Saturday’s racing in Germany started with the Junior and U23 Men’s races. Pim Ronhaar of the Netherlands won the Junior Men’s race and Belgian Eli Iserbyt (Marlux-Napoleon Games) won the U23 race by a comfortable margin.
Eli Isterbyt won the U23 race at Zeven. U23 Men, 2017 Zeven UCI Cyclocross World Cup. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
After a warm-up in two Dutch national races last weekend, the U.S. U23 and Junior Men participating in the November block of the EuroCrossCamp got their chance to race on the big stage at the Telenet UCI World Cup Zeven. Several of the young stars made the most of their opportunity.
Scott Funston (Rad Racing NW) led the way with an eighth-place finish in the Junior Men’s race.
Scott Funston runs up a runup en route to finishing eighth. Junior Men, 2017 Zeven UCI Cyclocross World Cup. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
He was followed by Alex Morton (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com) in 12th.
Alex Morton took 12th at Zeven on Saturday. Junior Men, 2017 Zeven UCI Cyclocross World Cup. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Calder Wood (Rad Racing NW) took 13th.
Calder Wood finished 13th on Saturday. Junior Men, 2017 Zeven UCI Cyclocross World Cup. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
And Ben Gomez Villafane (Top Club Cyclocross) finished 33rd.
Ben Gomez Villafane and Scott Funston got off to a fast start in the fog. Junior Men, 2017 Zeven UCI Cyclocross World Cup. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
The U23 contingent was led by Grant Ellwood (Boulder Cycle Sport) in 17th.
Grant Ellwood took 17th at Zeven. U23 Men, 2017 Zeven UCI Cyclocross World Cup. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
He was followed by Eric Brunner (Evol Racing) in 20th.
Eric Brunner took 20th at Zeven. U23 Men, 2017 Zeven UCI Cyclocross World Cup. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Maxx Chance (Evol Racing) finished 21st.
Maxx Chance was still in a good mood after his muddy afternoon. U23 Men, 2017 Zeven UCI Cyclocross World Cup. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Denzel Stephenson (Evol Racing) took 32nd.
Denzel Stephenson ran his way to a 32nd-place finish on Saturday. U23 Men, 2017 Zeven UCI Cyclocross World Cup. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Full results for the U23 and Junior Men’s races are below. The young U.S. contingent will be in Hamme for Flandriencross on Sunday.
U23 Men's Results: 2017 World Cup Zeven
| Rank | BIB | Last Name | First Name | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | ISERBYT | Eli | BEL | 0:52:36 |
| 2 | 10 | AERTS | Thijs | BEL | 0:53:29 |
| 3 | 13 | JOSEPH | Thomas | BEL | 0:53:40 |
| 4 | 11 | PEETERS | Yannick | BEL | 0:53:53 |
| 5 | 15 | DUBAU | Joshua | FRA | 0:54:04 |
| 6 | 12 | VANDEBOSCH | Toon | BEL | 0:54:15 |
| 7 | 6 | ARENSMAN | Thymen | NED | 0:54:18 |
| 8 | 36 | ŤOUPALÍK | Adam | CZE | 0:54:48 |
| 9 | 14 | SCHUERMANS | Jelle | BEL | 0:55:04 |
| 10 | 4 | DEKKER | Jens | NED | 0:55:17 |
| 11 | 5 | BAKX | Kelvin | NED | 0:55:22 |
| 12 | 24 | RÜEGG | Timon | SUI | 0:55:26 |
| 13 | 25 | KUHN | Kevin | SUI | 0:55:42 |
| 14 | 16 | DUBAU | Lucas | FRA | 0:55:58 |
| 15 | 3 | VAN DER HEIJDEN | Maik | NED | 0:56:21 |
| 16 | 17 | FINE | Eddy | FRA | 0:56:32 |
| 17 | 21 | ELLWOOD | Grant | USA | 0:56:33 |
| 18 | 47 | SCHREIBER | Félix | LUX | 0:56:40 |
| 19 | 26 | MÖBIS | Maximilian | GER | 0:57:06 |
| 20 | 20 | BRUNNER | Eric | USA | 0:57:21 |
| 21 | 19 | CHANCE | Maxx | USA | 0:57:35 |
| 22 | 45 | ULIK | Matej | SVK | 0:57:40 |
| 23 | 39 | ŠULC | Jakub | CZE | 0:57:40 |
| 24 | 46 | BELLAN | Juraj | SVK | 0:57:42 |
| 25 | 37 | SCHUBERT | ŠTepán | CZE | 0:58:13 |
