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U23 riders take to the course in Roubaix. © Bart Hazen

U23 riders take to the course in Roubaix. © Bart Hazen

U23 Men – Brief Report

Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea) dropped his chasers on the final lap to take the victory in Roubaix, France. Tijmen Eising took the holeshot and after an early crash the decisive break was established quickly.  Meeusen, dealing with some mechanical issues, left the early pacemaking to others but had enough left to attack on the final lap and take the victory.  Robert Gavenda and Pawels Szczepaniak lead the early charge, their efforts dwindling the lead group down to five.  Gavenda would hold on for second behind Meeussen with a fading Eising in third. Jan Denuwelaer and Szczepaniak would hang on to the leaders throughout the day to round out the top 5. Zach McDonald was the top American on the day in 30th place. McDonald, along with Danny Summerhill (Garmin-Felt) in 33rd and Jerome Townsend (Bikereg.com-Joe’s Garage) in 40th were in Roubaix for one of the last major races prior to the World Championships.

Junior Men – Brief Report

David Van der Poel won today in convincing in style at the World Cup in Roubaix, France. Van der Poel was able to cross the finish line on the famous velodrome, also the finish venue for Paris-Roubaix, with a nearly 10-second advantage over his closest competitor. Emilien Viennet was able to hold on for second in the muddy conditions. With a third place finish, Gert-Jan Bosman held onto his World Cup lead.  Laurens Sweeck and Jens Vandekinderen finished fourth and fifth, respectively, to round out the top 5. Cody Kaiser (Cal Giant Berry Farms), the lone American junior in Roubaix, finished on the lead lap in 33rd. Kaiser is gaining valuable experience as he tunes up for the World Championships in Tabor.

Full Results:

U23:

7 Laps / Tours – Distance: 16.415 km – Average / Moyenne: 19.95 km/h

Place Bib Rider Country Time pts
1 16 MEEUSEN Tom BEL 0:49:22 60
2 60 GAVENDA Robert SVK +00:07 50
3 37 EISING Tijmen NED +00:08 45
4 20 DENUWELAERE Jan BEL +00:14 40
5 24 SZCZEPANIAK Pawel POL +00:21 35
6 18 BAESTAENS Vincent BEL +00:41 30
7 19 ADAMS Joeri BEL +00:49 28
8 38 VAN EMPEL Micki NED +01:07 26
9 25 KONWA Marek POL +01:16 24
10 39 VAN DER HAAR Lars NED +01:25 22
11 41 VAN KESSEL Corne NED +01:39 20
12 8 JOUFFROY Arnaud FRA +01:54 19
13 31 SILVESTRI Elia ITA +02:06 18
14 22 BOSMANS Wietse BEL +02:08 17
15 57 RUPP Matthias SUI +02:10 16
16 17 AERNOUTS Jim BEL +02:23 15
17 40 HUENDERS Mitchell NED +02:31 14
18 49 POLNICKY Jiri CZE +02:36 13
19 9 BOULO Matthieu FRA +02:46 12
20 55 GRAND Arnaud SUI +02:55 11
21 11 RULLIERE Melvin FRA +03:14 10
22 4 QUAST Ole GER +03:27 9
23 48 PETRUS Lubomir CZE +03:34 8
24 56 SCHERZ Valentin SUI +03:47 7
25 6 DANNER Fabian GER +04:09 6
26 10 GRAS Irwin FRA +04:11 5
27 69 GIZZI Aurelien FRA +04:19 4
28 36 FALASCHI Bryan ITA +04:39 3
29 70 TURGIS Jimmy FRA +04:45 2
30 46 McDONALD Zach USA +05:18 1
31 50 HNIK Karel CZE +05:22
32 5 SCHWEIZER Michael GER +05:41
33 45 SUMMERHILL Daniel USA +05:53
34 51 MENGER David CZE +06:02
35 63 NILSSON Mattias SWE +06:25
36 72 VIMPERE Théo FRA +06:35
37 71 VILLA Thibaut FRA +07:01
38 59 WILDHABER Michael SUI +07:48
39 64 SCHLECHTER Pit LUX +08:20
40 47 TOWNSEND Jerome USA -1LAP
41 53 NESVADBA Jan CZE -1LAP
42 34 TRENTIN Matteo ITA -1LAP
43 74 HERMAN Paul FRA -1LAP
44 7 HAYES Barry GER -1LAP
45 15 GARSON Pierre FRA -1LAP
46 65 KHANGARID Naran MGL -2LAP
47 73 CORRIETTE Dimitri FRA -2LAP
48 66 MYAGMARSUREN Baasankhuu MGL -2LAP
49 62 CANECKY Marek SVK -3LAP

Juniors:

6 Laps / Tours – Distance: 14.075 km – Average / Moyenne: 19.65 km/h

Place Bib Rider Country Time pts
1 3 VAN DER POEL David NED 0:42:59 60
2 26 VIENNET Emilien FRA +00:08 50
3 2 BOSMAN Gert-Jan NED +00:17 45
4 11 SWEECK Laurens BEL +00:23 40
5 10 VANDEKINDEREN Jens BEL +00:26 35
6 27 ALAPHILIPPE Julian FRA +00:26 30
7 4 VAN DER HEIJDEN Michiel NED +00:44 28
8 7 VAN POPPEL Danny NED +00:50 26
9 13 VERMEERSCH Gianni BEL +00:57 24
10 14 MERLIER Tim BEL +01:00 22
11 5 TEUNISSEN Mike NED +01:00 20
12 6 DOLFSMA Emiel NED +01:26 19
13 28 MENUT David FRA +01:47 18
14 37 POLNICKY Radek CZE +01:47 17
15 33 NIPL Vojtech CZE +01:57 16
16 35 PAPRSTKA Tomas CZE +02:01 15
17 31 LEBRAS Clément FRA +02:07 14
18 12 ADAMS Jens BEL +02:12 13
19 68 DIDIER Anthonin FRA +02:16 12
20 36 BOROS Michael CZE +02:32 11
21 34 LASAK Matej CZE +02:40 10
22 16 DE VOCHT Bart BEL +02:44 9
23 70 LEVASSEUR Julian FRA +02:45 8
24 20 LORENZON Rudy ITA +02:46 7
25 18 TODARO Fabio Alfonso ITA +02:59 6
26 30 DUCULTY Bastien FRA +03:01 5
27 74 BOUVARD Kévin FRA +03:35 4
28 49 MÜLLER Lukas SUI +03:43 3
29 71 LOUICHE Vincent FRA +03:45 2
30 46 GEISLER Jannick GER +04:07 1
31 54 LESSNAU Janusz POL +04:07
32 50 FORSTER Lars SUI +04:21
33 29 VENTURINI Clément FRA +04:27
34 51 LIENHARD Fabian SUI +04:30
35 61 REICHLING Lex LUX +04:32
36 67 CARESMEL Alexis FRA +04:33
37 41 KAISER Cody USA +05:11
38 69 GELABERT Benjamin FRA +05:16
39 22 SANTINI Pietro ITA +05:57
40 21 ACQVAVIVA Francesco ITA +06:01
41 52 PAGE Dylan SUI +07:23
42 63 THILTGES Scott LUX +07:35
43 57 MALEWICZ Marcin POL +08:09
44 62 SCHWARMES Tom LUX +08:21
45 58 CHALAS Jaroslav SVK -2LAP
48 DEPRIE Tobias GER DNF4
59 GEBRLIN Lukas SVK DNF4
60 JUNGELS Bob LUX DNS

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