GP Heuts Heerlen CX results

Kevin Pauwels

Kevin Pauwels was always going to be a favourite in this race, but he pushed the boat out to win in style by dominating the second half and then upped the pace as the finish line approached. He won here last year, too, but today's success proves what a serious talent he is.

Lars Van Der Haar - winner of the Under-23 World Championship two weeks ago - raced among the Elite for the first time; while he couldn't match Pauwels he'll be overjoyed with second place, having beaten names as illustrious as Bart Aernouts and Philip Wasleben. "I can't yet compete with Pauwels, but this result reassures me I've got what it takes," he said after the race. "Compared with last year - when I couldn't get onto the podium - I've taken a huge step forwards. Hopefully I can improve even more by next winter and then I might even be able to take a bite out men like Pauwels. I'm looking forward to the challenge."

Pauwels agrees. "It might not be this season, but maybe the next - that's when I expect he'll be joining the Elite. I swear there were a couple of times today when I was having difficulty staying with him," he said.

British champion Ian Field did not finish.


It's been an excellent weekend for Dutch cyclo crosser Daphny Van Den Brand - yesterday, she won the Superprestige Middelkerke race and today she repeated that success on the frozen parcours at Heerlen after giving Sanne Van Paassen and Nikki Harris the slip as the three of them raced to the end of the final lap.

A last sprint along the tarmac gave her a ten second advantage as she crossed the finish line, with Van Paassen crossing eight seconds ahead of British rider Harris. Helen Wyman won this race last year and was a favourite today - however, she's had some problems in the freezing conditions during the latter part of this season after coming down with a chest infection that has cut a swathe through women's 'cross, making her fifth place finish 1'16" behind Van Den Brand  perfectly respectable. (More details on the Women's race)

Dutch website Wheeler Watchers have excellent photos to illustrate the icy conditions.

Elite Men

  1.  Kevin Pauwels 00:59:30
  2.  Lars Van Der Haar 00:13
  3.  Thijs Van Amerongen 01:09
  4.  Jonathan Page 01:28 
  5.  Gert-jan Bosman ST
  6.  Bart Aernouts ST
  7.  Gerben De Knegt 01:30 
  8.  David Van Der Poel ST
  9.  Emiel Dolfsma ST
  10.  Thijs Al   ST
  11.  Micki Van Empel 01:44 
  12.  Twan Van Den Brand 02:02 
  13.  Mike Teunissen 02:18 
  14.  Niels Wubben 02:37 
  15.  Francis Mourey 03:09 
  16.  Philipp Walsleben ST
  17.  Patrick Van Leeuwen 04:54 
  18.  Jordy Luisman ST
  19.  Eddy Van Ijzendoorn 05:40 
  20.  Kaj Slenter 06:00 
  21.  Marco Bianco ST
  22.  Roy Van Heeswijk ST
  23.  Bart Barkhuis ST
  24.  Paul Schuurmans ST
  25.  Thomas Rieff ST
  26.  Kalina Talius ST
  27.  Bryan Van Den Hoek ST
  DNF  Ian Field  



Elite Women
  1.  Daphny Van Den Brand 00:37:50
  2.  Sanne Van Paassen   00:10
  3.  Nikki Harris 00:18
  4.  Sophie De Boer 00:36 
  5.  Helen Wyman 01:16 
  6.  Arenda Grimberg 01:26 
  7.  Sabrina Stultiens ST
  8.  Reza Hormes Ravenstijn 01:54 
  9.  Nikoline Hansen 02:02 
  10.  Joyce Vanderbeken 02:10 
  11.  Amy Dombroski ST
  12.  Iris Ockeloen 03:02 
  13.  Ellen Van Loy 03:10 
  14.  Evy Kuijpers ST
  15.  Nancy Bober 03:35 
  16.  Yara Kastelijn 04:05 
  17.  Christine Vardaros 04:21 
  18.  Margriet Kloppenburg 04:40 
  19.  Madara Furmane 05:37 
  20.  Lotte Eikelenboom ST
  21.  Marianne Alleleijn ST

Masters
  1.  Marcel Scheffer 00:40:39 
  2.  John Spek 01:42 
  3.  Lars Rietveld 01:45 
  4.  Ton Van Korven 02:08 
  5.  Lino Colombo ST
  6.  Gerard Van Rijssel 02:48 
  7.  Edwin Van Pinxteren WV Schijndel 03:08 
  8.  Henk Weerman 03:37 
  9.  Rene Snoeren 03:40 
  10.  Pascal Alleleijn 03:43 
  11.  Marcel Boschker 04:27 
  12.  Udo Janssen DRC De Mol 04:44 
  13.  Vincenzo Pascarella 04:59 
  14.  Bert Jan Hamer 05:21 
  15.  Jason Marriot 05:39 
  16.  Richard Visscher 06:59 
  17.  Ger Koenen 07:31 
  18.  Heiko Fenzi ST
  19.  Arie Den Braven ST
  20.  Ties Verhagen ST
  21.  Hans Steekers ST
  22.  Albert Van Der Leeuw ST
  DNF  Nils Ten Brinke AR En TV De Adelaar  

Amateur Class
 1.  Peter Van Den Heuvel 00:40:54 
  2.  Leon Brouwer 00:28 
  3.  Edwin Arts 00:54 
  4.  Niels Van Baar 01:02 
  5.  Jochem Koren 01:10 
  6.  Daan Bongers 01:34 
  7.  Arno Winters 01:43 
  8.  Stefan Kramer 02:20 
  9.  Erwin Waenink 02:35 
  10.  Niels Luisman 03:27 
  11.  Peter Kraaijenvanger 04:23 
  12.  Wesley Steekers ST
  13.  Gijs Jongeling 04:46 
  14.  Mike Van Veelen 04:58 
  15.  Bastin Van Alten 05:00 
  16.  Guido Delnoije 05:07 
  17.  Jim Koren 06:29 
  18.  Lars Tegel 06:39 
  19.  Pieter Nagelmaeker 07:22 
  20.  Tom Van Braak ST
  21.  Edward Rietbergen ST
  22.  Wouter Jaegers ST
  DNF  Atse Ten Brinke  
  DNF  Ronald Kolkman 
  DNF  Coen Sevens