With U.S. and Canadian Nationals done and dusted, a number of Junior and U23 men have headed over to Europe to continue their racing seasons.
On Sunday, those riders got the chance to storm the famed Citadel at World Cup Namur in Belgium.
Alex Morton (Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld) got to show off his new Stars-and-Stripes kit and rode to a 9th-place finish in the Junior Men’s race. Ryan Maclean (Juventus CC) finished 40th and Paul Mysko (Centurion Next Wave) took 57th.
Alex Morton rode into the Top 10 at Namur. 2018 World Cup Namur. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Belgium’s Ryan Cortjens (Callant – Doltcini Cycling Team) won the Junior Men’s race. Ben Tulett (Beeline-Gener8) took second and Witse Meeussen (Callant – Doltcini Cycling Team) finished third.
In the U23 Men’s race, Gage Hecht (Alpha Bicycle – Groove Subaru) rode to an 11th-place finish after finishing third in the Elite race at U.S. Nationals last weekend. Gunnar Holmgren (Hardwood Next Wave Cycling) took 31st, Tyler Orschel (Brevard College) finished 44th and Nicholas Diniz (NCCH Elite p/b MGCC) took 46th.
Gage Hecht finished just outside the Top 10 in Namur. 2018 World Cup Namur. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Tom Pidcock (TP Racing) took the win, Jacob Dorigoni (Team Colpack) finished second and Eli Iserbyt (Marlux – Bingoal) took third despite suffering three flat tires.
Full results for the Junior and U23 Men are below.
Junior Men Results: 2018 World Cup Namur
| Rank | BIB | Last Name | First Name | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | CORTJENS | Ryan | BEL | 0:40:55 |
| 2 | 1 | TULETT | Ben | GBR | 0:41:31 |
| 3 | 15 | MEEUSSEN | Witse | BEL | 0:42:03 |
| 4 | 52 | TONEATTI | Davide | ITA | 0:42:16 |
| 5 | 31 | ZATLOUKAL | Jan | CZE | 0:42:27 |
| 6 | 67 | VERVOORT | Wout | BEL | 0:42:40 |
| 7 | 7 | VERBURG | Luke | NED | 0:42:51 |
| 8 | 19 | HUYBS | Ward | BEL | 0:42:53 |
| 9 | 22 | MORTON | Alex | USA | 0:43:11 |
| 10 | 2 | ASKEY | Lewis | GBR | 0:43:20 |
| 11 | 66 | PEIRENS | Yente | BEL | 0:43:20 |
| 12 | 23 | THOMAS | Tho | FRA | 0:43:27 |
| 13 | 27 | LELANDAIS | Rmi | FRA | 0:43:33 |
| 14 | 53 | LEONE | Samuele | ITA | 0:43:37 |
| 15 | 18 | VERMOOTE | Jelle | BEL | 0:43:40 |
| 16 | 54 | HUEZ | Emanuele | ITA | 0:43:41 |
| 17 | 16 | NYS | Thibau | BEL | 0:43:45 |
| 18 | 68 | VAN LOOVEREN | Joachim | BEL | 0:43:45 |
| 19 | 32 | ?OUPAL?K | Jakub | CZE | 0:43:54 |
| 20 | 55 | PESCARMONA | Luca | ITA | 0:43:54 |
| 21 | 25 | HUBY | Antoine | FRA | 0:44:00 |
| 22 | 61 | ANDRESEN | Tobias Lund | DEN | 0:44:01 |
| 23 | 33 | JE?EK | Tom ? | CZE | 0:44:05 |
| 24 | 65 | BELMANS | Lennert | BEL | 0:44:22 |
| 25 | 21 | WYSEURE | Joran | BEL | 0:44:26 |
| 26 | 11 | KARS | Hugo | NED | 0:44:33 |
| 27 | 70 | VERSTRYNGE | Emiel | BEL | 0:44:39 |
| 28 | 56 | DE PRETTO | Davide | ITA | 0:44:43 |
| 29 | 26 | TANGUY | Maxan | FRA | 0:44:47 |
| 30 | 6 | PIDCOCK | Joseph | GBR | 0:45:01 |
| 31 | 3 | WYLLIE | Simon | GBR | 0:45:05 |
| 32 | 24 | DUJARDIN | Brice | FRA | 0:45:19 |
| 33 | 8 | VREESWIJK | Noah | NED | 0:45:29 |
| 34 | 36 | CAMRDA | Karel | CZE | 0:45:33 |
| 35 | 69 | VAN CAMPENHOUT | Jetze | BEL | 0:45:45 |
| 36 | 47 | LINDNER | Tom | GER | 0:46:02 |
| 37 | 43 | PAQUET | Tom | LUX | 0:46:06 |
| 38 | 4 | BARNES | Daniel | GBR | 0:46:17 |
| 39 | 12 | ZIEMERINK | Milan | NED | 0:46:22 |
| 40 | 45 | MACLEAN | Ryan | CAN | 0:46:36 |
| 41 | 59 | MLLER | Timo | SUI | 0:46:36 |
| 42 | 41 | ESSER | Mik | LUX | 0:46:59 |
