After getting their pre-Christmas racing in on Saturday in Sint-Niklaas, on Tuesday it was off to the Zolder World Cup on Boxing Day for a large contingent of Junior and U23 Men from the U.S. and Canada. Before the Elites hit the motor speedway at Circuit Zolder, the young North American riders got one more chance to race during their trip to Europe.
The U.S. contingent was again led by Gage Hecht (Alpha Bicycle – Groove Subaru) in the U23 race and Lane Maher (Hot Tubes Devo) in the Junior race. Hecht finished 14th and Maher 17th.
In the U23 race, the other U.S. U23 rider Cooper Willsey (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com) finished 29th. There were also a number of Canadians at Zolder. Trevor O’Donnell (Lakeside Storage Cyclocross) took 39th, Brody Sanderson (Centurion Nextwave Cycling) 43rd and Nicholas Diniz (NCCG Elite p/b MGCC) 50th.
Cooper Willsey was one of the two U.S. riders in the U23 race at Zolder. 2017 World Cup Zolder. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Maher was followed by Canadian Tyler Clark (KMS Cycling – Killington Mountain School) in 28th, Sam Noel (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com) in 31st, Greg Gunsalus (AP Junior Devo p/b Corner Cycle) in 33rd, Dillon McNeill (Trek Cyclocross Collective) in 34th, Canadian Colton Woods (Trek Store CC) in 49th, Torin Bickmore (Boulder Junior Cycling) in 50th, Canadian Dylan Kerr (Angry Johnny’s Evolution p/b Norco and Horseshoe Resort) in 51st and Conor Martin (Garneau-Easton p/b Transitions LifeCare) in 54th.
Greg Gunsalus closed out his EuroCrossCamp trip at Zolder. 2017 World Cup Zolder. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
At the front of the U23 race, English phenom Tom Pidcock (Telenet Fidea Lions) beat Eli Iserbyt (Marlux-Napoleon Games) in a thrilling sprint finish. Pidcock has now won all four World Cups he has raced in this season.
Tom Pidcock beat Eli Iserbyt in a thrilling sprint finish at Zolder. 2017 World Cup Zolder. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Stay tuned for a photo gallery from the Junior and U23 Men’s races at Zolder.
Junior Men's Results: 2017 World Cup Zolder
| Rank | BIB | Last Name | First Name | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | KOPECKY | Tomas | CZE | 0:38:17 |
| 2 | 7 | BELLENS | Jarno | BEL | 0:38:20 |
| 3 | 10 | VANDEPUTTE | Niels | BEL | 0:38:22 |
| 4 | 2 | TULETT | Ben | GBR | 0:38:24 |
| 5 | 71 | ROUILLER | Loris | SUI | 0:38:26 |
| 6 | 48 | FONTANA | Filippo | ITA | 0:38:35 |
| 7 | 15 | RONHAAR | Pim | NED | 0:38:44 |
