2022 Koppenbergcross Results and Highlights: Elite Men, U23 Men, Junior Men

The 2022-2023 X2O Badkamers Trofee kicked off with an intense Koppenbergcross and surprising clutch victories for Elite Men and U23 Men and an American winner in the Junior Men.

Elite Men

Lars van der Haar (Baloise Trek Lions) surprised both Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal) and Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal) and took first after an amazing final climb.

Van der Haar was pinned between both Vanthourenhout and Iserbyt the whole race. However, he managed to pull himself ahead in the last few cobbles, catching both Vanthourenhout and Iserbyt by surprise.

King of the Koppenberg 😍🦁👑 pic.twitter.com/72ZH6R4Ag7

— Baloise Trek Lions (@Baloise_Trek) November 1, 2022

 

Eli Iserbyt finished second followed by his teammate Michael Vanthourenhout, who was just a few meters from taking the victory.

Both Iserbyt and Vanthourenhout acknowledged van der Haar’s superiority at Koppenberg.

At the end, it’s place 2️⃣ & 3️⃣

They gave everything, but today someone was stronger at the Koppenbergcross. You showed fighting spirit!💪🏼

Congrats @larsvanderhaar!#FightToTheFinish
📸 https://t.co/D5Ck2KCrLK pic.twitter.com/2WDXlOVVSU

— Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal (@PS_BG_CT) November 1, 2022

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Only one Canadian attended the event. Unfortunately, Cameron Jette did not finish.

U23 Men

Jente Michels (Alpecin – Deceuninck) started off with a strong attack, however, Joran Wyseure (Crelan – Fristads) immediately took the lead and left behind a 12-second gap. Wyseure was leading the rest of the race.

However, on the lap, Wyseure had a minor crash. This gave Victor van de Putte (Deschacht – Hens – Maes) a chance to catch up. After an intense battle between van de Putte and Wyseure, van de Putte barely won by less than one second.

 

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Wyseure came in a narrow close second, losing out on first due to fatigue during the last round.

“I was in good shape during the cross but fell a bit quiet on the last lap. I’m afraid the crash was also due to fatigue,” (Translated) – Wyseure

Jente Michels came in third. Due to his back pains, he was only able to give 10% of his abilities.

“The feeling was very good but unfortunately I got back pain as the cross progressed. I was still running at 10% of my ability, otherwise I would probably have stayed ahead and I might have been able to fight for the win,” (Translated) – Michels.

Three Americans attended the race.

1. Nicholas Tabares finished in 31st.
2. Daxton Mock did not finish.
3. Andrew Strohmeyer did not finish.

Alexander Woodford was the only Canadian to attend the race.

Junior Men

Andrew August dominated the 2022 Koppenbergcross Junior Men by a large margin – almost a whooping minute.

He took the charge at the start of the race and held a solo ride the rest of the way to victory. With every lap, his lead grew. A few racers banded together to give chase but to no avail. He was just too far ahead.

“I had a good feeling after the first climb and saw that I hit a gap, so I went straight on,” – August

Oliver Akers gave chase in the early laps, joined by Antione Jamin. However, they gave up after about two laps, as the gap was too wide to catch up. At this point, he was competing against Václav Jezek for second place. After an intense last lap, Akers came out ahead by two seconds.

“Two years ago I won here with the newbies and I was eager to put in another great performance in this legendary cross, but I am the first loser,” (Translated) – Akers

Václav Jezek podiumed.

“I had a hard time in the early stages after the World Cup round in Maasmechelen two days ago, but I’m very pleased to be able to come back and be on the podium of this mythical race,” (Translated) – Jezek

Seven Americans attended the race.

1. Andrew August got first.
2. David Thompson got eighth.
3. Magnus White got ninth.
4. Ben Stokes got 14th.
5. Miles Mattern got 23rd.
6. Elias Saigh got 31st.
7. Carden King got 38th.

Only two Canadians attended the race.

