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Vantornout, Nys and Walsleben stand atop an early European cyclocross podium at Steenbergcross. © Cyclo-Cross Online

Vantornout, Nys and Walsleben stand atop an early European cyclocross podium at Steenbergcross. © Cyclo-Cross Online

Yesterday in Belgium’s Steenbergcross, the pace was set high immediately, with lots of big names sticking with the lead pace. First and second place riders at CrossVegas, Sven Nys and Lars van der Haar, found themselves having to work up through the field as Meeusen dictated the speed at the front.

Thirty minutes into the race, Klaas Vantornout put in a large attack. Nys worked his way to the lead chase group, but Vantornout already created a large gap, which he held for the remainder of the race. Nys followed in second, and Philipp Walsleben finished third.

The folks at Cyclo-Cross Online captured some video highlights on the day:

Steenbergcross 2014 Results

PlaceNameTime
1Klaas VANTORNOUT1:02:37
2Sven NYS1:02:50
3Philipp WALSLEBEN1:02:53
4Wietse BOSMANS1:03:08
5Toon AERTS1:03:16
6Jim AERNOUTS1:03:18
7Laurens SWEECK1:03:25
8Kevin PAUWELS1:03:32
9Bart AERNOUTS1:03:37
10Thijs VAN AMERONGEN1:03:42
11Corne VAN KESSEL1:03:49
12Lars VAN DER HAAR1:03:53
13Michael VANTHOURENHOUT1:04:06
14Jens ADAMS1:04:33
15Tom MEEUSEN1:04:43
16Tim MERLIER1:04:48
17Joeri ADAMS1:04:53
18David VAN DER POEL1:04:53
19Sven VANTHOURENHOUT1:04:55
20Francis MOUREY1:04:59
21Gianni VERMEERSCH1:05:09
22Twan VAN DEN BRAND1:05:09
23Daan SOETE1:05:22
24Julien TARAMARCAZ1:05:22
25Jens VANDEKINDEREN1:05:22
26Bart WELLENS1:05:25
27Vinnie BRAET1:05:31
28Patrick GAUDY1:05:47
29Dieter VANTHOURENHOUT1:05:53
30Diether SWEECK1:06:18
31Jan DENUWELAERE1:06:21
32Patrick VAN LEEUWEN1:06:34
33Quinten HERMANS1:06:37
34Nicolas CLEPPE1:06:50
35Niels WUBBEN1:07:11
36Berne VANKEIRSBILCK1:07:30
37Kevin VAN HOOVELS1:07:35
38Kobe GOOSSENS1:07:43
39Micki VAN EMPEL1:08:03
40Thijs AERTS1:08:38
41Kenneth VAN COMPERNOLLE1:09:03
42Ben BOETS
43Niels KOYEN
44Marco BIANCO
45Jens VAN DER BORGHT