Marathon World Championships - CM

Verviers, Belgium, August 12, 2007

2006 Results Results Past winners

Photography

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Images by Armin Küstenbrück

Ralph Naef gets rubbed down prior to the Marathon World Championship race.
Swiss riders Ralph Naef didn't have the race he had wished to, failing to finish the event.
Ralph Naef enjoys the scenery during his time in the Marathon event.
No horsing around: The Marathon World Championships is one tough event, as defending champion Ralph Naef found out. Naef suffered a broken chain followed by a flat tyre.
Swiss riders Ralph Naef and Thomas Frischknecht chat before the start line.
Moritz Milatz (Germany) had a dirty day at the office.
German Moritz Milatz was exhausted following a tough day of riding.
Wearing number 88 didn't slow down Moritz Milatz, with the German riding into 11th place.
Moritz Milatz just missed out on a top 10 position, finishing behind Austrian Alban Lakata.

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Roel Paulissen (Belgium) blasts through the water, but wasn't quick enough to keep up with Switzerland's Christoph Sauser.
Christoph Sauser (Switzerland) takes a five and a half minute victory in the 2007 Marathon World Championship race.
Podium (L-R) Roel Paulissen (Belgium), Christoph Sauser (Switzerland), and Thomas Dietsch (France).

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The calm before the storm. Women line up before the start.
Petra Henzi, rode strongly to win the womens event.
Pia Sundstedt of Finland rode a great race for third.
Katrin Schwing was easy to recognise with that hair!
Sabine Spitz attacking one of the climbs.
A happy Petra Henzi, crossed the line with the Swiss flag.
The womens podium. l-r Sabine Spitz, Petra Henzi, Pia Sundstedt
All three ladies looked happy to finish on the podium.
Swiss power, Henzi and Sauser show off their world champs jerseys.
The mens race gets underway.
Defending champ Ralph Naef, DNF'd today.
Sauser looked strong all day to eventually win.
Attacking the hills out of the saddle.
Sauser was happy with the win.
Roel Paulissen came close to winning on home soil.
Two thumbs up for Sauser.

