Alaphilippe upsets dominant Dutchmen for win
Young French rider followed by two Dutch riders
A surprising name topped the podium after the junior men's race in Zolder, Belgium. Juan Alaphilippe won the third World Cup round of the season, making the French rider a man to watch in the future. Two Dutch riders flanked Alaphilippe on the podium.
The Netherlands has been dominating the overall standings in the World Cup and can claim the first four spots. World Cup leader Gert-Jan Bosman finished only 10th in Zolder, but he remains in the overall lead.
Dutchman Mike Teunissen led the race early on, and after one lap he had a small gap over compatriots Danny Van Poppel, David Van Der Poel, Belgian Gianni Vermeersch and Alaphilippe. World Cup leader Bosman was not having his best day. The Dutch rider fought his way through the first half of the race out of the top 15.
Meanwhile, the surprising Alaphilippe stormed forward during the second lap, catching leader Teunissen. Behind the two leaders, Van Poppel had to let go of Vermeersch and Van Der Poel, and Laurens Sweeck (Belgium) took over his place.
Sweeck kept going strong and after three laps, he joined the two leaders. The Belgian didn't have much time to enjoy his time up front because halfway through the race, Alaphilippe jumped away from the two Belgians.
Another Dutchman, Emiel Dolfsma, bounced back from a bad start. Dolfsma bridged up with Teunissen, Van Der Poel and Belgians Sweeck and Jens Adams, but the five chasers didn't stand a chance against Alaphilippe who created a 25-second gap over the chasers. The French rider maintained his lead on the slippery course and bagged the biggest win of his career.
Behind him, Adams and Dolfsma were dropped in the final laps making a three-man chase group sprint for second place. The Dutch duo held off Sweeck and captured the remaing two podium spots, Van Der Poel finished second ahead of Teunissen.
World Cup leader Bosman made the best of his difficult times around the course, and he finished 10th, which was enough to keep his overall lead. Halfway through the World Cup, the Dutch men sit comfortably with four riders atop the rankings.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Juan Alaphilippe (France) | 0:40:02 |
2 | David Van Der Poel (Netherlands) | 0:00:36 |
3 | Mike Teunissen (Netherlands) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Laurens Sweeck (Belgium) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Tomas Paprstka (Czech Republic) | 0:00:41 |
6 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands) | 0:00:43 |
7 | Tim Merlier (Belgium) | 0:00:46 |
8 | Jens Adams (Belgium) | 0:00:48 |
9 | Matej Lasak (Czech Republic) | 0:00:49 |
10 | Gert-Jan Bosman (Netherlands) | 0:01:04 |
11 | Jens Vandekinderen (Belgium) | 0:01:07 |
12 | David Menut (France) | 0:01:10 |
13 | Gianni Vermeersch (Belgium) | 0:01:11 |
14 | Michael Boros (Czech Republic) | 0:01:13 |
15 | Frederik Geerts (Belgium) | 0:01:25 |
16 | Bart De Vocht (Belgium) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Rudy Lorenzon (Italy) | 0:01:26 |
18 | Vojtech Nipl (Czech Republic) | 0:01:43 |
19 | Yannick Eckmann (Germany) | 0:01:46 |
20 | Andrea Righettini (Italy) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Wenzel Böhm-Gräber (Germany) | 0:01:48 |
22 | Joeri Hofman (Belgium) | 0:01:59 |
23 | Radek Polnicky (Czech Republic) | 0:02:05 |
24 | Lars Forster (Switzerland) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Lukas Müller (Switzerland) | 0:02:11 |
26 | Emilien Viennet (France) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Danny Van Poppel (Netherlands) | 0:02:12 |
28 | Hendrik Sweeck (Belgium) | 0:02:21 |
29 | Julian Lehmann (Germany) | 0:02:32 |
30 | Floris De Tier (Belgium) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Daniel Vesely (Czech Republic) | 0:02:48 |
32 | Fabian Lienhard (Switzerland) | 0:03:10 |
33 | Skyler Trujillo (United States Of America) | 0:03:12 |
34 | Maxim Panis (Belgium) | 0:04:09 |
35 | Emiel Dolfsma (Netherlands) | 0:04:11 |
36 | Dylan Page (Switzerland) | 0:04:13 |
37 | David Kessler (United States Of America) | 0:04:28 |
38 | Gabriel Chavanne (Switzerland) | 0:04:32 |
39 | Karl Hoppner (Canada) | 0:04:35 |
40 | Tobias Deprie (Germany) | 0:04:36 |
41 | Daniel Mclay (Great Britain) | 0:05:07 |
42 | Bartosz Pilis (Poland) | 0:05:08 |
43 | Chris Wallace (United States Of America) | 0:05:22 |
44 | Jeff Bahnson (United States Of America) | 0:05:52 |
45 | Jaroslav Chalas (Slovakia) | 0:06:25 |
46 | Joshua Lehmann (United States Of America) | 0:07:52 |
DNF | Diether Sweeck (Belgium) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matt Spinks (United States Of America) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Luca Gert-Jan Bosman (Netherlands) | 132 | pts |
2 | David Van Der Poel (Netherlands) | 103 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands) | 102 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Mike Teunissen (Netherlands) | 97 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Jens Vandekinderen (Belgium) | 90 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Emilien Viennet (France) | 80 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Matej Lasak (Czech Republic) | 76 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Laurens Sweeck (Belgium) | 76 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Jens Adams (Belgium) | 69 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Emiel Dolfsma (Netherlands) | 68 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Tomas Paprstka (Czech Republic) | 65 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Juan Alaphilippe (France) | 60 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | David Menut (France) | 56 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Michael Boros (Czech Republic) | 54 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Gianni Vermeersch (Belgium) | 54 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Bart De Vocht (Belgium) | 50 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Vojtech Nipl (Czech Republic) | 44 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Danny Van Poppel (Netherlands) | 41 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Tim Merlier (Belgium) | 40 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Radek Polnicky (Czech Republic) | 37 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Fabio Alfonso Todaro (Italy) | 35 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Frederik Geerts (Belgium) | 34 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Lukas Müller (Switzerland) | 31 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Andrea Righettini (Italy) | 29 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Diether Sweeck (Belgium) | 28 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Rudy Lorenzon (Italy) | 27 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Michael Casagrande (Italy) | 16 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Joeri Hofman (Belgium) | 15 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Xandro Meurisse (Belgium) | 14 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Wenzel Böhm-Gräber (Germany) | 13 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Lars Forster (Switzerland) | 13 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Yannick Eckmann (Germany) | 12 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Floris De Tier (Belgium) | 10 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Andrea Sottocornola (Italy) | 7 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Dries Heylen (Belgium) | 5 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Lorenzo Samparisi (Italy) | 5 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Clément Venturini (France) | 4 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Jakub Skala (Czech Republic) | 4 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Hendrik Sweeck (Belgium) | 3 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Francesco Acqvaviva (Italy) | 3 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Julian Lehmann (Germany) | 3 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Jannick Geisler (Germany) | 2 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Enrico Scapolan (Italy) | 2 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Luca Guerrini (Italy) | 1 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
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