Vantornout, Nys and Walsleben stand atop an early European cyclocross podium at Steenbergcross. © Cyclo-Cross Online
Yesterday in Belgium’s Steenbergcross, the pace was set high immediately, with lots of big names sticking with the lead pace. First and second place riders at CrossVegas, Sven Nys and Lars van der Haar, found themselves having to work up through the field as Meeusen dictated the speed at the front.
Thirty minutes into the race, Klaas Vantornout put in a large attack. Nys worked his way to the lead chase group, but Vantornout already created a large gap, which he held for the remainder of the race. Nys followed in second, and Philipp Walsleben finished third.
The folks at Cyclo-Cross Online captured some video highlights on the day:
Steenbergcross 2014 Results
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klaas VANTORNOUT | 1:02:37 |
| 2 | Sven NYS | 1:02:50 |
| 3 | Philipp WALSLEBEN | 1:02:53 |
| 4 | Wietse BOSMANS | 1:03:08 |
| 5 | Toon AERTS | 1:03:16 |
| 6 | Jim AERNOUTS | 1:03:18 |
| 7 | Laurens SWEECK | 1:03:25 |
| 8 | Kevin PAUWELS | 1:03:32 |
| 9 | Bart AERNOUTS | 1:03:37 |
| 10 | Thijs VAN AMERONGEN | 1:03:42 |
| 11 | Corne VAN KESSEL | 1:03:49 |
| 12 | Lars VAN DER HAAR | 1:03:53 |
| 13 | Michael VANTHOURENHOUT | 1:04:06 |
| 14 | Jens ADAMS | 1:04:33 |
| 15 | Tom MEEUSEN | 1:04:43 |
| 16 | Tim MERLIER | 1:04:48 |
| 17 | Joeri ADAMS | 1:04:53 |
| 18 | David VAN DER POEL | 1:04:53 |
| 19 | Sven VANTHOURENHOUT | 1:04:55 |
| 20 | Francis MOUREY | 1:04:59 |
| 21 | Gianni VERMEERSCH | 1:05:09 |
| 22 | Twan VAN DEN BRAND | 1:05:09 |
| 23 | Daan SOETE | 1:05:22 |
| 24 | Julien TARAMARCAZ | 1:05:22 |
| 25 | Jens VANDEKINDEREN | 1:05:22 |
| 26 | Bart WELLENS | 1:05:25 |
| 27 | Vinnie BRAET | 1:05:31 |
| 28 | Patrick GAUDY | 1:05:47 |
| 29 | Dieter VANTHOURENHOUT | 1:05:53 |
| 30 | Diether SWEECK | 1:06:18 |
| 31 | Jan DENUWELAERE | 1:06:21 |
| 32 | Patrick VAN LEEUWEN | 1:06:34 |
| 33 | Quinten HERMANS | 1:06:37 |
| 34 | Nicolas CLEPPE | 1:06:50 |
| 35 | Niels WUBBEN | 1:07:11 |
| 36 | Berne VANKEIRSBILCK | 1:07:30 |
| 37 | Kevin VAN HOOVELS | 1:07:35 |
| 38 | Kobe GOOSSENS | 1:07:43 |
| 39 | Micki VAN EMPEL | 1:08:03 |
| 40 | Thijs AERTS | 1:08:38 |
| 41 | Kenneth VAN COMPERNOLLE | 1:09:03 |
| 42 | Ben BOETS | |
| 43 | Niels KOYEN | |
| 44 | Marco BIANCO | |
| 45 | Jens VAN DER BORGHT |
