Women's Nocturne cancellation proves the need for a British Women's Cycling Council

Since the IG Markets Nocturne began five years ago, it's grown into one of the most popular cycling events in Britain with a combination of top quality hard criterium racing and fun events (including the now-legendary folding bike race) that have ensured thousands of people show up for a night of free family entertainment. It also receives TV coverage; and is therefore precisely the sort of event that can benefit women's cycling - the audience, infrastructure and cameras are already in place; giving the teams a chance to prove that women's cycling is every bit as exciting, competitive and interesting as the men's. Nocturne organisers recognised this fact and decided that they'd benefit too - after all, Britain's female professional cyclists are at the pinnacle of their sport and have a small but dedicated following who will flock to any such an event.

It worked superbly well in 2011. Unfortunately for 2012, "outside influences" - namely British Cycling - have prevented a women's race from going ahead due to a race they organise and which takes place the next day. Are the riders' pretty little heads likely to become confused as to which race they should enter? Are they too weak and feeble to do both? Or is it just sour grapes due to the fact that the Nocturne is a bigger, more successful event than the British Cycling race? (The organisation has been contacted for a response and it'll  add it to this article if they provide one.)

Teams not consulted
Cyclopunk approached Stefan Wyman, manager of the British-based Matrix Fitness-Prendas team, to find out if teams had been consulted in the making of the decision. He sent us the following response:

"The Smithfield nocturne was a stand out event in 2011.  Professional promotion, closed circuit, exciting commentary and a huge crowd, made for a thrilling evening race.  This was all topped off with television coverage making this event exactly what I feel women’s cycling in the UK needs.

My team spent the day with a sponsor on their trade stand and we handed out over 400 signed team fan cards during the event.   This kind of sponsor and fan interface is another big factor missing in women’s racing. 

I understand trying to help promote a national series race in the north of England, but I think that encouraging the cancellation of what was in my opinion the UK’s premier women’s criterium is very short sighted.  We are crying out for more races, and we need opportunities for riders in both the North and the South.  I personally believe that riders that want to compete in both, will compete in both, as they did last year.  But we need CHOICE.  

Perhaps a better and more practical solution to getting riders committed to the National Series would be an increase in overall prize fund, or an adjustment to the rules that encourages greater participation.  Surely cancelling other progressive events is not the answer?

I also feel the most disappointing part of this affair is the lack of consultation with women’s teams and riders in the UK.  Me, nor my riders were consulted as to whether it was a good idea, nor according to what I have read elsewhere were any other riders.  

Perhaps it’s time we start a women’s cycling council in the UK to take forward the work done in the past by the WCRA [Women's Cycle Racing Association]."

Team Mule Bar Girl responded to the news on their Facebook page:

Emma Pooley: "Going on
television is a big step in that
TV time is worth so much to
a sponsor."

"So British Cycling have asked Smithfield Nocturne NOT to hold a women's race because it makes the girls tired for a big BC race the next day. The last I checked we weren't living in North Korea and we are allowed to choose how we spend our time. The Nocturne Women's race is one of the most talked about on the calendar, it's the one we get bubbly with excitment for. It took a big effort and some beautiful support for it to happen in the first place, just to have it taken away, it totally sucks!!!" 

Does BC have women's cycling's interests at heart?
Wyman's point concerning a council promoting women's cycling in Britain is a good one and likely to be shared by Emma Pooley, who has been calling on the women's peloton to unite in an effort to get fairer deals for female cyclists for some time. Right now, it would seem that riders, managers and those with an interest in women's cycling need to push for that more than ever, because with this sort of attitude from the National Federation those who wish to promote women's cycling and ensure it receives the exposure it has for so long deserved have an even harder task ahead of them than was previously thought.

How you can help
Keep an eye on Mule Bar Girl for petitions and further details and you can contact British Cycling to share your opinions on their misguided decision via this link. Nocturne organisers have hinted that if there is sufficient support, they may decide to go ahead with the race anyway - for more details and a pre-prepared email, click here.

Wyman on Vos: "I’m going to match her next season"

If anyone can, Helen can!

