YOUNG | Jenson | GBR | |
| DNF | 35 | STLOUKAL | ŠTepán | CZE | |
| DNF | 57 | DEWULF | Maxim | BEL | |
| DNF | 56 | GUSTAFSSON | Elias | SWE | |
| DNF | 66 | STEHLI | Felix | SUI |
U23 Men's Results: 2017 Namur World Cup
| Rank | BIB | Last Name | First Name | Country | Age | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | PIDCOCK | Thomas | GBR | 18 | 0:47:57 |
| 2 | 9 | ISERBYT | Eli | BEL | 20 | 0:48:13 |
| 3 | 16 | DUBAU | Lucas | FRA | 21 | 0:48:47 |
| 4 | 2 | WOUTERS | Sieben | NED | 21 | 0:48:52 |
| 5 | 20 | DORIGONI | Jakob | ITA | 19 | 0:48:54 |
| 6 | 15 | DUBAU | Joshua | FRA | 21 | 0:49:07 |
| 7 | 54 | RÜEGG | Timon | SUI | 21 | 0:49:14 |
| 8 | 49 | KIELICH | Timo | BEL | 18 | 0:49:19 |
| 9 | 27 | ŤOUPALÍK | Adam | CZE | 21 | 0:49:19 |
| 10 | 10 | AERTS | Thijs | BEL | 21 | 0:49:50 |
| 11 | 14 | SCHUERMANS | Jelle | BEL | 21 | 0:49:55 |
| 12 | 18 | BENOIST | Antoine | FRA | 18 | 0:50:04 |
| 13 | 19 | GRAS | Yan | FRA | 21 | 0:50:08 |
| 14 | 46 | BEKAERT | Yentl | BEL | 18 | 0:50:16 |
| 15 | 21 | HECHT | Gage | USA | 19 | 0:50:27 |
| 16 | 12 | JOSEPH | Thomas | BEL | 21 | 0:50:33 |
| 17 | 17 | FINE | Eddy | FRA | 20 | 0:50:38 |
| 18 | 6 | VAN DER STEGEN | Roel | NED | 20 | 0:50:43 |
| 19 | 13 | VANDEBOSCH | Toon | BEL | 18 | 0:50:52 |
| 20 | 32 | CULLELL ESTAPE | Jofre | ESP | 18 | 0:50:57 |
| 21 | 48 | VLIEGEN | Pieter-Jan | BEL | 18 | 0:51:04 |
| 22 | 52 | KUHN | Kevin | SUI | 19 | 0:51:13 |
| 23 | 44 | LOOCKX | Lander | BEL | 20 | 0:51:21 |
| 24 | 51 | JACOBS | Johan | SUI | 20 | 0:51:46 |
| 25 | 39 | TULETT | Daniel | GBR | 18 | 0:51:50 |
| 26 | 5 | BAKX | Kelvin | NED | 21 | 0:52:02 |
| 27 | 37 | TURNER | Ben | GBR | 18 | 0:52:07 |
| 28 | 11 | PEETERS | Yannick | BEL | 21 | 0:52:22 |
| 29 | 47 | GOEMAN | Andreas | BEL | 18 | 0:52:28 |
| 30 | 8 | AGTERBERG | Kyle | NED | 18 | 0:52:34 |
| 31 | 45 | CALUWE | Stijn | BEL | 21 | 0:52:41 |
| 32 | 23 | WILLSEY | Cooper | USA | 20 | 0:52:44 |
| 33 | 22 | PETROV | Spencer | USA | 19 | 0:53:30 |
| 34 | 7 | VAN DIJKE | Koen | NED | 21 | 0:53:43 |
| 35 | 43 | CONROY | David | IRL | 19 | 0:54:08 |
| 36 | 38 | CLACHERTY | Frazer | GBR | 20 | 0:54:19 |
| 37 | 29 | ŠULC | Jakub | CZE | 21 | 0:54:36 |
| 38 | 53 | SCHMID | Mauro | SUI | 18 | LAP |
| 39 | 28 | SCHUBERT | ŠTepán | CZE | 21 | LAP |
| 40 | 42 | WALKERDEN | Ben | AUS | 19 | LAP |
| 41 | 34 | BELLAN | Juraj | SVK | 21 | LAP |
| 42 | 33 | MUNITXA ARRINDA | Jon | ESP | 21 | LAP |
| 43 | 30 | JARÝ | David | CZE | 19 | LAP |
| 44 | 26 | HOLST | Felix | GER | 19 | LAP |
| DNF | 40 | MEIN | Thomas | GBR | 18 | |
| DNF | 1 | NIEUWENHUIS | Joris | NED | 21 | |
| DNF | 35 | ULIK | Matej | SVK | 20 | |
| DNF | 25 | HÄHNEL | Frederik | GER | 21 | |
| DNF | 41 | ORR | Cameron | GBR | 18 |
