Joris Nieuwenhuis from the Netherlands took the win at the Heusden-Zolder World Cup race for the U23 Men’s category. He beat out Clement Russo from France by 13 seconds with Adam Toupalik from the Czech Republic finishing third.
Joris Nieuwenhuis (NED) would finish in first and Clement Russo (FRA) would end up second at race’s end. 2016 Zolder Cyclocross World Cup – U23 Men. © Bart Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Curtis White led a slew of young Americans with his 12th place finish. Next was Gage Hecht in 26th, Maxx Chance in 35th, Cooper Willsey close behind in 38th and Eric Brunner finishing 42nd.
Curtis White turned in some fast lap times on his way to 12th. 2016 Zolder Cyclocross World Cup – U23 Men. © Bart Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Eric Brunner (USA) leads Felix Keiser (LUX) through the downhill sandpit before a bit of contact would see Brunner hit the deck. 2016 Zolder Cyclocross World Cup – U23 Men. © Bart Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Eric Brunner (USA) and Felix Keiser (LUX) had a bit of contact as this sequence shows. 2016 Zolder Cyclocross World Cup – U23 Men. © Bart Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Eric Brunner (USA) and Felix Keiser (LUX) had a bit of contact as this sequence shows. 2016 Zolder Cyclocross World Cup – U23 Men. © Bart Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Zolder U23 Men’s Podium: Joris Nieuwenhuis (NED) first, Clement Russo (FRA) second, Adam Toupalik (CZE) third. 2016 Zolder Cyclocross World Cup – U23 Men. © Bart Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
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2016 Heusden-Zolder World Cup Results - U23 Men
| Rank | Bib | Name | Team | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | NIEUWENHUIS Joris | NETHERLANDS / PAYS-BAS | 0:53:35 | 60 |
| 2 | 19 | RUSSO Clement | FRANCE / FRANCE | +00:13 | 50 |
| 3 | 33 | TOUPALIK Adam | CZECH REPUBLIC / REPUBLIQUE TCHEQUE | +00:29 | 45 |
| 4 | 3 | AERTS Thijs | BELGIUM / BELGIQUE | +00:45 | 40 |
| 5 | 11 | WOUTERS Sieben | NETHERLANDS / PAYS-BAS | +00:47 | 35 |
| 6 | 1 | ISERBYT Eli | BELGIUM / BELGIQUE | +00:49 | 30 |
| 7 | 45 | ORTS Felipe | SPAIN / ESPAGNE | +00:50 | 28 |
| 8 | 26 | BERTOLINI Gioele | ITALY / ITALIE | +00:51 | 26 |
| 9 | 4 | CLEPPE Nicolas | BELGIUM / BELGIQUE | +00:52 | 24 |
| 10 | 52 | ANDREASSEN Simon | DENMARK / DANEMARK | +00:53 | 22 |
| 11 | 20 | DUBAU Lucas | FRANCE / FRANCE | +00:54 | 20 |
| 12 | 28 | WHITE Curtis | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE | +00:58 | 19 |
| 13 | 5 | PEETERS Yannick | BELGIUM / BELGIQUE | +01:14 | 18 |
| 14 | 14 | VAN DER HEIJDEN Maik | NETHERLANDS / PAYS-BAS | +01:23 | 17 |
| 15 | 12 | VAN DER MEER Gosse | NETHERLANDS / PAYS-BAS | +01:28 | 16 |
