European champion Alec Segaert has just missed the world title at the promises. The 19-year-old freshman promising only had to leave the 22-year-old Norwegian favorite Søren Waerenskjold 16 seconds behind in Wollongong. The bronze went to Briton Leo Hayter. Lennert Van Eetvelt finished in 14th place.
Segaert goes to silver:
The World Cup has started well for our country. After two days of knowing
we already have two medals. Only gold is missing.
The promises were presented with a similar time trial course as the pros, but 5 kilometers shorter. The Danes had a streak at this World Cup, with four titles in a row, and that inspired Carl Frederik Bevort to start like a cannon.
The specialist team pursuit set the first top time after the first wave. Lennert Van Eetvelt couldn’t match it and was a bit disappointed.
Then it was time for Leo Hayter to set a real reference time. Ethan’s brother – who just missed the podium in the pros yesterday – got off to a great start and was able to continue that until the finish.
Sören Waerenskjold was the next to take up the gauntlet. The Norwegian, who is a pro at Uno-X, was considered the top favorite in advance and did not disappoint. Like his compatriot Foss, he raced over the Australian course towards an absolute blast.
Waerenskjold fulfills favorite role:
Segaert makes Belgium dream for a while
Our Belgian medal hope rested on the shoulders of 19-year-old Alec Segaert. The freshman promise has specialized in this work and already became European champion this year.
In a beautiful aerodynamic style, Segaert opened very quickly. He set the best time at the first intermediate point. For a moment we could dream of the world title, but that hope was dashed at the second intermediate point. Segaert got 9 seconds on his pants by the three years older Waerenskjold.
The young civil engineering student couldn’t make up for that difference in the last part. Segaert had to settle for a silver medal. Hayter completed the podium.
Sören Waerenskjold: “I learned to corner by playing Formula 1 on the Playstation”
Sören Waerenskjold: “My legs are shaking. It’s my last
promising year, so I am relieved that I finally succeeded.”
“I’ve played a lot of Formula 1 on the Playstation. That’s where I learned to take turns. I also got tips from Tobias Foss that you should save some energy for the climbs and use the descents to recover a bit.”
“When I saw Segaert start I was very worried, but I knew that my second lap was good. A lot of emotions went through me in the hot seat, but when I saw Segaert’s red time at the finish, I was so
relieved.”
| results world time trial promises | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Soren Waerenskjold (Noo) | 28,8 km in 34’13” |
| 2. | Alec Segaert | op 16″ |
| 3. | Leo Hayter (GBr) | 24″ |
| 4. | Logan Currie (NZe) | 33″ |
| 5. | Michel Hessmann (Dui) | 39″ |
| 6. | Carl-Frederick Bevort (The) | |
| 7. | Eddy Le Huitouze (Fra) | 51″ |
| 8. | Raul Garcia Pierna (Spa) | 1’02” |
| 9. | Mathias Vacek (Tsj) | 1’03” |
| 10. | Lorenzo Milesi (Ita) | 1’05” |
| 14. | Lennert Van Eetvelt | 1’37” |
Silver! Segaert is 16 seconds short
At the 2nd intermediate point, Segaert has to give in to Waerenskjold for 9 seconds
