The Elite Men wrapped up the 2019 Jingle Cross Festival on a sweltering afternoon in Iowa City.
With humidity permeating the air, Gianni Vermeersch (Creafin – Fristads) got some redemption for his fourth-place finish in Saturday’s World Cup with a win.
Vincent Baestaens (Groups Hens – Maes Containers) finished second and Jim Aernouts (Telenet Baloise Lions) took third among a trio of three teammates.
Full results are below. Stay tune for a race report.
Elite Men Results: 2019 Jingle Cross Day 3 Sunday
| Place | Bib | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Gianni VERMEERSCH | Creafin Fristads | 1:06:36 |
| 2 | 18 | Vincent BAESTAENS | Group Hens-maes Containers | 1:06:55 |
| 3 | 16 | Jim AERNOUTS | Telenet Baloise Lions | 1:07:02 |
| 4 | 19 | Nicolas CLEPPE | Telenet Baloise Lions | 1:07:33 |
| 5 | 20 | Thijs AERTS | Telenet Baloise Lions | 1:08:02 |
| 6 | 17 | Gage HECHT | Donnelly Aevolo | 1:08:05 |
| 7 | 9 | Felipe ORTS LLORET | Cross Team Teika-gsport-bh | 1:08:54 |
| 8 | 22 | Steve CHAINEL | Team Chazal-canyon-3g Immo | 1:09:16 |
| 9 | 14 | Kerry WERNER JR. | Kona Maxxis Shimano | 1:09:26 |
| 10 | 24 | Sieben WOUTERS | Creafin Fristads | 1:09:33 |
| 11 | 37 | Brannan FIX | Alpha Bicycle Co.-groove Subaru | 1:10:03 |
| 12 | 23 | Stephen HYDE | Cannondale P/b Cyclocrossworld. | 1:10:26 |
| 13 | 10 | Curtis WHITE | Cannondale P/b Cyclocrossworld. | 1:10:50 |
| 14 | 40 | Kevin KUHN | Scott Development Mtb Team | 1:10:56 |
| 15 | 30 | James DRISCOLL | Mavic / Dna Cycling | 1:11:05 |
| 16 | 29 | Timon RUEGG | Swissracingacademy / Vc Steinma | 1:11:38 |
| 17 | 43 | Ross ELLWOOD | Alpha Bicycle Co. - Groove Suba | 1:11:54 |
| 18 | 35 | Eric BRUNNER | Blue-stages Racing | 1:11:57 |
| 19 | 28 | Lance HAIDET | Donnelly Aevolo | 1:11:58 |
| 20 | 50 | Lukas WINTERBERG | Focus Bikes | 1:13:55 |
| 21 | 36 | Andrew DILLMAN | Sdg - Muscle Monster | LAP |
| 22 | 38 | Eric THOMPSON | Mspeedwax.com | LAP |
| 23 | 54 | Scott FUNSTON | Hold Fast Project | LAP |
| 24 | 53 | Grant ELLWOOD | Pivot Maxxis Pb Stans Notubes | LAP |
| 25 | 25 | Michael VAN DEN HAM | Easton-giant P/b Transitions Li | LAP |
| 26 | 45 | Caleb SWARTZ | Linear Sport Rt/trek | LAP |
| 27 | 41 | Sam NOEL | Competitive Edge Racing | LAP |
| 28 | 34 | Tobin ORTENBLAD | Santa Cruz / Donkey Label Racin | LAP |
| 29 | 70 | Terol PURSELL | LAP | |
| 30 | 31 | Cody KAISER | Langetwins / Specialized | LAP |
| 31 | 55 | Andrew GINIAT | The Pony Shop P/b Kpmg | LAP |
| 32 | 71 | Michael LARSON | LAP | |
| 33 | 49 | Cameron JETTE | LAP | |
| 34 | 42 | Nick LANDO | Competitive Edge Racing | LAP |
| 35 | 39 | Kevin BRADFORD-PARISH | Setcoaching P/b Kbpracing | LAP |
| 36 | 74 | Rory JACK | The Pony Shop P/b Kpmg | LAP |
| 37 | 65 | Chris WINN | Fcx | LAP |
| 38 | 46 | Philipp HEIGL | Su Bikestore.cc Team | LAP |
| 39 | 56 | Jacob LEBLANC | Comp Edge Racing | LAP |
| 40 | 48 | Benjamin GOMEZ VILLAFANE | Squid X Eliel | LAP |
| 41 | 44 | Tyler CLOUTIER | Tccx | LAP |
| 42 | 66 | Tyler REYNOLDS | Trek Cyclocross Collective | LAP |
| 43 | 57 | Finnegan OCONNOR | Comp Edge Racing | LAP |
| 44 | 76 | Samuel COHEN | Johnson County Flyers | LAP |
| 45 | 73 | Sam JUNGE | Base Media Racing | LAP |
| 46 | 77 | Jake HUIZENGA | Chicago Cuttin Crew | LAP |
| 47 | 75 | Tyler STEIN | Critfit Factory Racing | LAP |
| DNF | 26 | Stan GODRIE | ||
| DNF | 33 | Kevin SUAREZ FERNANDEZ | Nesta Skoda Alecar | |
| DNF | 62 | Danick VANDALE | Woodcock Cycle | |
| DNF | 6 | Corne VAN KESSEL | Telenet Baloise Lions | |
| DNF | 64 | Jim MADDOCK | Xxx Racing-athletico | |
| DNF | 69 | Mark MYLES | Be Real Sports |