| 8 | 17 | HENDRIKX | Mees | NED | 0:39:10 |
| 9 | 16 | KAMP | Ryan | NED | 0:39:19 |
| 10 | 11 | FERDINANDE | Anton | BEL | 0:39:23 |
| 11 | 18 | VERBURG | Luke | NED | 0:39:36 |
| 12 | 12 | MEEUSSEN | Witse | BEL | 0:39:38 |
| 13 | 8 | KUYPERS | Gerben | BEL | 0:39:41 |
| 14 | 69 | DEJONGHE | Len | BEL | 0:39:43 |
| 15 | 67 | VAN DEN BROECK | Arno | BEL | 0:39:50 |
| 16 | 19 | ARTZ | Bart | NED | 0:39:51 |
| 17 | 24 | MAHER | Lane | USA | 0:39:52 |
| 18 | 64 | GEYSELS | Xander | BEL | 0:39:55 |
| 19 | 30 | SCHIERL | Jakub | CZE | 0:40:08 |
| 20 | 65 | VERVOORT | Wout | BEL | 0:40:10 |
| 21 | 57 | INGUANZO MACHO | Gonzalo | ESP | 0:40:21 |
| 22 | 9 | CORTJENS | Ryan | BEL | 0:40:28 |
| 23 | 20 | VREESWIJK | Noah | NED | 0:40:29 |
| 24 | 55 | KLUCKERS | Arthur | LUX | 0:40:39 |
| 25 | 33 | JEŽEK | Tomáš | CZE | 0:40:41 |
| 26 | 66 | VAN DEN EYNDE | Vince | BEL | 0:40:45 |
| 27 | 61 | LINDGREN | Emil | SWE | 0:40:48 |
| 28 | 44 | CLARK | Tyler | CAN | 0:40:51 |
| 29 | 49 | DALLA VALLE | Tommaso | ITA | 0:40:56 |
| 30 | 32 | MIKŠANÍK | Vladimír | CZE | 0:40:56 |
| 31 | 25 | NOEL | Sam | USA | 0:40:58 |
| 32 | 52 | KESS | Nicolas | LUX | 0:41:21 |
| 33 | 26 | GUNSALUS | Gregory | USA | 0:41:23 |
| 34 | 28 | MCNEILL | Dillon | USA | 0:41:28 |
| 35 | 5 | TAYLOR | Matthew | GBR | 0:41:32 |
| 36 | 31 | ŤOUPALÍK | Jakub | CZE | 0:41:36 |
| 37 | 50 | HUEZ | Emanuele | ITA | 0:41:44 |
| 38 | 41 | UHLIG | Henri | GER | 0:41:48 |
| 39 | 6 | MACLEOD | Callum | GBR | 0:41:52 |
| 40 | 13 | RIVET | Benjamin | FRA | 0:42:05 |
| 41 | 34 | ŘÍMAN | Jakub | CZE | 0:42:15 |
| 42 | 40 | TÖMKE | Pascal | GER | 0:42:21 |
| 43 | 39 | MÄRKL | Lukas | GER | 0:42:23 |
| 44 | 59 | MURAKAMI | Koutarou | JPN | 0:42:32 |
| 45 | 58 | VAS | Balázs | HUN | 0:42:38 |
| 46 | 14 | DELBOVE | Joris | FRA | 0:42:43 |
| 47 | 54 | ESSER | Mik | LUX | 0:42:44 |
| 48 | 51 | PRIES | Cédric | LUX | 0:42:47 |
| 49 | 47 | WOODS | Colton | CAN | 0:42:49 |
| 50 | 27 | BICKMORE | Torin | USA | 0:42:53 |
| 51 | 45 | KERR | Dylan | CAN | 0:42:59 |
| 52 | 38 | BOCKELMANN | Luca | GER | 0:43:00 |
| 53 | 53 | BETTENDORFF | Loïc | LUX | 0:43:32 |
| 54 | 46 | MARTIN | Conor | CAN | 0:43:33 |
| 55 | 63 | NILSSON | Elias | SWE | 0:43:39 |
| 56 | 56 | LEYDER | Jang | LUX | 0:44:06 |
| 57 | 60 | MATTHEWS | Alexander | AUS | 0:44:24 |
| 58 | 43 | UHLIG | Oscar | GER | 0:44:55 |
| 59 | 62 | GUSTAFSSON | Elias | SWE | LAP |
| 60 | 37 | LINDNER | Tom | GER | LAP |
| DNF | 68 | DEWULF | Maxim | BEL | |
| DNF | 3 | ASKEY | Lewis | GBR |
U23 Men's Results: 2017 World Cup Zolder