British Champion Helen Wyman's race reports, in which she gives a detailed description of cyclo cross events from her point of view as someone who actually competes in them, are well-known (if you don't read them, you really should: Helen is highly intelligent and writes superbly).

Her latest, written in the wake of the final World Cup round at Hoogerheide last weekend, is a classic example in which she picks apart the race in order to both examine and explain her own performance. She says she's still having problems with her breathing after falling victim to the respiratory virus that has been doing the rounds in the CX world this winter and which kept her fellow British rider Gabby Day away from the race, but feels that her sixth place finish could still have been better had she not have made "a few silly errors" that she says kept her from the top 5.

More interesting still, meanwhile, are her thoughts on the Dutch and World Champion Marianne Vos -  who leapt ahead in the early stages of the race and dominated to the very end, crossing the line with an advantage just short of a minute and a half over second place Daphny van den Brand.

"Vos set out in the front group, decided to destroy everyone at her chosen moment," says Wyman, who will be 31 on the 4th of March. "She did that with style and grace, and left a little race of everyone else behind her (I would like to point out here I’m not happy this is happening and I’m already plotting how I’m going to match her next season.  Me and Kona, we are going to set the balance back next year….honest)."

Vos is "the standard setter for us all and we
all need to raise our games," says Wyman

Intriguing! Those who have followed her career, and her reports, will know that Wyman has a perfect understanding of her sport and can see right through to the underlying structure of a race every bit as effectively as the x-ray machines she used when working as a physiotherapist (she graduated from the University of Hertfordshire with a degree in the subject) - and having been British Champion for the last seven consecutive years, there can be no doubt that she has the physical talent to go with the brains.

Vos is a phenomenal athlete and, at 24 years old, is only going to get better. "Despite missing two rounds, [she] has shown that she’s pretty much the standard setter for us all and we all need to raise our games," says Wyman. That is great news, because increased competitiveness can only possibly lead to more exposure for women's cyclo cross - and it would be fantastic beyond words to see Helen take the World Cup next season.

Helen Wyman's website

Hoogerheide CX World Cup Preview

This Sunday (22.01.12) brings us the final round of the 2012 Cyclo Cross World Cup, to be held in the North Brabant village of Hoogerheide - a community with a long history of hosting CX events as it's home to the GP Adri van der Poel and, in 2009, the World Championship which took place on this very course (though small modifications have been made for this weekend's event). This is a village with a serious love of the sport, even by Dutch and Belgian standards, and they know how to celebrate it. With 283 riders signed up to race in five classes - including current World Champions Zdenek Stybar and Marianne Vos, the race guarantees plenty of action and will be accompanied by the usual beer, chips, sausages and other good things that are on offer at Dutch and Belgian cyclo cross events.

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The parcours is 2,646km in length with a good mix of surfaces: 67% is grassy pastureland - some mown and some rough, 18% tarmac or paved and 15% is woodland. Organisers have asked competitors and the public to stay off the route until official training on Saturday afternoon, but they say it rained heavily on Thursday and, according to AccuWeather, showers are expected on Friday and Saturday with heavier rain on Saturday night; so it ought to be a good muddy race. There's a possibility of light showers on Sunday, but other sites predict no rain and even sun - near perfect conditions for spectators.

The start line (51°25'33.80"N 4°19'9.13"E) is on Scheldeweg, some 160m north of the crossing with Onderstat, then the route follows the road south over a bridge, then through trees until taking a turn left into the field behind the graveyard, then turn right back to Scheldeweg and across into the field on the other side of the road where the VIP tent and pits will be located (51°25'19.51"N  4°19'13.71"E). A couple of tight loops then take it west to the woods where a short section of trail leads to a track at the edge of the trees. After a few metres, it heads back into the woods - the latter part of the trail traverses a slope descending towards the west, which means that if the rain has been sufficiently heavy to shift soil and leaves, this section may be extremely slippery and a likely spot for crashes.

The route continues north to the far edge where it comes out into more pastureland. Immediately to the west of the field - on the riders' left as they enter - the topography drops to sea level. This will cause rainwater nd mud to run down the slope, creating another section with the potential to become slippery. Three tight hairpins in the field lead into a short straight section heading south back into the woods the riders just left, where they'll pass through a technical section with several tricky corners and a brief loop into the field, then back into the trees for more technical stuff and by-pass a sculpture that resembles the framework of a Mongolian yurt hidden among the trees. Having emerged a short while later, they cross the field and head back towards the pits.