| 43 | 10 | ALVARADO | Salvador | NED | 0:47:09 |
| 44 | 34 | ?ULC | David | CZE | 0:47:10 |
| 45 | 9 | BOVEN | Lars | NED | 0:47:11 |
| 46 | 64 | HOLL? | Samuel | SVK | 0:47:23 |
| 47 | 58 | MEYER | Marino | SUI | 0:47:23 |
| 48 | 60 | INGUANZO MACHO | Gonzalo | ESP | 0:47:55 |
| 49 | 35 | HLAD?K | Josef | CZE | 0:48:12 |
| 50 | 28 | BOURG | Quentin | FRA | 0:48:16 |
| 51 | 48 | BURGHARDT | Luis | GER | 0:48:46 |
| 52 | 62 | NILSSON | Elias | SWE | LAP |
| 53 | 57 | BETL | Andrin | SUI | LAP |
| 54 | 42 | GLOESENER | Jacques | LUX | LAP |
| 55 | 44 | WENZEL | Mats | LUX | LAP |
| 56 | 49 | DIERKING | Felix | GER | LAP |
| 57 | 46 | MYSKO | Paul | CAN | LAP |
| 58 | 40 | BLATT | Pablo | LUX | LAP |
| DNF | 63 | NAGY | Simon | SVK | |
| DNF | 5 | BIRCHILL | Harry | GBR | |
| DNF | 20 | LAURYSSEN | Yorben | BEL | |
| DNF | 51 | OBERTEICHER | Matteo | GER |
U23 Men Results: 2018 Namur World Cup
| Rank | BIB | Last Name | First Name | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | PIDCOCK | Thomas | GBR | 0:46:26 |
| 2 | 28 | DORIGONI | Jakob | ITA | 0:47:08 |
| 3 | 1 | ISERBYT | Eli | BEL | 0:47:11 |
| 4 | 8 | BENOIST | Antoine | FRA | 0:47:29 |
| 5 | 9 | FINE | Eddy | FRA | 0:47:41 |
| 6 | 3 | KIELICH | Timo | BEL | 0:47:47 |
| 7 | 30 | ROUILLER | Loris | SUI | 0:47:56 |
| 8 | 34 | CULLELL ESTAPE | Jofre | ESP | 0:47:58 |
| 9 | 25 | TURNER | Ben | GBR | 0:48:05 |
| 10 | 21 | KAMP | Ryan | NED | 0:48:08 |
| 11 | 33 | HECHT | Gage | USA | 0:48:41 |
| 12 | 27 | TULETT | Daniel | GBR | 0:48:41 |
| 13 | 19 | ARENSMAN | Thymen | NED | 0:48:50 |
| 14 | 2 | LOOCKX | Lander | BEL | 0:48:57 |
| 15 | 18 | VAN DER STEGEN | Roel | NED | 0:49:01 |
| 16 | 13 | CRISPIN | Mickaël | FRA | 0:49:07 |
| 17 | 29 | KUHN | Kevin | SUI | 0:49:27 |
| 18 | 6 | GOEMAN | Andreas | BEL | 0:49:40 |
| 19 | 36 | MAYER | Daniel | CZE | 0:49:42 |
| 20 | 12 | KERRAUD | Erwann | FRA | 0:49:43 |
| 21 | 60 | BELLENS | Jarno | BEL | 0:49:44 |
| 22 | 59 | DERVEAUX | Niels | BEL | 0:49:45 |
| 23 | 4 | VANDEBOSCH | Toon | BEL | 0:49:52 |
| 24 | 17 | VAN DER HEIJDEN | Maik | NED | 0:49:59 |
| 25 | 39 | KOPECKÝ | Tomas | CZE | 0:50:07 |
| 26 | 47 | ULIK | Matej | SVK | 0:50:30 |
| 27 | 62 | DEBEIR | Arno | BEL | 0:50:41 |
| 28 | 63 | FERDINANDE | Anton | BEL | 0:50:44 |
| 29 | 35 | JELÍNEK | Josef | CZE | 0:50:47 |
| 30 | 22 | VAN DIJKE | Tim | NED | 0:50:58 |
| 31 | 49 | HOLMGREN | Gunnar | CAN | 0:51:05 |
| 32 | 61 | WUYTS | Mathijs | BEL | 0:51:06 |
| 33 | 58 | LIESSENS | Jarno | BEL | 0:51:15 |
| 34 | 5 | VANDEPUTTE | Niels | BEL | 0:51:57 |
| 35 | 11 | DUJARDIN | Sandy | FRA | 0:52:16 |
| 36 | 56 | CONROY | David | IRL | 0:52:20 |
| 37 | 48 | KESS | Nicolas | LUX | 0:52:20 |
| 38 | 38 | ?ÍMAN | Jakub | CZE | 0:52:29 |
| 39 | 37 | VANÍ?EK | imon | CZE | 0:52:34 |
| 40 | 43 | SMITH | Nicholas | AUS | 0:52:36 |
| 41 | 46 | TÖMKE | Pascal | GER | 0:52:37 |
| 42 | 57 | VAS | Balázs | HUN | LAP |
| 43 | 31 | DUFAUX | Loïs | SUI | LAP |
| 44 | 51 | ORSCHEL | Tyler | CAN | LAP |
| 45 | 52 | ÖSTLUND | Jonatan | SWE | LAP |
| 46 | 50 | DINIZ | Nicholas | CAN | LAP |
| 47 | 15 | RIVET | Benjamin | FRA | LAP |
| 48 | 32 | STEHLI | Felix | SUI | LAP |
| 49 | 44 | PROSSER | Declan | AUS | LAP |
| 50 | 54 | STARK | Filip | SWE | LAP |
| DNF | 40 | ANDRESEN | Andreas Lund | DEN | |
| DNF | 42 | BLAZEVIC | Adam | AUS | |
| DNF | 26 | MEIN | Thomas | GBR | |
| DNF | 20 | HENDRIKX | Mees | NED | |
| DNF | 55 | KAJI | Tetsuki | JPN | |
| DNF | 7 | BEKAERT | Yentl | BEL | |
| DNF | 41 | ERREBO | Oliver Emil | DEN |
