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(Gossau ZH, Switzerland)-Last weekend, the 2015 Masters World Championships took place in Europe, encouraging riders from 30 to over 75 to travel to compete for an elusive rainbow jersey.

Last January, we published an article about the shattered dreams at the Masters World Championships, focusing on French-based American rider Lillian Pfluke (RSC Prum), who was forced to compete in a younger age category because of lack of participation in her own age group. This year, not only did her combined group of four get to keep their own category scored separately, but she was able to take her win. Pfluke was the only American to win at this year’s championship, a great, long-awaited victory. Because the only American to win races in France, the United States will likely not see the Masters rainbow jersey this year on home cyclocross soil.

Lillian Pfluke has been racing Masters Worlds for 15 years. Seen here after racing in Mol in 2007, watching a World Cup in Hoogerheide. © Jon Suzuki

Lillian Pfluke has been racing Masters Worlds for 16 years, and takes a well-earned win. Seen here after racing in Mol in 2007, watching a World Cup in Hoogerheide. © Jon Suzuki

Henry Kramer (CalGiant Specialized), winner of last year’s 55-59 age group, was unable to defend his title, taking seventh in his large field. American Thomas Hayles (ZG7908) was able to land on the podium in this race, placing third, and Steven Kinney (VC Lancy) also competed in this field, taking 25th. Brian Finnerty (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) was the fifth American present at Worlds, unable to finish in the 45-49 Men.

With six wins in the different categories, French riders took home the most victories across the categories. Representation in masters worlds’ events are typically different than those found in the elite fields: the Northern European countries of Belgium and the Netherlands, while present, are not dominating in the masters categories. Great Britain distinguished itself this year in the “Masters Masters,” (another way of saying that they could call everyone else Baby Masters). All five of their wins came in the 50+ age groups.

2015 Masters World Championship, 30-34 Women

RankBibBirthNameCountryTeamLapTimeGap (Lead)Gap (Place)
110041982WITTEK DASSONVILLE CelineFRACV LIEVINOIS435:55,8--
210011985BURATO AlnaFRAAUBER93437:32,2+1:36,3+1:36,3
310031983JOUBERT LauraFRAUnivers Cycliste Vitry Frignic437:36,8+1:40,9+0:04,6
410021982ENDRES KristinGERSSG Bensheim439:06,9+3:11,0+1:30,0

2015 Masters World Championship, 30-34 Men

RankBibBirthNameCountryTeamLapTimeGap (Lead)Gap (Place)
1191982SZKOLNIK MichaelFRAGirondins de Bordeaux649:08,7--
261985CORMINBOEUF YvesSUIVC Payerne -Pro cycles -Scott649:23,8+0:15,0+0:15,0
3151983GRAF JürgSUIbskGraf-KOBA MTB Team649:31,5+0:22,7+0:07,7
4121982MURI AdrianSUIvc sursee-creabeton650:38,1+1:29,3+1:06,6
531983DAVIDS TomNEDCicli Basso Vicenza - Reasons651:23,8+2:15,0+0:45,6
671982NIEDERBERGER JoëlSUIStöckli Racing Team651:54,4+2:45,6+0:30,6
741981FRETZ CyrilleFRAMJC Buhl652:08,9+3:00,2+0:14,5
881981CAVAZZANA ChristopheFRAESSEYNOD652:54,6+3:45,8+0:45,6
9171983GAUDIN VincentFRAVC Essartais653:10,9+4:02,1+0:16,3
1011981BELLETTI DavideITAMX PROJECT653:18,7+4:09,9+0:07,7
1191982LAVARDA DiegoITAVELOCE CLUB TORREBELVICINO 198654:33,5+5:24,7+1:14,7
12101984MÜLLER MartinSUIVC Steinmaur655:11,5+6:02,7+0:38,0
1321984BARLOGGIO DamianoSUITeam Wittwer / VC Lugano655:30,4+6:21,6+0:18,9
14161985LATTMANN MarcelSUIVC Hittnau / Haibike by Wolfcy656:15,2+7:06,4+0:44,7
1551982CSER GáborHUNAlpinbike Team Endura High5 Gi551:53,7-1 LAP-1 LAP

