Here, Vanthourenhout focuses on scoring the last spot on the Belgian World Cup team. © Jonas Bruffaerts
World Championships were merely days ago, but for some racers, the season isn’t over just yet. Belgian racer Sven Vanthourenhout took the win at Augustijn Parkcross Maldegem on Wednesday. Kevin Pauwels took second, and World Champion Neils Albert was relegated to a ninth place finish.
Full Results:
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sven VANTHOURENHOUT | BEL | 31 | 1:01:11 |
| 2 | Kevin PAUWELS | BEL | 28 | 1:01:11 |
| 3 | Dieter VANTHOURENHOUT | BEL | 27 | 1:01:11 |
| 4 | Tim MERLIER | BEL | 20 | 1:01:11 |
| 5 | Jim AERNOUTS | BEL | 23 | 1:01:26 |
| 6 | Radomir SIMUNEK | CZE | 29 | 1:01:35 |
| 7 | Tom MEEUSEN | BEL | 24 | 1:01:41 |
| 8 | Rob PEETERS | BEL | 27 | 1:01:41 |
| 9 | Niels ALBERT | BEL | 26 | 1:01:48 |
| 10 | Klaas VANTORNOUT | BEL | 30 | 1:01:48 |
| 11 | Sven BEELEN | BEL | 22 | 1:01:48 |
| 12 | Michael VANTHOURENHOUT | BEL | 19 | 1:01:54 |
| 13 | Jan DENUWELAERE | BEL | 24 | 1:02:11 |
| 14 | Tom VAN DEN BOSCH | BEL | 27 | 1:02:39 |
| 15 | Angelo DE CLERCQ | BEL | 21 | 1:02:51 |
| 16 | Ritchie DENOLF | BEL | 21 | 1:02:51 |
| 17 | Kenneth VAN COMPERNOLLE | BEL | 24 | 1:03:14 |
| 18 | Steven DE DECKER | BEL | 30 | 1:03:14 |
| 19 | Bart HOFMAN | BEL | 27 | 1:03:21 |
| 20 | Ian FIELD | GBR | 26 | 1:03:21 |
| 21 | Xandro MEURISSE | BEL | 20 | 1:03:21 |
| 22 | Stijn PENNE | BEL | 29 | 1:03:21 |
| 23 | Bert DE WISPELAERE | BEL | 30 | 1:03:59 |
| 24 | Kevin CANT | BEL | 24 | 1:04:03 |
| 25 | Floris DE TIER | BEL | 20 | 1:04:16 |
| 26 | Philipp WALSLEBEN | GER | 25 | 1:04:16 |
| 27 | Patrick BASSEZ | BEL | 35 | 1:05:31 |
| 28 | Gianni DENOLF | BEL | 25 | |
| 29 | Valentijn VAN DE VELDE | BEL | 21 |
