With Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert missing from the top races, the men’s races have been wide open, tight battles.
2021 Koksijde Cyclocross World Cup Elite Men. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
It’s been exciting for fans, and a bit of a role reversal for the Eltie races, after a few seasons of tight women’s racing and dominant male winners.
At the 2021 UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Koksijde, the men kept the fans guessing as to who would reign supreme at the end of the slog through the wet sand.
2021 Koksijde Cyclocross World Cup Elite Men. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Fittingly, the World Cup leader in Eli Iserbyt added to his lead, with teammate Laurens Sweeck continuing his recent climb into contention and onto podium steps.
Eli Iserbyt extends his World Cup lead with a win. 2021 Koksijde Cyclocross World Cup Elite Men. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Toon Aerts finished third, not far ahead of Quinten Hermans and Lars van der Haar. The top five riders from Saturday’s Superprestige Merksplas finished top five again on Sunday in Koksijde, although the final order was different.
Sweeck, Iserbyt, and Aerts. 2021 Koksijde Cyclocross World Cup Elite Men. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
See the full Elite Men’s Koksijde results below. See the 2021 Koksijde UCI Cyclocross World Cup Elite Women’s results here.
2021 Koksijde UCI Cyclocross World Cup Results: Elite Men
| Pos | Nr | Name / UCI Cyclocross Team | NAT | YOB | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | ISERBYT Eli PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | BEL | 1997 | 57:00 | - |
| 2 | 16 | SWEECK Laurens PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | BEL | 1993 | 57:04 | +0:04 |
| 3 | 13 | AERTS Toon BALOISE TREK LIONS | BEL | 1993 | 57:07 | +0:07 |
| 4 | 14 | HERMANS Quinten TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM | BEL | 1995 | 57:14 | +0:14 |
| 5 | 2 | VAN DER HAAR Lars BALOISE TREK LIONS | NED | 1991 | 57:17 | +0:17 |
| 6 | 4 | VAN KESSEL Corne TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM | NED | 1991 | 57:54 | +0:54 |
| 7 | 17 | BAESTAENS Vincent CX TEAM DESCHACHT-GROUP HENS-CONTAINERS MAES | BEL | 1989 | 58:05 | +1:05 |
| 8 | 18 | SOETE Daan CX TEAM DESCHACHT-GROUP HENS-CONTAINERS MAES | BEL | 1994 | 58:06 | +1:06 |
| 9 | 7 | HENDRIKX Mees IKO - CRELAN | NED | 2000 | 58:18 | +1:18 |
| 10 | 19 | VANDEPUTTE Niels ALPECIN - FENIX | BEL | 2000 | 58:32 | +1:32 |
| 11 | 20 | VANDEBOSCH Toon PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | BEL | 1999 | 58:37 | +1:37 |
| 12 | 22 | FERDINANDE Anton PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | BEL | 2000 | 58:50 | +1:50 |
| 13 | 44 | MEISEN Marcel ALPECIN - FENIX | GER | 1989 | 58:59 | +1:59 |
