The 2007 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's under-23 race was held on Saturday 27 January 2007 as a part of the
2007 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
The 2007 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held from 27 to 28 January 2007 at the Domenico Savio Park in Hooglede-Gits, Belgium, Gits, Belgium.
Medal summary
Medal table
External links
Official websiteMen race reportUnder-23 race ...
in
Hooglede-Gits, Belgium.
Summary
Lars Boom
Lars Anthonius Johannes Boom (born 30 December 1985) is a professional cyclo-cross and mountain bike racing cyclist from the Netherlands. He has also competed professionally in road racing, having raced between 2004 and 2019.
Born in Vlijmen, ...
attacked on the hard climb halfway the second lap and managed to create a serious gap by drilling himself through the 35-metre-long sand section just after the climb. His main opponent
Niels Albert
Niels Albert (born 5 February 1986 in Bonheiden, near Antwerp, Belgium) is a former professional cyclo-cross racing cyclist
Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing incl ...
followed on a fair distance and could only secure his silver medal, finishing 1:22 behind Boom.
Romain Villa
Romain Villa (born 27 April 1985 in Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes) is a French former road and cyclo-cross cyclist.
Major results Cyclo-cross
;2000–2001
: 1st National Novice Championships
;2001–2002
: 1st National Junior Championship ...
followed 20 seconds behind Albert to take the bronze.
Ranking
A total of six riders abandoned the race:
Yves Corminboeuf (Switzerland),
David Lozano Riba (Spain),
Byron Munyoro (
Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...
),
Otsuka Wataru (Japan),
Julien Taramarcaz
Julien Taramarcaz (born 12 November 1987) is a former professional cyclo-cross and road cyclist from Switzerland.
Major results Cyclo-cross
;2003–2004
: 2nd National Junior Championships
;2004–2005
: 1st UEC European Junior Championships ...
(Switzerland) and
Erlantz Uriarte Okamika (Spain).
Notes
External links
Union Cycliste Internationale
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Men's under-23 race
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's under-23 race