Heading into the 2022 Hoogerheide World Cup, the last stop of the 15-race series, all eyes might have been on the only one of the “Big Three” in Tom Pidcock.
However, his rivals were determined to show they should also be big favorites and hopefully team leaders heading into Fayettevile.
Pidcock looked to be riding away with the victory after a series of mistakes at the barriers by Toon Aerts and Michael Vanthourenhout and crashes by Quinten Hermans and Lars van der Haar.
Pidcock had twenty seconds in hand midway through the race, but it wasn’t enough.
Iserbyt reconnected, and then one-by-one the group grew, with Van der Haar and Vanthourenhout rejoining, with Aerts closing in.
With one lap to go, Iserbyt was in command but had only a three-second lead over Pidcock. Could the strong sprinter Pidcock take another win over his rival on the long pavement finish?
Pidcock hit the stairs just a few bike lengths behind Iserbyt, but the Brit couldn’t reconnect before the final straight.
The ever-consistent Iserbyt celebrated his overall World Cup win with a win, just as he started the series.
Pidcock sat up, with Van der Haar sprinting by for second place.
Stay tuned for a photo gallery and more highlights.
2022 Hoogerheide World Cup Results: Elite and U23 Men
| Pos | Bib | Name / UCI Cyclocross Team | NAT | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 | ISERBYT Eli PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | BEL | 1:00:18 | - |
| 2. | 2 | VAN DER HAAR Lars BALOISE TREK LIONS | NED | 1:00:20 | +0:02 |
| 3. | 61 | PIDCOCK Thomas INEOS GRENADIERS | GBR | 1:00:21 | +0:03 |
| 4. | 15 | VANTHOURENHOUT Michael PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | BEL | 1:00:23 | +0:05 |
| 5. | 14 | AERTS Toon BALOISE TREK LIONS | BEL | 1:01:12 | +0:54 |
| 6. | 5 | HENDRIKX Mees IKO - CRELAN | NED | 1:01:21 | +1:03 |
| 7. | 16 | HERMANS Quinten TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM | BEL | 1:01:25 | +1:07 |
| 8. | 24 | MEEUSEN Tom CX TEAM DESCHACHT-GROUP HENS-CONTAINERS MAES | BEL | 1:01:26 | +1:08 |
| 9. | 20 | VANDEBOSCH Toon PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | BEL | 1:01:28 | +1:10 |
| 10. | 17 | SWEECK Laurens PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | BEL | 1:01:38 | +1:20 |
| 11. | 19 | SOETE Daan CX TEAM DESCHACHT-GROUP HENS-CONTAINERS MAES | BEL | 1:01:39 | +1:21 |
| 12. | 4 | KAMP Ryan PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | NED | 1:01:45 | +1:27 |
| 13. | 23 | VERSTRYNGE Emiel TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM | BEL | 1:01:45 | +1:27 |
| 14. | 38 | KUHN Kevin TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM | SUI | 1:01:53 | +1:35 |
| 15. | 36 | VENTURINI Clement AG2R CITROEN TEAM | FRA | 1:02:06 | +1:48 |
| 16. | 22 | ADAMS Jens | BEL | 1:02:31 | +2:13 |
| 17. | 39 | RUEGG Timon CROSS TEAM LEGENDRE | SUI | 1:02:42 | +2:24 |