After heading along the eastern edge of the field for a short while, they turn left and head towards the public hospitality (and beer) tent (51°25'24.63"N 4°19'9.87"E) and pass through a short and non-technical woodland section to arrive at the next field. An initial straight section across the grass leads to another hairpin before the parcours heads over a track and into another short wooded section with two tight bends, then back onto the field (this side of the field is likely to be less slippery than the other) and through a hedge before reaching a paved road. This heads north for a short way, then loops back on itself to return to the hedge and enters a technical series of hairpins prior to a final straight section heading north before rejoining the Schledeweg just south of the start line for another lap. On the final lap, riders will complete the same route, then head south along Scheldeweg for approximately 280m to the finish line (51°25'23.88"N 4°19'12.62"E) which will be located by the left turn into the field by the graveyard.

As tends to be the way in this part of the world, the entire parcours is at low altitude with the highest part only just topping 20m, whereas the lowest - in the field just north of the main wooded section - are only around 8m above sea level. However, that gives us 12m to play with and there are some short, steep ramps along the way - however, unless the route gets really wet, they should all be ridable with one or two exceptions and so we can expect a very fast race with little need for riders to shoulder their bikes. The organisers have provided a very useful 3D profile, which can be viewed here.

The Beginners race starts at 09:00, the Juniors at 10:00, Under-23s at 11:10, Elite Women at 13:30 and Elite  Men at 15:00 (all times CET, -1hr for GMT). The awards ceremonies will be held close to the finish line on Scheldeweg (51°25'23.10"N 4°19'13.63"E) roughly five minutes after each race - Juniors from 10:45-10:55, U-23 12:05-12:14, Elite Women 14:15-14:45 and Elite Men 16:10-16:20.

Further details: Tickets are available for €8 in advance from Primera Niels Elzakker at 122 Raadhuisstraat in Hoogerheide (51°25'25.35"N 4°19'24.47"E) or will be on sale at the entry points marked on the map for €10 on Sunday.

Sports-Livez will, as usual, be streaming the Elite Men race live online and Live Televisie are streaming the Elite Women.

Official Site

STARTERS (Subject to change)


Elite Men

World Champion Zdenek Stybar
(image credit: Kid For Today CC BY-SA 3.0)

1 STYBAR Zdenek OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
2 SIMUNEK Radomir BKCP - POWERPLUS
3 DLASK Petr MADETA FITNESS / SPECIALIZED
4 ZLAMALIK Martin KDL TRANS
5 KYZIVAT Vladimir
6 POLNICKY Jiri WHIRLPOOL - AUTHOR
7 BAMBULA Ondrej
8 NYS Sven LANDBOUWKREDIET
9 PAUWELS Kevin SUNWEB - REVOR
10 VANTORNOUT Klaas SUNWEB - REVOR
11 ALBERT Niels BKCP - POWERPLUS
12 MEEUSEN Tom TELENET - FIDEA
13 AERNOUTS Bart RABOBANK - GIANT OFF-ROAD TEAM
14 PEETERS Rob TELENET - FIDEA
15 VANTHOURENHOUT Dieter BKCP - POWERPLUS
16 VANTHOURENHOUT Sven LANDBOUWKREDIET
17 DENUWELAERE Jan STYLE & CONCEPT (Sub)
18 VAN COMPERNOLLE Kenneth STYLE & CONCEPT (Sub)
19 DUVAL Aurelien
20 MOUREY Francis FDJ-BIG MAT
21 CHAINEL Steve FDJ-BIG MAT
22 BOULO Matthieu ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE
23 BOURGOIN Clément
24 PFINGSTEN Christoph CYCLINGTEAM DE RIJKE
25 WALSLEBEN Philippe BKCP - POWERPLUS
26 MEISEN Marcel BKCP - POWERPLUS
27 WEBER Sascha
28 SICKMUELLER Johannes FEENSTRA STEVENS BIKE TEAM
29 QUAST Ole
30 POWERS Jeremy TEAM RAPHA FOCUS
31 TREBON Ryan LTS / FELT
32 JOHNSON Timothy CANNONDALE / CYCLOCROSSWORLD.COM
33 PAGE Jonathan PLANET BIKE
34 DRISCOLL James CANNONDALE / CYCLOCROSSWORLD.COM

