World Championship

Better late than never. Results, for men and women.

Benny Vansteelant didn't get the threepeat, with the following comments (translated via babelfish):

Played and lost...
Today have I without win super legs nevertheless try, but then need you really much luck... I knew for the game that I the lopersbenenlopersbenen lopersbenen of previous year did not have and that I - if I want win - my trumps during cycling would have on table throw away... after Zofingen I my condition at a considerable level had, however, still got, but the real punch and freshness were nevertheless! I the Belgian plough half-measures know would have let thus that I cycle on everything or would play nothing.

The first run turned out better than expected eventually free good, I had force myself never, but really did not have to also the feeling real have surplus. A group with Jurgen Dereere, times Don, Anthony Leduey and Javier Garcia let seconden I thus 15-tal walk away, knowing that the gap on the bicycle would be rapidly bridged...

Once on the bicycle I felt however fast that I did not have real super legs. The very technical parcours with a lot of klimmetjes fell particularly heavily from because wind blew mercilessly hard along the coast line... already fast a group of 15-20 athletes was formed, much too much to get organisation on pace. I had immediately in the breaches that Paul Amey had many power and that I him would have watch well. At a dead moment in 2nd of 6 the fietsronden escaped Amey and Valenti, on the last part of the klim I in jerk there naartoe have driven, with as an aim a first of carrying out selection. Valenti parked entirely, but Amey did not impregnate, and truth it that Leduey and came connect Garcia at the end of the descent, were we definitively left... those men came connect, but could however no longer take over, as a result of which cooperation caught and people there more returned (with among other things Jurgen and Joerie). Half of the peleton was with this action nevertheless definite overboard...
Afterwards there ongoing clashes were, it fell seldom real quiet and on the technical parcours with a lot of time points the head group was drawn ongoing on a ribbon.

In the second last round in 2nd the part of the klim achte I then nevertheless the time ripe to venture that alles-of-niets a attempt... in the hope I would be possible solo or with a strong gezel wegraken! to explode and beats a breach succeeded... in 1 jolt had I 10 up to 15 at each other, but spijtig it behind me not quiet and remained it fell enough thereby... during run-up of the last klim let I wear in and immediately jumped himself Paul Amey... verdorie now once that with me had jumped... (perhaps had improve during the rate once with him said... )

You can read it in the original language here.