| 18. | 63 | TURNER Ben INEOS GRENADIERS | GBR | 1:02:47 | +2:29 |
| 19. | 49 | ORTS LLORET Felipe BURGOS-BH | ESP | 1:02:56 | +2:38 |
| 20. | 65 | MEISEN Marcel | GER | 1:03:06 | +2:48 |
| 21. | 18 | BAESTAENS Vincent CX TEAM DESCHACHT-GROUP HENS-CONTAINERS MAES | BEL | 1:03:09 | +2:51 |
| 22. | 60 | MEIN Thomas TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM | GBR | 1:03:20 | +3:02 |
| 23. | 41 | LILLO Dario CX TEAM DESCHACHT-GROUP HENS-CONTAINERS MAES | SUI | 1:03:21 | +3:03 |
| 24. | 21 | VANDEPUTTE Niels ALPECIN - FENIX | BEL | 1:03:46 | +3:28 |
| 25. | 11 | VAN LIEROP Danny | NED | 1:03:57 | +3:39 |
| 26. | 29 | MENUT David CROSS TEAM LEGENDRE | FRA | 1:04:16 | +3:58 |
| 27. | 54 | KONWA Marek | POL | 1:04:20 | +4:02 |
| 28. | 7 | GODRIE Stan | NED | 1:04:27 | +4:09 |
| 29. | 56 | BOROS Michael ELKOV - KASPER | CZE | 1:04:44 | +4:26 |
| 30. | 42 | DORIGONI Jakob SELLE ITALIA - GUERCIOTTI - ELITE | ITA | 1:04:56 | +4:38 |
| 31. | 8 | VERBURG Luke ABLOC CT | NED | 1:05:01 | +4:43 |
| 32. | 28 | GRAS Yan TEAM PODIOCOM CC | FRA | 1:05:09 | +4:51 |
| 33. | 57 | STRANSKY Matej ATT INVESTMENTS | CZE | 1:05:20 | +5:02 |
| 34. | 33 | CHAINEL Steve CROSS TEAM LEGENDRE | FRA | 1:05:25 | +5:07 |
| 35. | 32 | DELBOVE Joris | FRA | 1:05:47 | +5:29 |
| 36. | 34 | HUBY Antoine | FRA | 1:06:04 | +5:46 |
| 37. | 9 | GROENENDAAL Bailey | NED | 1:06:07 | +5:49 |
| 38. | 6 | VAN DER MEER Gosse | NED | 1:06:07 | +5:49 |
| 39. | 46 | MASCIARELLI Lorenzo PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | ITA | 1:06:21 | +6:03 |
| 40. | 10 | KARS Hugo | NED | -1 LAP | |
| 41. | 53 | ULIK Matej | SVK | -1 LAP | |
| 42. | 47 | LEONE Samuele SELLE ITALIA - GUERCIOTTI - ELITE | ITA | -1 LAP | |
| 43. | 52 | ZAERA GISBERT Javier | ESP | -1 LAP | |
| 44. | 35 | LELANDAIS Rémi CROSS TEAM LEGENDRE | FRA | -2 LAP | |
| 45. | 30 | THOMAS Theo | FRA | -2 LAP | |
| 46. | 69 | KOCKELMANN Raphael | LUX | -2 LAP | |
| 47. | 51 | RODRIGUEZ NOVOA Miguel | ESP | -2 LAP | |
| 48. | 68 | HARTER Luca | GER | -2 LAP | |
| 49. | 71 | MAARD Filip MOTALA AIF SERNEKE ALLEBIKE | SWE | -3 LAP | |
| 50. | 12 | ALVARADO Salvador | NED | -3 LAP | |
| 51. | 55 | KOSTECKI Patryk | POL | -3 LAP | |
| 52. | 64 | ANDERSON Jonathan | USA | -3 LAP | |
| 53. | 67 | TOEMKE Pascal SCHAMEL P/B KLOSTER KITCHEN | GER | -3 LAP | |
| 54. | 37 | CRISPIN Mickael CROSS TEAM LEGENDRE | FRA | -3 LAP | |
| 55. | 59 | JINDRICH Pavel | CZE | -4 LAP | |
| 56. | 66 | HAMM Florian SCHAMEL P/B KLOSTER KITCHEN | GER | -4 LAP | |
| 62 | MASON Cameron TRINITY RACING | GBR | DNF | ||
| 50 | INGUANZO MACHO Gonzalo | ESP | DNF | ||
| 40 | ROUILLER Loris CROSS TEAM LEGENDRE | SUI | DNF | ||
| 3 | VAN KESSEL Corne TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM | NED | DNF | ||
| 25 | MICHELS Jente ALPECIN - FENIX | BEL | DNF | ||
| 70 | JETTE Cameron | CAN | DNS |
