The EKZ CrossTour at Eschenbach, presented by the head tubes of Page and Van der Poel. photo: shot from EZK CrossTour
The distractions of the holiday season and New Year’s Eve are behind us, which means the folks here at Cyclocross Magazine will have to step up our game even further to keep you distracted while at work.
The EKZ Cross Tour has just released a video of their Men’s Elite Race, only this is from the point of view of Jonathan Page and David van der Poel’s bikes. Like the Sven Nys and Katie Compton videos from the Milton Keynes World Cup, these have been filmed using Shimano’s Sport Camera. It looks like their original intention was to have three separate racers film the race, although you’ll see why that plan quickly falls apart at the start line. Be sure to stay tuned through the 3:00 mark, where it looks as if Page is racing cyclocross while also attempting a game of dodge ball.
Interested in how the race played out? The full results of the men and women’s races are below with Van der Poel taking third and Page getting 24th. Be sure to take a look at the Women’s Results, where Kaitlin Antonneau had quietly taken a podium spot just before the festivities of Europe’s Holy Week began.
2014 EKZ Cross Tour, Elite Men's Race
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sascha WEBER | GER | 26 | 58:41:00 |
| 2 | Simon ZAHNER | SUI | 31 | 58:58:00 |
| 3 | David VAN DER POEL | NED | 22 | 59:05:00 |
| 4 | Severin SAEGESSER | SUI | 22 | 59:09:00 |
| 5 | Marcel WILDHABER | SUI | 29 | 59:48:00 |
| 6 | Florian VOGEL | SUI | 32 | 59:50:00 |
| 7 | Sven VANTHOURENHOUT | BEL | 33 | 1:00:08 |
| 8 | Tomas PAPRSTKA | CZE | 22 | 1:00:16 |
| 9 | Vladimir KYZIVAT | CZE | 32 | 1:00:47 |
| 10 | Patrick GAUDY | BEL | 37 | 1:00:53 |
| 11 | Lukas WINTERBERG | SUI | 26 | 1:01:00 |
| 12 | Arnaud GRAND | SUI | 24 | 1:01:11 |
| 13 | Andreas MOSER | SUI | 30 | 1:01:17 |
| 14 | Martin HARING | SVK | 28 | 1:01:23 |
| 15 | Andri FRISCHKNECHT | SUI | 20 | 1:01:37 |
| 16 | Martin GUJAN | SUI | 32 | 1:01:49 |
| 17 | Reto INDERGAND | SUI | 23 | 1:01:50 |
| 18 | Mariusz GIL | POL | 31 | 1:02:13 |
| 19 | Dylan PAGE | SUI | 21 | 1:02:29 |
| 20 | Michael WILDHABER | SUI | 24 | 1:02:58 |
| 21 | Aaron SCHOOLER | CAN | 29 | 1:03:41 |
| 22 | Nico BRÜNGGER | SUI | 26 | 1:03:55 |
| 23 | Fabian GIGER | SUI | 27 | 1:04:04 |
| 24 | Jonathan PAGE | USA | 38 | 1:04:18 |
| 25 | Dominic GRAB | SUI | 19 | 1:04:30 |
| 26 | Emil HEKELE | CZE | 37 | 1:07:43 |
| 27 | Lukas MEILER | GER | 19 | |
| 28 | Fabian OBRIST | SUI | 23 | |
| 29 | Bryan FALASCHI | ITA | 23 | |
| 30 | Luká BATORA | SVK | 29 | |
| 31 | Bretislav ROHEL | CZE | 24 | |
| 32 | Nick ALBRECHT | SUI | 21 | |
| 33 | Adrian MEIER | SUI | 29 | |
| 34 | Marcel GUERRINI | SUI | 20 | |
| 35 | Simon VOZAR | SVK | 19 |
2014 EKZ Cross Tour, Elite Women's Race
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucie CHAINEL-LEFEVRE | FRA | 31 | 48:39:00 |
| 2 | Kaitlin ANTONNEAU | USA | 22 | 49:05:00 |
| 3 | Eva LECHNER | ITA | 29 | 49:58:00 |
| 4 | Sina FREI | SUI | 17 | 51:01:00 |
| 5 | Lise-Marie HENZELIN | SUI | 23 | 51:22:00 |
| 6 | Sabine SPITZ | GER | 43 | 52:06:00 |
| 7 | Olivia HOTTINGER | SUI | 16 | 52:45:00 |
| 8 | Milena LANDTWING | SUI | 33 | 53:29:00 |
| 9 | Katrin LEUMANN | SUI | 32 | 53:48:00 |
| 10 | Nicole HANSELMANN | SUI | 23 | 54:48:00 |
| 11 | Laura PERRY | FRA | 18 | 55:07:00 |
| 12 | Franziska EBINGER | SUI | 30 | 55:35:00 |
| 13 | Stéphanie VAXILLAIRE-DENUIT | FRA | 35 | 56:16:00 |
| 14 | Jane NUSSLI | GBR | 37 | 56:46:00 |
| 15 | Erika GLAJZOVÁ | SVK | 16 | |
| 16 | Margriet Helena KLOPPENBURG | DEN | 26 | |
| 17 | Mirjam GYSLING | SUI | 27 | |
| 18 | Zina BARHOUMI | SUI | 18 | |
| 19 | Lizzy WITLOX | NED | 19 | |
| 20 | Livia HANESOVA | SVK | 32 | |
| 21 | Flurina GLAUS | SUI | 17 | |
| 22 | Martina KUKULOVA | CZE | 19 | |
| 23 | Lydia BERNHARD | GER | 20 |
