Bosman is the boss man in Koksijde
Dutch dominate junior podium at Belgian World Cup
Gert-Jan Bosman this morning led a Dutch domination of the second round of the for junior men's International Cycling Union's (UCI) Cyclo-cross World Cup Koksijde, Belgium. Eventual winner Bosman won after he distanced the rest of the field right from the start.
"I had a gap after the first corners and the coach shouted: go. I went for it, although I didn't go flat out right away. It helped that I received special tyres from my club," Bosman told Cyclingnews after his victory. "This is a confirmation for me. We'll see what follows. Hopefully tomorrow I can win as well on home soil in Gieten," Bosman added.
Michiel Van der Heijden came close in the end and took second place, only five seconds behind Bosman. The sprint for third place was won by David Van der Poel, the son of former Cyclo-cross World Champion Adrie Van der Poel.
World Cup leader Emilien Viennet struggled in the sand and finished on an anonymous 16th place. "I knew my form wasn't all that. It should go better from now on, so hopefully it'll be good in Roubaix and during the [National] Championships," Viennet told Cyclingnews.
Winner Bosman finished second in Treviso during the first round and is now comfortably leading the World Cup ranking.
US-starter Chris Wallace didn't have a good day after experiencing mechanical issues and finished 43th.
1 | Gert-Jan Bosman (Netherlands) | 0:42:14 |
2 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands) | 0:00:05 |
3 | David Van Der Poel (Netherlands) | 0:00:18 |
4 | Jens Vandekinderen (Belgium) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Bart De Vocht (Belgium) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Tomas Paprstka (Czech Republic) | 0:00:19 |
7 | Emiel Dolfsma (Netherlands) | 0:00:21 |
8 | Jens Adams (Belgium) | 0:00:22 |
9 | Mike Teunissen (Netherlands) | 0:00:30 |
10 | Laurens Sweeck (Belgium) | 0:00:37 |
11 | Vojtech Nipl (Czech Republic) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Diether Sweeck (Belgium) | 0:00:50 |
13 | Danny Van Poppel (Netherlands) | 0:00:52 |
14 | Radek Polnicky (Czech Republic) | 0:01:11 |
15 | Gianni Vermeersch (Belgium) | 0:01:15 |
16 | Emilien Viennet (France) | 0:01:17 |
17 | Xandro Meurisse (Belgium) | 0:01:28 |
18 | Michael Boros (Czech Republic) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Tim Merlier (Belgium) | 0:01:56 |
20 | David Menut (France) | 0:02:20 |
21 | Lukas Müller (Switzerland) | 0:02:21 |
22 | Floris De Tier (Belgium) | 0:02:26 |
23 | Frederik Geerts (Belgium) | 0:02:27 |
24 | Matej Lasak (Czech Republic) | 0:02:48 |
25 | Joeri Hofman (Belgium) | 0:03:06 |
26 | Dries Heylen (Belgium) | 0:03:10 |
27 | Clément Venturini (France) | 0:03:33 |
28 | Wenzel Böhm-Gräber (Germany) | 0:03:39 |
29 | Jannick Geisler (Germany) | 0:03:40 |
30 | Julian Lehmann (Germany) | 0:03:44 |
31 | Andrea Righettini (Italy) | 0:03:46 |
32 | Pietro Santini (Italy) | 0:03:54 |
33 | Andrea Sottocornola (Italy) | 0:04:15 |
34 | Fabio Alfonso Todaro (Italy) | 0:04:34 |
35 | Alexis Caresmel (France) | 0:04:50 |
36 | Cristian Sonzogni (Italy) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Alex Kirsch (Luxembourg) | 0:04:57 |
38 | Bastien Duculty (France) | 0:05:17 |
39 | Tobias Deprie (Germany) | 0:05:38 |
40 | Julien Ehlinger (France) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Scott Thiltges (Luxembourg) | 0:06:22 |
42 | Francesco Acqvaviva (Italy) | 0:06:52 |
43 | Chris Wallace (United States Of America) | 0:08:28 |
44 | Felix Rieckmann (Germany) | -1 lap |
45 | Jerome Theis (Luxembourg) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
1 | Gert-Jan Bosman (Ned) Netherlands | 110 | pts |
2 | Emilien Viennet (Fra) France | 75 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Netherlands | 72 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Jens Vandekinderen (Bel) Belgium | 70 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Emiel Dolfsma (Ned) Netherlands | 68 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | David Van Der Poel (Ned) Netherlands | 53 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Matej Lasak (Cze) Czech Republic | 52 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Mike Teunissen (Ned) Netherlands | 52 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Jens Adams (Bel) Belgium | 43 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | David Menut (Fra) France | 37 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Michael Boros (Cze) Czech Republic | 37 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Netherlands | 37 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Belgium | 36 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Belgium | 36 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Bart De Vocht (Bel) Belgium | 35 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Fabio Alfonso Todaro (Ita) Italy | 35 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Vojtech Nipl (Cze) Czech Republic | 31 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Tomas Paprstka (Cze) Czech Republic | 30 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Radek Polnicky (Cze) Czech Republic | 29 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Diether Sweeck (Bel) Belgium | 28 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Lukas Müller (Swi) Switzerland | 25 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Andrea Righettini (Ita) Italy | 18 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Frederik Geerts (Bel) Belgium | 18 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Michael Casagrande (Ita) Italy | 16 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Belgium | 14 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Rudy Lorenzon (Ita) Italy | 13 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Tim Merlier (Bel) Belgium | 12 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Floris De Tier (Bel) Belgium | 9 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Andrea Sottocornola (Ita) Italy | 7 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Joeri Hofman (Bel) Belgium | 6 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Lars Forster (Swi) Switzerland | 6 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Dries Heylen (Bel) Belgium | 5 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Lorenzo Samparisi (Ita) Italy | 5 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Clément Venturini (Fra) France | 4 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Jakub Skala (Cze) Czech Republic | 4 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Wenzel Böhm-Gräber (Ger) Germany | 3 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Francesco Acqvaviva (Ita) Italy | 3 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Jannick Geisler (Ger) Germany | 2 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Enrico Scapolan (Ita) Italy | 2 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Julian Lehmann (Ger) Germany | 1 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Luca Guerrini (Ita) Italy | 1 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
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