British Champion Ian Field
(image credit: Roleur Magazine)

35 JONES Christopher TEAM RAPHA FOCUS
36 SUAREZ FERNANDEZ Isaac
37 RUIZ DE LARRINAGA IBANEZ Javier
38 DE KNEGT Gerben RABOBANK - GIANT OFF-ROAD TEAM
39 VAN AMERONGEN Thijs AA DRINK - LEONTIEN.NL CYCLING TEAM
40 AL Thijs AA DRINK - LEONTIEN.NL CYCLING TEAM
41 VAN DEN BRAND Twan ORANGE BABIES CYCLING TEAM
42 WUBBEN Niels RABOBANK - GIANT OFF-ROAD TEAM
43 VAN LEEUWEN Patrick ORANGE BABIES CYCLING TEAM
44 HUENDERS Mitchell
45 VAN IJZENDOORN Eddy ORANGE BABIES CYCLING TEAM
46 HEREIJGERS Kobus ORANGE BABIES CYCLING TEAM (Sub)
47 LUISMAN Jordy (Sub)
48 DARVELL Magnus
49 FIELD Ian HARGROVES CYCLES
50 TARAMARCAZ Julien BMC MOUNTAINBIKE RACING TEAM
51 HEULE Christian CANNONDALE / CYCLOCROSSWORLD.COM
52 WILDHABER Marcel SCOTT - SWISSPOWER MTB - RACING
53 ZAHNER Simon
54 FRANZOI Enrico SELLE ITALIA GUERCIOTTI
55 COMINELLI Cristian TX ACTIVE BIANCHI
56  GIL Mariusz BABOCO CYCLING TEAM
57 CICHOSZ Marek
58 RICHEY Craig
59 TAKENOUCHI Yu
60 TSUJIURA Keiichi TEAM BRIDGESTONE ANCHOR
61 BAUSCH Gusty
62 HELMIG Christian
63 PARBO Joachim
64 SOROKIN Dimitriy
65 RATTRAY Lewis


Elite Women

World Champion Marianne Vos
(image credit: Nicola CC BY-SA 3.0)

1 VOS Marianne STICHTING RABO WOMEN CYCLING TEAM
2 VAN DEN BRAND Daphny AA DRINK - LEONTIEN.NL CYCLING TEAM
3 VAN PAASSEN Sanne BRAINWASH WIELERPLOEG
4 DE BOER Sophie TELENET - FIDEA
5 STULTIENS Sabrina BRAINWASH WIELERPLOEG
6 GRIMBERG Arenda
7 VAN RIJEN Linda SKIL - KOGA
8 HORMES Reza ORANGE BABIES CYCLING TEAM
9 VAN NIEUWPOORT Tessa
10 KALVENHAAR Annefleur GIANT DEALERTEAMS
11 VERBERNE Lana (Sub)
12 KUIJPERS Evy (Sub)
13 KUPFERNAGEL Hanka
14 SCHWEIZER Sabrina
15 BRUCHMANN Gesa
16 CHAINEL-LEFEVRE Lucie
17 MANI Caroline
18 KRASNIAK Julie TEAM RAPHA FOCUS
19 MOREL PETITGIRARD Marlène
20 MIKULASKOVA Martina
21 NASH Katerina LUNA PRO TEAM
22 HAVLIKOVA Pavla TELENET - FIDEA

