Cyclocross World Cup #3 - CDM

Leudelange, Luxembourg, December 3, 2000

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Groenendaal imposes in Luxembourg

Dutch World Champion, Richard Groenendaal (Rabobank) won the third of six rounds of the World Cup, the GP de Luxembourg in Leudelange. Groenendaal was too strong for Erwin Vervecken (RVS Liege) and Czech Petr Dlask, winning by a clear margin. He therefore assumed the outright lead in the WOrld Cup standings, ahead of Mario de Clercq who finished 4th today.

Despite a fall in the first lap, Groenendaal still kept his advantage to his rivals for the entire duration of the race. The heavy parcours meant that approximately half the time was spent running, and the other half on the bike.

Results

GP de Luxembourg

Espoirs/Elite

1 Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank                    1.00.15
2 Erwin Vervecken (Bel) RVS Liege                          0.16
3 Petr Dlask (Cze) Czech Republic                          0.21
4 Mario De Clercq (Bel) Palmans-Ideal                      1.11
5 Peter Van Santvliet (Bel) Spaar Select                   1.19
6 Daniele Pontoni (Ita) Selle Italia                       1.41
7 Jiri Pospisil (Cze) Czech Republic                       1.51
8 Tom Vannoppen (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                      2.20
9 Beat Wabel (Swi) K2 Pro Flex                             2.28
10 Vaclav Jezek (Cze) Czech Republic                       2.35
11 Gerben De Knegt (Ned) Rabobank                          2.48
12 Roland Schätti (Swi) GS Mephisto Romers                 2.59
13 Bart Wellens (Bel) Spaar Select                         3.19
14 Dominique Arnould (Fra)                                 3.39
15 Matthew Ellis (GBr) Great Britain                       3.47
16 Gretenius Gommerers (Ned) WTC Woerden                   3.59
17 David Pagnier (Fra) Charvieu-Chavagneux IC              4.28
18 Luca Bramati (Ita)                                      4.50
19 Alexandre Moos (Swi) KIA-Villiger                       5.02
20 Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank                                5.02
21 Massimo Sargenti (Ita)                                  5.09
22 Radomir Simunek (Cze) Czech Republic                    5.20
23 Henrik Djernis (Den)                                    5.41
24 Tadeusz Korzeniewski (Pol) Ekolog                       5.53
25 David Derepas (Fra) Phonak                              5.59
26 Maarten Nijland (Ned) WTC Woerden                       6.02
27 Pascal Triebel (Lux) CCI Differdange                    6.31
28 Guillaume Benoist (Fra) Jean Floc'h-Mantes-La-Ville     6.46
29 Stuart Blunt (GBr) Great Britain                        6.54
30 Valeriano Vandelli (Ita)                                7.03
31 Kamil Ausbuher (Cze) Czech Republic                     7.10
32 Roger Hammond (GBr) Collstrop                           7.19
33 Jan Ramsauer (Swi) Toms Bike Center                     7.30
34 Pascal Perrin (Fra)                                     8.00
35 Pawel Cierpikowski (Pol)                                8.17
36 David Rusch (Swi)                                       8.34
37 Tobias Nestle (Ger) Die Schwalben 1894 Münich           9.12
38 Christian Wasmer (Ger) RSV Denzlingen                   9.35
39 Peter Riis Andersen (Den)                               9.57
40 Marek Cichosz (Pol) Poland                             10.13
41 Igor Tavella (Ita)                                     10.18
42 Radoslaw Czapla (Pol) Poland                           1 lap
43 Paul Oldham (GBr) Great Britain
44 Tommy Nielsen (Den)
45 Jens Reuher (Ger)
46 Alex Candelario (USA) USA                              2 laps
47 Stuart Wearmouth (GBr) Great Britain
DNF Thomas Bonne (Den)
DNF Wim De Vos (Ned) Spaar Select
DNF Dariusz Gil (Pol) Poland

