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Sluitingsprijs Oostmalle (Gazet van Antwerpen Trofee Veldrijden #8) - C1Oostmalle, Belgium, February 22, 20092008 results Results Past Winners Nys ends season with a bangBy Brecht Decaluwé Sven Nys won the last cyclo-cross race of the season today in Oostmalle, Belgium. Once more the Belgian Champion battled with World Champion Niels Albert, who stumbled and took a dive into the sand on the last lap. "It was a beautiful race," Nys said. "It's was an awkward way to lose out on the victory for him but I couldn't wait at that stage of the race." It was Nys' seventeenth win of the season and it also gave him the overall win in the Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy. Albert recovered for second ahead of Sven Vanthourenhout, Kevin Pauwels and Bart Wellens. Much further back, 2000 World Champion Richard Groenendaal ended his career with a nineteenth place. Nys in controlNys and Albert were clearly a level stronger than the opposition. Early on the duo allowed the presence of Vanthourenhout but he lost contact as soon as the two champions started launching their accelerations. Neither Nys nor Albert was able to ride alone in front. They eventually entered the last lap riding together. Nys took the initiative and put the pressure on Albert, who managed to keep his composure. Everybody at the finish was expecting a sprint, but Nys entered the runway of the military airport alone. In the final corners, the riders had to get off their bikes in a right-hand corner and that's where Albert made a crucial error. The 23-year-old Belgian threw his right leg over his bike towards the left where his foot was still clicked into the pedal. "I wanted to be close on Nys' wheel at that corner, but I don't know what I did," Albert said. "Suddenly my handlebars turned and I was thrown over the bike into the sand. It would've been a sprint in which I had a little advantage since I was riding on slicks." Vanthourenhout dropped Pauwels during the last moments of the race. "Those two clearly were the strongest riders at the end of the season. Early on I was able to keep up with them, but I didn't fancy their accelerations and paced myself in order not to lose out on a podium spot," he said. Wellens had a terrible start, but he pulled himself back to fifth place. It was enough to ensure his second place in the Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy ahead of Zdenek Stybar, who finished sixth in Oostmalle. PhotographyFor a thumbnail gallery of these images, click here Images by Cyclingnews
Results1 Sven Nys (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 1.01.07 2 Niels Albert (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus 1.18 3 Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Sunweb-Projob 1.22 4 Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team 1.26 5 Bart Wellens (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team 1.30 6 Zdenek Štybar (Cze) Fidea Cycling Team 1.33 7 Bart Aernouts (Bel) Rabobank 8 Erwin Vervecken (Bel) Revor-Jartazi Continental Team 9 Eddy van IJzendoorn (Ned) AA Drink - BeOne 10 Rob Peeters (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 1.41 11 Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus 1.45 12 Gerben de Knegt (Ned) Rabobank 1.49 13 Thijs Al (Ned) AA Drink - BeOne 1.55 14 Jan Verstraeten (Bel) KDL Trans NV 2.41 15 Ben Berden (Bel) Revor-Jartazi Continental Team 2.46 16 Marco Bianco (Ita) L Arcobaleno Carraro Team 17 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank 18 Klaas Vantornout (Bel) Sunweb-Projob 2.50 19 Richard Groenendaal (Ned) AA Drink - Be One 2.52 20 Wilant van Gils (Ned) Pro Cycling Team ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida 3.48 21 Christian Heule (Swi) RendementhypoCycling Team 4.11 22 Tom Van Den Bosch (Bel) Rendement Hypo Cyclingteam VZW 23 Bart Verschueren (Bel) Revor-Jartazi Continental Team 4.16 24 Roy Van Heeswijk (Ned) Sint Oedenrode 4.24 25 Jan Soetens (Bel) Revor-Jartazi Continental Team 5.08 26 David Willemsens (Bel) Revor - Jartazi Cycling Team 27 Stijn Huys (Bel) Palmans-Cras 5.57 28 Patrick Van Leeuwen (Ned) Het Snelle Wiel 6.04 29 Mike Thielemans (Bel) Team-Thielemans & Co 6.08 30 Mariusz Gil (Pol) LKS Pom Strzelce Krajenskie 6.18 31 Tim Van Nuffel (Bel) Rendement Hypo Cyclingteam VZW 6.36 32 Sten Raeymakers (Bel) Cyclingteam Oost-West 7.37 33 Ken Smets (Bel) Kon. W.C. Steeds Vooraan - Kontich 34 Bram Wind (Ned) GRC Jan Van Arckel 35 Freddy De Meester (Bel) Rijschool Ah - Gentse Vs 36 Jochem Danckaers (Ned) Veloclub De Westhoek U 23 1 Tom Meeusen (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team 52.02 2 Jim Aernouts (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus 3 Kenneth Van Compernolle (Bel) Sunweb-Projob 4 Vincent Baestaens (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team 5 Philipp Walsleben (Ger) Team BKCP-Power Plus 6 Mitchell Huenders (Ned) CT Team Lowik Meubelen 7 Quentin Bertholet (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team 8 Kevin Cant (Bel) AVB - Cycling Team 9 Jan Denuwelaere (Bel) Rendement Hypo Cyclingteam VZW 10 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank 11 Dave De Cleyn (Bel) AVB - Cycling Team 12 Lukáš Kloucek (Cze) Sunweb - Projob Cycling Team 13 Gianni Denolf (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus 14 Kristof Cop (Bel) AVB - Cycling Team 15 Ruben Veestraeten (Bel) AVB - Cycling Team 16 Jonathan Bervoets (Bel) Heylen Meubelcentrale Zlwc St.Tru 17 Kevin Eeckhout (Bel) Sunweb-Projob 18 Robert Gavenda (Svk) Fidea Cycling Team 19 Thomas Vernaeckt (Bel) Sunweb-Projob 20 Edwin Arts (Ned) RTC Buitenlust 21 Zeb Willems (Bel) AVB - Cycling Team 22 Sven Beelen (Bel) Easypay Cyclocross Team 23 Dries Dewit (Bel) Scott USA Cycling Team 24 Kobus Hereygers (Ned) Weijrijders 25 Geert Van Der Horst (Ned) WTC Woerden 26 Stijn Mortelmans (Bel) Palmans-Cras 27 Tom Desmet (Bel) Asfra Racing Team 28 Kenny Maes (Bel) De Toekomstvrienden Baal 29 Bart Barkhuis (Ned) Assen 30 Wim Thijs (Bel) Edegem Bicycle Club V.Z.W. 31 Thomas Boeckx (Bel) Edegem Bicycle Club V.Z.W. 32 Vincent Van Hooste (Bel) Asfra Racing Team Women 1 Marianne Vos (Ned) DSB Bank Ladies Cycling-Team 36.13 2 Daphny van den Brand (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida 3 Sanne Cant (Bel) A.D.S. Selle Italia Guerciotti 4 Sanne van Paassen (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida 5 Saskia Elemans (Ned) Team Flexpoint 6 Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel) J&G Cycling Team 7 Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida 8 Nikki Harris (GBr) Sprinters Malderen 9 Nicolle De Bie-Leyten (Bel) AVB - Cycling Team 10 Loes Sels (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Thompson Lad 11 Katrien Pauwels (Bel) Empella Czech Team 12 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Team Ton Van Bemmelen Sports-Merida 13 Lana Verberne (Ned) 14 Christine Vardaros (USA) Vanderkitten 15 Katrien Vermeiren (Bel) Emversport International C. T. Vzw 16 Ellen Van Loy (Bel) Emversport International C. T. Vzw 17 Dorien Raeymaekers (Bel) Emversport International C. T. Vzw 18 An Van Den Bergh (Bel) Atletiek Hulshout ARB Sport VZW 19 Jo Blanchaert (Bel) Wielerteam Morel - Vandeputte Vzw 20 Sharon Defoor (Bel) Asfra Racing Team 21 Maaike Lanssens (Bel) WC De Molenspurters Meulebeke 22 Sandie Verriest (Bel) Asfra Racing Team Past Winners2008 Niels Albert (Bel) Palmans-Cras 2007 Niels Albert (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop 2006 Gerben De Knegt (Ned) Rabobank 2005 Sven Nys (Bel) Rabobank 2004 Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank 2003 Ben Berden (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 2002 Arne Daelmans (Bel) Vlaanderen-T-Interim 2001 Bart Wellens (Bel) Spaar Select 2000 Arne Daelmans (Bel) 1999 Sven Nys (Bel) 1998 Arne Daelmans (Bel) 1997 Paul Herijgers (Bel) 1996 Paul Herijgers (Bel) |
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