1. Jayden Mcmullen got 42nd.
2. Filipe Duarte for 46th.

X2O Trofee Oudenaarde - Koppenbergcross 2021 Results - Elite Men

Rank	Name	Bib	Team	Time
1	VAN DER HAAR Lars	31	BALOISE TREK LIONS	1:03:30
2	ISERBYT Eli	25	PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL	0:05
3	VANTHOURENHOUT Michael	29	PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL	0:11
4	ADAMS Jens	30		0:34
5	RONHAAR Pim	21	BALOISE TREK LIONS	1:01
6	LOOCKX Lander	25	DESCHACHT - HENS - MAES	1:18
7	NYS Thibau	20	BALOISE TREK LIONS	1:26
8	VANDEBOSCH Toon	23	ALPECIN - DECEUNINCK	1:48
9	MEIN Thomas	23	HOPE FACTORY RACING	2:13
10	VANDEPUTTE Niels	22	ALPECIN - DECEUNINCK	2:23
11	ROMBOUTS Seppe	24		2:38
12	DE VET Sander	22		2:57
13	MOTTIEZ Gilles	25	CROSS TEAM LEGENDRE	3:27
14	AERTS Thijs	26	BALOISE TREK LIONS	4:04
15	PEMEN Dolf	22		4:10
16	ALDERWEIRELD Robin	26		4:24
17	KUYPERS Gerben	22		5:50
18	HAMM Florian	23		6:00
19	VAN DIJKE Koen	26		6:15
20	CAREME Grégory	23		7:26
21	KOCKELMANN Raphaël	23
22	ERIKSSON David	27
23	HÄHNEL Frederik	26
24	TEIRLINCK Jens	26
25	HUTCHINGS Oscar	30
26	CHASTAGNER Francois	27
27	HEYMES Gauthier	27
DNF	JETTE Cameron	35
DNF	BOROS Michael	30
DNF	FERDINANDE Anton	22	DESCHACHT - HENS - MAES

X2O Trofee Oudenaarde - Koppenbergcross 2021 Results - U23 Men

Rank	Name	Bib	Team	Time
1	VAN DE PUTTE Victor	20	DESCHACHT - HENS - MAES	48:46:00
2	WYSEURE Joran	21	CRELAN - FRISTADS	'
3	MICHELS Jente	19	ALPECIN - DECEUNINCK	0:38
4	DOCKX Aaron	18	CRELAN - FRISTADS	1:02
5	VANDERLINDEN Lukas	19	PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL	1:27
6	BAERS Arne	20	TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM	1:43
7	BELMANS Lennert	20	CRELAN - FRISTADS	1:49
8	LAURYSSEN Yorben	20	PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL	1:58
9	HUYBS Ward	20	BALOISE TREK LIONS	2:15
10	MASCIARELLI Lorenzo	19	PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL	'
11	VERVOORT Wout	21		2:20
12	JANSSEN Wout	20		2:46
13	DE MOYER Kenay	18	CROSS TEAM LEGENDRE	3:00
14	KARS Hugo	20		3:16
15	MCGUIRE Rory	20		3:18
16	CHILTON Ben	19	TEAM SPECTRA WIGGLE P/B VITUS	3:29
17	JANSE Stef	21		4:11
18	HAVERDINGS David	18	BALOISE TREK LIONS	4:22
19	GEERAERTS Ferre	19		4:25
20	VAN LOOVEREN Joachim	21		4:48
21	DELNOIJE Rémon	21		4:54
22	BUCK JONES Huw	18		4:57
23	VAN DEN BERGH Toon	18		5:02
24	VERSTRAELEN Wannes	19		5:07
25	EDER Fabian	19	HEIZOMAT RADTEAM P/B KLOSTER KITCHEN	5:15
26	WOODFORD Alexander	18		5:17
27	KERL Maximilian	18		5:41
28	GRÄTER Lars	18	HEIZOMAT RADTEAM P/B KLOSTER KITCHEN	5:54
29	D'HOLLANDER Senne	20		6:09
30	ALVARADO Salvador	20		6:16
31	TABARES Nicholas	21		6:28
32	DE NYS Milan	18		6:32
33	DEBRUYNE Jaro	19		6:35
34	MOREELS Kilian	18		6:37
35	ASKEY Ben	18		6:49
36	MARD Filip	19		6:53
37	SMITH Joseph	18		7:09
38	DELAERE Brent	19		7:36
39	BRITS Noah	20		8:04
40	LAEVENS Justin	21	PROXIMUS - ALPHAMOTORHOMES - DOLTCINI CT	8:14
41	DAHL Alvin	18
42	MERTENS Jonas	20
43	DAHLBLOM Acke	18
44	BAEYENS Anton	19
45	DEVOET Theo	18
46	RAUSCH Geoffrey	19
47	VAN LELYVELD Juan	18
48	ALM Rasmus	18
49	GEVAERT Miles	18
50	NOLAN Sean	21
51	KLEMAN Lenny	18
52	BLOEM Senne	20
DNF	MOCK Daxton	21	CXHAIRS DEVO TREK BIKES
DNF	GERRITSEN Bram	20
DNF	STROHMEYER Andrew	20	CXHAIRS DEVO TREK BIKES
DNF	SEYNAVE Yentl	18
DNF	KOERDT Bjoern	18