2015 Masters World Championship, 35-39 Women

RankBibBirthNameCountryTeamLapTimeGap (Lead)Gap (Place)
111021980LINDER BridgetCANHardcore Bikes443:42,5--

2015 Masters World Championship, 35-39 Men

RankBibBirthNameCountryTeamLapTimeGap (Lead)Gap (Place)
11221979PRIETO GONZALEZ BrunoESPMMR BIKES647:38,5--
21191979WESTERGREN JensSWEFalu CK/Allebike/B.O.R647:41,6+0:03,1+0:03,1
31141979SPIESSER LaurentFRAVCU SCHWENHEIM649:29,9+1:51,4+1:48,2
41201979DEL RICCIO CarmineITASunshine Racers ASV Nals650:18,2+2:39,7+0:48,3
51231980BAUMANN SvenGERWolverine Racing / SRAM650:33,3+2:54,8+0:15,1
61041976SCHMUTZ RogerSUIDie Gartenpflege Plus - VC Mei652:12,1+4:33,6+1:38,8
71291979SCHAEFFLER GuillaumeFRACC SARREBOURG652:12,6+4:34,1+0:00,4
81211978ROBERTS DavidCANHardcore Bikes654:20,1+6:41,6+2:07,4
91171976BIENIASZ Miros?awPOLElzat Regamet Bieniasz Bike Te655:10,5+7:32,0+0:50,4
101161977BRANDENBERGER FrédéricSUIVccMorteau-Montbenoît655:20,2+7:41,7+0:09,6
111181979CAVAZZANA LaurentFRAE.S.Seynod655:58,6+8:20,1+0:38,4
121071980KRAAIJVANGER PeterNEDSpecialized Workforce656:22,3+8:43,8+0:23,6
131031978JÓZKOWICZ Micha?POLKSR Koscierzyna656:26,7+8:48,2+0:04,4
141131979SCHLEGEL ChristophSUIImboden Bike Lauterbrunnen547:59,6-1 LAP-1 LAP
15.1051980VAN VEELEN MikeNEDCicli Basso Vicenza - Reasons548:16,6-1 LAP+0:16,9
161241980ANTELME OlivierFRAES SEYNOD549:11,7-1 LAP+0:55,1
171081977MENHORN WolfgangGERTeam Laura Lauingen e.V.549:34,7-1 LAP+0:22,9
181091979FORESTIER Claude-AlainSUIMontreux Rennaz Cyclisme550:12,5-1 LAP+0:37,8
191281977BÜHLER BerniSUITeam Raiffeisen Aadorf - Elgg552:22,9-1 LAP+2:10,3
201011978SPINNLER SimonSUIBike Club Olten557:46,0-1 LAP+5:23,0
211121980MARSON PaulFRASC BRIANCON558:23,7-1 LAP+0:37,7
221251979FUCHS SebastianGERRSC Rheinbach457:26,1-2 LAP-1 LAP
DNF1101977MORF BeatSUIChälbli Bikes Uster / VC-Hittn1DNFDNFDNF
DNF1271979VAN EYNDT SvenBEL0DNFDNFDNF

2015 Masters World Championship, 40-44 Women

RankBibBirthNameCountryTeamLapTimeGap (Lead)Gap (Place)
112051973PLEUß ManjaGERRSV Bruchhausen-Vilsen438:33,6--
212031973HEISE AlanaCANTerrascape Racing438:55,0+0:21,3+0:21,3
312041975HODÁ?OVÁ JitkaCZESK Prima Poli?ka444:25,6+5:52,0+5:30,6

