Scheldeboord
Dendermonde · Sunday 6 September 2026 · · week 1 of Summer 2026 · Second division A junior men
dry course · 5 laps · mud and power — settled — this is what it will be, 25°, 2 mm in drie dagen · 890 spectators lined the course
The podium
| 1 goud | Clément Renaud — | 37:01 Spare bike: punctured and changed bikes. — | 30 pts € 900 |
| 2 zilver | Tuur De Clercq — | 37:22 Spare bike: punctured and changed bikes. +21.4s | 25 pts € 600 |
| 3 brons | Jarne Vanhoutte — | 37:25 +23.9s | 21 pts € 450 |
The course
- the mud strip
- the long straight
- the sequence of corners
- the steps
- the deep furrow
- the wide section
The rest of the result
| Rider | Team | Time | Gap | Prize | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ondřej Veselý | — | 37:33 | +32.1s | € 320 | 18 |
| 5 | Aaron Beyens | — | 37:37 | +36.0s | € 320 | 17 |
| 6 | Tuur Janssens | — | 37:41 | +39.6s | € 320 | 16 |
| 7 | Karel Steyaert | — | 37:41 | +40.1s | € 220 | 15 |
| 8 | Thibau Vanhee | — | 37:48 | +47.1s | € 220 | 14 |
| 9 | Aaron Coene | — | 37:56 | +54.9s | € 220 | 13 |
| 10 | Arne Maertens | — | 37:56 | +54.9s | € 220 | 12 |
| 11 | Petr Dvořák | — | 37:57 | +55.8s | € 150 | 11 |
| 12 | Sander Geens | — | 38:07 | +1:06 | € 150 | 10 |
| 13 | Aaron Brouwers | — | 38:12 | +1:12 | € 150 | 9 |
| 14 | Tomáš Černý | — | 38:13 | +1:12 | € 150 | 8 |
| 15 | Thibau Geens | — | 38:15 | +1:14 | € 150 | 7 |
| 16 | Rien Naessens | — | 38:15 | +1:14 | € 150 | 6 |
| 17 | Jelle Peeters | — | 38:16 | +1:15 | € 150 | 5 |
| 18 | Corentin Barbier | WC De Wieltjeszuigers | 38:17 | +1:16 | € 150 | 4 |
| 19 | Antoine Girard | — | 38:21 | +1:20 | € 150 | 3 |
| 20 | Álvaro Vidal | — | 38:24 | +1:23 | € 150 | 2 |
| 21 | Elias Nuyts | — | 38:25 Spare bike: punctured and changed bikes. | +1:24 | € 90 | |
| 22 | Warre Coppens | — | 38:27 | +1:26 | € 90 | |
| 23 | Vojtěch Veselý | — | 38:28 | +1:27 | € 90 | |
| 24 | Tibo Janssens | — | 38:28 | +1:27 | € 90 | |
| 25 | Brecht Geens | — | 38:32 | +1:31 | € 90 | |
| 26 | Gilles Lambrecht | — | 38:33 | +1:32 | € 90 | |
| 27 | Michiel Bruggeman | — | 38:35 | +1:34 | € 90 | |
| 28 | Kobe De Clercq | — | 38:37 | +1:36 | € 90 | |
| 29 | Pieter Maes | — | 38:37 Spare bike: punctured and changed bikes. | +1:36 | € 90 | |
| 30 | Maarten Deschepper | — | 38:37 | +1:36 | € 90 | |
| 31 | Rémi Rousseau | — | 38:50 | +1:50 | ||
| 32 | Radek Novák | — | 38:59 | +1:58 | ||
| 33 | Xander Peeters | — | 39:01 | +2:00 | ||
| 34 | Thibau Ceulemans | — | 39:05 | +2:04 | ||
| 35 | Lennert Decock | — | 39:20 | +2:19 | ||
| 36 | Arne Vermeulen | — | 39:31 | +2:30 |
Race report
39:31 Arne Vermeulen brings up the rear at 3 minutes. Everybody finished.
39:20 Lennert Decock crosses the line 35th, at 2:19.
39:05 Thibau Ceulemans crosses the line 34th, at 2:04.
37:25 Jarne Vanhoutte crosses the line 3rd, at 0:24.
37:22 Tuur De Clercq crosses the line 2nd, at 0:21.
37:01 Clément Renaud wins by 21 seconds.
36:40 Dust over the wide section — there is no grip left in the corners.
36:20 The deep furrow is drying out on the side the sun is on.
36:10 In the wet meadow Sander Geens gains a place on Aaron Brouwers.
36:00 Clément Renaud has opened a gap and is alone up there.
35:10 The front group is riding on sight, not on line; it all looks the same out there.
34:50 Hardly a bike change all day — there is nothing to wash off.
34:40 Ondřej Veselý is too quick for Karel Steyaert in the mud strip and lies 4th now.
34:30 They are nearly all taking the same side through the wide section now; the other line is finished.
34:20 Ondřej Veselý had been sitting on the wheel a while and goes past Aaron Beyens in the mud strip.
34:10 The entrance to the wide section is littered with abandoned bikes.
33:30 Hardly anybody is getting off today, and that makes it an hour with no rest in it.
33:25 Tuur De Clercq punctures in the off-camber, changes bike and loses 8 seconds.
33:10 The lines are fixed on a course this dry; they are all riding the same rut.
32:20 Get the little bridge wrong and you are standing still — and it is happening more and more.
