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After last year’s nearly undefeated season from Mathieu van der Poel (Corendon Circus), fans could be forgiven for thinking this year’s races would follow the same script now that the superstar is back.

Today’s 2019 UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Tabor proved that Van der Poel’s competitors have ripped up that script and are calling their own shots. Van der Poel, after a tragic week due to the death of his grandfather, found himself 20 seconds back and outside the top five after just three laps.

World Cup leader Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen Bingoal) confirmed he’s up for the challenge of sharing equal star billing, while Lars van der Haar (Telenet Baloise Lions) continued his resurgent season. All three racers entered the final lap with a chance for victory.

The 2019 UCI Cyclocross World Cup Men's race in Tabor was a thrilling battle between Eli Iserbyt and Mathieu van der Poel. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

The 2019 UCI Cyclocross World Cup Men’s race in Tabor was a thrilling battle between Eli Iserbyt and Mathieu van der Poel. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

Americans Max Judelson and Tyler Cloutier finished 44th and 45th, respectively.

Full results are below. Stay tuned for a race report.

Featured image: Bart Hazen

Elite Men Results: 2019 World Cup Tabor

RankBIBLast NameFirst NameCountryAgeResult
11VAN DER POELMathieuNED241:01:56
212ISERBYTEliBEL221:01:56
32VAN DER HAARLarsNED281:02:08
411VANTHOURENHOUTMichaelBEL261:02:38
510AERTSToonBEL261:02:56
63VAN KESSELCorneNED281:03:06
714HERMANSQuintenBEL241:03:10
819MERLIERTimBEL271:03:13
913SWEECKLaurensBEL261:03:18
1016ADAMSJensBEL271:03:28
114NIEUWENHUISJorisNED231:03:43
1215VERMEERSCHGianniBEL271:03:51
1327MEISENMarcelGER301:03:54
1446PIDCOCKThomasGBR201:04:00
1523AERTSThijsBEL231:04:14
1622CLEPPENicolasBEL241:04:21
1717MEEUSENTomBEL311:04:28
1825VANTHOURENHOUTDieterBEL341:04:44
1918AERNOUTSJimBEL301:05:22
2037RÜEGGTimonSUI231:05:35
2133ORTS LLORETFelipeESP241:05:58
2242BOROŠMichaelCZE271:06:02
2344NESVADBAJanCZE281:06:08
2434SUAREZ FERNANDEZKevinESP251:06:21
2538WILDHABERMarcelSUI341:06:28
2639ZAHNERSimonSUI361:06:38
2730CHAINELSteveFRA361:06:55
2821SWEECKDietherBEL261:07:04
2924LOOCKXLanderBEL221:07:07
3043PAPRSTKATomášCZE271:07:22
316GODRIEStanNED261:07:44
327WOUTERSSiebenNED231:08:01
338VAN DER HEIJDENMaikNED221:08:11
3447GLAJZAOndrejSVK251:08:19
355VAN DER POELDavidNED271:08:30
3641MOTTIEZGillesSUI221:08:30
3740SÄGESSERSeverinSUI271:08:43
3831HUMBERTValentinFRA231:08:49
3950VOZARSimonSVK24
4045MAYERDanielCZE22
4148ULIKMatejSVK22
4229HÄHNELFrederikGER23
4351HEIGLPhilippAUT26
4435JUDELSONMaxUSA32
4536CLOUTIERTylerUSA30
4649KURTYJakubSVK22
20SOETEDaanBEL25DNF
26MERLIERBraamBEL25DNS
28MÜLLERManuelGER24DNS