2015 Masters World Championship, 40-44 Men

RankBibBirthNameCountryTeamLapTimeGap (Lead)Gap (Place)
12101973GENTHON LionelFRABOURG EN BRESSE AIN CYCLISME (645:55,1--
22121974FOLCARELLI MassimoITADrake Team NWSport646:15,3+0:20,2+0:20,2
32191973PRIETO GONZALEZ MarcoESPMMR BIKES646:54,8+0:59,7+0:39,5
42031971DANOWSKI StefanGERBERGAMONT Cyclocross Team647:12,8+1:17,7+0:18,0
52141975MYNGHEER JohanBEL648:20,7+2:25,6+1:07,8
62231972NERINCKX StefanBELRoyal Cureghem Sportief648:29,9+2:34,8+0:09,2
72081971SCHÄTTI RolandSUIvelo-reichmuth.ch648:51,7+2:56,6+0:21,7
82151974BRAMOULLE GérardFRAV .C.CANTON DES PIEUX650:18,0+4:22,9+1:26,3
92271973RIHA VladimirGERVC Vegesack650:36,1+4:41,0+0:18,0
102051971BRUENISHOLZ RolfSUIBig Friends Bike & Snow651:16,1+5:21,0+0:40,0
112091972KNOPF StefanGERRadsport Rhein-Neckar651:34,6+5:39,5+0:18,5
122131974VETS JelleBELECW652:11,7+6:16,6+0:37,0
132061971ŠPICAR RudolfCZECube Cyklo spicar jilemnice652:54,0+6:58,9+0:42,2
142111971NEILSON JeffreyCANTerrascape Racing653:19,5+7:24,4+0:25,5
152221974HUYBRECHTS JorgenBEL653:44,6+7:49,5+0:25,0
162181974KRÁTKÝ PavelCZESweep cycling654:16,3+8:21,2+0:31,7
172171973LALONI AlbertoITAU.C. PETRIGNANO654:34,8+8:39,7+0:18,5
182251975SABADEL MikeFRAVélo Sprint du Grand Alès655:14,9+9:19,8+0:40,0
192161971ALVES GUTIERREZ JoseESPCENTENO C2C547:05,9-1 LAP-1 LAP
202041973HAJDINJAK DusanSLOTeam Turbo Tropovci547:31,2-1 LAP+0:25,2
212261973MIODO?SKI Jaros?awPOLElzat Regamet Bieniasz Bike Te548:09,8-1 LAP+0:38,5
222201972MINIATI LeonardoITAZHIRAF548:44,6-1 LAP+0:34,8
232021972JAQUET MichaelSUICyclocross Romandie Suisse549:14,3-1 LAP+0:29,7
242281972SCHIWY AndreasGERSportfreunde Puchheim549:20,9-1 LAP+0:06,5
252011974FUJITA HirohikoJPNRoppo Racing553:29,0-1 LAP+4:08,0
262241972WENZEL ErickCANCroix de fer452:26,3-2 LAP-1 LAP
DNF2071971GROSS KurtSUIBig Friends / BSO3DNFDNFDNF

2015 Masters World Championship, 45-49 Women

RankBibBirthNameCountryTeamLapTimeGap (Lead)Gap (Place)
113011970CSEH VeronikaHUNAlpinbike Team Endura High5 Gi443:05,7--

2015 Masters World Championship, 45-49 Men

RankBibBirthNameCountryTeamLapTimeGap (Lead)Gap (Place)
13151970PAGNIER DavidFRACC Villeneuve saint germain So643:40,4--
23191968BERNER RalphGERVC Frankfurt 1883644:09,7+0:29,3+0:29,3
33111970GONZÁLEZ LUIS CástorESPMMR Bikes-Garaje Paco646:08,9+2:28,4+1:59,1
43261969CARRER LuigiITAASD TEAM EUROBIKE646:35,5+2:55,0+0:26,6
53031968GARNIER LaurentSUICyclocross Romandie Suisse647:20,3+3:39,8+0:44,7
63211967PANZARINI GianniITADrake Team NWSport647:58,9+4:18,4+0:38,5
73291970MÜLLER MikeGERRSV Rheinstolz Wyhl648:01,2+4:20,7+0:02,3
83081970MÅRD HansSWECykloteket racing team648:02,1+4:21,6+0:00,8
93021966TRIEBEL PascalLUXUC.Munnerefer Velosfreen648:22,0+4:41,5+0:19,9
103231966DUCRET PascalFRAaspttnacy649:26,5+5:46,0+1:04,4
113271969PERINI PaoloITAS.C.ALTAIR649:34,5+5:54,0+0:07,9
123091966ROLLAND ChristianFRASC BRIANCON650:51,8+7:11,3+1:17,2
133051966SCHERTENLEIB BrunoSUIVC Steinmauer / Radsport Wyser651:06,4+7:25,9+0:14,6
143121966PIETRE DavidFRAVC MONCTEAU651:35,8+7:55,3+0:29,3
153181967KURET IztokSLOKD ALPE651:40,2+7:59,7+0:04,4
163011968PAULIN AndreSUITREK Bicycle / G.Manna651:41,5+8:01,0+0:01,3
173101969HUBER ChristopheFRA544:02,7-1 LAP-1 LAP
18.3161970CAULIER ChristopheFRAT.C.N544:42,4-1 LAP+0:39,6
193201967TIMM Hans-JörgGERHRV Hamburg547:14,9-1 LAP+2:32,4
203141967ZIVKOVIC ZoranSRBCyclemania Kragujevac549:37,4-1 LAP+2:22,5
213301970PULSTER ChristophGERRF Nuernberg e.V.550:23,4-1 LAP+0:46,0
DNF3041970FINNERTY BrianUSACalifornia Giant Berry Farms/S4DNFDNFDNF
DNF3221968BELLEVILLE LaurentFRAES SEYNOD1DNFDNFDNF
DNF3251968FERRUZZI FabrizioITAZHIRAF0DNFDNFDNF