| 14 | 6 | VAN DER POEL David ALPECIN - FENIX | NED | 1992 | 59:18 | +2:18 |
| 15 | 24 | MEEUSEN Tom CX TEAM DESCHACHT-GROUP HENS-CONTAINERS MAES | BEL | 1988 | 59:22 | +2:22 |
| 16 | 55 | MASON Cameron TRINITY RACING | GBR | 2000 | 59:25 | +2:25 |
| 17 | 3 | KAMP Ryan PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | NED | 2000 | 59:56 | +2:56 |
| 18 | 34 | KUHN Kevin TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM | SUI | 1998 | 1:00:06 | +3:06 |
| 19 | 25 | NYS Thibau BALOISE TREK LIONS | BEL | 2002 | 1:00:34 | +3:34 |
| 20 | 23 | LOOCKX Lander CX TEAM DESCHACHT-GROUP HENS-CONTAINERS MAES | BEL | 1997 | 1:00:45 | +3:45 |
| 21 | 38 | BOROS Michael | CZE | 1992 | 1:00:57 | +3:57 |
| 22 | 9 | GODRIE Stan | NED | 1993 | 1:01:04 | +4:04 |
| 23 | 56 | ORTS LLORET Felipe BURGOS-BH | ESP | 1995 | 1:01:15 | +4:15 |
| 24 | 27 | THOMAS Theo TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM | FRA | 2001 | 1:01:21 | +4:21 |
| 25 | 37 | SUAREZ FERNANDEZ Kevin NESTA - MMR CX TEAM | ESP | 1994 | 1:02:12 | +5:12 |
| 26 | 11 | GROENENDAAL Bailey | NED | 2003 | 1:03:31 | +6:31 |
| 27 | 31 | BOMMENEL Nathan A.S BIKE CROSSTEAM | FRA | 2003 | 1:03:46 | +6:46 |
| 28 | 39 | PETRUS Lubomir | CZE | 1990 | 1:04:00 | +7:00 |
| 29 | 29 | PHILIBERT Aurelien ARDENNES CROSS TEAM GECIBAT | FRA | 1995 | -1 LAP | |
| 30 | 41 | BLACKMORE Joseph | GBR | 2003 | -1 LAP | |
| 31 | 43 | CHILTON Ben TEAM SPECTRA WIGGLE P/B VITUS | GBR | 2003 | -1 LAP | |
| 32 | 26 | GILLES Cyprien TEAM FIMA - CYRPEO ALIAN | FRA | 2000 | -1 LAP | |
| 33 | 30 | MORICHON Mathieu TEAM ROYALBIKESHOP.COM | FRA | 1995 | -1 LAP | |
| 34 | 42 | BARNES Toby SCHAMEL P/B KLOSTER KITCHEN | GBR | 2000 | -1 LAP | |
| 35 | 33 | JOT Mateo ARDENNES CROSS TEAM GECIBAT | FRA | 2003 | -1 LAP | |
| 36 | 10 | KARS Hugo | NED | 2002 | -1 LAP | |
| 37 | 32 | HAVOT Sebastien ARDENNES CROSS TEAM GECIBAT | FRA | 1996 | -2 LAP | |
| 38 | 46 | HERRMANN Lukas SCHAMEL P/B KLOSTER KITCHEN | GER | 2001 | -3 LAP | |
| 39 | 47 | JETTE Cameron | CAN | 1987 | -3 LAP | |
| 40 | 54 | KOCKELMANN Raphael | LUX | 1999 | -3 LAP | |
| 41 | 51 | DEL TORO ROMERO Isaac A.R. MONEX CX PRO CYCLING TEAM | MEX | 2003 | -3 LAP | |
| 42 | 48 | NOLAN Sean EVOPRO RACING | IRL | 2001 | -3 LAP | |
| 43 | 45 | HAMM Florian SCHAMEL P/B KLOSTER KITCHEN | GER | 1999 | -3 LAP | |
| 44 | 35 | BARD Nicolas | SUI | 2000 | -3 LAP | |
| 45 | 52 | GARCIA TREJO Carlos Alfonso A.R. MONEX CX PRO CYCLING TEAM | MEX | 2003 | -4 LAP | |
| 46 | 36 | CAROZZO Marco | ITA | 1996 | -4 LAP | |
| 47 | 28 | JOT Hugo ARDENNES CROSS TEAM GECIBAT | FRA | 2001 | -4 LAP | |
| 48 | 53 | ZAVALA PANTOJA Leonardo Rafael A.R. MONEX CX PRO CYCLING TEAM | MEX | 2001 | -4 LAP | |
| 49 | 49 | ARREOLA DIMAS Diego A.R. MONEX CX PRO CYCLING TEAM | MEX | 2003 | -4 LAP | |
| 50 | 50 | CAMARENA DE LEON Bruno A.R. MONEX CX PRO CYCLING TEAM | MEX | 2003 | -5 LAP |
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