2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's elite race

February 2014 Men's Elite Cyclo-cross Race Jersey_rainbow.svg Rainbow jersey 150 2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships 2014 02 02 yes 1 27.2 km 1h 05' 30" medals Zdeněk Štybar Czech Republic Sven Nys Belgium Kevin Pauwels Belgium 2013 2015 This event was held on 2 February 2014 as part of the 2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Hoogerheide, Netherlands. Participants must be men born in 1991 or before.Riders Categories http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTI1OTk&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=OTE0OTU&LangId=1 Competitions Guide UCI 2 February 2014 PDF January 2014 4 It was won by Zdeněk Štybar of Czech Republic. Race report Sven Nys of Belgium was the big favourite before the race, having dominated the races of the month leading up to it. Beside him were Lars van der Haar of Netherlands, winner of the World Cup, and Belgian Tom Meeusen, the only one to somewhat keep equal footing to Nys as well as winner of the last World Cup race (where Nys did not participate). Outsiders were Francis Mourey of France as well as other Belgians: Niels Albert, winner in Hoogerheide in the 2009 World Championship, Kevin Pauwels, always good on fast and dry tracks, and Klaas Vantornout, silver medal the year before in Louisville. The big unknown factor was Czech Republic's Zdeněk Štybar. Touted by Nys as being his main opponent, the World Champion of 2010 and 2011 had only taken part in six races during the season and was only taking part in the World Championship as an aside in his preparation for the road season. Due to his bad place in the UCI ranking, Štybar was only placed on the fourth start row. The race started with Mourey immediately trying one of his fast attacks. Behind him the Czech Martin Bína took a tumble, holding up the entire pack, and gave Mourey a few seconds for free which he quickly lost again.Mourey krijgt meteen grote voorsprong na val van Bina http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1858242 Sporza 2 February 2014 Dutch Video 2 February 2014 Albert had a usual terrible start and never recovered. Štybar on the other hand had an amazing start, joining the head of the race halfway the first lap and, showing off his great form, attacked from the head of the race by the end of the first lap.Stybar forceert de boel in de tweede ronde http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1858268 Sporza 2 February 2014 Dutch Video 2 February 2014 Only Nys, van der Haar and Mourey were able to follow.Stybar, Nys, Mourey en Van der Haar gaan er vandoor http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1858279 Sporza 2 February 2014 Dutch Video 2 February 2014 Mourey didn't last much longer though, as he got dropped on Štybar's next attack. Van der Haar also had trouble with the pace of the two others and halfway through the race it was clear he too would have to settle with aiming at the podium. Either Nys or Štybar was going to win their third rainbow jersey. They stayed closely together until the second to last lap when Štybar slipped and Nys gained a gap of a few seconds. It didn't last long however as Nys also fell while taking a turn and the two of them went into their last lap together.Nys valt en is voorsprong op Stybar kwijt http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1858343 Sporza 2 February 2014 Dutch Video 2 February 2014 Štybar managed to get ahead of Nys in a section he knew Nys to be better at. A smart move as it turned out, Nys had to get off his bike after badly taking a turn, giving Štybar a six-second lead.Stybar rijdt weg van Nys in de slotronde http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1858362 Sporza 2 February 2014 Dutch 2 February 2014 Video Nys managed to bring that down to four seconds, but then, realizing he wasn't going to close that gap in the final fast section of the race, threw his towel in the ring. Štybar won his third title, Nys was content with what he still achieved at his age. Meanwhile, in the back, a lot had happened in the battle for bronze. Van der Haar looked like he would be getting his second bronze in a row for quite a while, but then he got passed by Vantornout who, in his turn, got passed by Pauwels later in the race. Van der Haar dropped even further after that as Meeusen also passed him to take the fifth spot. Results Rank Cyclist Time Image:gold medal icon.svg Zdeněk Štybar CZE 1h 05' 29" Image:silver medal icon.svg Sven Nys BEL + 12" Image:bronze medal icon.svg Kevin Pauwels BEL + 40" 4 Klaas Vantornout BEL + 59" 5 Tom Meeusen BEL + 1' 07" 6 Lars van der Haar NED + 1' 22" 7 Rob Peeters BEL + 1' 43" 8 Francis Mourey FRA + 1' 53" 9 Radomír Šimůnek CZE + 2' 04" 10 Wietse Bosmans BEL + 2' 11" 11 Philipp Walsleben GER + 2' 27" 12 Corné Van Kessel NED + 2' 29" 13 Enrico Franzoi ITA + 2' 29" 14 Julien Taramarcaz SUI + 2' 29" 15 Nicolas Bazin FRA + 2' 42" 16 Thijs Van Amerongen NED + 2' 45" 17 Marcel Wildhaber SUI + 2' 50" 18 Jonathan Page USA + 2' 55" 19 Eddy Van Ijzendoorn NED + 3' 03" 20 Niels Albert BEL + 3' 06" 21 Steve Chainel FRA + 3' 19" 22 Sascha Weber GER + 3' 35" 23 Niels Wubben NED + 3' 52" 24 Jeremy Powers USA + 4' 06" 25 Arnaud Grand FRA + 4' 15" 26 Thijs Al NED + 4' 15" 27 Fabien Canal FRA + 4' 36" 28 Simon Zahner SUI + 4' 36" 29 Ian Field GBR + 4' 38" 30 Bryan Falaschi ITA + 4' 45" 31 Ryan Trebon USA + 4' 56" 32 Marcel Meisen GER + 5' 11" 33 Javier Ruiz de Larrinaga ESP + 5' 35" 34 Guillaume Perrot FRA + 5' 45" 35 Michael Schweizer GER + 5' 51" 36 Lubomir Petrus CZE + 5' 53" 37 Yu Takenouchi JPN + 5' 54" 38 Martin Haring SVK + 5' 59" 39 Aitor Hernández ESP + 6' 13" 40 Calle Friberg SWE + 6' 17" 41 Mariusz Gil POL + 6' 31" 42 Vladimir Kyzivat CZE + 7' 02" 43 Martin Loo EST - 1 LAP 44 Kenneth Hansen DEN - 1 LAP 45 Christian Helmig LUX - 1 LAP 46 David Fletcher GBR - 1 LAP 47 Robert Gavenda SVK - 1 LAP 48 Allen Krughoff USA - 1 LAP 49 Mike Garrigan CAN - 2 LAPS 50 Magnus Darvell SWE - 2 LAPS 51 Hikaru Kosaka JPN - 2 LAPS 52 Alexander Revell NZL - 2 LAPS 53 Angus Edmond NZL - 3 LAPS 54 Aaron Schooler CAN - 3 LAPS 55 Nick Both AUS - 3 LAPS 56 Morten Vaeng NOR - 4 LAPS 57 David Quist NOR - 5 LAPS Zach McDonald USA DNF4 Ondrej Bambula CZE DNF3 Timothy Johnson USA DNF2 Martin Bina CZE DNF1 Stybar verovert zijn derde wereldtitel http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1854074 Sporza 2 February 2014 Dutch 2 February 2014 References Men's elite race Category:UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's elite race