Results

Pro men
 
1 Christoph Sauser (Switzerland)          4.23.06
2 Roel Paulissen (Belgium)                   5.23
3 Thomas Dietsch (France)                    7.26
4 Hector Leonardo Paez Leon (Colombia)       8.21
5 Massimo De Bertolis (Italy)                8.50
6 Filip Meirhaeghe (Belgium)                 9.51
7 Gilberto Simoni (Italy)                    9.52
8 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Sweden)                9.53
9 Karl Platt (Germany)                       9.54
10 Alban Lakata (Austria)                   10.12
11 Moritz Milatz (Germany)                  14.21
12 Andreas Kugler (Switzerland)             14.35
13 Bas Peters (Netherlands)                 15.31
14 Julio Humberto Caro Silva (Colombia)          
15 Aleksejs Saramotins (Latvia)             17.19
16 Sandro Spaeth (Switzerland)              17.50
17 Karl Markt (Austria)                     17.53
18 Stefan Sahm (Germany)                    18.45
19 Johann Pallhuber (Italy)                 18.54
20 Marzio Deho (Italy)                      19.30
21 Martin Kraler (Austria)                  21.48
22 Thomas Zahnd (Switzerland)               22.04
23 Roland Stauder (Italy)                   22.19
24 Hannes Genze (Germany)                   25.02
25 Tomas Vokrouhlik (Czech Republic)        25.04
26 Jérôme Chevallier (France)               25.05
27 Ramses Bekkenk (Netherlands)             25.09
28 Mario Alberto Rojas Rojas (Colombia)     26.07
29 Mike Felderer (Italy)                    26.51
30 Roland Golderer (Germany)                26.57
31 Frank Schotman (Netherlands)             26.58
32 James Ouchterlony (Great Britain)        27.25
33 Urs Huber (Switzerland)                  29.02
34 Nicolas Vermeulen (Belgium)              29.39
35 Jan Jobanek (Czech Republic)             30.08
36 Pierre-Geoffroy Plantet (France)         30.40
37 Paolo Montoya (Costa Rica)               32.33
38 Ruud Rentmeester (Netherlands)           32.48
39 Tim Wijnants (Belgium)                   32.57
40 Joris Massaer (Belgium)                  36.04
41 Kevin Van Hoovels (Belgium)              36.05
42 Kris Lapere (Belgium)                    36.09
43 Martin Horak (Czech Republic)            37.20
44 Jhon Jairo Botero Salazar (Colombia)     37.37
45 William Bjergfelt (Great Britain)        37.50
46 Eero Jappinen (Finland)                  38.05
47 Kevin Evans (South Africa)               38.43
48 Rick Evers (Netherlands)                 40.57
49 Ivan Rybarik (Czech Republic)            42.54
50 Oldrich Hakl (Czech Republic)            42.57
51 Bjorn Rondelez (Belgium)                 43.04
52 Ramon Bianchi (Italy)                    43.05
53 Peter Coddens (Belgium)                  44.53
54 Max Friedrich (Germany)                  45.29
55 Gabor Bogar (Hungary)                    46.35
56 Ken Van Den Bulke (Belgium)              47.22
57 Thomas Stoll (Switzerland)               48.17
58 Lukas Buchli (Switzerland)               48.19
59 Silvio Bundi (Switzerland)               48.28
60 Wilco Verwegen (Netherlands)             48.58
61 Nico Berckmans (Belgium)                 49.09
62 Dries Govaerts (Belgium)                 49.52
63 Daniel Gathof (Germany)                       
64 Marton Blazso (Hungary)                  49.59
65 Kris Henderieckx (Belgium)               51.37
66 Jan Weevers (Netherlands)                51.49
67 Michael Borup (Denmark)                  52.06
68 Leon De Jong (Netherlands)               53.02
69 Thomas Frischknecht (Switzerland)        53.40
70 Emil Lindgren (Sweden)                   54.03
71 Kris Janssens (Belgium)                  54.41
72 Olegs Melehs (Latvia)                    54.55
73 Kris Hertens (Belgium)                   55.20
74 Aurélien Collet (France)                 55.29
75 Peter Szalay (Hungary)                   59.41
76 Ervins Smolins (Latvia)                  59.51
77 Alexis Swetloff (Great Britain)        1.01.32
78 Michael Storgaard Iversen (Denmark)    1.01.39
79 Baticon Nunez (Spain)                  1.02.14
80 Jose Silva (Portugal)                  1.03.12
81 Wolfgang Mayer (Germany)               1.03.26
82 Dries Hollanders (Belgium)             1.05.57
83 Thomas Achouri (Belgium)               1.06.46
84 Bart Van Keimpema (Netherlands)        1.07.42
85 Tibor Gijssen (Netherlands)            1.07.47
86 Jaco Venter (South Africa)             1.09.46
87 Mikko Siltanen (Finland)               1.09.49
88 Marcel Reiser (Germany)                1.11.11
89 Reinis Andrijanovs (Latvia)            1.13.26
90 Robby De Bock (Belgium)                1.13.46
91 Thibaut Legastelois (France)           1.13.47
92 Peter Ven (Belgium)                    1.14.07
93 Daigoro Yamada (Japan)                 1.15.57
94 John Paul Pearton (South Africa)       1.16.03
95 Joao Marinho (Portugal)                1.16.23
96 Job Van Hout (Netherlands)             1.16.54
97 Bart Spierings (Netherlands)           1.18.01
98 Emmanuel Morel (France)                1.19.21
99 Rudy Megevand (France)                 1.22.45
100 Justice Makhale (South Africa)        1.29.43
101 Sébastien Schuler (France)            1.31.26
102 Timothy Carleton (Canada)             1.32.15
103 Didzis Praulins (Latvia)              1.34.03
104 Jonathan Cormier (France)             1.34.37
105 Tom Hartkamp (Netherlands)            1.36.44
106 Johan Van Zyl (South Africa)          1.37.58
107 Jérome Junker (Luxembourg)            1.40.13
108 Thibaut Ruamps (France)               1.42.05
109 Ad De Brabander (Netherlands)         1.42.23
110 Stéphane Urbain (France)              1.53.13
111 Nelson Luis (Luxembourg)              1.54.20
112 Frank Luikens (Netherlands)           1.56.36
113 Karlis Smilktens (Latvia)             1.58.53
114 Florent Martin (France)               2.00.12
DNF Mathias Smet (Belgium)                       
DNF Kristof Houben (Belgium)                     
DNF Martino Fruet (Italy)                        
DNF Ludovic Mottet (Belgium)                     
DNF Steffen Thum (Germany)                       
DNF Roman Rametsteiner (Austria)                 
DNF Bjorn Brems (Belgium)                        
DNF Dario Acquaroli (Italy)                      
DNF Justin Price (New Zealand)                   
DNF Tim Bohme (Germany)                          
DNF Kashi Leuchs (New Zealand)                   
DNF Johnny Cattaneo (Italy)                      
DNF Davy Coenen (Belgium)                        
DNF Ralph Naef (Switzerland)                     
DNS Mathieu Louis (Belgium)                      
DNS Christian Scheidawind (Germany)              
 