50 starters
47 finishers

27th Challenge Julien Cajot

Espoirs/Elite

1 Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Mez Team                      46.03
2 Wesley Van Der Linden (Bel)                              0.24
3 Michael Baumgartner (Swi) Swiss National Team            0.39
4 Davy Commeyne (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000             0.42
5 Tim Van Nuffel (Bel) De Kastelse Dur.                    0.59
6 Thijs Volker (Ned)                                       1.33
7 Tomas Trunschka (Cze)                                    2.01
8 Bart Aernouts (Bel)                                      2.10
9 David Kasek (Cze)                                        2.46
10 John Gadret (Fra) VC Roubaix                            2.59
11 Francis Mourey (Fra)                                    3.01
12 Josef Soukup (Cze)                                      3.21
13 Marco Baggenstos (Swi)                                  3.33
14 René Lohse (Den)                                        3.41
15 Kim Petersen (Den)                                      4.25
16 Gusty Bausch (Lux) VS Dommeldange                       4.31
17 Laurent Przybyl (Fra)                                   4.39
18 Roel Van Houtum (Ned)                                   4.50
19 Laurent Spiesser (Fra)                                  5.11
20 Sébastien Minard (Fra)                                  5.20
21 Jérôme Junker (Lux) LG Bertrange                        5.38
22 Vladimir Kyzivat (Cze)                                  6.26
23 Yannick Michel (Fra)                                    6.35
24 Dennis Kools (Ned)                                      7.24
25 Benjamin Schwarz (Ger)                                  7.59
26 Cyril Viard (Fra)                                       8.00
27 Andrew Vancoilllie (Bel)                                8.12
28 Francisco Fernandez (Spa) CCI Differdange               8.28
29 Marc Schiltz (Lux) SAF Zéisseng                         9.05
30 Freek De Jong (Ned)                                     9.05
31 Claude Degano (Lux) LC Tétange                          9.21
32 Markus Spanke (Ger)                                    1 lap
33 Stéphane Bernabei (Fra)
34 Nicolas Dieudonné (Fra)
35 Joël Schwinninger (Lux) CCI Differdange
36 Tom Steichen (Lux) Velo Woolz
37 Serge Theissen (Lux) Velo Woolz
38 Elmar Schrauth (Ger)
39 Patrick Van Der Weken (Lux) Velo Woolz
DNF Marc Bastian (Lux) UC Dippach
DNF Oliver Corpus (Ger) LC Tétange
DNF Sébastien Da Silva (Fra)
DNF Constantino Fernandez (Spa) CCI Differdange
DNF Maxim Haupert (Lux) CCI Differdange
DNF Richard Jacquot (Fra)
DNF Thorsten Resch (Ger)

46 starters
39 finishers

Women/Débutants

1 Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned)                              31.52
2 Louise Robinson (GBr)                                    0.11
3 Isla Rowntree (GBr)                                      2.06
4 Charles Valentiny (Lux) CCI Differdange                  2.36
5 Debby Mansveld (Ned)                                     2.39
6 Katleen Vermeiren (Bel)                                  3.35
7 Nicolle Leijten (Ned)                                    5.26
8 Sabrina Enaux (Fra)                                      5.45
9 Pavla Neradilova (Cze)                                   6.28
10 Sophie Creux (Fra)                                      7.13
11 Sandra Missbach (Ger)                                   9.03
12 Florence Souquiere (Fra)                               10.22
13 Steve Hoffmann (Lux) LG Bertrange                      12.06
14 Jérôme Stumper (Lux) VS Dommeldange                    16.25
DNF Suzie Godart (Lux) UC Dippach
DNF Markus Muller (Ger)

16 starters
14 finishers

Juniors

1 Geert Wellens (Bel)                                     37.53
2 Jan Vodehnal (Cze)
3 Jeff De Boeck (Bel)                                      0.07
4 Pierre Bernard Vaillant (Fra)                            0.07
5 Milan Vocadlo (Cze)                                      0.24
6 Thorsten Struch (Ger)                                    0.25
7 Kevin Pauwels (Bel)                                      0.44
8 Steve Chainel (Fra)                                      0.56
9 Pavel Adel (Cze)                                         1.13
10 Guus Magielse (Ned)                                     1.21
11 Michael Schmitt (Fra)                                   1.32
12 Stephan Speijer (Ned)                                   1.38
13 Jordan Aveyard (GBr)                                    1.41
14 Felix Gniot (Ger)                                       2.01
15 Simon Zahner (Swi)                                      2.04
16 Jens Petroll (Ger)                                      2.11
17 Yann Postry (Fra)                                       2.34
18 Romain Fondard (Fra)                                    2.55
19 Marc Ernster (Lux) LC Kayl                              2.56
20 Mike Thielemans (Bel)                                   3.07
21 Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra)                                3.18
22 Claude Wolter (Lux) LC Tétange                          3.23
23 Stijn Debroux (Bel)                                     4.15
24 Dan Andersen (Den)                                      4.26
25 Gérard Zeien (Lux) CCI Differdange                      5.19
26 Roger Jacob (Swi)                                       5.34
27 Bob Schoos (Lux) RV Queidersbach                        6.38
28 Jan Kunta (Cze)                                         7.02
DNF Maarten Hol (Ned)

29 starters
28 finishers

Results courtesy of Fernand Thill

World Cup standings after round 3:
1 Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank      170 pts 
2 Mario De Clercq (Bel) Palmans-Ideal     130 
3 Bart Wellens (Bel) Spaar Select         128 
4 Erwin Vervecken (Bel) RVS Liege         120 
5 Daniele Pontoni (Ita) Selle Italia      100 
6 Tom Vannoppen (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002     80  
6 Jiri Pospisil (Cze) Czech Republic      80  
8 Petr Dlask (Cze) Czech Republic         73  
9 Vaclav Jezek (Cze) Czech Republic       63  
10 Gerben De Knegt (Ned) Rabobank         58

Past winners

1999 Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank