Sweeck Rewarded After Early Attack
Van der Poel and Vanthourenhout bide their time a little too long in the race as Sweeny increased his lead. © Bart Hazen/Cyclocross Magazine
As the leaders crossed the line for the third time, Laurens Sweeck decided it would be the perfect time to launch an attack at the Heusden-Zolder World Cup.
Apparently, no one agreed with him.
Sweeny able to take a great win Saturday over deep competition. © Bart Hazen/Cyclocross Magazine
Michael Vanthourenhout, Mathieu van der Poel and Wout Van Aert took turns at the front of the chase group, but they were more playing off each other rather than hunting down Sweeck, who would eventually go on and take his first World Cup win. World Cup U23 series leader Van Aert would follow behind 24 seconds later, and Van der Poel finished third over a half-minute behind second.
Once again, Logan Owen lead the Red, White and Blue in the U23 race. © Bart Hazen/Cyclocross Magazine
Logan Owen led the Americans in the U23 race, taking 23rd. Andrew Dillman followed right behind in 24th, with Todin Ortenblad taking 26th and Curtis White right behind in 27th. Skyler Mackey got 39th while Sam O’Keefe came in soon after in 40th.
2014 Heusden-Zolder World Cup, U23 Race
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurens SWEECK | BEL | 21 | 52:49:00 |
| 2 | Wout VAN AERT | BEL | 20 | 53:13:00 |
| 3 | Mathieu VAN DER POEL | NED | 19 | 53:42:00 |
| 4 | Michael VANTHOURENHOUT | BEL | 21 | 53:47:00 |
| 5 | Clément VENTURINI | FRA | 21 | 53:52:00 |
| 6 | Toon AERTS | BEL | 21 | 53:59:00 |
| 7 | Stan GODRIE | NED | 21 | 54:11:00 |
| 8 | Vojtech NIPL | CZE | 21 | 54:22:00 |
| 9 | Adam TOUPALIK | CZE | 18 | 54:31:00 |
| 10 | Jakub SKALA | CZE | 21 | 54:39:00 |
| 11 | Joris NIEUWENHUIS | NED | 18 | 54:42:00 |
| 12 | Daan SOETE | BEL | 20 | 54:45:00 |
| 13 | Yorben VAN TICHELT | BEL | 20 | 55:06:00 |
| 14 | Quinten HERMANS | BEL | 19 | 55:11:00 |
| 15 | Thijs AERTS | BEL | 18 | 55:14:00 |
| 16 | Fabien DOUBEY | FRA | 21 | 55:16:00 |
| 17 | Jens VANDEKINDEREN | BEL | 21 | 55:18:00 |
| 18 | Clement RUSSO | FRA | 19 | 55:18:00 |
| 19 | Nicolas CLEPPE | BEL | 19 | 55:41:00 |
| 20 | Yannick PEETERS | BEL | 18 | 56:10:00 |
| 21 | Gioele BERTOLINI | ITA | 19 | 56:42:00 |
| 22 | Kobe GOOSSENS | BEL | 18 | 56:53:00 |
| 23 | Logan OWEN | USA | 19 | 56:53:00 |
| 24 | Andrew DILLMAN | USA | 20 | 57:35:00 |
| 25 | Sieben WOUTERS | NED | 18 | 57:39:00 |
| 26 | Tobin ORTENBLAD | USA | 20 | 57:46:00 |
| 27 | Curtis WHITE | USA | 19 | 57:46:00 |
| 28 | Thomas JOSEPH | BEL | 18 | 57:56:00 |
| 29 | Kevin SUAREZ FERNANDEZ | ESP | 20 | 57:59:00 |
| 30 | Koen VAN DIJKE | NED | 18 | 58:07:00 |
| 31 | Richard JANSEN | NED | 19 | 58:33:00 |
| 32 | Dominic GRAB | SUI | 19 | 59:00:00 |
| 33 | Max LINDENAU | GER | 20 | 59:38:00 |
| 34 | Stepan SCHUBERT | CZE | 18 | |
| 35 | Steven SCHREIBER | GER | 18 | |
| 36 | Nadir COLLEDANI | ITA | 19 | |
| 37 | Dominik VRANA | CZE | 18 | |
| 38 | Manuel MÜLLER | GER | 19 | |
| 39 | Skyler MACKEY | USA | 19 | |
| 40 | Sam O'KEEFE | USA | 20 | |
| 41 | Justin RUDOLPH | GER | 19 |
Iserbyt Wins Junior Race, Hecht Takes Another Top Five
Iserbyt, Dekkers and Gulickx made up the Junior podium. © Bart Hazen/Cyclocross Magazine
Eli Iserbyt, leader of the overall series, won the Junior Race, with Jens Dekkers and Max Gulickx following him for second and third. Johan Jacobs, the winner at Namur, was unable to repeat his success, and came across the finish line right off the podium.
Gage Hecht continuing his impressive season. © Bart Hazen/Cyclocross Magazine
Gage Hecht proved his mettle yet again this season by taking fifth. Cooper Willsey was the second American, who came in for 16th, and Lance Haidet followed for 23rd. Gavin Haley took 26th, Spencer Petrov took 34th, and Cameron Beard gathered 36th out of a large field of 60 racers.
