Results: 2018 Men’s Masters World Championships, Ages 55 and Up

The first day of the 2018 Masters World Championships in Mol, Belgium included races for Masters ages 55 and above. All Masters Women categories also raced on Friday.

The top North American finish went to Planet Bike founder—and 2017 U.S. National Champion—Bob Downs (A Dugast), who took fourth in the 60-64 race, missing out on a podium by 2 seconds. Jim Gentes, who founded Giro, finished in eighth in one of his first races back from injury.

Other North American finishes include:

Emilio Cervantes (949 Racing): 7th, Masters 55-59
Troy Kimball (DNA Cycling p/b Onion Creek Volkswagen): 17th, Masters 55-59
Jeffrey Unruh (Slimen Und Grossen): 40th, Masters 55-59
Richard Bauch (Colavita – Whole Foods): 17th, Masters 65-69
John Ruger: 7th, Masters 70-74
Robert Ogren (The Fix Studio): 9th, Masters 70-74

Full results from each of the races are below.

Featured image: Andrew Yee

Masters Men 55-59 Results: 2018 Masters Worlds

Place	Bib	Country	Name	Team	Time
1	27	NED	GROENENDAAL Michel	SCHIJNDEL	0:44:27
2	9	NED	BOGAERTS Jos	W.V. BREDA	0:44:31
3	39	FRA	LOIZEAU Stephane	PACE	0:44:41
4	60	BEL	VERLOO Mark	STAGECO CYCLING TEAM	0:44:48
5	23	FRA	EYQUARD Dominique	AVCL LIBOURNE	0:45:17
6	49	GER	RISTAU Rene´	CROSSMASTERS CYCLOCROSS TEAM	0:45:24
7	13	USA	CERVANTES Emilio	949 RACING	0:45:29
8	48	NED	RIETVELD Lars	OUDEWATER	0:45:39
9	47	GER	RAIBLE Armin	TEAM PERSONAL CYCLING TRAINING	0:45:52
10	58	NED	VAN KORVEN Ton	-	0:46:29
11	1	FRA	ABADIE Sylvain	TREFFLÉAN	0:46:37
12	41	FRA	MALOT Jean	DIJON SPORT CYCLISME	0:47:02
13	2	GER	APPELT Klaus-Dieter	CROSSMASTERS CYCLOCROSS TEAM	0:47:08
14	15	GBR	COLTMAN Glenn	PEDALPOWER LOUGHBOROUGH	0:47:14
15	43	GER	NEHER Fergus	RSG EMSDETTEN	0:47:24
16	62	BEL	ZWINNEN Patrick	WIELERCLUB STEEDS VOORAAN VZW	0:47:27
17	35	USA	KIMBALL Troy	DNA CYCLING PB ONION CREEK VOLKSWAG	0:47:29
18	50	GBR	ROACH Philip	JEWSO/M.I.RACING/POLYPIPE	0:47:50
19	31	BEL	HOUWEN Jan	BIKE-ADVICE-ITAF	0:47:57
20	4	SUI	BALLAT Anton	V C STEINMAUR	0:47:59
21	16	GBR	COSTELLO Tim	GS VECCHI	0:48:03
22	36	NED	KOENEN Ger	AXA VALLEIRENNERS	0:48:21
23	51	NED	ROELEN Henny	WVBREDA	0:48:44
24	26	GBR	GOW Graeme	ANDREW ALLAN ARCHITECTURE	0:48:44
25	6	FRA	BATAILLE Marc	RETZ BIKE CLUB	0:48:52
26	34	GER	KESSEN Peter	STEINFELD	0:48:52
27	21	GBR	ELWELL John	EAST BRADFORD CC	0:49:51
28	37	FRA	LAGRANGE Alain	CLARAC COMMINGES CYCLISME	0:50:09
29	29	GER	HARTER Sven	RSV UNNA	0:50:28
30	5	GBR	BARDGETT Thomas	KESWICK BIKES	0:51:08
31	57	NED	VAN DER KLOOSTER Bert	DRC DE MOL	0:51:17
32	46	NED	RADEMAKER Jan	HAZERSWOUDE RIJNDIJK	0:52:05
33	44	SWE	NORDSTRÖM Lars	GÖTEBORG CK	0:52:17
34	8	GER	BERTRAM Jörg	RELLINGEN	0:52:17
35	20	GER	EICHHORN Stefan	RSC PRÜM	0:52:22
36	18	FRA	DEMARE Josué	CYCLO CLUB DE FORMERIE	0:52:22
37	11	GBR	BUSBY Peter	TEAM JEWSON MI RACING POLYPIPE	0:52:27
38	55	FRA	TOLLERON Yves Robert	CRESTET	0:53:05
39	32	GBR	HUTCHINGS Christopher	VELO CLUB VENTA	0:53:11
40	56	USA	UNRUH Jeffrey	SLIMEN UND GROSSEN	0:53:11
41	12	FRA	CAVELIER Bruno	PERTUIS	0:53:38
42	25	GBR	GARRETT David	RUGBY VELO CLUB	0:53:53
43	24	GER	FRÜCHTENICHT Henning	OLDENBURG	0:54:42
44	59	BEL	VANHAEVERBEKE Jean	ROESELARE	0:54:42
45	17	ITA	COTTINI Alessandro	VARESE	0:55:45
46	61	BEL	YOULTON William	TESSENDERLO	1 lap
47	38	GBR	LAWRENCE N Peter	CLUB GRAPPA	1 lap
48	7	FRA	BENSMAIL Patrick	CLUB CYCLISTE DU VALOIS	1 lap
49	33	DEN	JØRGENSEN Jonny	RANDERS CYKLEKLUB AF 1910	1 lap
50	45	FRA	PICARD Michel	CLUB CYCLITE GRAND REIMS	1 lap
51	30	FRA	HEYMES Christian	C.C. SARREBOURGEOIS	1 lap
52	54	USA	SWEARNGIN Samuel	LOCALCYCLING	1 lap
53	42	BEL	MARTIN Bruno	WILINK CYCLING TEAM 2005	1 lap
54	40	AUT	MAIER Augustin	ERLENWEG 7, 4230 PREGARTEN	1 lap
55	53	AUT	SAILER Christian	RC SUNPOR ST. PÖLTEN	2 laps

