Bosmans wins in Zolder
Belgian takes first World Cup win of season
Wietse Bosmans (Belgium) won his first World Cup round of the season in Zolder in a two-man sprint in the men’s Under 23 category race ahead of Tijmen Eising (Netherlands). Mathieu Boulo (France) rounded out the podium at the snow-covered Belgian car circuit. World Cup leader Vincent Baestaens finished sixth, which was just enough to hold a five-point lead over Bosmans in the World Cup rankings.
Early on, Baestaens was present in a large leading group together with Elia Silvestri (Italy), Arnaud Grand (France), Jim Aernouts (Belgium), Boulo, Bosmans and Eising. Boulo put the hammer down on the second lap. The French rider built up a small gap over Bosmans, Eising, Baestaens and Aernouts.
Only Bosmans and Eising were able to bridge up with Boulo while the others started struggling on the slippery course. Bosmans felt great and dropped his two rivals during the fourth lap. Eising and Boulo followed at five seconds from the lone leader. On the penultimate lap, Bosmans gained a couple more seconds over Eising, who had left Boulo behind. Silvestri and Van der Haar rode together 16 seconds behind Boulo. During the last lap, Bosmans almost saw his chances ruined when he went over the handlebars. Eising caught back up to the leader and the two headed for a sprint, which was easily won by Bosmans, who turns 19 on December 30.
Daniel Summerhill (USA) claimed his best result of the season in a World Cup round by finishing in 13th position. Zach McDonald (USA) went faster during the second half of the race, but a last lap crash limited him to 17th position.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Wietse Bosmans (Belgium) | 0:48:56 |
2 | Tijmen Eising (Netherlands) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Matthieu Boulo (France) | 0:00:09 |
4 | Elia Silvestri (Italy) | 0:00:23 |
5 | Lars Van Der Haar (Netherlands) | 0:00:44 |
6 | Vincent Baestaens (Belgium) | 0:01:03 |
7 | Karel Hnik (Czech Republic) | 0:01:07 |
8 | Micki Van Empel (Netherlands) | 0:01:12 |
9 | Gert-Jan Bosman (Netherlands) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Arnaud Grand (Switzerland) | 0:01:44 |
11 | Tomas Paprstka (Czech Republic) | 0:01:48 |
12 | Jim Aernouts (Belgium) | 0:01:52 |
13 | Daniel Summerhill (United States Of America) | 0:01:53 |
14 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Joeri Adams (Belgium) | 0:02:21 |
16 | Michael Schweizer (Germany) | 0:02:25 |
17 | Zach Mcdonald (United States Of America) | 0:02:44 |
18 | Marcel Meisen (Germany) | 0:02:47 |
19 | Michael Boros (Czech Republic) | 0:02:56 |
20 | Mirko Tabacchi (Italy) | 0:03:02 |
21 | Vinnie Braet (Belgium) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Sven Beelen (Belgium) | 0:03:05 |
23 | Kenneth Hansen (Denmark) | 0:03:08 |
24 | Ole Quast (Germany) | 0:03:09 |
25 | Sean De Bie (Belgium) | 0:03:37 |
26 | Tim Merlier (Belgium) | 0:04:05 |
27 | Radek Polnicky (Czech Republic) | 0:04:08 |
28 | Gianni Vermeersch (Belgium) | 0:04:09 |
29 | Yannick Mayer (Germany) | 0:04:41 |
30 | Matthias Bossuyt (Belgium) | 0:04:50 |
31 | Jerome Townsend (United States Of America) | 0:05:22 |
32 | Irwin Gras (France) | 0:05:29 |
33 | Angelo De Clercq (Belgium) | 0:06:19 |
34 | Matteo Trentin (Italy) | 0:06:47 |
35 | Cody Kaiser (United States Of America) | 0:07:10 |
36 | Jens Adams (Belgium) | 0:07:16 |
37 | Kevin Eeckhout (Belgium) | 0:07:21 |
-1lap | Max Walsleben (Germany) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Chris Hurst (United States Of America) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Jonas Schau Guddal (Denmark) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Steve Fisher (United States Of America) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Mike Teunissen (Netherlands) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Jaroslav Chalas (Slovakia) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Fabian Danner (Germany) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jiri Polnicky (Czech Republic) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Luca Braidot (Italy) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jan Nesvadba (Czech Republic) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Vincent Baestaens (Belgium) | 150 | pts |
2 | Wietse Bosmans (Belgium) | 145 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Lars Van Der Haar (Netherlands) | 125 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Tijmen Eising (Netherlands) | 100 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Matthieu Boulo (France) | 99 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Elia Silvestri (Italy) | 80 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Joeri Adams (Belgium) | 76 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Jim Aernouts (Belgium) | 75 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Marcel Meisen (Germany) | 63 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Micki Van Empel (Netherlands) | 63 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Vinnie Braet (Belgium) | 55 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands) | 52 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Sean De Bie (Belgium) | 45 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Arnaud Grand (Switzerland) | 44 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Matteo Trentin (Italy) | 32 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Marek Konwa (Poland) | 32 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Gert-Jan Bosman (Netherlands) | 31 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Ole Quast (Germany) | 31 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Karel Hnik (Czech Republic) | 28 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Gianni Vermeersch (Belgium) | 28 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Daniel Summerhill (United States Of America) | 28 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Mike Teunissen (Netherlands) | 26 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Tomas Paprstka (Czech Republic) | 25 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Sven Beelen (Belgium) | 25 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Kevin Eeckhout (Belgium) | 24 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Kenneth Hansen (Denmark) | 23 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Jiri Polnicky (Czech Republic) | 22 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Zach Mcdonald (United States Of America) | 22 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Michael Schweizer (Germany) | 20 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Tim Merlier (Belgium) | 18 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Angelo De Clercq (Belgium) | 18 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Twan Van Den Brand (Netherlands) | 15 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Mirko Tabacchi (Italy) | 15 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Michael Boros (Czech Republic) | 14 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Jens Adams (Belgium) | 13 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Melvin Rulliere (France) | 11 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Irwin Gras (France) | 9 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Théo Dumanchin (France) | 8 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Corne Van Kessel (Netherlands) | 6 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Radek Polnicky (Czech Republic) | 4 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Vincent Dias Dos Santos (Luxembourg) | 4 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Matthias Bossuyt (Belgium) | 3 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Yannick Mayer (Germany) | 2 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Michael Winterberg (Switzerland) | 1 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
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