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DIEGEM, Belgium — The cyclocross powerhouses of Belgium and The Netherlands put on an impressive display of future star power in the U23 Men’s race at the 2015 Superprestige stop in Diegem today.

Seven Belgians and two rising Dutch stars stormed to take nine of the top ten spots, led by Belgians Quinten Hermans and Daan Hoeyberghs, with Dutch star Martjin Budding claiming the final podium spot.

The one exception? Ten-time Cyclocross National Champion Logan Owen, who would finish in seventh. Owen would headline a strong showing by the U23 American men, with four top 15 finishers. Curtis White finished in 11th, Andrew Dillman was 13th and Tobin Ortenblad took 15th.

Logan Owen was the top American rider at Namur. © Bart Hazen

Logan Owen finished a strong seventh in Diegem. photo: Namur World Cup. © Bart Hazen

Six Americans in total finished, with Grant Ellwood finished 26th and Gavin Haley in 31st.

The U23 race at the 2016 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships in Asheville, North Carolina is shaping up to be one of the must-watch races this year, with Owen the favorite opting for the Elite Men’s race, with a handful of other Americans, including Owen’s teammate Tobin Ortenblad, ready to claim the title from Owen this year.

See the results and reports from the Men, Women and Junior Men’s races from 2015 Superprestige Diegem race here.

2015 Superprestige Diegem Race Results - U23 Men

PlNameCtryAgeTimeGap
1HERMANS QuintenBEL2052:44:00
2HOEYBERGHS DaanBEL2152:54:000:10
3BUDDING MartijnNED2053:06:000:22
4SOETE DaanBEL2153:30:000:46
5CLEPPE NicolasBEL2053:50:001:06
6AERTS ThijsBEL1954:10:001:26
7OWEN LoganUSA2054:16:001:32
8NIEUWENHUIS JorisNED1954:20:001:36
9MERLIER BraamBEL2154:24:001:40
10SCHUERMANS JelleBEL1954:29:001:45
11WHITE CurtisUSA2054:34:001:50
12VAN DER MEER GosseNED2054:53:002:09
13DILLMAN AndrewUSA2154:56:002:12
14MORICHON MathieuFRA2054:58:002:14
15ORTENBLAD TobinUSA2155:04:002:20
16VAN DER HEIJDEN MaikNED1855:11:002:27
17WOUTERS SiebenNED1955:35:002:51
18JOSEPH ThomasBEL1955:50:003:06
19VAN DIJKE KoenNED1956:34:003:50
20RUEGG TimonSUI1956:37:003:53
21VAN DE VELDE MatthiasBEL2156:39:003:55
22DE PROOST KyleBEL2056:48:004:04
23VAN LAER WardBEL2056:56:004:12
24BONNE JenkoBEL1857:11:004:27
25BOUWMANS DylanNED1857:20:004:36
26ELLWOOD GrantUSA1957:26:004:42
27HENNAUX LoicBEL1957:37:004:53
28TIELEN DarioBEL2157:48:005:04
29VERHEYEN OnnoBEL2157:49:005:05
30WAHLQVIST DennisSWE2157:50:005:06
31HALEY GavinUSA1858:06:005:22
32MEILER LukasGER2058:23:005:39
33MONTGOMERY DavidIRL2058:31:005:47
34SIREK AdrianCZE1958:45:006:01
35KLOECK DarioBEL1959:07:006:23
36FLOREN WesleyNED1859:19:006:35