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In a race that saw the podium places finish within three seconds of each other, it was France’s Thomas Bennet with the win in the Junior Men’s race at the World Cup in Zolder over Jape Jaspers from Belgium who was two seconds adrift, and Tanguy Turgis, Bennet’s countryman, a further second back.

The Junior Men's winner, Thomas Bonnet of France. © Bart Hazen

The Junior Men’s winner, Thomas Bonnet of France. © Bart Hazen

Gage Hecht (the author of our latest USA Cycling Development Camp diary) was the highest place American in fifth place ahead of Spencer Petrov in eleventh, with the two young riders nearly trading places from last week’s World Cup race at Namur. Americans Eric Brunner was 26th, Cameron Beard was 35th, Denzel Stephenson was 38th, and Evan Clouse was 49th.

North America also had Gunnar Holmgren in 61st and Brody Sanderson in 63rd, both from Canada.

Great Britain put three riders in the race with Thomas Piddock in 18th, Daniel Tulett in 25th and Ben Turner in 32nd while Noah Barrow was 58th and Ben Walkerden was 62nd, both from Australia.

Gage Hecht was the top American rider in fifth today in the Men's Junior race at the World Cup Zolder. © Bart Hazen

Gage Hecht was the top American rider in fifth today in the Men’s Junior race at the World Cup Zolder. © Bart Hazen

2015 Zolder World Cup - Junior Men Full Results

PlNameNationalityAge
1Thomas BONNETFRA17
2Jappe JASPERSBEL17
3Tanguy TURGISFRA17
4Mickaël CRISPINFRA17
5Gage HECHTUSA17
6Seppe ROMBOUTSBEL17
7Florian VERMEERSCHBEL16
8Toon VANDEBOSCHBEL16
9Thymen ARENSMANNED16
10Kevin KUHNSUI17
11Spencer PETROVUSA17
12Quentin NAVARROFRA17
13Mitch GROOTNED17
14Thijs WOLSINKNED17
15Reno BAUTERSBEL17
16Jarne DRIESENBEL17
17Jokin ALBERDIESP17
18Thomas PIDCOCKGBR16
19Marino NOORDAMNED17
20Niklas MARKLGER16
21Antonio FOLCARELLIITA17
22Andreas Lund ANDRESENDEN17
23Jarno LIESSENSBEL17
24Vaclav SIRUCEKCZE17
25Daniel TULETTGBR16
26Eric BRUNNERUSA17
27Timo KIELICHBEL16
28Matthieu LEGRANDFRA17
29Alex COLMANBEL17
30Jakob DORIGONIITA17
31Jofre CULLELL ESTAPEESP16
32Ben TURNERGBR16
33Tijl PAUWELSBEL17
34Maximilian MOBISGER17
35Cameron BEARDUSA17
36Paul RUDOLPHGER17
37David HONZAKCZE16
38Denzel STEPHENSONUSA16
39Jari DE CLERCQBEL17
40Michel RIESLUX17
41Jan GAVENDACZE16
42Jan NOVAKCZE17
43Yannick VRIELINKNED17
44Felix KEISERLUX17
45Arne VRACHTENBEL16
46Edoardo XILLOITA16
47Misch LEYDERLUX16
48Tarik HAUPTGER17
49Evan CLOUSEUSA16
50Ken CONTERLUX16
51Hynek PALICKACZE16
52Noah FRIESLUX17
53David JARYCZE17
54Juri HOLLMANNGER16
55Ted PETTERSSONSWE17
56Jack KOKSWE17
57Felix SCHREIBERLUX16
58Noah BARROWAUS17
59Carl SORENSENDEN17
60Håkon AALRUSTNOR17
61Gunnar HOLMGRENCAN16
62Ben WALKERDENAUS17
63Brody SANDERSONCAN16