In a dramatic finish, Belgian Eli Iserbyt took a nail-biting sprint finish from Czech Adam Toupalik, who was sprinting for the second lap in a row.
Toupalik attacked with just under one lap to go, and sprinted down the finishing pavement, arms in the air, thinking he had won.
OOPS. This won't be the highlight of his career, but let's see if Adam Toupalik can repeat this in a lap. #cxworlds pic.twitter.com/lO1l54b3F5
— Cyclocross Magazine (@cyclocross) January 31, 2016
Unfortunately, for the Czech racer, his competitors didn’t have time to congratulate him, as they had another lap to race.
Earlier in the race, American Curtis White grabbed the holeshot before fading back to 18th:
The first American holeshot of the weekend by @curtisjwhite. #cxworlds. pic.twitter.com/rHlMQV8Wyf
— Cyclocross Magazine (@cyclocross) January 31, 2016
While it wasn’t as wet as yesterday, the course was still slippery, especially on the mud-covered pavement:
It's always the pavement corners that are the most dangerous in muddy races, as @siebenwouters shows. #CXZolder16 pic.twitter.com/03P0oRFNsO
— Cyclocross Magazine (@cyclocross) January 31, 2016
Stay tuned for our full report, and see all our coverage from the 2016 Cyclocross World Championships from Heusden-Zolder here.
2016 Zolder Cyclocross World Championship - U23 Men's Results
| Rank | # | UCI | Name | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | BEL19971022 | ISERBYT Eli | BELGIUM | 0:51:18 |
| 2 | 17 | CZE19960509 | TOUPALIK Adam | CZECH REPUBLIC | +00:01 |
| 3 | 3 | BEL19950729 | HERMANS Quinten | BELGIUM | +00:05 |
| 4 | 6 | BEL19961103 | AERTS Thijs | BELGIUM | +00:11 |
| 5 | 20 | FRA19950120 | RUSSO Clement | FRANCE | +00:12 |
| 6 | 39 | ESP19950401 | ORTS Felipe | SPAIN | +00:15 |
| 7 | 36 | ITA19950426 | BERTOLINI Gioele | ITALY | +00:15 |
| 8 | 12 | NED19950831 | BUDDING Martijn | NETHERLANDS | +00:24 |
| 9 | 13 | NED19960623 | WOUTERS Sieben | NETHERLANDS | +00:29 |
| 10 | 5 | BEL19941219 | SOETE Daan | BELGIUM | +01:07 |
| 11 | 4 | BEL19940918 | HOEYBERGHS Daan | BELGIUM | +01:17 |
| 12 | 49 | DEN19970930 | ANDREASSEN Simon | DENMARK | +01:19 |
| 13 | 30 | USA19950325 | OWEN Logan | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +01:22 |
| 14 | 11 | NED19960211 | NIEUWENHUIS Joris | NETHERLANDS | +01:30 |
| 15 | 37 | ITA19950410 | COLLEDANI Nadir | ITALY | +01:31 |
| 16 | 28 | SUI19970301 | JACOBS Johan | SWITZERLAND | +01:43 |
| 17 | 7 | BEL19951212 | CLEPPE Nicolas | BELGIUM | +01:46 |
| 18 | 29 | USA19950928 | WHITE Curtis | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +01:51 |
| 19 | 14 | NED19950624 | VAN DER MEER Gosse | NETHERLANDS | +01:52 |
| 20 | 40 | ESP19940614 | SUAREZ FERNANDEZ Kevin | SPAIN | +02:05 |
| 21 | 27 | SUI19960124 | RUEGG Timon | SWITZERLAND | +02:17 |
| 22 | 41 | GER19941104 | DRUMM Felix | GERMANY | +02:18 |
| 23 | 21 | FRA19960604 | DUBAU Lucas | FRANCE | +02:19 |
| 24 | 22 | FRA19960604 | DUBAU Joshua | FRANCE | +02:28 |
| 25 | 24 | FRA19950204 | MORICHON Mathieu | FRANCE | +02:30 |
| 26 | 43 | GER19940712 | GRUNER Yannick | GERMANY | +02:38 |
| 27 | 32 | USA19940401 | DILLMAN Andrew | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +02:55 |
| 28 | 8 | BEL19961115 | PEETERS Yannick | BELGIUM | +03:05 |
| 29 | 15 | NED19970403 | VAN DER HEIJDEN Maik | NETHERLANDS | +03:13 |
| 30 | 19 | CZE19960513 | SCHUBERT Stepan | CZECH REPUBLIC | +03:25 |
| 31 | 38 | ITA19970325 | SALA Stefano | ITALY | +03:44 |
| 32 | 46 | POL19970907 | BOGUSLAWSKI Marceli | POLAND | +04:00 |
| 33 | 34 | USA19960511 | ELLWOOD Grant | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +04:04 |
| 34 | 48 | JPN19940112 | SAWADA Toki | JAPAN | +04:07 |
| 35 | 31 | USA19940929 | ORTENBLAD Tobin | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +04:20 |
| 36 | 47 | POL19940317 | MIKLER Bartosz | POLAND | +04:44 |
| 37 | 51 | SVK19950423 | VOZAR Simon | SLOVAKIA | +04:54 |
| 38 | 35 | GBR19940722 | BARNES Nicholas | GREAT BRITAIN | +04:55 |
| 39 | 54 | SWE19951121 | ERIKSSON David | SWEDEN | +05:05 |
| 40 | 52 | SVK19970108 | ULIK Matej | SLOVAKIA | +05:13 |
| 41 | 53 | SWE19951010 | JANSSON Henrik | SWEDEN | +05:17 |
| 42 | 56 | AUS19940122 | AITKEN Christopher | AUSTRALIA | +05:29 |
| 43 | 33 | USA19940121 | SMITH Scott | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +05:41 |
| 44 | 42 | GER19940808 | LINDENAU Max | GERMANY | +05:49 |
| 45 | 57 | AUS19970801 | SMITH Nicholas | AUSTRALIA | +05:50 |
| 46 | 50 | SVK19940717 | GLAJZA Ondrej | SLOVAKIA | +05:59 |
| 47 | 18 | CZE19960703 | SIREK Adrian | CZECH REPUBLIC | +06:02 |
| 48 | 63 | NOR19941008 | JORDE Ola | NORWAY | +06:07 |
| 49 | 59 | CAN19960705 | O'DONNELL Trevor | CANADA | +07:16 |
| 50 | 60 | LUX19950601 | TURCHI Luc | LUXEMBOURG | +07:27 |
| 51 | 58 | CAN1995083 | NILES Isaac | CANADA | +07:45 |
| 52 | 64 | LAT19970202 | PERSEVICS Davis | LATVIA | -3LAP |
| 23 | FRA19960107 | GRAS Yan | FRANCE | DNF3 | |
| 55 | SWE19940406 | WAHLQVIST Dennis | SWEDEN | DNF3 | |
| 62 | IRL19950627 | MONTGOMERY David | IRELAND | DNF3 |