2015 Masters World Championship, 50-54 Women

RankBibBirthNameCountryTeamLapTimeGap (Lead)Gap (Place)
114011964TERRIEN MartineFRAAS ST HILAIRE DE RIEZ CYCLISME335:08,7--

2015 Masters World Championship, 50-54 Men

RankBibBirthNameCountryTeamLapTimeGap (Lead)Gap (Place)
14231962ROACH PhilipGBRTeam Jewson / M.I Racing / Pol644:09,2--
24191965VERHAEGEN GuidoBELCYBER 12644:18,9+0:09,6+0:09,6
34281965WUYTS HansBELRock Werchter Toekomstvrienden644:22,5+0:13,2+0:03,5
44091964LASTOWSKY MatthiasGERRC Wendelstein / Gunsha Racing645:49,7+1:40,4+1:27,1
54151964HONEGGER RogerSUIRTU Powerteam Felt / VMC Hombr646:14,3+2:05,0+0:24,6
64211963RAIBLE ArminGERBlau Weiß Buchholz / PERSONAL646:27,0+2:17,7+0:12,7
74221965MERTENS DirkBELENTENTE CYCLISTE DE WALLONIE646:42,8+2:33,5+0:15,7
84271963SCHMID CarloSUIZürich-Affoltern647:15,4+3:06,1+0:32,6
94301963LOIZEAU StéphaneFRAASPTT RENNES647:57,4+3:48,1+0:42,0
104011964BALLAT AntonSUIV C Steinmaur648:00,1+3:50,8+0:02,6
114021965HIRS DanySUIFelt-Sram-Zipp-Team / VC Gippi648:01,8+3:52,5+0:01,7
124261965CHEVRIN EricFRACC SARREBOURG648:21,8+4:12,5+0:19,9
134121964SCHMIDT Hans-PeterGERRV Blitz Oberbexbach648:55,2+4:45,9+0:33,4
144251965FRAIEGARI MassimilianoITAASD FIORMONTI TEAM649:11,5+5:02,2+0:16,3
154331964BALAK PavelCZEMoravec Team649:22,3+5:13,0+0:10,8
164341963BALAK LeosCZEMoravec Team650:36,6+6:27,3+1:14,2
174381963POTET Jean YvesFRAcycle amical civraisien650:46,5+6:37,2+0:09,8
184371963RISTAU ReneGERRC Kleinmachnow/Crossmasters c651:16,8+7:07,5+0:30,2
194171964PREISINGER GeorgGERGunsha Racingteam651:49,1+7:39,8+0:32,2
204201962ROGER RogerFRA653:10,5+9:01,2+1:21,3
214061964MÜLLER GabrielGERRSV Rheinstolz Wyhl544:42,4-1 LAP-1 LAP
22.4111964RUF WernerGERRadteam Aichach 2000544:54,1-1 LAP+0:11,6
234161962BUSBY PeterGBRTeam Jewson MI Racing545:03,3-1 LAP+0:09,2
244071965GRÜNWALD RobertGERRC Kaufbeuren545:36,9-1 LAP+0:33,6
254361962ZEISEWEIS RalfGERRSV Bruchhausen-Vilsen546:56,0-1 LAP+1:19,0
264041962STÖHR WalterGERTV Dorf-Erbach547:10,4-1 LAP+0:14,3
274321962DE MOOR MarcoNEDDRV de zwaluwen547:23,8-1 LAP+0:13,4
284141963FUNK WalterGERTSG Leutkirch549:02,0-1 LAP+1:38,1
294031963LIEBEMANN Karl-HeinzGERRSV Stuttgart-Vaihingen549:57,6-1 LAP+0:55,6
304311961PRUDIL JiriCZESK PRIMA POLICKA CZECH REPUBLI551:42,6-1 LAP+1:44,9
DNF4291965ALONSO VILLARON DanielESPMMR BIKES1DNFDNFDNF
DNF4081963WEPPNER ThomasGERRockefeller Cyclocross Team0DNFDNFDNF