X2O Trofee Oudenaarde - Koppenbergcross 2021 Results - Junior Men

Rank	Name	Bib	Team	Time
1	AUGUST Andrew	17		42:39:00
2	AKERS Oliver	17		0:58
3	JEZEK Vaclav	17		1:00
4	VAS Barnabás	16		1:08
5	JAMIN Antoine	17		1:10
6	POELVOORDE Tars	17		'
7	NIELSEN Daniel	17		1:43
8	THOMPSON David	16		2:00
9	WHITE Magnus	17		2:02
10	TIELENS Zander	16		2:06
11	DE BRAUWERE Sil	17		2:18
12	AMEY Alfie	16		2:28
13	SAMEC Filip	17		2:41
14	STOKES Ben	17		2:47
15	NIEUWENHUIS Patrick	17		2:53
16	VAN DEN BOER Seppe	17		3:03
17	BERTON Noa	17		3:07
18	BUSH Jacob	17		3:13
19	GRINDLEY Sebastian	16		3:26
20	GREENSILL Max	17		3:32
21	MASCIARELLI Stefano	16		3:33
22	VAN LOOCKE Lars	17		'
23	MATTERN Miles	16		3:35
24	JANSSENS Willem	17		3:40
25	HEIRBAUT Toon	17		3:45
26	MERLOV Ville	17		3:52
27	JACOBS Ieben	16		4:26
28	BORREMANS Kasper	16		4:27
29	ALBRECHT Pepe	16		4:32
30	WILLEKENS Rob	17		4:33
31	SAIGH Elias	17		4:39
32	DEKIEN Miel	16		4:42
33	NACHTERGAELE Diego	17		4:58
34	DEVALLEE Matheo	16		5:03
35	DE NEVE Hannes	17		5:09
36	ALLAER Thorben	16		5:19
37	SCHOOFS Jasper	16		5:20
38	KING Carden	17		5:27
39	VAN REES Christiaan	17		5:31
40	SPRANGERS Bram	17		5:34
41	VAN HEMERT Felix	17		5:40
42	MCMULLEN Jayden	16		5:43
43	BONNAY Lucas	17		5:50
44	ZIMMERMANN Bern	16		5:51
45	DE VOS Seppe	17		'
46	DUARTE Filipe	16		5:55
47	VAN DEN MEERSSCHE Lomme	16		6:00
48	WEMMERS Thijs	17		6:02
49	CRAPS Stan	16		6:04
50	VAN HOVE Sebbe	16		6:05
51	JOIJE Joppe	17		6:10
52	VANCOMPERNOLLE Tibo	16		6:13
53	MEYLENDER Rick	16		6:32
54	DE GROOT Quin	17		6:41
55	COSYNS Sander	16		6:49
56	ANDERSEN Nicolai	16		6:51
57	VAN BRUWAENE Emiel	16		6:57
58	DERKSEN Jente	16		'
59	CASTELEYN Chaunes	17		7:08
60	ROGGE Jonas	17		7:21
61	DE BOEL Jona	17		7:29
62	VROLIX Yarne	16		'
63	HURT Joel	16		8:05
64	LEYSSENS Lucas	16
65	LELONG Kobe	16
66	MAERTENS Yoran	17
67	OP DE BEECK Brent	17
68	POUILLARD Raphaël	17
69	WABEL Sven	16
70	WATKINS-WILSON Joe	16
71	GUEUNING Florent	16
72	VERLEYZEN Briek	17
73	DECKERS Toon	16
74	LEGILLON Emilien	16
75	MONTI Jules	16
76	MASUY Damien	16
77	GUILBERT Mattéo	16
78	CRIEL Merlijn	16
79	GORIS Yens	17
DNF	CHOBLET Pierre	17
DNF	VANHOUDT Yoren	16
DNF	LENS Cédric	16
DNF	POST Joer	16

See the 2022 Koppenbergcross women’s highlights and results here.

Check out last year’s Koppenbergcross results.