Pro women
 
1 Petra Henzi (Switzerland)               5.12.11
2 Sabine Spitz (Germany)                     2.07
3 Pia Sundstedt (Finland)                   11.59
4 Elsbeth Van Rooij-Vink (Netherlands)      23.22
5 Esther Süss (Switzerland)                 23.49
6 Evelyn Staffler (Italy)                   27.10
7 Arielle Van Meurs (Netherlands)           28.50
8 Katrin Schwing (Germany)                  33.33
9 Sarah Koba (Switzerland)                  33.47
10 Anna Enocsson (Sweden)                   34.01
11 Fabienne Heinzmann (Switzerland)         35.54
12 Andrea Kuster (Switzerland)              40.32
13 Asa Erlandsson (Sweden)                  43.39
14 Michela Benzoni (Italy)                  44.51
15 Ivonne Kraft (Germany)                   47.22
16 Ivanda Eiduka (Latvia)                   47.49
17 Yolanda Speedy (South Africa)            52.07
18 Jenny Copnall (Great Britain)            53.06
19 Lene Byberg (Norway)                     53.07
20 Carina Ketonen (Finland)                 55.04
21 Jennifer O'Connor (New Zealand)          59.34
22 Virginie Souchon (France)              1.02.44
23 Sandra Santanyes Murillo (Spain)       1.05.07
24 Tatjana Dold (Germany)                 1.05.41
25 Elizabeth Scalia (Great Britain)       1.05.44
26 Tania Raats (South Africa)             1.07.18
27 Barbora Radova (Czech Republic)        1.09.23
28 Nina Kunz (Germany)                    1.14.01
29 Emma Colson (Australia)                1.14.03
30 Kerstin Brachtendorf (Germany)         1.31.19
31 Amy-Jane Mundy (South Africa)          1.36.14
32 Kristien Nelen (Belgium)               1.49.17
33 Monika Derntl (Austria)                1.58.29
34 Shari Hausbeck (USA)                   2.04.19
35 Daniela Bargholt (Germany)             2.04.53
36 Anda Savlenko (Latvia)                 2.40.50
37 Dolores Maechler-Rupp (Switzerland)    4.35.57
DNF Blaza Klemencic (Slovenia)                   
DNF Gabi Stanger (Germany)                       
DNF Kim Saenen (Belgium)                         
DNF Lucia Curikova (Czech Republic)              
DNF Caroline Beysserias (France)                 
DNF Petra Mermans (Belgium)                      
DNF Ellane Van Wyk (South Africa)

Past winners

Women
 
2006 Gunn-Rita Dahle-Flesjaa (Norway)
2005 Gunn-Rita Dahle-Flesjaa (Norway)
2004 Gunn-Rita Dahle (Norway)
 
Men
 
2006 Ralph Näf (Switzerland)
2005 Thomas Frischknecht (Switzerland) 
2004 Massimo de Bertolis (Italy)