February 02, 2013 (Louisville, Kentucky) – The final event of the 2013 UCI CX World Championships saw Sven Nys (Belgium) break away late in the race to triumph in the Elite Men’s competition to take home the fabled rainbow jersey.
The race was held in cold, wet and muddy conditions as Nys and countryman Klaas Vantornout rode away from the field after Francis Mourey (France), who had taken an early lead, faded and was overtaken by the two Belgians.
Nys escaped on the last lap when his teammate made a slight error on a turn allowing the new champ to get away for the victory. Vantornout claimed the silver finishing second while Lars van der Haar (Netherlands) came on strong near the end to finish third and capture the bronze medal.
Geoff Kabush lead the Canadian charge finishing 24th and was followed by Craig Richey in 34th with veteran crosser Mike Garrigan in 37th. Tim Johnson was the top American in 19th.
Results
1. Sven Nys (Belgium) 1:05:35
2. Klaas Vantornout (Belgium) 0:00:02
3. Lars Van Der Haar (Netherlands) 0:00:25
4. Bart Wellens (Belgium) 0:00:41
5. Philipp Walsleben (Germany) 0:00:44
6. Julien Taramarcaz (Switzerland)
7. Radomir Simunek (Czech Republic) 0:01:15
8. Niels Albert (Belgium) 0:01:19
9. Thijs Van Amerongen (Netherlands) 0:01:31
10. Martin Bina (Czech Republic) 0:01:41
11. Francis Mourey (France) 0:01:54
12. Kevin Pauwels (Belgium) 0:02:04
13. Simon Zahner (Switzerland) 0:02:36
14. Enrico Franzoi (Italy) 0:02:38
15. Bart Aernouts (Belgium) 0:02:48
16. Marcel Meisen (Germany) 0:02:54
17. Lukas Flückiger (Switzerland) 0:03:04
18. Rob Peeters (Belgium) 0:03:16
19. Timothy Johnson (United States Of America) 0:03:20
20. Arnaud Grand (Switzerland) 0:03:32
21. Marcel Wildhaber (Switzerland) 0:03:38
22. Jonathan Page (United States Of America) 0:03:42
23. Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spain) 0:03:58
24. Geoff Kabush (Canada) 0:04:06
25. Jeremy Powers (United States Of America) 0:04:16
26. Marco Aurelio Fontana (Italy) 0:04:27
27. James Driscoll (United States Of America) 0:04:37
28. Javier Ruiz De Larrinaga Ibanez (Spain) 0:05:15
29. Ian Field (Great Britain) 0:05:38
30. Guillaume Perrot (France) 0:05:44
31. Yu Takenouchi (Japan) 0:05:47
32. Romain Lejeune (France) 0:06:00
33. Christian Helmig (Luxembourg) -2 laps
34. Craig Richey (Canada) -2 laps
35. Daniel Summerhill (United States Of America) -2 laps
36. Vaclav Metlicka (Slovakia) -2 laps
37. Mike Garrigan (Canada) -4 laps
38. Alexander Revell (New Zealand) -4 laps
39. Hikaru Kosaka (Japan) -5 laps
40. Lewis Rattray (Australia) -5 laps
41. Zoltan Tisza (Hungary) -5 laps
42. Maksym Shepitko (Ukraine) -5 laps
43. David Quist (Norway) -6 laps
DNF Ryan Trebon (United States Of America)
DNF Twan Van Den Brand (Netherlands)
Results (brief)
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result | PaR | PcR |
| 1 | Sven NYS | BEL | 37 | 1:05:35 | 400 | 400 |
| 2 | Klaas VANTORNOUT | BEL | 31 | 1:05:37 | 360 | 360 |
| 3 | Lars VAN DER HAAR | NED | 22 | 1:06:00 | 320 | 320 |
| 4 | Bart WELLENS | BEL | 35 | 1:06:16 | 280 | 280 |
| 5 | Philipp WALSLEBEN | GER | 26 | 1:06:19 | 240 | 240 |
| 6 | Julien TARAMARCAZ | SUI | 26 | 1:06:19 | 200 | 200 |
| 7 | Radomir SIMUNEK | CZE | 30 | 1:06:50 | 190 | 190 |
| 8 | Niels ALBERT | BEL | 27 | 1:06:54 | 180 | 180 |
| 9 | Thijs VAN AMERONGEN | NED | 27 | 1:07:06 | 170 | 170 |
| 10 | Martin BINA | CZE | 30 | 1:07:16 | 160 | 160 |
| 11 | Francis MOUREY | FRA | 33 | 1:07:29 | 150 | 150 |
| 12 | Kevin PAUWELS | BEL | 29 | 1:07:39 | 140 | 140 |
| 13 | Simon ZAHNER | SUI | 30 | 1:08:11 | 130 | 130 |
| 14 | Enrico FRANZOI | ITA | 31 | 1:08:13 | 120 | 120 |
| 15 | Bart AERNOUTS | BEL | 31 | 1:08:23 | 110 | 110 |
| 16 | Marcel MEISEN | GER | 24 | 1:08:29 | 100 | 100 |
| 17 | Lukas FLÜCKIGER | SUI | 29 | 1:08:39 | 90 | 90 |
| 18 | Rob PEETERS | BEL | 28 | 1:08:51 | 80 | 80 |
| 19 | Timothy JOHNSON | USA | 36 | 1:08:55 | 70 | 70 |
| 20 | Arnaud GRAND | SUI | 23 | 1:09:07 | 60 | 60 |
| 21 | Marcel WILDHABER | SUI | 28 | 1:09:13 | 57 | 57 |
| 22 | Jonathan PAGE | USA | 37 | 1:09:17 | 54 | 54 |
| 23 | Aitor HERNANDEZ GUTIERREZ | ESP | 31 | 1:09:33 | 51 | 51 |
| 24 | Geoff KABUSH | CAN | 36 | 1:09:41 | 48 | 48 |
| 25 | Jeremy POWERS | USA | 30 | 1:09:51 | 45 | 45 |
| 26 | Marco Aurelio FONTANA | ITA | 29 | 1:10:02 | 42 | 42 |
| 27 | James DRISCOLL | USA | 27 | 1:10:12 | 39 | 39 |
| 28 | Javier RUIZ DE LARRINAGA IBANEZ | ESP | 34 | 1:10:50 | 36 | 36 |
| 29 | Ian FIELD | GBR | 27 | 1:11:13 | 33 | 33 |
| 30 | Guillaume PERROT | FRA | 26 | 1:11:19 | 30 | 30 |
| 31 | Yu TAKENOUCHI | JPN | 25 | 1:11:22 | 28 | 28 |
| 32 | Romain LEJEUNE | FRA | 26 | 1:11:35 | 26 | 26 |
| 33 | Christian HELMIG | LUX | 32 | 24 | 24 | |
| 34 | Craig RICHEY | CAN | 29 | 22 | 22 | |
| 35 | Daniel SUMMERHILL | USA | 24 | 20 | 20 | |
| 36 | Vaclav METLICKA | SVK | 40 | 18 | 18 | |
| 37 | Mike GARRIGAN | CAN | 32 | 16 | 16 | |
| 38 | Alexander REVELL | NZL | 28 | 14 | 14 | |
| 39 | Hikaru KOSAKA | JPN | 25 | 12 | 12 | |
| 40 | Lewis RATTRAY | AUS | 24 | 10 | 10 |
| 41 | Zoltan TISZA | HUN | 46 | 5 | 5 | |
| 42 | Maksym SHEPITKO | UKR | 25 | 5 | 5 | |
| 43 | David QUIST | NOR | 42 | 5 | 5 | |
| DNF | Ryan TREBON | USA | 32 | |||
| DNF | Twan VAN DEN BRAND | NED | 24 |