31:50 Arne Maertens has to let Ondřej Veselý go in the mud strip.
31:30 Sander Geens goes past Corentin Barbier in the deep furrow.
31:00 The start straight is tearing itself apart; next lap it will be brutal in there.
30:50 It is dusting up in the deep furrow; anyone at the back is riding in a cloud.
30:40 Elias Nuyts takes the other line through the finishing straight and comes out ahead of Vojtěch Veselý.
29:30 The ground in the mud strip has been ridden rock hard.
29:19 Clément Renaud goes past Jarne Vanhoutte and takes the lead.
29:10 A day for racing on the pedals; there is nothing to slide away.
27:40 Ondřej Veselý is too quick for Aaron Coene in the wet meadow and lies 9th now.
27:30 The course is hard underneath; this is a day for anyone who can keep the power on.
25:10 Gilles Lambrecht dives past Radek Novák in the mud strip.
24:40 Rien Naessens dives past Brecht Geens in the hurdles.
24:30 Arne Maertens is too quick for Thibau Vanhee in the off-camber and lies 6th now.
24:20 In the finishing straight Thibau Geens gains a place on Tomáš Černý.
23:40 Thibau Geens takes Brecht Geens back in the finishing straight.
23:30 Brecht Geens has to let Tomáš Černý go in the deep furrow.
23:00 The pits are working flat out.
22:50 Dry and dusty, and by the end you cannot tell who is who.
22:20 They are nearly all taking the same side through the wide section now; the other line is finished.
22:10 Petr Dvořák had been sitting on the wheel a while and goes past Aaron Brouwers in the wet meadow.
22:00 The long straight is drying out on the side the sun is on.
21:40 A front group of 2, and they are watching each other.
20:50 Kobe De Clercq takes the other line through the steps and comes out ahead of Rien Naessens.
20:20 Tuur Janssens had been sitting on the wheel a while and goes past Antoine Girard in the long straight.
20:00 The sand in the little bridge is loose and deep — that is where the hour will be decided.
19:40 Tomáš Černý dives past Michiel Bruggeman in the off-camber.
19:30 The front group is riding on sight, not on line; it all looks the same out there.
19:20 Dust over the deep furrow — there is no grip left in the corners.
18:50 The finishing straight is costing a few seconds more every lap.
18:44 Pieter Maes punctures in the long straight, changes bike and loses 11 seconds.
18:40 Half the field is running the hurdles by now.
18:30 Maarten Deschepper goes past Michiel Bruggeman in the wet meadow.
18:20 With 2 up front, and Jarne Vanhoutte on the front of it.
18:10 Tomáš Černý had been sitting on the wheel a while and goes past Sander Geens in the wide section.
16:20 There are 2 of them at the front.
16:00 The sequence of corners is getting looser with every lap.
15:50 A day for racing on the pedals; there is nothing to slide away.
15:00 Thibau Vanhee is too quick for Michiel Bruggeman in the long straight and lies 12th now.
14:27 Jarne Vanhoutte goes past Aaron Beyens and takes the lead.
14:20 Get the wet meadow wrong and you are standing still — and it is happening more and more.
14:10 The line through the long straight has opened right up.
13:20 In the long straight Kobe De Clercq gains a place on Tomáš Černý.
13:10 Arne Maertens has to let Karel Steyaert go in the mud strip.
13:00 The entrance to the off-camber is littered with abandoned bikes.
11:50 All five are hunting a different line through the deep furrow; none of them is finding the good one.
11:16 Elias Nuyts punctures in the finishing straight, changes bike and loses 13 seconds.
11:10 The ground in the deep furrow has been ridden rock hard.
10:50 Up front Jarne Vanhoutte goes past Aaron Beyens — 2nd now.
10:40 Clément Renaud takes Aaron Beyens back in the steps.
10:30 Gilles Lambrecht takes the other line through the pit and comes out ahead of Thibau Ceulemans.
10:20 Hardly a bike change all day — there is nothing to wash off.
8:40 The course is hard underneath; this is a day for anyone who can keep the power on.
8:30 Tyre pressure is half the race today, and nobody is saying so.
8:10 In the wet meadow Jarne Vanhoutte gains a place on Arne Maertens.
7:14 Aaron Beyens takes the lead.
7:10 Dry and dusty, and by the end you cannot tell who is who.
7:00 The ground in the wide section has been ridden rock hard.
6:20 A front group of 4, and they are watching each other.
6:00 Dry and fast, and that makes it a long hour.
5:40 The wide section is getting looser with every lap.
5:30 The front group is riding on sight, not on line; it all looks the same out there.
5:10 With 5 up front, and Aaron Beyens on the front of it.
4:50 Get the deep furrow wrong and you are standing still — and it is happening more and more.
4:40 Half the field is running the pit by now.
4:20 A day for racing on the pedals; there is nothing to slide away.
4:00 The gap to the first chaser is 4 seconds.
3:50 There are 8 of them at the front.
3:39 Clément Renaud punctures in the slippery descent, changes bike and loses 11 seconds.
3:30 The sand in the sequence of corners is loose and deep — that is where the hour will be decided.
2:40 Dust over the finishing straight — there is no grip left in the corners.
2:20 The steps is costing a few seconds more every lap.
1:50 The little bridge is drying out on the side the sun is on.
1:00 The field is still all together at the front.
0:20 On a dry course there is little to win in the corners; it has to come from the legs.
0:00 Scheldeboord: dry course, 5 laps. Mostly mud and power.