23 WYMAN Helen KONA FACTORY RACING
24 HARRIS Nikki TELENET - FIDEA
25 DAY Gabriella

British Champion Helen Wyman

26 LAST Annie
27 COMPTON Katherine RABOBANK - GIANT OFF-ROAD TEAM
28 MILLER Meredith CALIFORNIA GIANT CYCLING
29 ANTONNEAU Kaitlin CANNONDALE / CYCLOCROSSWORLD.COM
30 DOMBROSKI Amy CRANKBROTHERS - THE RACE CLUB
31 DUKE Nicole CANNONDALE / CYCLOCROSSWORLD.COM
32 SMITH Andrea
33 VARDAROS Christine BABOCO CYCLING TEAM
34 ACHERMANN Jasmin
35 HENZELIN Lise-Marie
36 MAURER Sabrina
37 CANT Sanne BOXX VELDRITACADEMIE
38 VANDERBEKEN Joyce
39 QUINTENS Hilde
40 DE BIE - LEYTEN Nicole TELENET - FIDEA
41 BOBER Nancy STYLE & CONCEPT
42 THIJS Katrien
43 VAN DE STEENE Kim
44 MICHIELS Githa TREK - KMC TRADE TEAM VZW
45 ROSSI Vania
46 ARZUFFI Alice Maria
47 SCANDOLARA Valentina S.C. MICHELA FANINI ROX
48 ERLANDSSON Asa Maria
49 SNIHS Kajsa
50 MAJERUS Christine
51 WASIUK Olga
52 FURMANE Madara
53 ARDAVE Lelde
54 HANSEN Nikoline
55 KLOPPENBURG Margriet Helena
56 TOYOOKA Ayako
57 MIYAUCHI Sakiko

Under-23

1 VAN DER HAAR Lars

2 TEUNISSEN Mike

3 GODRIE Stan

4 BOSMAN Gert-Jan

5 VAN EMPEL Micki

6 VAN DER POEL David

7 VAN DER HEIJDEN Michiel

8 N EISING Tijmen (Sub)

9 VAN KESSEL Corne (Sub)

10 NCh BOSMANS Wietse

11 N BRAET Vinnie

12 VANTHOURENHOUT Michael

13 MERLIER Tim

14 VERMEERSCH Gianni

15 SWEECK Laurens

16 ADAMS Jens (Sub)

17 SWEECK Diether (Sub)

18 ALAPHILIPPE Julian

19 VENTURINI Clément

20 JOUFFROY Arnaud

21 MENUT David

22 BOUVARD Kévin

23 THOMINET Camille

24 NIPL Vojtech

25 NESVADBA Jan

26 PAPRSTKA Tomas 

27 HNIK Karel

28 POLNICKY Radek

29 SKALA Jakub

30 PETRUS Lubomir (Sub)

31 BOROS Michael (Sub)

32 LIENHARD Fabian

33 GRAND Arnaud

34 FORSTER Lars

35 WILDHABER Michael

36 SCHWEIZER Michael

37 MAYER Yannick

38 WALSLEBEN Max

39 ECKMANN Yannick

40 GEISLER Jannick

41 MCDONALD Zach

42 KAISER Cody

43 SILVESTRI

44 BRAIDOT Luca

45 KONWA Marek

46 PILIS Bartosz

47 KOSTECKI Patryk

48 MALEC Wojciech

49 GOMEZ ELORRIAGA Inigo

50 GOMEZ ELORRIAGA Jon

51 HIDALGO GARCIA David

52 VUELTA IZQUIERDO Michel

53 JAMES Steven

54 GALLAGHER Kenta

55 GRAY Luke

56 CLARKSON Jack

57 DIAS DOS SANTOS Vincent

58 REICHLING Lex

59 HANSEN Kenneth

60 PEDERSEN Jonas

61 OLSEN Emil Arvid

62 SÖDERQVIST Ludwig

63 KALINA Talius

64 MANIKAS Domas

65 COTÉ BOUVETTE Felix

66 ORANGE Kiernan

67 EISING Tijmen

68 VAN KESSEL Corne

69 DOLFSMA Emiel

70 VERBERNE Douwe

UCI CX World Cup Liévin results

Still only 24 years old, Vos seems unstoppable
(public domain image)

Marianne Vos proved that the recent swap to a Giant bike after so long on her trusty Stevens creates absolutely no impediment whatsoever to her continuing domination of women's cycling - unless, of course, she's secretly riding a Stevens in Giant's clothing - with another superb win that saw her cross the line a full 48 seconds ahead of 2nd place Daphny Van Den Brand despite a crash that left her on the ground during the race. The 24-year-old Dutch superstar fell hard enough to still feel it late on Monday: "Adrenaline: best painkiller that your body makes itself. Rode smoothly to the finish after my crash yesterday. Today, however, it stopped working," she said.

