The 2016 World Championships concluded with the Elite Men’s race, and it over-delivered on drama, with tangles, crashes and last-lap suspense.
In the end, the top three from last year entered the last lap as the top three again, but by the end, the defending World Champ Mathieu van der Poel faded and Wout van Aert claimed the jersey over Lars van der Haar.
Earlier in the race a collision between the two pre-race favorites impacted the front of the race.
Will this shoe accident be a determining factor in the race? @WoutvanAert & @mathieuvdpoel tangled. Top 2 from '15. pic.twitter.com/9t4qMBszOG
— Cyclocross Magazine (@cyclocross) January 31, 2016
See how the race played out here in our full report and watch the video highlights of the race here. See all our 2016 Cyclocross World Championships coverage here.
2016 Zolder Cyclocross World Championship - Elite Men's Results
| Rank | # | UCI | Name | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | BEL19940915 | VAN AERT Wout | BELGIUM | 1:05:52 |
| 2 | 2 | NED19910723 | VAN DER HAAR Lars | NETHERLANDS | +00:05 |
| 3 | 11 | BEL19840412 | PAUWELS Kevin | BELGIUM | +00:35 |
| 4 | 12 | BEL19760617 | NYS Sven | BELGIUM | +00:39 |
| 5 | 1 | NED19950119 | VAN DER POEL Mathieu | NETHERLANDS | +00:47 |
| 6 | 5 | NED19920615 | VAN DER POEL David | NETHERLANDS | +01:03 |
| 7 | 13 | BEL19931217 | SWEECK Laurens | BELGIUM | +01:11 |
| 8 | 14 | BEL19881107 | MEEUSEN Tom | BELGIUM | +01:23 |
| 9 | 27 | CZE19830906 | SIMUNEK Radomir | CZECH REPUBLIC | +01:37 |
| 10 | 43 | GER19890108 | MEISEN Marcel | GERMANY | +01:43 |
| 11 | 47 | FRA19931016 | VENTURINI Clement | FRANCE | +02:01 |
| 12 | 15 | BEL19931210 | VANTHOURENHOUT Michael | BELGIUM | +02:15 |
| 13 | 6 | NED19930109 | GODRIE Stan | NETHERLANDS | +02:28 |
| 14 | 8 | NED19851230 | BOOM Lars | NETHERLANDS | +02:37 |
| 15 | 48 | FRA19801208 | MOUREY Francis | FRANCE | +02:43 |
| 16 | 26 | CZE19920809 | BOROS Michael | CZECH REPUBLIC | +02:46 |
| 17 | 4 | NED19860718 | VAN AMERONGEN Thijs | NETHERLANDS | +02:46 |
| 18 | 3 | NED19910807 | VAN KESSEL Corne | NETHERLANDS | +02:50 |
| 19 | 44 | GER19871119 | WALSLEBEN Philipp | GERMANY | +03:00 |
| 20 | 49 | FRA19830906 | CHAINEL Steve | FRANCE | +03:08 |
| 21 | 45 | GER19880223 | WEBER Sascha | GERMANY | +03:15 |
| 22 | 20 | SUI19871112 | TARAMARCAZ Julien | SWITZERLAND | +03:21 |
| 23 | 31 | USA19870310 | HYDE Stephen | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +03:31 |
| 24 | 21 | SUI19830306 | ZAHNER Simon | SWITZERLAND | +03:31 |
| 25 | 7 | NED19880220 | WUBBEN Niels | NETHERLANDS | +03:40 |
| 26 | 16 | BEL19921030 | MERLIER Tim | BELGIUM | +03:43 |
| 27 | 51 | ESP19791102 | RUIZ DE LARRINAGA IBANEZ Javier | SPAIN | +03:56 |
| 28 | 57 | GBR19860618 | FIELD Ian | GREAT BRITAIN | +04:04 |
| 29 | 37 | SVK19861224 | HARING Martin | SLOVAKIA | +04:26 |
| 30 | 22 | SUI19880504 | WINTERBERG Lukas | SWITZERLAND | +04:29 |
| 31 | 24 | SUI19930801 | FORSTER Lars | SWITZERLAND | +04:46 |
| 32 | 52 | ESP19830916 | ESTEBAN AGUANDO Ismael | SPAIN | +05:10 |
| 33 | 23 | SUI19920711 | SAEGESSER Severin | SWITZERLAND | +05:28 |
| 34 | 30 | USA19830629 | POWERS Jeremy | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +05:29 |
| 35 | 36 | USA19931130 | ECKMANN Yannick | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +06:45 |
| 36 | 55 | AUS19790718 | JONGEWAARD Chris | AUSTRALIA | +07:00 |
| 37 | 58 | GBR19820412 | KILLEEN Liam | GREAT BRITAIN | +07:04 |
| 38 | 56 | AUS19870202 | MILLBURN Garry | AUSTRALIA | +07:13 |
| 39 | 32 | USA19880402 | LIVERMON Travis | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +07:14 |
| 40 | 40 | CAN19850620 | SCHOOLER Aaron | CANADA | +07:14 |
| 41 | 33 | USA19840219 | KRUGHOFF Allen | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +07:39 |
| 42 | 39 | CAN19920525 | MARTIN Jeremy | CANADA | -1LAP |
| 43 | 34 | USA19870614 | CLARK Anthony | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | -1LAP |
| 44 | 66 | LUX19810517 | HELMIG Christian | LUXEMBOURG | -1LAP |
| 45 | 38 | CAN19920802 | VAN DEN HAM Michael | CANADA | -1LAP |
| 46 | 65 | LUX19800225 | BAUSCH Gusty | LUXEMBOURG | -1LAP |
| 47 | 61 | DEN19911007 | HANSEN Kenneth | DENMARK | -2LAP |
| 48 | 50 | POL19830506 | GIL Mariusz | POLAND | -2LAP |
| 49 | 60 | GBR19890227 | FLETCHER David | GREAT BRITAIN | -2LAP |
| 50 | 64 | NZL19760203 | EDMOND Angus | NEW ZEALAND | -2LAP |
| 51 | 42 | CAN19870701 | JETTE Cameron | CANADA | -2LAP |
| 52 | 68 | SWE19920914 | ERIKSSON Martin | SWEDEN | -2LAP |
| 53 | 69 | NOR19920223 | HARALDSETH Fredrik | NORWAY | -2LAP |
| 54 | 54 | JPN19881021 | KOSAKA Hikaru | JAPAN | -2LAP |
| 55 | 53 | JPN19880901 | TAKENOUCHI Yu | JAPAN | -2LAP |
| 56 | 35 | USA19880811 | DURRIN Jeremy | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | -2LAP |
| 57 | 41 | CAN19881002 | MCCONNELL Mark | CANADA | -3LAP |
| 58 | 62 | AUT19830630 | GOLLINGER Karl Heinz | AUSTRIA | -3LAP |
| 59 | 63 | AUT19930908 | HEIGL Philipp | AUSTRIA | -3LAP |
| 67 | LUX19901218 | DIAS DOS SANTOS Vincent | LUXEMBOURG | DNF6 | |
| 59 | GBR19930710 | CLARKSON Jack | GREAT BRITAIN | DNF3 |
