Pauwels leads Nys through the sand. © Bart Hazen
In a two-up sprint for the win, Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) edged out Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) for victory at the third round of the World Cup in Koksijde, Belgium. Behind, Bart Aernouts (Rabobank-Giant – Offroad Team) was third ahead of world champion Zdenek Stybar (Quick Step) in fourth.
Opening the sprint before the final corner, Nys entered the pavement ahead of Pauwels and then moved right, forcing Pauwels to brake. Sunweb-Revor filed a complaint on behalf of Pauwels, but the UCI turned it down.
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Men’s Results:
| Rank | Name | Team | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYS Sven | LANDBOUWKREDIET | 1:03 AM |
| 2 | PAUWELS Kevin | SUNWEB - REVOR | +00:01 |
| 3 | AERNOUTS Bart | RABOBANK - GIANT OFF-ROAD TEAM | +00:06 |
| 4 | STYBAR Zdenek | QUICKSTEP CYCLING TEAM | +00:45 |
| 5 | MEEUSEN Tom | TELENET - FIDEA | +00:51 |
| 6 | VANTORNOUT Klaas | SUNWEB - REVOR | +00:57 |
| 7 | MOUREY Francis | FDJ | +01:08 |
| 8 | WELLENS Bart | TELENET - FIDEA | +01:32 |
| 9 | VANTHOURENHOUT Sven | LANDBOUWKREDIET | +02:00 |
| 10 | BAZIN Nicolas | BIG MAT - AUBER 93 | +02:34 |
| 11 | VAN AMERONGEN Thijs | AA DRINK - LEONTIEN.NL CYCLING TEAM | +02:46 |
| 12 | GIL Mariusz | BABOCO CYCLING TEAM | +03:10 |
| 13 | FRANZOI Enrico | SELLE ITALIA GUERCIOTTI | +03:12 |
| 14 | DE KNEGT Gerben | RABOBANK - GIANT OFF-ROAD TEAM | +03:21 |
| 15 | VANTHOURENHOUT Dieter | BKCP - POWERPLUS | +03:36 |
| 16 | MURGOITIO REKALDE Egoitz | +03:45 | |
| 17 | BOULO Matthieu | ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE | +03:52 |
| 18 | WUBBEN Niels | RABOBANK - GIANT OFF-ROAD TEAM | +04:03 |
| 19 | CHAINEL Steve | FDJ | +04:10 |
| 20 | HUENDERS Mitchell | CYCLINGTEAM JO PIELS | +04:15 |
| 21 | BIANCO Marco | +04:32 | |
| 22 | FIELD Ian | HARGROVES CYCLES | +04:39 |
| 23 | ZAHNER Simon | BMC RACING TEAM | +04:54 |
| 24 | AL Thijs | AA DRINK - LEONTIEN.NL CYCLING TEAM | +04:55 |
| 25 | PFINGSTEN Christoph | CYCLINGTEAM DE RIJKE | +05:02 |
| 26 | DUVAL Aurelien | +05:02 | |
| 27 | KYZIVAT Vladimir | +05:35 | |
| 28 | VAN DEN BRAND Twan | ORANGE BABIES CYCLING TEAM | +05:40 |
| 29 | COMINELLI Cristian | TX ACTIVE BIANCHI | +05:47 |
| 30 | HEULE Christian | CANNONDALE / CYCLOCROSSWORLD.COM | +05:57 |
| 31 | WILDHABER Marcel | SCOTT - SWISSPOWER MTB - RACING | +06:06 |
| 32 | POWERS Jeremy | TEAM RAPHA FOCUS | +06:07 |
| 33 | MEISEN Marcel | +06:18 | |
| 34 | PERROT Guillaume | +06:20 | |
| 35 | VAN LEEUWEN Patrick | ORANGE BABIES CYCLING TEAM | +06:26 |
| 36 | TARAMARCAZ Julien | BMC MOUNTAINBIKE RACING TEAM | +06:30 |
| 37 | POLNICKY Jiri | SUNWEB - REVOR | +06:30 |
| 38 | DARVELL Magnus | +06:35 | |
| 39 | ADAMS Joeri | TELENET - FIDEA | +06:53 |
| 40 | ZLAMALIK Martin | KDL TRANS | +07:08 |
| 41 | VAN IJZENDOORN Eddy | ORANGE BABIES CYCLING TEAM | -1LAP |
| 42 | KASEK David | -1LAP | |
| 43 | SICKMUELLER Johannes | FEENSTRA STEVENS BIKE TEAM | -1LAP |
| 44 | CHEVALLIER Jrome | -1LAP | |
| 45 | CICHOSZ Marek | LEGIA - FELT | -1LAP |
| 46 | BARENYI Milan | -1LAP | |
| 47 | SUAREZ FERNANDEZ Isaac | -1LAP | |
| 48 | GAVENDA Robert | KDL TRANS | -2LAP |
| 49 | LANG Ren | -3LAP | |
| 50 | HARING Martin | -3LAP | |
| 51 | RICHEY Craig | -3LAP | |
| 52 | BAUSCH Gusty | -3LAP | |
| 53 | RUIZ DE LARRINAGA IBANEZ Javier | -3LAP | |
| 54 | BRZEZINSKI Fabian | -3LAP | |
| 55 | PARBO Joachim | -5LAP | |
| 56 | NAVARRO VIDAL Agustin | -5LAP | |
| 57 | GLAJZA Robert | -5LAP | |
| 58 | SOROKINS Dmitrijs | -5LAP | |
| 59 | KUKK Sigvard | -5LAP |