The USA's Katy Compton took 3rd place followed by Caroline Mani in 4th and British champion Helen Wyman in 5th - a promising indication of a return to firm after her results were badly affected by the virus that has plagued the European cyclo cross world since before Christmas and which kept Sanne van Paassen away from this race. Wyman is a rider who likes to show appreciation for her fans and often pens a race report offering probably the best description available of the events she enters - her Liévin report is available here. Gabriella Day - who was not at Liévin - has also come down with the chest infection, telling fans on Twitter that she is taking antibiotics to combat it.

Zdenek Stybar and Kevin Pauwels took the top two places in the Elite Men's race - no real surprise there, but their positions could very easily have been reversed had Pauwels not slipped on the stairs. Sven Nys, meanwhile, took 4th behind Radomir Simunek despite always being a favourite for the podium.

Cyclocross Magazine has photographs of the Elite Women's and Elite Men's races.

Zdenek Stybar won the Elite Men's race
(image credit: Kid for Today CC BY-SA 3.0)

Elite Women
1. Marianne Vos 0:39:30
2. Daphny Van Den Brand 0:48
3. Katie Compton 1:14
4. Caroline Mani 1:19
5. Helen Wyman 1:20
6. Sophie De Boer 1:50
7. Nikki Harris1:51
8. Lucie Chainel-Lefevre 2:21
9. Pavla Havlikova 2:35
10. Sabrina Schweizer 2:41
11. Sanne Cant 2:49
12. Arenda Grimberg 2:50
13. Martina Mikulaskova 2:52
14. Jasmin Achermann 2:58
15. Katerina Nash 3:03
16. Kaitlin Antonneau 3:30
17. Sabrina Stultiens 3:58
18. Christine Majerus 4:01
19. Joyce Vanderbeken 4:02
20. Anne-Fleur Kalvenhaar 4:44
21. Julie Krasniak 4:45
22. Hilde Quintens 5:02
23. Linda van Rijen 5:16
24. Reza Hormes Ravenstijn 5:27
25. Stephanie Vaxillaire-Denuit 5:37
26. Christine Vardaros 5:55
27. Cynthia Huygens 6:06
28. Katrien Thijs 6:37
29. Lise-Marie Henzelin 7:26
30. Kim Van De Steene 7:41
31. Marlene Petitgirard 0:01
32. Nancy Bober ST
33. Githa Michiels ST
34. Ayako Toyooka ST
35. Nicolle de Bie Leyten ST
36. Margriet Kloppenburg 0:02 - -
37. Nikoline Hansen 0:03
Elite Men
  1. Zdenek Stybar 01:03:47
  2. Kevin Pauwels 00:16
  3. Radomir Simunek 00:30
  4. Sven Nys 00:44
  5. Francis Mourey ST
  6. Klaas Vantornout 00:46
  7. Simon Zahner 00:47
  8.  Rob Peeters 00:49
  9. Steve Chainel 00:53
  10. Thijs Van Amerongen 00:55
  11. Dieter Vanthourenhout 01:12
  12. Niels Albert 01:34
  13. Mariusz Gil ST
  14. Jeremy Powers 01:35
  15. Julien Taramarcaz 01:36
  16. Bart Aernouts 01:37
  17. Jonathan Page 01:39
  18. Egoitz Murgoitio 01:43
  19. Matthieu Boulo 01:48
  20. Christian Heule 01:54
  21. Philipp Walsleben 01:57
  22. Ryan Trebon 01:58
  23. Enrico Franzoi ST
  24. Aurelien Duval 02:23
  25. Clement Bourgoin 02:34
  26. Twan Van Den Brand 02:45
  27. Marcel Meisen 02:54
  28. Vladimir Kyzivat 02:56
  29. Martin Zlamalik 03:02
  30. James Driscoll 03:03
  31. Nicolas Bazin 03:16
  32.  Luca Damiani ST
  33. Yu Takenouchi 03:17
  34. Isaac Suarez 03:18
  35. Jiri Polnicky 03:22
  36. Niels Wubben 03:42
  37. Patrick Van Leeuwen 03:45
  38. Javier Ruiz De Larrinaga Ibanez 04:12
  39. Johannes Sickmuller 04:32
  40. Marcel Wildhaber 04:43
  41. Sven Vanthourenhout 04:47
  42. Martin Haring 04:52
  43. Magnus Darvell 04:54
  44. Christian Cominelli 04:55
  45. Thijs Al ST
  46. Mitchell Huenders 05:08
  47. Ole Quast 05:54
  48. Ludovic Renard 06:13
  49. Petr Dlask 00:03
  50. Ondrej Bambula ST
  51. Craig Richey 00:05
  52. Keichi Tsujiura 00:06
  53. Rattray Lewis ST
  54. David Andrew Quist 00:07
Juniors