| 16 | 57 | JOSEPH Thomas | BELGIUM / BELGIQUE | +01:39 | 15 |
| 17 | 15 | BAKX Kelvin | NETHERLANDS / PAYS-BAS | +01:42 | 14 |
| 18 | 59 | GOOSSENS Kobe | BELGIUM-B / BELGIQUE-B | +02:16 | 13 |
| 19 | 25 | COLLEDANI Nadir | ITALY / ITALIE | +02:16 | 12 |
| 20 | 6 | DEGROOTE Jonas | BELGIUM / BELGIQUE | +02:20 | 11 |
| 21 | 7 | JASPERS Jappe | BELGIUM / BELGIQUE | +02:24 | 10 |
| 22 | 8 | CALUWE Stijn | BELGIUM-B / BELGIQUE-B | +02:32 | 9 |
| 23 | 47 | JACOBS Johan | SWITZERLAND / SUISSE | +02:44 | 8 |
| 24 | 21 | GRAS Yan | FRANCE / FRANCE | +02:53 | 7 |
| 25 | 27 | DORIGONI Jakob | ITALY / ITALIE | +03:01 | 6 |
| 26 | 30 | HECHT Gage | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE | +03:02 | 5 |
| 27 | 58 | SCHUERMANS Jelle | BELGIUM-B / BELGIQUE-B | +03:04 | 4 |
| 28 | 48 | KUHN Kevin | SWITZERLAND / SUISSE | +03:05 | 3 |
| 29 | 16 | FLOREN Wesley | NETHERLANDS / PAYS-BAS | +03:06 | 2 |
| 30 | 60 | LOOCKX Lander | BELGIUM-B / BELGIQUE-B | +03:09 | 1 |
| 31 | 50 | ERIKSSON David | SWEDEN / SUEDE | +03:26 | |
| 32 | 18 | VAN DER STEGEN Roel | NETHERLANDS / PAYS-BAS | +03:29 | |
| 33 | 38 | MEILER Lukas | GERMANY / ALLEMAGNE | +04:02 | |
| 34 | 61 | DERVEAUX Niels | BELGIUM-B / BELGIQUE-B | +04:13 | |
| 35 | 31 | CHANCE Maxx | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE | +04:44 | |
| 36 | 24 | PERIOU Tony | FRANCE / FRANCE | +04:52 | |
| 37 | 62 | ROMBOUTS Seppe | BELGIUM-B / BELGIQUE-B | +05:14 | |
| 38 | 29 | WILLSEY Cooper | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE | +05:19 | |
| 39 | 49 | JANSSON Henrik | SWEDEN / SUEDE | +05:29 | |
| 40 | 39 | MULLER Manuel | GERMANY / ALLEMAGNE | +05:41 | |
| 41 | 35 | MAYER Daniel | CZECH REPUBLIC / REPUBLIQUE TCHEQUE | +05:56 | |
| 42 | 32 | BRUNNER Eric | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE | +06:04 | |
| 43 | 55 | KEISER Felix | LUXEMBOURG / LUXEMBOURG | +06:07 | |
| 44 | 43 | ULIK Matej | SLOVAKIA / SLOVAQUIE | +06:37 | |
| 45 | 36 | JARY David | CZECH REPUBLIC / REPUBLIQUE TCHEQUE | +06:38 | |
| 46 | 41 | MEILER Martin | GERMANY / ALLEMAGNE | +06:53 | |
| 47 | 51 | O'DONNELL Trevor | CANADA / CANADA | +06:53 | |
| 48 | 54 | FRIES Noah | LUXEMBOURG / LUXEMBOURG | +07:11 | |
| 49 | 44 | KURTY Jakub | SLOVAKIA / SLOVAQUIE | +07:39 | |
| 50 | 53 | TURCHI Luc | LUXEMBOURG / LUXEMBOURG | -1LAP | |
| 51 | 56 | PETELIN Jan | LUXEMBOURG / LUXEMBOURG | -5LAP | |
| 40 | KONIG Marco | GERMANY / ALLEMAGNE | DNF4 | ||
| 37 | BREZINA Jonas | CZECH REPUBLIC / REPUBLIQUE TCHEQUE | DNF2 | ||
| 46 | ALBERDI Jokin | SPAIN / ESPAGNE | DNS |
2016 Heusden-Zolder World Cup U23 Men – Photo Gallery:
Sieben Wouters from the Netherlands leads early. 2016 Zolder Cyclocross World Cup – U23 Men. © Bart Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
