2013 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's elite race

Men's elite Cyclo-cross race
2013 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
	Rainbow jersey
Race details
Dates	February 2, 2013
Stages	1
Distance	25.14 km (15.62 mi)
Winning time	1 hr 05' 35"
Medalists
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Last updated March 04, 2019

This event was held on February 2, 2013, as part of the 2013 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Belgian Sven Nys took home the gold for the second time in his career, a few seconds ahead of Klaas Vantornout, another Belgian. In the background, Lars van der Haar of the Netherlands managed to secure a third spot in his first year with the elite men.

The 2013 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships was the World Championship for cyclo-cross. It took place at Eva Bandman Park in Louisville, Kentucky, USA on Saturday, February 2, 2013. It was the first ever cyclo-cross world championship held outside of Europe. As in past years, four events were held. These world championships were mostly dominated by Belgium and Netherlands who, combined, won nine of the twelve possible medals and all of the gold medals.

Louisville is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 29th most-populous city in the United States. It is one of two cities in Kentucky designated as first-class, the other being Lexington, the state's second-largest city. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, located in the state's north and on the border with Indiana.

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Race report

The race started with some outsiders hoping for a lucky break, after one lap Martin Bína from Czech Republic, Francis Mourey from France and Marco Aurelio Fontana from Italy were the first three to cross the line. A mere lap further Mourey had even created a lead on the favourites. Slowly but surely those favourites, all Belgians, caught up with Mourey. Halfway into the race there was a lead group consisting of Mourey and the Belgians Kevin Pauwels, Klaas Vantornout and Sven Nys. 2012 world champion Niels Albert trailed shortly behind that group, but never really managed to catch up.^[1]

Martin Bína is a Czech cyclo-cross cyclist.

The Czech Republic, also known by its short-form name, Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west, Austria to the south, Slovakia to the east and Poland to the northeast. The Czech Republic covers an area of 78,866 square kilometres (30,450 sq mi) with a mostly temperate continental climate and oceanic climate. It is a unitary parliamentary republic, with 10.6 million inhabitants; its capital and largest city is Prague, with 1.3 million residents. Other major cities are Brno, Ostrava, Olomouc and Pilsen. The Czech Republic is a member of the European Union (EU), NATO, the OECD, the United Nations, the OSCE, and the Council of Europe.

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Lap six saw the end of Pauwels' chances for the rainbow jersey. Twice his chain gave him troubles and he dropped back to the 15th spot. Mourey shared his luck and suffered a flat tire. Suddenly only Nys and Vantornout were left to compete for the gold. They kept an even match, though Nys showed he should be feared by 'flying' over the barriers every lap again, creating a small gap each time. In the last lap, as Nys grabbed the lead to go up the limestone steps. Vantornout, in his haste to keep up, turned too sharply into a corner and got stuck in the sidelines of the track. Vantornout only lost about a second, but Nys went for his chance and gave it his all. With that tiny lead he hopped quickly over the barriers again, sealing Vantornout's fate.^[1]

In the back it long looked like Albert would be completing the podium, but the young Dutchman Lars van der Haar rode an impressive race and got the fifth medal for Netherlands in the 2013 World Championships. Albert dropped away completely to an eight spot. Bart Wellens of Belgium unexpectedly managed to grab the fourth spot.^[1]

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Lars van der Haar is a Dutch professional cyclist who specializes in cyclo-cross.

Bart Wellens is a former professional cyclo-cross cyclist from Belgium. He starred in the reality television series Wellens en Wee on Flemish TV-channel VT4. In this series, Wellens together with his parents, Lucien and Wiske, and his other teammates are shown in their daily lives and preparations for the weekend races.

Results

Rank	Cyclist	Time
	Sven Nys (BEL)	1h 05' 35"
	Klaas Vantornout (BEL)	+ 2"
	Lars van der Haar (NED)	+ 25"
4	Bart Wellens (BEL)	+ 41"
5	Philipp Walsleben (GER)	+ 44"
6	Julien Taramarcaz (SUI)	+ 44"
7	Radomír Šimůnek (CZE)	+ 1' 15"
8	Niels Albert (BEL)	+ 1' 19"
9	Thijs van Amerongen (NED)	+ 1' 31"
10	Martin Bína (CZE)	+ 1' 41"
11	Francis Mourey (FRA)	+ 1' 54"
12	Kevin Pauwels (BEL)	+ 2' 04"
13	Simon Zahner (SUI)	+ 2' 36"
14	Enrico Franzoi (ITA)	+ 2' 38"
15	Bart Aernouts (BEL)	+ 2' 48"
16	Marcel Meisen (GER)	+ 2' 54"
17	Lukas Flückiger (SUI)	+ 3' 04"
18	Rob Peeters (BEL)	+ 3' 16"
19	Tim Johnson (USA)	+ 3' 20"
20	Arnaud Grand (SUI)	+ 3' 32"
21	Marcel Wildhaber (SUI)	+ 3' 38"
22	Jonathan Page (USA)	+ 3' 42"
23	Aitor Hernández (ESP)	+ 3' 58"
24	Geoff Kabush (CAN)	+ 4' 06"
25	Jeremy Powers (USA)	+ 4' 16"
26	Marco Aurelio Fontana (ITA)	+ 4' 27"
27	James Driscoll (USA)	+ 4' 37"
28	Javier Ruiz De Larrinaga (ESP)	+ 5' 15"
29	Ian Field (GBR)	+ 5' 38"
30	Guillaume Perrot (FRA)	+ 5' 44"
31	Yu Takenouchi (JPN)	+ 5' 47"
32	Romain Lejeune (FRA)	+ 6' 00"
33	Christian Helmig (LUX)	- 2 LAPS
34	Craig Richey (CAN)	- 2 LAPS
35	Danny Summerhill (USA)	- 2 LAPS
36	Václav Metlička (SVK)	- 2 LAPS
37	Mike Garrigan (CAN)	- 4 LAPS
38	Alexander Revell (NZL)	- 4 LAPS
39	Hikaru Kosaka (JPN)	- 5 LAPS
40	Lewis Rattray (AUS)	- 5 LAPS
41	Zoltán Tisza (HUN)	- 5 LAPS
42	Maksym Shepitko (UKR)	- 5 LAPS
43	David Quist (NOR)	- 6 LAPS
	Ryan Trebon (USA)	DNF
	Twan van den Brand (NED)	DNF

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References

1 2 3 "Sven Nys rijdt naar zijn tweede wereldtitel" (in Dutch). Sporza. February 2, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
↑ "Results > Men Elite". Union Cycliste Internationale. February 2, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.

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[sporza_racereport-1] 1 2 3 "Sven Nys rijdt naar zijn tweede wereldtitel" (in Dutch). Sporza. February 2, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.

[2] "Results > Men Elite". Union Cycliste Internationale. February 2, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.

2013 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's elite race

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