| Rank | BIB | Last Name | First Name | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | PIDCOCK | Thomas | GBR | 0:51:55 |
| 2 | 10 | ISERBYT | Eli | BEL | 0:51:55 |
| 3 | 1 | NIEUWENHUIS | Joris | NED | 0:52:18 |
| 4 | 28 | ŤOUPALÍK | Adam | CZE | 0:52:23 |
| 5 | 11 | AERTS | Thijs | BEL | 0:52:49 |
| 6 | 2 | WOUTERS | Sieben | NED | 0:52:52 |
| 7 | 18 | DORIGONI | Jakob | ITA | 0:52:54 |
| 8 | 3 | VAN DER HEIJDEN | Maik | NED | 0:53:03 |
| 9 | 16 | DUBAU | Joshua | FRA | 0:53:07 |
| 10 | 55 | KIELICH | Timo | BEL | 0:53:08 |
| 11 | 14 | VANDEBOSCH | Toon | BEL | 0:53:08 |
| 12 | 58 | VLIEGEN | Pieter-Jan | BEL | 0:53:16 |
| 13 | 13 | JOSEPH | Thomas | BEL | 0:53:22 |
| 14 | 19 | HECHT | Gage | USA | 0:53:23 |
| 15 | 6 | ARENSMAN | Thymen | NED | 0:53:24 |
| 16 | 53 | LOOCKX | Lander | BEL | 0:53:32 |
| 17 | 17 | BENOIST | Antoine | FRA | 0:53:33 |
| 18 | 12 | PEETERS | Yannick | BEL | 0:53:47 |
| 19 | 44 | TULETT | Daniel | GBR | 0:53:47 |
| 20 | 5 | BAKX | Kelvin | NED | 0:54:04 |
| 21 | 56 | GOEMAN | Andreas | BEL | 0:54:09 |
| 22 | 7 | VAN DER STEGEN | Roel | NED | 0:54:10 |
| 23 | 54 | BEKAERT | Yentl | BEL | 0:54:17 |
| 24 | 57 | ROMBOUTS | Seppe | BEL | 0:54:18 |
| 25 | 15 | SCHUERMANS | Jelle | BEL | 0:55:11 |
| 26 | 42 | TURNER | Ben | GBR | 0:55:22 |
| 27 | 4 | DEKKER | Jens | NED | 0:55:23 |
| 28 | 46 | MEIN | Thomas | GBR | 0:55:54 |
| 29 | 20 | WILLSEY | Cooper | USA | 0:55:57 |
| 30 | 22 | KUHN | Kevin | SUI | 0:56:16 |
| 31 | 35 | CULLELL ESTAPE | Jofre | ESP | 0:56:25 |
| 32 | 23 | LINDENAU | Paul | GER | 0:56:42 |
| 33 | 40 | SCHREIBER | Félix | LUX | 0:56:49 |
| 34 | 37 | BELLAN | Juraj | SVK | 0:57:10 |
| 35 | 50 | WALKERDEN | Ben | AUS | 0:57:13 |
| 36 | 32 | ŠULC | Jakub | CZE | 0:57:14 |
| 37 | 31 | JELÍNEK | Josef | CZE | 0:57:30 |
| 38 | 29 | SCHUBERT | ŠTepán | CZE | 0:57:32 |
| 39 | 47 | O'DONNELL | Trevor | CAN | 0:57:42 |
| 40 | 36 | MUNITXA ARRINDA | Jon | ESP | 0:58:06 |
| 41 | 25 | SØRENSEN | Carl Erik Schoulgin | DEN | 0:58:39 |
| 42 | 51 | SMITH | Nicholas | AUS | 0:58:45 |
| 43 | 48 | SANDERSON | Brody | CAN | 0:59:01 |
| 44 | 33 | JARÝ | David | CZE | 0:59:04 |
| 45 | 43 | LEE | Stephen | GBR | 0:59:17 |
| 46 | 30 | MAYER | Daniel | CZE | 0:59:18 |
| 47 | 26 | GØTKE | Rasmus Wulff Nørholm | DEN | 0:59:27 |
| 48 | 24 | ANDRESEN | Andreas Lund | DEN | LAP |
| 49 | 52 | PROSSER | Declan | AUS | LAP |
| 50 | 49 | DINIZ | Nicholas | CAN | LAP |
| 51 | 27 | ERREBO | Oliver Emil | DEN | LAP |
| 52 | 45 | ROBERTSON | Finlay | GBR | LAP |
| DNF | 60 | CONROY | David | IRL | |
| DNF | 21 | JACOBS | Johan | SUI |