2015 Masters World Championship, 55-59 Women

RankBibBirthNameCountryTeamLapTimeGap (Lead)Gap (Place)
115041959PFLUKE LillianUSARSC Prum331:34,4--
215031960PIZZOLOTTO LuciaITAS.C.D.DOPLA TREVISO332:11,4+0:36,9+0:36,9
315011959BÖRJESSON CarinaSWETrek Sweden Racing/ Åstorps CK335:30,1+3:55,7+3:18,7
415051959ERMOULT ArletteFRALES BLEUS DE FRANCE337:19,0+5:44,6+1:48,8

2015 Masters World Championship, 55-59 Men

RankBibBirthNameCountryTeamLapTimeGap (Lead)Gap (Place)
15221960DAVIES StevenGBRHargroves cycles539:05,5--
25171960VERLOO MarkBELToekomstvrienden539:38,0+0:32,4+0:32,4
35211958HAYLES ThomasUSAZG7908541:12,7+2:07,2+1:34,7
45031960ERDMANN LarsGERRV Germania Hamburg541:20,9+2:15,4+0:08,1
55071956ANDERSSON BennySWETrek Sweden Racing/Åstorps CK541:34,0+2:28,5+0:13,1
65161957LAMETTE DenisFRALES BLEUS DE FRANCE543:36,3+4:30,8+2:02,2
75091956KRAMER HenryUSACalGiant Specialized543:47,1+4:41,6+0:10,8
85011958GENET DanielSUICyclocross Romandie Suisse543:53,5+4:48,0+0:06,3
95291960BARTOLEWSKI WojciechPOLCTC SCOUT544:19,1+5:13,6+0:25,6
105241960EYQUARD DominiqueFRA544:50,9+5:45,4+0:31,7
115021957CHABBEY Jean-MarcSUIMontreux Rennaz cyclisme545:14,3+6:08,8+0:23,4
125131960WIDMER AndySUIbskGraf-Rollmat MTB Team545:42,7+6:37,2+0:28,3
135201959BATTISTELLI CarloITAU.C. PETRIGNANO546:32,4+7:26,9+0:49,6
145191958SEDLÁ?EK Ji?íCZES.K.Ji?í Team546:37,1+7:31,6+0:04,7
155141958GRAF UrsSUIbsk Graf RV Altenrhein546:44,0+7:38,4+0:06,8
165261959RÜBLING , DR. UweGERDresdner SC 1898 e.V.548:23,5+9:17,9+1:39,4
175121957BERSET GuySUIMontreux-Rennaz Cyclisme439:23,2-1 LAP-1 LAP
185051960KOLLROSS AndreasGERRV Pfeil Magstadt439:36,2-1 LAP+0:12,9
195081957BAUMANN ChristianSUITriathlon Team Oensingen439:55,3-1 LAP+0:19,1
205151959ZWILCHER FranzGERVC 1883 Mindelheim440:12,9-1 LAP+0:17,6
215061960OIRSCHOT VAN FrankNEDTeam Brabant 2000440:28,7-1 LAP+0:15,7
225281956VALENTINI MarcoITA440:49,8-1 LAP+0:21,1
235231957CHIERUZZI SandroITAgs avis mtb amelia441:43,2-1 LAP+0:53,3
245041959BOLLIGER UrsSUIVC Volketswil442:46,7-1 LAP+1:03,5
255181956KINNEY StevenUSAVC Lancy443:38,0-1 LAP+0:51,2
265111960ELSENER HansSUIRV Altenrhein/bischibikes-kopi447:46,0-1 LAP+4:08,0

