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The 2021 UCI World Cup Namur U23 Men brought together 54 incredible riders from all around the world. We also got to see Pim Ronhaar show off why he’s in the rainbow stripes.

Pim Ronhaar slid his way up to first place for the 2021 UCI World Cup Namur after he placed third for the 2021 Ethias Cross. Before crossing the finish line, he picked up his bike and carried it to victory, with a nod to his sponsor, Trek [See our review of the new 2022 Trek Boone 6 cyclocross bike here]. Once he crossed the line, he set his bike down and took a bow.

Pim Ronhaar after crossing the finish line. 2021 Namur UCI Cyclocross World Cup, U23 Men. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

Pim Ronhaar after crossing the finish line. 2021 Namur UCI Cyclocross World Cup, U23 Men. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

Niels Vandeputte, who won second place in the 2021 UEC European Cyclocross Championships, finished in second place.

Niels Vandeputte, Mees Hendrikx, and Emiel Verstryne crossing the finish line. 2021 Namur UCI Cyclocross World Cup, U23 Men. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

Niels Vandeputte, Mees Hendrikx, and Emiel Verstryne chasing. 2021 Namur UCI Cyclocross World Cup, U23 Men. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

Mees Hendrikx , who finished third in the 2020 Cyclocross World Championships, Dübendorf Switzerland, podiumed.

Mees Hendrikx on the podium. 2021 Namur UCI Cyclocross World Cup, U23 Men. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

Mees Hendrikx on the podium, in the World Cup leader’s jersey. 2021 Namur UCI Cyclocross World Cup, U23 Men. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

North America was well-represented during the race. The Americans lead the charge with Andrew Strohmeyer in 21st, Scott Funston in 25th, Nathan Knowles in 47th, Ryder Uetrecht in 49th, and Kyle Johnson with DNF.

Following them were the Canadians with Matt Leliveld in 42nd and Hugo Brisebois in 46th.

See full results and the photo gallery below.

Check out the 2021 UCI World Cup Namur Elite Men and Elite Women.

Full World Cup rankings are here.

2021 UCI World Cup Namur Results U23 Men

#NameAgeTeamTime
1RONHAAR Pim20BALOISE TREK LIONS52:52:00
2VANDEPUTTE Niels21ALPECIN - FENIX0:28
3HENDRIKX Mees21IKO - CRELAN0:37
4VERSTRYNGE Emiel19TORMANS - CIRCUS CYCLO CROSS TEAM0:46
5MASON Cameron21TRINITY RACING1:02
6MICHELS Jente18ALPECIN - FENIX1:22
7FERDINANDE Anton21PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL1:52
8KUYPERS Gerben21PROXIMUS - ALPHAMOTORHOMES - DOLTCINI CT2:04
9MEEUSSEN Witse20PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL2:06
10THOMAS Théo20TORMANS - CIRCUS CYCLO CROSS TEAM2:32
11BELMANS Lennert19IKO - CRELAN2:37
12ROUILLER Loris21ALPECIN - FENIX2:46
13WYSEURE Joran20TORMANS - CIRCUS CYCLO CROSS TEAM2:55
14CARRICK-ANDERSON Corran183:04
15FONTANA Filippo213:15
16TONEATTI Davide20DP66 GIANT3:25
17MCGUIRE Rory193:33
18HUBY Antoine20CROSS TEAM LEGENDRE3:37
19GROSLAMBERT Martin19TEAM S1NEO LOUDEAC3:42
20DELBOVE Joris21TEAM PODIOCOM CC4:07
21STROHMEYER Andrew194:18
22STRANSKY Matej184:29
23DEL GROSSO Tibor184:37
24VAN LIEROP Danny184:45
25FUNSTON Scott215:09
26GROENENDAAL Bailey185:24
27CASTILLE Noé19CROSS TEAM LEGENDRE5:28
28HUYBS Ward19BALOISE TREK LIONS5:31
29SOMMER Lars195:35
30SOMMER Jan215:43
31TÖMKE Pascal21TEAM SCHAMEL P/B KLOSTER KITCHEN5:49
32MASCIARELLI Lorenzo18PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL5:50
33RIMAN Jakub216:12
34HALTER Jean-Luc196:34
35FIALA Matyás186:36
36JINDRICH Pavel187:19
37HERRMANN Lukas20TEAM SCHAMEL P/B KLOSTER KITCHEN
38KARS Hugo19
39MARD Filip18
40HEMMERLING Lars21
41BARNES Daniel19TEAM SPECTRA WIGGLE P/B VITUS
42LELIVELD Matthew19
43OPPIZZI Matteo18
44NOLAN Sean20
45SUAREZ FERNANDEZ Alain18NESTA - MMR CX TEAM
46BRISEBOIS Hugo18
47KNOWLES Nathan20
48SCHRAG Daniel18
49UETRECHT Ryder19
50KOIVISTOINEN Aku18
DNFNYS Thibau19BALOISE TREK LIONS
DNFVERBURG Luke20
DNFJOHNSON Kyle18
DNFLELANDAIS Rémi19CROSS TEAM LEGENDRE

2021 UCI World Cup Namur Photo Gallery: U23 Men

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Niels Vandeputte, Mees Hendrikx, and Emiel Verstryne crossing the finish line. 2021 Namur UCI Cyclocross World Cup, U23 Men. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

Niels Vandeputte, Mees Hendrikx, and Emiel Verstryne crossing the finish line. 2021 Namur UCI Cyclocross World Cup, U23 Men. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

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