30th GP Pierre Kellner - C2

Muhlenbach, Luxembourg, January 14, 2007

2006 Results Results Past winners

Local hero wins in Muhlenbach

Jempi Drucker wins
Photo ©: LP Muhlenback

On a sunny Sunday in Luxembourg, local hero Jean-Pierre Drucker won the international cyclo-cross of the LP Muhlenbach. On a fast and dry circuit, the racing was spectacular, and the decisive move was made only on the very last lap. Czech rider Emile Hekele had the fastest start with the Luxemburgish champion Gusty Bausch on his wheel, but on the second lap, nine riders came together in the lead. In addition to Bausch and Hekele, there were also Belgians Daelmans, Soetens, Berden and Govaerts, the Frenchmen Pagnier and Perrin, as well as Drucker.

With three laps to go, four-time winner of the race Arne Daelmans took the lead alone, only to see David Pagnier, Ben Berden and Drucker joining him a little later. On the last lap, Jean-Pierre Drucker attacked on the most difficult part of the lap and took a small advantage. Finally he won the race with a nine second advantage on Daelmans and Ben Berden. Whereas the Luxemburger celebrated his first win in an international elite race, the foreign riders dominated in the other categories with victories from Belgian Stijn Mortelmans in the junior category, Lars Van der Haar (Ned) in the novices, and Imke Hartogs (Ned) in the women's race.

Photography

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Images by LP Muhlenback

Ben Berden follows Jempi Drucker
The lead group after lap two
Jempi Drucker wins in Luxembourg
Drucker leads a select group of Arne Daelmans and Dries Govaerts
Stijn Mortelmans won the junior race
The lead group in the junior race

Results

1 Jempy Drucker (Lux) LP Muhlenbach                          1.01.08
2 Arne Daelmans (Bel) Klaipeda Splendid Cycling Team            0.09
3 Ben Berden (Bel) Webking.be                                   0.11
4 David Pagnier (Fra) Charvieu Chavagneuxc
5 Dries Govaerts (Bel) Scott USA Cycling Team                   0.19
6 Emil Hekele (Cze) Zekof Team                                  0.55
7 Pascal Perrin (Fra) ASPTT Nancy                               1.05
8 Pascal Triebel (Lux) LC Tetange                               1.23
9 Ivar Hartogs (Ned) WV Eemland                                 1.47
10 Jan Soetens (Bel) Jartazi-Promofashion Continental CT        1.51
11 David Claerebout (Lux) LC Kayl                               2.07
12 David Bertram (Ger) RSV 1907 SLS.-Fraulautern                2.48
13 Geert Van Der Sanden (Bel)
14 Dries Dewit (Bel) Scott USA Cycling Team                     2.51
15 Kim Michely (Lux) LC Tetange
16 Hans Becking (Ned) BeOne                                     3.14
17 Kevin Cant (Bel) A.W.S. Cycling Team Kasterlee               3.25
18 Ben Wurth (Lux) LC Kayl                                      3.50
19 Joram Hartogs (Ned)                                          4.45
20 Dave De Cleyn (Bel) Scott USA Cycling Team                   6.27
21 Oliver Corpus (Ger) LC Tetange                               7.01


One lap down

22 Carlos Calvo (Lux) UC Dippach
23 Philipp Bützow (Lux) VS Dommeldange
24 Richard Frederiks (Ned)
25 Bastian Jung (Ger) RF Homburg
DNF Den Hutmacher (Lux) LC Kayl
DNF Mitchell Huenders (Ned)
DNF Gusty Bausch (Lux) VC Diekirch
DNF Jerome Junker (Lux) TT Preizerdaul
DNF Marc Bastian (Lux) UC Dippach
DNF Tom Flammang (Lux) UC Dippach
DNF Rob Van Bekkum (Ned)
DNF David Schloesser (Lux) LC Kayl
DNF Patrick Gressnich (Lux) UC Dippach

Juniors
1 Stijn Mortelmans (Bel)          42.47
2 Tom Thill (Lux)                  0.27
3 Vincent Dias Dos Santos (Lux)    0.41
4 Roman Sedlmair (Ger)             0.43
5 Harm Van Der Sande (Ned)         1.15
6 Pit Schlechter (Lux)             1.22
7 Philippe Hutmacher (Lux)         1.48
8 Sven Beelen (Bel)                2.01
9 Kristof Scheirs (Bel)            2.15
10 Tommy Van Beem (Ned)            2.25
11 Tamor Hartogs (Ned)             3.23
12 Luc Hammer (Lux)                5.28
13 Eric Wirtz (Lux)                6.58

One lap down

14 Robin Regener (Ger)
15 Yannick Kihm (Lux)
 
Novices
 
1 Lars Van Der Haar (Ned)         29.15
2 Laurent Sadeler (Lux)            0.57
3 Oscar Riesebeek (Ned)            1.05
4 Gabriel Forget (Bel)             1.09
5 Kevin Feiereisen (Lux)           1.39
6 Max Michely (Lux)                1.48
7 Bob Jungels (Lux)                2.01
8 Robin Wennekes (Ned)             2.15
9 Cristophe Ysenbaardt (Bel)       3.17
10 Joel Gangolf (Lux)              5.13
11 Jerome Theis (Lux)              6.44
12 Axel Decker (Ned)               8.48
13 Clement Scherer (Lux)           9.11

One lap down

14 Jeff Richartz (Lux)
 
Women
 
1 Imke Hartogs (Ned)              34.30
2 Daisy Van Der Aa (Ned)           1.01
3 Nathalie Lamborelle (Lux)        1.03
4 Allegon Smit (Ned)               4.15
5 Natalja Busschers (Ned)          4.28
6 Maaike Hoek (Ned)                5.07
7 Mariska Van Beem (Ned)           7.36

Past winners

2006 Johannes Sickmüller (Ger) Stevens Racing Team 
2005 David Willemsens (Bel)
2004 Arne Daelmans (Bel) Vlaanderen - T Interim
2003 Arne Daelmans (Bel) Vlaanderen T-interim
2002 Peter Van Santvliet (Bel)
2001 Björn Rondelez (Bel)
2000 Björn Rondelez (Bel)
1999 Ben Berden (Bel)
1998 Arne Daelmans (Bel)
1997 Arne Daelmans (Bel)
1996 Erwin Bollen (Bel)
1995 Jan-Erik Ostergaard (Den)
1994 Jörg Arenz (Ger)
1993 Jens Schwedler (Ger)
1992 Petr Hric (Cze)
1991 Petr Hric (Cze)
1990 Paul Herijgers (Bel)
1989 Paul Herijgers (Bel)
1988 Stephen Douce (Gbr)
1987 Paul Herijgers (Bel)
1986 Stephen Douce (Gbr)
1985 Raimund Dietzen (Ger)
1984 Josef Meisen (Ger)
1983 Claude Michely (Lux)
1982 Raimund Dietzen (Ger)
1981 -
1980 * Lucien Zeimes (Lux) ?
1979 Claude Michely (Lux)
1978 Alex Gerardin (Fra)

Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com