Modderveld
Gavere · Sunday 27 September 2026 · · week 4 of Summer 2026 · First division junior men
dry course · 5 laps · mud and climbing — settled — this is what it will be, 24°, 0 mm in drie dagen · 790 spectators lined the course
The podium
| 1 goud | Michal Dvořák Rascals | 37:11 — | 30 pts € 900 |
| 2 zilver | Théo Girard Team MCL | 37:56 +45.5s | 25 pts € 600 |
| 3 brons | Radek Svoboda The Muddy Spuds | 37:57 +46.3s | 21 pts € 450 |
The course
- the mud strip
- the steps
- the sequence of corners
- the long straight
- the deep furrow
- the hollow
The rest of the result
| Rider | Team | Time | Gap | Prize | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Vince De Clercq | 07raul07 | 38:01 | +49.8s | € 320 | 18 |
| 5 | Bavo Coppens | Edwin1507 | 38:02 | +51.3s | € 320 | 17 |
| 6 | Jorne Steyaert | Nukeproof Bombers Cycling Team | 38:03 | +52.4s | € 320 | 16 |
| 7 | Jarne Willems | Good Question | 38:04 | +52.7s | € 220 | 15 |
| 8 | Florian Moreau guest rider | — | 38:05 | +53.9s | € 220 | |
| 9 | Emiel Decock | — | 38:05 | +54.3s | € 220 | 13 |
| 10 | Rune Michiels guest rider | — | 38:07 | +56.5s | € 220 | |
| 11 | Vince Rombouts | Hela Sauzen Pub Brawl | 38:10 | +58.9s | € 150 | 11 |
| 12 | Clément Perrin | Uk Team Lote ABC | 38:10 | +59.7s | € 150 | 10 |
| 13 | Yann Fontaine guest rider | — | 38:12 | +1:01 | € 150 | |
| 14 | Lode Vandenberghe guest rider | — | 38:18 | +1:07 | € 150 | |
| 15 | Nand Vandaele guest rider | — | 38:19 Spare bike: punctured and changed bikes. | +1:08 | € 150 | |
| 16 | Ruben Hermans guest rider | — | 38:22 | +1:11 | € 150 | |
| 17 | Jelle De Clercq guest rider | — | 38:24 | +1:14 | € 150 | |
| 18 | Pau Ortega guest rider | — | 38:24 | +1:14 | € 150 | |
| 19 | Tibo Maes guest rider | — | 38:25 | +1:14 | € 150 | |
| 20 | Robbe Desmet guest rider | — | 38:27 | +1:16 | € 150 | |
| 21 | Thibau Vermote guest rider | — | 38:27 | +1:16 | € 90 | |
| 22 | Seppe Truyens guest rider | — | 38:27 | +1:16 | € 90 | |
| 23 | Joran Naessens | Bikefitting Surplace | 38:27 | +1:17 | € 90 | |
| 24 | Lars De Clercq | — | 38:30 | +1:20 | € 90 | |
| 25 | Jelle Verhoeven guest rider | — | 38:32 | +1:21 | € 90 | |
| 26 | Kasper Bruggeman guest rider | — | 38:32 | +1:21 | € 90 | |
| 27 | Vic Claes | Stuwie CX | 38:33 | +1:22 | € 90 | |
| 28 | Gonzalo Solana | Team Tim | 38:37 | +1:27 | € 90 | |
| 29 | Clément Barbier | BAT Performance | 38:38 | +1:27 | € 90 | |
| 30 | Brecht Nuyts guest rider | — | 39:20 | +2:09 | € 90 |
Race report
39:20 Brecht Nuyts brings up the rear at 2 minutes. Everybody finished.
38:38 Clément Barbier crosses the line 29th, at 1:27.
38:37 Gonzalo Solana crosses the line 28th, at 1:27.
37:57 Radek Svoboda crosses the line 3rd, at 0:46.
37:56 Théo Girard crosses the line 2nd, at 0:46.
37:11 Michal Dvořák wins by 46 seconds.
37:00 Jorne Steyaert has to let Bavo Coppens go in the steps.
36:30 Joran Naessens has to let Robbe Desmet go in the wet meadow.
35:50 Théo Girard takes the other line through the finishing straight and comes out ahead of Vince De Clercq.
35:40 The ground in the wide section has been ridden rock hard.
34:40 It is dusting up in the little climb at the back; anyone at the back is riding in a cloud.
34:10 Yann Fontaine is too quick for Lode Vandenberghe in the little bridge and lies 14th now.
33:50 The line through the mud strip has opened right up.
33:30 Up front Vince De Clercq goes past Jarne Willems — 3rd now.
32:30 Ruben Hermans takes Vic Claes back in the little bridge.
32:10 Dry and fast, and that makes it a long hour.
31:30 There are holes in the line through the steep side that nobody is riding out any more.
31:20 The course is hard underneath; this is a day for anyone who can keep the power on.
30:50 Hardly anybody is getting off today, and that makes it an hour with no rest in it.
30:30 Nand Vandaele takes Vic Claes back in the deep furrow.
30:20 Nand Vandaele takes Lars De Clercq back in the hollow.
30:00 Vic Claes had been sitting on the wheel a while and goes past Nand Vandaele in the hairpin.
29:30 Théo Girard takes Rune Michiels back in the hurdles.