Masters Men 60-64 Results: 2018 Masters Worlds

Place	Bib	Country	Name	Team WAKIES	Time
1	6	GBR	DELVE Robin	MID DEVON CYCLING CLUB	0:47:36
2	15	GBR	HARRIS Peter	PEARCE CYCLES	0:48:23
3	21	FRA	PERRET Daniel	SAINT DENIS CYCLISME	0:48:40
4	8	USA	DOWNS Robert	A DUGAST	0:48:42
5	28	GBR	WREGHITT Christopher	SECOND WIND	0:48:44
6	26	NED	VAN LONDEN Adriaan	TIEL	0:49:25
7	18	ESP	MARTINEZ TARAZONA Abelardo	THE BIKE RUN	0:50:35
8	13	USA	GENTES Jim	-	0:50:44
9	22	FRA	SCHEPENS Jean-Jacques	CS DES ANDELYS	0:51:23
10	16	NED	HERIJGERS Ad	HOOGSTRATEN	0:51:46
11	4	GBR	CROSS Malcolm	VC VENTA	0:52:01
12	11	ESP	FICA FERNÁNDEZ José Adolfo	SANTURTZI	0:52:10
13	10	DEN	FAERCH Jesper	AARHUS	0:52:19
14	3	FRA	COURTEILLE Patrick	VC FERTÉ MACÉ	0:52:36
15	19	JPN	MATSUI Masamichi	TOYOFRAME	0:52:40
16	20	NOR	NYBRU Harald	KVERNALAND	0:52:43
17	24	NOR	TOFT Arild	SANDNES	0:52:46
18	12	AUT	FUCHS Ferdinand	JOCHBERG	0:52:46
19	25	ITA	VALENTINI Marco	G.S. AVIS AMELIA A.S.D.	0:52:46
20	2	FRA	CHAUBARD Serge	CLARAC COMMINGES CYCLISME	1 lap
21	27	GBR	WAKEFIELD Russel	TEAM WAKIES	1 lap
22	23	AUT	STEINER Franz	RADUNION ST.JOHANN/TIROL	1 lap
23	7	FRA	DEMATTEIS Patrick	JEUNE GARDE SPORTIVE NIVERNAISE	1 lap