See the 2014 Heusden-Zolder World Cup Elite men’s race report and results here, and the 2014 Heusden-Zolder World Cup women’s race report and results here.
2014 Heusden-Zolder World Cup, Junior Race
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli ISERBYT | BEL | 17 | 39:56:00 |
| 2 | Jens DEKKER | NED | 16 | 40:22:00 |
| 3 | Max GULICKX | NED | 17 | 40:38:00 |
| 4 | Johan JACOBS | SUI | 17 | 40:48:00 |
| 5 | Gage HECHT | USA | 16 | 41:12:00 |
| 6 | Maik VAN DER HEIJDEN | NED | 17 | 41:20:00 |
| 7 | Mitch GROOT | NED | 16 | 41:22:00 |
| 8 | Jarne DRIESEN | BEL | 16 | 41:24:00 |
| 9 | Thijs WOLSINK | NED | 16 | 41:26:00 |
| 10 | Giorgio ROSSI | ITA | 17 | 41:28:00 |
| 11 | Gianni SIEBENS | BEL | 16 | 41:36:00 |
| 12 | Kevin KUHN | SUI | 16 | 41:51:00 |
| 13 | Jakob DORIGONI | ITA | 16 | 41:58:00 |
| 14 | Briek HERMANS | BEL | 17 | 42:02:00 |
| 15 | Daniel SMARZARO | ITA | 17 | 42:04:00 |
| 16 | Cooper WILLSEY | USA | 17 | 42:05:00 |
| 17 | Tijl PAUWELS | BEL | 16 | 42:12:00 |
| 18 | Joël GRAB | SUI | 17 | 42:20:00 |
| 19 | Kevin GENIETS | LUX | 17 | 42:27:00 |
| 20 | Matthieu LEGRAND | FRA | 16 | 42:28:00 |
| 21 | Matej ULIK | SVK | 17 | 42:36:00 |
| 22 | Jonas BREZINA | CZE | 16 | 42:39:00 |
| 23 | Lance HAIDET | USA | 17 | 42:46:00 |
| 24 | Alessio DHOORE | BEL | 16 | 42:47:00 |
| 25 | Han DEVOS | BEL | 17 | 42:48:00 |
| 26 | Gavin HALEY | USA | 17 | 42:58:00 |
| 27 | Seppe ROMBOUTS | BEL | 16 | 43:02:00 |
| 28 | Josef JELINEK | CZE | 16 | 43:04:00 |
| 29 | Stefano SALA | ITA | 17 | 43:04:00 |
| 30 | Ludwig CORDS | GER | 17 | 43:11:00 |
| 31 | Tanguy TURGIS | FRA | 16 | 43:24:00 |
| 32 | Vaclav SIRUCEK | CZE | 16 | 43:32:00 |
| 33 | Mario JUNQUERA | ESP | 17 | 43:35:00 |
| 34 | Spencer PETROV | USA | 16 | 43:40:00 |
| 35 | Victor VANDEBOSCH | BEL | 16 | 43:41:00 |
| 36 | Cameron BEARD | USA | 16 | 43:43:00 |
| 37 | Jenko BONNE | BEL | 17 | 43:45:00 |
| 38 | Antonio FOLCARELLI | ITA | 16 | 43:46:00 |
| 39 | Tarik HAUPT | GER | 16 | 43:49:00 |
| 40 | Jari DE CLERCQ | BEL | 16 | 44:00:00 |
| 41 | Raphael SCHRÖDER | GER | 17 | 44:01:00 |
| 42 | Colin HEIDERSCHEID | LUX | 16 | 44:03:00 |
| 43 | Maximilian MOBIS | GER | 16 | 44:12:00 |
| 44 | Jakub KURTY | SVK | 17 | 44:22:00 |
| 45 | Wesley FLOREN | NED | 17 | 44:32:00 |
| 46 | Tom REES | LUX | 17 | 44:51:00 |
| 47 | Edoardo NICHELE | ITA | 17 | 44:52:00 |
| 48 | Michel RIES | LUX | 16 | 44:53:00 |
| 49 | Martin MEILER | GER | 16 | 44:55:00 |
| 50 | Jente TIELEMANS | BEL | 16 | 44:56:00 |
| 51 | Thomas BONNET | FRA | 16 | 45:09:00 |
| 52 | Paul RUDOLPH | GER | 16 | 45:37:00 |
| 53 | Kristian ZIMANY | SVK | 17 | 45:41:00 |
| 54 | Noah FRIES | LUX | 16 | 45:45:00 |
| 55 | Lois DUFAUX | SUI | 16 | 45:57:00 |
| 56 | Rasmus GØTKE | DEN | 17 | 46:31:00 |
| 57 | Jokin ALBERDI | ESP | 16 | 46:52:00 |
| 58 | Josef BARTIPAN | CZE | 17 | 47:11:00 |
| 59 | Andreas Lund ANDRESEN | DEN | 16 | 47:37:00 |
| Slavomír KUJAN | SVK | 16 |