1. Mathieu Van Der Poel 00:39:41
2. Silvio Herklotz 00:08
3. Romain Seigle 00:10
4. Anthony Turgis 00:21
5. Yorbin Van Tichelt 00:37
6. Quentin Jauregui 00:46
7. Dylan Kowalski 00:56
8.  Daan Hoeyberghs 00:57
9. Victor Koretzky 01:04
10. Stan Wijkel 01:08
11. Martijn Budding ST
12. Gioele Bertolini 01:10
13. Daan Soete 01:19
14. Dominic Grab 01:52
15. Toon Wouters 01:58
16. Felix Drumm 01:59
17. Johannes Siemermann ST
18. Hugo Robinson ST
19. Kevin Suarez Fernandez ST
20. Wout Van Aert 02:08
21. Leo Vincent 02:14
22. Tim Ariesen ST
23. Matthias Van De Velde ST
24. Quinten Hermans ST
25. Karel Pokorny ST
26. Jan Vastl 02:16
27. Mathieu Morichon 02:19
28. Pjotr Van Beek 02:37
29. Clement Russo 02:48
30. Jiri Rehák 03:15
31. Jan Brezna 03:20
32. Benoit Cosnefroy 03:24
33. Yohan Patry 03:27
34. Raphael Gay ST
35. Steffen Müller 03:33
36. Elie Gesbert 03:54
37. Aurelien Philibert 04:00
38. Magnus Skjoth 04:26
39. Yannick Gruner 04:45
40. Marco König 4:50
41. Sven Fritsch 04:56
42. Ondrej Glazja 00:01
43.  Jakub Rydval ST
44. Simon Vozar 00:02
Promises

  1. Lars Van Der Haar 00:50:30 
  2. Julian Alaphilippe 00:13 
  3. Michael Vanthourenhout 00:29 
  4. Clément Venturini 00:30 
  5. Mike Teunissen 00:31  
  6. Stan Godrie 00:34 
  7. Laurens Sweeck 00:35 
  8. Nipl Vojtech 00:40 
  9. Elia Silvestri 00:45 
  10. Tomas Paprstka 00:53  -
  11. Jan Nesvadba 00:59 
  12. Arnaud Grand 01:01 
  13. Tim Merlier 01:14 
  14. Vinnie Braet 01:35 
  15. Michiel Van Der Heijden 01:52
  16. David Van Der Poel  02:08
  17. Yannick Mayer 02:10
  18. Zach Mcdonald 02:15
  19. Luca Braidot 02:17
  20. Radek Polnicky 02:18
  21. Gianni Vermeersch ST
  22. Christophe Balannec 02:21
  23. Arnaud Jouffroy 02:28
  24. Max Walsleben ST
  25. David Menut ST
  26. Micki Van Empel 02:41
  27. Kevin Bouvard 02:46
  28. Tijmen Eising 02:54
  29. Skala Jakub 03:37
  30. Igor Smarzaro 03:47
  31. Camille Thominet 03:57
  32. Michael Schweizer 04:33
  33. Pierre Garson 04:34
  34. Maxime Huygens 00:01
  35. Luke Gray ST
  36. Elie Regost ST
  37. David Thely ST
  38. Dimitri Corriette 00:02
  39. Michel Vuelta ST
  40. Emil Arvid Olsen 00:03
  41. David Hidalgo ST
  42. Kiernan Orange 00:04
  43. Jaroslav Chalas ST