2008 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's under-23 race

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Men's Under-23 Cyclo-cross Race
2008 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
Jersey rainbow.svg
Race details
DatesJanuary 26, 2008 (2008-01-26)
Stages1
Winning time51' 11"
Medalists
 Gold medal icon.svg GoldFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Niels Albert  (BEL)
 Silver medal icon.svg SilverFlag of France.svg  Aurelien Duval  (FRA)
 Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeFlag of Italy.svg  Cristian Cominelli  (ITA)
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This event was held on Saturday January 26, 2008 as part of the 2008 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Treviso, Italy.

The 2008 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships took place in Treviso, Italy on the weekend of January 26 and January 27, 2008. As 2007, four events were scheduled.

Treviso Comune in Veneto, Italy

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Niels Albert was the big favorite to win and on the first lap he drew away from the rest of the pack, where he remained, finishing more than half a minute in front of the number two. Duval pulled away from the pack, while Cominelli outsprinted Lopez to take the bronze. [ citation needed ]

Niels Albert Belgian cylo-crosser

Niels Albert is a former professional cyclo-cross racing cyclist who currently resides in Tremelo. He became World Champion twice, in 2009 and 2012.

Ranking

RankCyclistTime
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Niels Albert  (BEL)51:11.66
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of France.svg  Aurelien Duval  (FRA)+ 0:38.90
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Italy.svg  Cristian Cominelli  (ITA)+ 0:46.35
4Flag of France.svg  Jonathan Lopez  (FRA)+ 0:47.46
5Flag of France.svg  Clément Bourgoin  (FRA)+ 0:48.50
6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Lukas Kloucek  (CZE)+ 0:53.11
7Flag of Italy.svg  Fabio Ursi  (ITA)+ 1:05.21
8Flag of France.svg  Guillaume Perrot  (FRA)+ 1:31.29
9Flag of Germany.svg  Paul Voss  (GER)+ 1:39.10
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ramon Sinkeldam  (NED)+ 1:39.73
11Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Thijs Van Amerongen  (NED)+ 1:39.80
12Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Jempy Drucker  (LUX)+ 1:46.80
13Flag of France.svg  Julien Pion  (FRA)+ 1:52.36
14Flag of Poland.svg  Pawel Szczepaniak  (POL)+ 1:55.02
15Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Ondrej Bambula  (CZE)+ 1:55.61
16Flag of Germany.svg  Philipp Walsleben  (GER)+ 1:57.69
17Flag of Switzerland.svg  René Lang  (SUI)+ 1:58.31
18Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tom Meeusen  (BEL)+ 1:58.36
19Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Quentin Bertholet  (BEL)+ 2:01.35
20Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ian Field  (GBR)+ 2:19.21
21Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Trentin  (ITA)+ 2:38.16
22Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Mitchell Huenders  (NED)+ 2:42.53
23Flag of Spain.svg  Gorka Izagirre Insausti  (ESP)+ 2:45.23
24Flag of Germany.svg  Yannik-Johannes Tiedt  (GER)+ 2:46.34
25Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Wim Leemans  (BEL)+ 2:53.56
26Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Calderan  (ITA)+ 2:58.44
27Flag of Slovakia.svg  Robert Gavenda  (SVK)+ 3:17.68
28Flag of Switzerland.svg  Julien Taramarcaz  (SUI)+ 3:18.75
29Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ivar Hartogs  (NED)+ 3:29.80
30Flag of Germany.svg  Marcel Meisen  (GER)+ 3:32.24
31Flag of Poland.svg  Sylwester Janiszewski  (POL)+ 3:39.14
32Flag of Spain.svg  David Lozano Riba  (ESP)+ 3:40.50
33Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Ponta  (ITA)+ 3:41.10
34Flag of the United States.svg  James Driscoll  (USA)+ 3:46.19
35Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Joeri Adams  (BEL)+ 3:51.95
36Flag of Japan.svg  Yu Takenouchi  (JPN)+ 3:52.49
37Flag of Sweden.svg  Mattias Nilsson  (SWE)+ 3:54.06
38Flag of Germany.svg  Ole Quast  (GER)+ 3:56.85
39Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jiri Polnicky  (CZE)+ 4:00.53
40Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Boy Van Poppel  (NED)+ 4:05.53
41Flag of Slovakia.svg  Martin Haring  (SVK)+ 4:07.24
42Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Brian Robinson  (CAN)+ 4:18.08
43Flag of the United States.svg  Nicholas Weighall  (USA)+ 4:35.70
44Flag of the United States.svg  Chance Noble  (USA)+ 4:55.17
45Flag of the United States.svg  Carson Miller  (USA)+ 5:44.68
46Flag of Switzerland.svg  Nico Brüngger  (SUI)+ 5:57.03
47Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  David Menger  (CZE)+ 6:06.81
48Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Thwaites  (GBR)+ 6:18.01
49Flag of Spain.svg  Mauro Gonzalez Fontan  (ESP)+ 7:15.09
50Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kyle Douglas  (CAN)+ 7:27.55
51Flag of Switzerland.svg  Guillaume Dessibourg  (SUI)+ 8:01.54
52Flag of Poland.svg  Tomasz Repinski  (POL)- 1 LAP
53Flag of Japan.svg  Yudai Izawa  (JPN)- 1 LAP
54Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Shaun Adamson  (CAN)- 1 LAP
55Flag of Romania.svg  Lucian Logigan  (ROU)- 1 LAP
56Flag of Ukraine.svg  Yegor Dementyev  (UKR)- 1 LAP

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Fastest laps

LapCyclistTime
1. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Niels Albert 6:54
2. Flag of France.svg Aurelien Duval 7:11
3. Flag of Italy.svg Cristian Cominelli 7:16
4. Flag of Italy.svg Cristian Cominelli 7:16
5. Flag of Italy.svg Cristian Cominelli 7:17
6. Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Walsleben 7:21
7. Flag of France.svg Aurelien Duval 7:10

[ citation needed ]

Notes

  1. "UCI WC 2008 Men's Under-23 Results". UCI Archives. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.

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