| 26 | 38 | MAYER | Daniel | CZE | 0:58:32 |
| 27 | 53 | TULETT | Daniel | GBR | 0:58:35 |
| 28 | 40 | JARÝ | David | CZE | 0:58:46 |
| 29 | 27 | LINDENAU | Paul | GER | 0:59:05 |
| 30 | 50 | CENIUCH | Wojciech | POL | 0:59:21 |
| 31 | 54 | CONROY | David | IRL | 0:59:24 |
| 32 | 22 | STEPHENSON | Denzel | USA | 1:00:07 |
| 33 | 32 | ANDRESEN | Andreas Lund | DEN | 1:00:31 |
| 34 | 44 | GONZALEZ CARRERA | Samuel | ESP | 1:00:40 |
| 35 | 41 | JELÍNEK | Josef | CZE | 1:00:48 |
| 36 | 29 | HÄHNEL | Frederik | GER | 1:01:06 |
| 37 | 49 | JONA | Dawid | POL | LAP |
| 38 | 51 | MIREK | Arkadiusz | POL | LAP |
| 39 | 30 | HOLST | Felix | GER | LAP |
| 40 | 34 | GØTKE | Rasmus Wulff Nørholm | DEN | LAP |
| 41 | 28 | BALDINGER | Lukas | GER | LAP |
| 42 | 35 | ERREBO | Oliver Emil | DEN | LAP |
| 43 | 31 | OBERTEICHER | Marco | GER | LAP |
| 44 | 52 | SWIERBLEWSKI | Bartosz | POL | LAP |
| DNF | 18 | DORIGONI | Jakob | ITA | |
| DNF | 2 | WOUTERS | Sieben | NED | |
| DNF | 1 | NIEUWENHUIS | Joris | NED | |
| DNF | 33 | SØRENSEN | Carl Erik Schoulgin | DEN |
Junior Men's Results: 2017 World Cup Zeven
| Rank | BIB | Last Name | First Name | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | RONHAAR | Pim | NED | 0:44:21 |
| 2 | 24 | KOPECKY | Tomas | CZE | 0:44:37 |
| 3 | 14 | HENDRIKX | Mees | NED | 0:44:56 |
| 4 | 52 | ROUILLER | Loris | SUI | 0:45:11 |
| 5 | 3 | BELLENS | Jarno | BEL | 0:45:23 |
| 6 | 15 | VERBURG | Luke | NED | 0:45:40 |
| 7 | 8 | CORTJENS | Ryan | BEL | 0:45:42 |
| 8 | 23 | FUNSTON | Scott | USA | 0:45:54 |
| 9 | 34 | LINDNER | Tom | GER | 0:46:08 |
| 10 | 6 | MEEUSSEN | Witse | BEL | 0:46:09 |
| 11 | 7 | VAN DEN BROECK | Arno | BEL | 0:46:17 |
| 12 | 21 | MORTON | Alex | USA | 0:46:37 |
| 13 | 22 | WOOD | Calder | USA | 0:46:51 |
| 14 | 13 | KAMP | Ryan | NED | 0:46:54 |
| 15 | 26 | ŤOUPALÍK | Jakub | CZE | 0:47:06 |
| 16 | 2 | TULETT | Ben | GBR | 0:47:13 |
| 17 | 37 | WESTHOFF | David | GER | 0:47:20 |
| 18 | 10 | THOMAS | Théo | FRA | 0:47:35 |
| 19 | 48 | KLUCKERS | Arthur | LUX | 0:47:44 |
| 20 | 11 | VALOGNES | Thibault | FRA | 0:47:44 |
| 21 | 5 | VAN DEN EYNDE | Vince | BEL | 0:47:46 |
| 22 | 9 | COURRIERE | Anthony | FRA | 0:48:05 |
| 23 | 17 | ARTZ | Bart | NED | 0:48:23 |
| 24 | 27 | JEŽEK | Tomáš | CZE | 0:48:55 |
| 25 | 4 | VANDEPUTTE | Niels | BEL | 0:49:00 |
| 26 | 16 | BOVEN | Lars | NED | 0:49:02 |
| 27 | 42 | MILLENNIUM | Ian | DEN | 0:49:32 |
| 28 | 45 | KESS | Nicolas | LUX | 0:49:36 |
| 29 | 38 | MARTIN | Conor | CAN | 0:49:37 |
| 30 | 39 | GUDNITZ | Joshua Amos | DEN | 0:49:38 |
| 31 | 28 | ŘÍMAN | Jakub | CZE | 0:49:46 |
| 32 | 65 | BOVING | Luk Noah | GER | 0:49:48 |
| 33 | 20 | GOMEZ VILLAFANE | Benjamin | USA | 0:49:52 |
| 34 | 29 | TOMÁŠEK | Alvin | CZE | 0:50:13 |
| 35 | 55 | SOMMER | Jan | SUI | 0:50:23 |
| 36 | 36 | TÖMKE | Pascal | GER | 0:50:25 |
| 37 | 40 | BAK | Simon | DEN | 0:50:38 |
| 38 | 44 | PRIES | Cédric | LUX | 0:50:42 |
| 39 | 47 | ESSER | Mik | LUX | 0:50:59 |
| 40 | 56 | KRYNSKI | Piotr | POL | 0:51:01 |
| 41 | 35 | RAßMANN | Frederik | GER | 0:51:14 |
| 42 | 67 | HLADÍK | Josef | CZE | 0:51:28 |
| 43 | 33 | BRESCHER | Leon Eduard | GER | 0:51:32 |
| 44 | 54 | PREMAND | Rémi | SUI | 0:51:32 |
| 45 | 57 | BORKOWSKI | Maciej | POL | 0:52:06 |
| 46 | 49 | WAGNER | Jordi | LUX | 0:52:06 |
| 47 | 64 | ABRAHAMSSON | Olof | SWE | 0:52:35 |
| 48 | 68 | OBERTEICHER | Matteo | GER | 0:52:41 |
| 49 | 46 | BETTENDORFF | Loïc | LUX | 0:53:24 |
| 50 | 58 | DROBEK | Hubert | POL | 0:54:07 |
| 51 | 61 | ČERNEK | Matúš | SVK | 0:54:31 |
| 52 | 43 | WULFF | Lucas | DEN | 0:54:53 |
| 53 | 59 | GRZENKOWICZ | Nikodem | POL | LAP |
| 54 | 63 | JAROŠ | Oliver | SVK | LAP |
| DNF | 41 | BERTELSEN | Mikkel | DEN | |
| DNF | 53 | BARRAS | Noé | SUI |