Masters Men 65-69 Results: 2018 Masters Worlds

Place	Bib	Country	Name	Team	Time
1	12	GBR	MCMULLEN David	COTSWOLD VELDRIJDEN	0:28:32
2	1	POL	BANASISKI Waldemar	BROWAR FORTUNA	0:30:00
3	13	GER	MEISEN Josef	ZUGVOGEL AACHEN	0:30:12
4	7	FRA	DROOLANS Gérard	VALCOURT	0:30:18
5	15	GBR	ROBERTS Andrew	BELGIAN CYCLING SELECTION	0:30:52
6	3	ESP	BERGARECHE GANDARIAS Borja	POZUELO DE ALARCON	0:31:07
7	14	NZD	MOLLER Gary	WELLINGTON	0:31:14
8	8	FRA	DURAND Michel	A SP. LOISIRS HAUTEVILLOIS	0:31:28
9	4	FRA	BULOT Patrick	ST VIGOR LE GRAND	0:31:35
10	9	FRA	GLON Joel	SAINT CONGARD	0:32:07
11	6	NED	DELWEL Wout	PRC DELTA	0:32:22
12	11	GER	KUPPER Heinz	RIG FREIBURG	0:33:03
13	18	GBR	STOKES Philip	JEWSON-MI RACE TEAM-POLYPIPE-MCCANN	0:33:57
14	20	NED	VAN GORSEL Bas	DRC DE MOL	0:36:43
15	5	FRA	DANNEEL Jean-Marc	CLUB CYCLISTE DU VALOIS	0:38:12
16	10	GER	KLAG Paul	RSC LINDEN	0:39:48
17	2	USA	BAUCH Richard	COLAVITA-WHOLE FOODS	0:40:01
18	19	NED	VAN DER LEEUW Albert	MAASLANDSTER	1 lap

Masters Men 70-74 Results: 2018 Masters Worlds

Place	Bib	Country	Name	Team	Time
1	31	FRA	GALISSAIRE Jean-Bernard	AVC LIBOURNAIS	0:29:52
2	21	GBR	BARNETT Victor	WELLAND VALLEY	0:32:12
3	25	FRA	LABROUSSE Christian	TEAM CYCLISTE SUPER U ROUILLAC	0:32:12
4	30	ESP	SIMAES Jose	BOBRUC OIL	0:32:18
5	23	FRA	FRANCOIS Michel	TILLIERES SUR AVRE	0:33:37
6	29	USA	RUGER John	BOULDER	0:33:53
7	24	HUN	GÁL István	MISKOLC	0:34:00
8	26	BEL	LIEVENS Ward	ACROG-PAUWELS SAUZEN-BALEN BC	0:34:27
9	28	USA	OGREN Robert	THE FIX STUDIO	0:35:37
10	22	FRA	BENOIST Daniel	MOUAIS	0:37:42

Masters Men 75+ Results: 2018 Masters Worlds

Place	Bib	Country	Name	Team	Time
1	45	GBR	SMITH Denis	WINDMILL WHEELS	0:33:12
2	46	NED	VAN DE WIEL Lambert	FMC THE WHOOPERS	0:35:02
3	41	GBR	GINLEY John	CONDOR ROAD CLUB	0:35:34
4	44	DEN	NICOLAJSEN Michael Brems	AARHUS MTB	0:38:18
5	47	NED	VAN DER SLUIJS Cor	UWTC DE VOLHARDING	0:39:12
6	43	BEL	MARTENS Herman	MINDERHOUT	0:42:48
7	42	GBR	IVES Michael	TEAM JEWSON MI RACING	1 lap