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Ciclocross Internacional Asteasu - C2
Asteasu (Guipúzcoa), Spain, December 6, 2007
Nys takes 200th victory in Spain
By Antonio J. Salmerón
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Belgian Sven Nys (Rabobank) racked up his 200th career victory in the Basque town of Asteasu, winning the race outside of San Sebastian ahead of his compatriot Sven Vanthourenhout (Sunweb Pro Job) and Czech Radomir Simunek. American Jonathan Page was fourth. A surprise fifth place finisher was the Spanish road professional Constantino Zaballa (Caisse d'Epargne), who was the top Spanish finisher.
The race, held in temperate conditions under sunny skies, was much less muddy and technical than the Igorre World Cup this past weekend, conditions which helped the roadies. "I was not surprised for me due to my strong performance", Zaballa said, "because I have been training with my brother, Juan Carlos Gómez, who races in the elite category and had a reference for my state of form," he added.
The Caisse d'Epargne rider, who has signed the Portuguese LA-MSS for the next season, has included in his training plan the national cyclo-cross calendar. "I practised cyclo-cross when I raced in the U-23 category. I do not like the gyms, and I think that cyclo-cross can help me to catch a peak of form without having to give me a big beating training on the road," Zaballa commented.
Photography
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Images by Oskar Matxin/www.oskarmatxin.com
- Sven Nys (Rabobank) navigates the tall grass
- Sven Vanthourenhout (Sunweb Pro Job) rides through the grass to second place
- Jan Verstraeten (Sunweb Pro Job)
- Jonathan Page (Sunweb Pro Job) leads Radomir Simunek (Palmans)
- Sven Nys gets another hat from his trip to Spain after winning the World Cup in Igorre
Results
1 Sven Nys (Bel) Rabobank 59.34 2 Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Sunweb Pro Job 0.44 3 Radomír Simunek (Cze) Palmans-Cras 1.20 4 Jonathan Page (USA) Sunweb Pro Job 1.20 5 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez 2.25 6 Christian Heule (Swi) Stevens Racing Team 3.27 7 Wesley Van Der Linden (Bel) Sunweb Pro Job 3.40 8 Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) Aidazu-Lankide 3.48 9 David Seco Amundarain (Spa) Superfroiz-Spiuk 3.55 10 Javier Rz.Larrinaga Ibañez (Spa) Spiuk-Bulletvan 4.43 11 Juan Carlos Gomez Saiz (Spa) Noja-Canalsa 4.55 12 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Seguros Bilbao 4.55 13 Isaac Suarez Fernandez (Spa) Cantabria Infin 5.31 14 Kamil Ausbuher (Cze) Easypay Cyclocross Team 6.08 15 Jose Antonio Diez Arriola (Spa) Noja-Canalsa 6.52 16 Hugo Alfonso Rus Martinez (Spa) Sanse/Spiuk 6.54 17 Erlantz Uriarte Okamika (Spa) Ibaigane Opel 7.05 18 David Peña Ruiz (Spa) Saunier Duval-A 7.54 19 Alexandre Izquierdo Acon (Spa) Ditec-Costa Dau 8.22 20 David Juarez Alday (Spa) Ibaigane Opel 1 lap 21 Rodolfo Marcos Movilla (Spa) Hermans Cvc 2 laps 22 Jon Ander Manjon Alvarez (Spa) Suminan-Koplad 23 David Pardo Viana (Spa) Suminan-Koplad 24 Jose Vigil Fernandez (Spa) Montecerrao-Arm 25 Javier Heras Salichs (Spa) Bicicletas Salc 26 Ion Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Debabarrena 27 Ivan Crespo Iglesias (Spa) Pedro Cuervo-RT 3 laps 28 Zigor Urain Zabala (Spa) Ederra Taberna 29 Pedro Usabiaga Balerdi (Spa) Azpiru-Ugarte 30 Jon Erguin Dorronsoro (Spa) Velodro.Anoeta 31 Jorge Iruretagoie Belaustegi (Spa) 32 Bruno Prieto Gonzalez (Spa) Montecerrao 33 Jorge Gonzalez Diez (Spa) Ciclos Sport 34 Antonio Suarez Fernandez (Spa) Cantabria Infin 35 Joseba Leon Gutierrez (Spa) Ciclos Maestre 36 Asier Lopez Llano (Spa) Berango 21/Bera 4 laps 37 Jon Ugalde Ortiz (Spa) Ibaigane Opel 38 Asier Arregi Dominguez (Spa) Ciclos Patxi 39 Victor Hugo Revuelta Trancho (Spa) Almacenes Lavin 40 Mario Jose San Emeteri Gandiaga (Spa) Iurbentia-MTB R 41 Iñaki Mazorriaga Zumelaga (Spa) C.Iturriaga/Elo 42 Iñigo Andreu Gastaminza (Spa) Azpiru-Ugarte 43 Asier Galbez Hermoso (Spa) Ciclos Maestre 44 Pedro Jose Calvo Dominguez (Spa) Azpiru-Ugarte Women 1 Ione Mujika Sarasketa (Spa) AD Subconjuntos 49.04 2 Saioa Olite Calvo (Spa) Debabarrena-KIR 5.40 3 Erkuden Almagro Mendoza (Spa) Larequi 6.59