2015 Masters World Championship, 60-64 Men

RankBibBirthNameCountryTeamLapTimeGap (Lead)Gap (Place)
16051951MCMULLEN DavidGBRCotswold Veldrijden542:26,8--
26041954HUNT RoyGBRcolnago bbb morganblue542:47,3+0:20,4+0:20,4
36111955PERRET DanielFRASaint Denis Cyclisme543:00,1+0:33,3+0:12,8
46161951GRAF PaulSUIbskGraf MTB Team545:35,9+3:09,0+2:35,7
56141954ROBERTS AndrewGBRCotswold Veldrijden546:25,2+3:58,4+0:49,3
66131955BRUSCH LubomírCZESWEEP Chomutov547:12,3+4:45,5+0:47,1
76071955BURZI MassimoITACicli Taddei547:36,9+5:10,1+0:24,5
86151952COCCI MarcelFRAvelo club spiripontain438:42,1-1 LAP-1 LAP
96081952FLOURET RémiFRAVC MONT-AIGOUAL PAYS VIGANAIS439:33,4-1 LAP+0:51,2
106181954MIERSCH WolfgangGERDresdner SC 1898 e.V.439:44,0-1 LAP+0:10,6
116121955CAPLAN Jean MarcFRAUC CHATEAUROUX LABOIRATOIRE FE439:49,5-1 LAP+0:05,4
126091952HAERING RolandSUIVC Wohlen/Radquerteam Häring440:01,3-1 LAP+0:11,8
136171955COURTEILLE PatrickFRAvc ferte mace442:52,1-1 LAP+2:50,7
146011954HUGUELET RolandSUICyclocross Romandie Suisse443:26,8-1 LAP+0:34,6
156101954HAMILTON DavidGBRUnit 6 Crossfit444:27,4-1 LAP+1:00,6
166061953SCHNEIDER FelixSUIVC Volketswil/bischibikes-kopi445:45,1-1 LAP+1:17,7
176031953PROBST BrunoSUIVMC Aarwangen / Tri Team Oensi449:35,7-1 LAP+3:50,6
186021951CANTILLO CarmeloSUIvelo club ac broye Lucens450:32,6-1 LAP+0:56,8

2015 Masters World Championship, 65-69 Men

RankBibBirthNameCountryTeamLapTimeGap (Lead)Gap (Place)
17081949GALISSAIRE Jean BernardFRAA.V.C. Libourne326:44,9--
27051950LONGAUER LadislavSVKCK Banská Bystrica327:12,6+0:27,6+0:27,6
37021947MERTENS FrancoisBELentente cycliste de wallonie328:28,6+1:43,7+1:16,0
47071950BRULON GuyFRAVélo Tourisme Tranzault330:00,5+3:15,6+1:31,8
57061948MOONEY PeterGBRRugby Velo330:44,6+3:59,6+0:44,0
67011950KUPPER HeinzGERRIG Freiburg331:26,5+4:41,5+0:41,8
77041947BENOIST DanielFRAuc landellaise336:04,4+9:19,4+4:37,8

2015 Masters World Championship, 70-74 Men

RankBibBirthNameCountryTeamLapTimeGap (Lead)Gap (Place)
18021945BARNETT VictorGBRwelland valley cc328:31,0--
28031944MEURIOT Jean-MarieFRAUnion Sportive Pétruvienne Cyc332:13,0+3:42,0+3:42,0
38051942GINLEY JohnGBRCondor RC332:21,8+3:50,8+0:08,8
48041942KERHERVE GérardFRAUnion Sportive Pétruvienne Cyc337:08,5+8:37,5+4:46,7
58011944FIVIAN HerbertSUIRC Olympia Biel - Team Merida338:50,5+10:19,5+1:41,9

2015 Masters World Championship, 75+ Men

RankBibBirthNameCountryTeamLapTimeGap (Lead)Gap (Place)
19011939IVES MichaelGBRTEAM JEWSON MI RACING228:42,4--