29:20 In the wet meadow Tibo Maes gains a place on Lode Vandenberghe.
28:50 Get the little bridge wrong and you are standing still — and it is happening more and more.
28:30 Clément Perrin goes past Nand Vandaele in the steep side.
28:00 Jorne Steyaert dives past Rune Michiels in the little climb at the back.
27:40 The front group is riding on sight, not on line; it all looks the same out there.
26:40 A day for racing on the pedals; there is nothing to slide away.
26:30 Bavo Coppens has to let Théo Girard go in the slippery descent.
26:10 Nand Vandaele punctures in the little climb at the back, changes bike and loses 7 seconds.
26:10 Nand Vandaele slides out in the slippery descent and loses 6 seconds.
24:20 Tyre pressure is half the race today, and nobody is saying so.
23:50 Hardly a bike change all day — there is nothing to wash off.
22:50 Théo Girard is too quick for Lode Vandenberghe in the wet meadow and lies 14th now.
22:10 Radek Svoboda takes the other line through the pit and comes out ahead of Bavo Coppens.
21:50 The lines are fixed on a course this dry; they are all riding the same rut.
21:40 Dust over the slippery descent — there is no grip left in the corners.
21:20 There is 6 seconds on the clock behind the leaders.
21:10 Lars De Clercq takes Théo Girard back in the mud strip.
20:40 Rune Michiels takes the other line through the mud strip and comes out ahead of Vince Rombouts.
20:20 The slippery descent is getting looser with every lap.
20:00 Michal Dvořák has opened a gap and is alone up there.
19:40 The sand in the steps is loose and deep — that is where the hour will be decided.
18:40 Rune Michiels had been sitting on the wheel a while and goes past Kasper Bruggeman in the slippery descent.
18:30 All five are hunting a different line through the wet meadow; none of them is finding the good one.
18:00 The ground in the sequence of corners has been ridden rock hard.
17:50 They are nearly all taking the same side through the wet meadow now; the other line is finished.
16:50 Lars De Clercq is too quick for Vic Claes in the long straight and lies 15th now.
16:20 It is dusting up in the start straight; anyone at the back is riding in a cloud.
16:10 In the slippery descent Jorne Steyaert gains a place on Lode Vandenberghe.
15:30 Michal Dvořák goes past Vince De Clercq in the steep side.
15:25 Michal Dvořák goes past Vince De Clercq and takes the lead.
15:20 Yann Fontaine has to let Radek Svoboda go in the hollow.
14:50 Vince Rombouts has to let Jorne Steyaert go in the pit.
14:30 The line through the wide section has opened right up.
14:00 Tyre pressure is half the race today, and nobody is saying so.
12:50 The course is hard underneath; this is a day for anyone who can keep the power on.
12:40 The front group is riding on sight, not on line; it all looks the same out there.
12:20 On a dry course there is little to win in the corners; it has to come from the legs.
12:10 Pau Ortega dives past Clément Barbier in the slippery descent.
11:50 There are holes in the line through the long straight that nobody is riding out any more.
11:40 Florian Moreau dives past Vince Rombouts in the off-camber.
11:20 Half the field is running the sequence of corners by now.
11:15 Pau Ortega slides out in the deep furrow and loses 6 seconds.
11:15 Vince De Clercq goes past Michal Dvořák and takes the lead.
11:10 Rune Michiels goes past Thibau Vermote in the steps.
11:06 Jelle De Clercq slides out in the wet meadow and loses 6 seconds.
11:00 Jorne Steyaert is too quick for Jelle De Clercq in the steps and lies 12th now.
10:40 In the steep side Vic Claes gains a place on Clément Perrin.
10:10 Emiel Decock takes the other line through the steps and comes out ahead of Vince Rombouts.
8:50 A front group of 5, and they are watching each other.
8:50 Michal Dvořák goes past Jarne Willems and takes the lead.
8:30 Lode Vandenberghe had been sitting on the wheel a while and goes past Lars De Clercq in the deep furrow.
8:05 Jarne Willems goes past Vince Rombouts and takes the lead.
8:00 The finishing straight is getting looser with every lap.
7:50 Jelle De Clercq has to let Lode Vandenberghe go in the wet meadow.
7:20 Hardly anybody is getting off today, and that makes it an hour with no rest in it.
6:50 It is dusting up in the off-camber; anyone at the back is riding in a cloud.
6:40 The wet meadow is drying out on the side the sun is on.
6:10 The sand in the steps is loose and deep — that is where the hour will be decided.
6:00 Dust over the hollow — there is no grip left in the corners.
5:50 Dry and fast, and that makes it a long hour.
5:30 There are 4 of them at the front.
4:50 The course is hard underneath; this is a day for anyone who can keep the power on.
3:45 Ruben Hermans slides out in the slippery descent and loses 3 seconds.
3:44 Robbe Desmet slides out in the steep side and loses 5 seconds.
2:50 Tyre pressure is half the race today, and nobody is saying so.
2:30 They are nearly all taking the same side through the slippery descent now; the other line is finished.
1:30 There are holes in the line through the wet meadow that nobody is riding out any more.
1:20 The line through the slippery descent has opened right up.
0:10 Vince Rombouts dives past Jarne Willems in the mud strip.
0:05 Vince Rombouts goes past Michal Dvořák and takes the lead.
0:00 Modderveld: dry course, 5 laps. Mostly mud and climbing.