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

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Men's elite Cyclo-cross race
2013 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
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Race details
Dates2 February 2013 (2013-02-02)
Stages1
Distance25.14 km (15.62 mi)
Winning time1 hr 05' 35"
Medalists
 Gold medal icon.svg GoldFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Sven Nys  (Belgium)
 Silver medal icon.svg SilverFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Klaas Vantornout  (Belgium)
 Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Lars van der Haar  (Netherlands)
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This event was held on 2 February 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.

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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]

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]

Results

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

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References

  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.