2013–14 Cyclo-cross bpost bank trophy explained

2013–2014 Cyclo-cross BPost Bank Trophy
Dates:	13 October 2013 – 23 February 2014
Location:	Belgium
Rounds:	8
Previous:	2012–2013
Next:	2014–2015

The BPost Bank Trophy 2013–2014 is a season long cyclo-cross competition which began on 13 October with the GP Mario De Clercq and will end on 23 February in Oostmalle.

This edition follows the ranking system introduced the year before, using time instead of points.

Calendar

Date	Race	Location	Winner	Second	Third	Classification leader
13 October^[1]	GP Mario De Clercq	Ronse
1 November^[2]	Koppenbergcross	Oudenaarde
16 November^[3]	Grand Prix van Hasselt	Hasselt
21 December^[4]	Grand Prix Rouwmoer	Essen
27 December^[5]	Azencross	Wuustwezel
1 January^[6]	Grand Prix Sven Nys	Baal
8 February	Krawatencross	Lille
23 February	Sluitingsprijs Oostmalle	Oostmalle

Ranking (top 10)

^[7]

	Rider	Team	Time
1		Crelan-AA Drink
2			+ 2' 25"
3		Telenet-Fidea	+ 7' 10"
4		Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace	+ 9' 26"
5		AA Drink	+ 10' 05"
6		AA Drink	+ 10' 43"
7			+ 11' 12"
8		Sunweb-Napoleon Games	+ 13' 37"
9		Sunweb-Napoleon Games	+ 15' 35"
10		Sunweb-Napoleon Games	+ 18' 54"

Results

Ronse

	Rider	Team	Time
1		Crelan-KDL		15"
2		Kwadro-Stannah	+ 17"	20"
3			+ 20"	5"
4		Sunweb-Napoleon Games	+ 1' 08"
5		Kwadro-Stannah	+ 1' 08"
6		AA Drink	+ 1' 08"	5"
7		Rabobank-Giant	+ 1' 30"	15"
8			+ 1' 36"
9		AA Drink	+ 1' 58"
10		Orange Babies	+ 2' 11"

Oudenaarde

	Rider	Team	Time
1		Telenet-Fidea		15"
2		Sunweb-Napoleon Games	+ 2"	10"
3		Sunweb-Napoleon Games	+ 5"	5"
4			+ 9"
5		Crelan-KDL	+ 10"
6		Telenet-Fidea	+ 24"	10"
7		Telenet-Fidea	+ 25"
8			+ 25"
9		AA Drink	+ 40"
10		BMC Mountainbike Racing	+ 46"

Hasselt

	Rider	Team	Time
1		Crelan-KDL		15"
2			s.t.	10"
3		Sunweb-Napoleon Games	s.t.	20"
4		Telenet-Fidea	+ 11"
5		Telenet-Fidea	+ 21"
6		AA Drink	+ 25"
7		Telenet-Fidea	+ 29"
8			+ 31"
9		AA Drink	+ 31"
10		Sunweb-Napoleon Games	+ 43"

Essen

	Rider	Team	Time
1		Sunweb-Napoleon Games		15"
2		Crelan-KDL	+ 28"	15"
3			+ 34"	5"
4		Sunweb-Napoleon Games	+ 36"
5		AA Drink	+ 38"	15"
6		Telenet-Fidea	+ 41"
7		AA Drink	+ 47"
8			+ 54"
9		Sunweb-Napoleon Games	+ 1' 04"
10			+ 1' 10"

Wuustwezel

	Rider	Team	Time
1		Crelan-KDL		20"
2		Telenet-Fidea	+ 21"	10"
3			+ 24"	15"
4		Sunweb-Napoleon Games	+ 43"
5			+ 48"
6			+ 54"
7			+ 54"
8		Sunweb-Napoleon Games	+ 58"
9		BMC Mountainbike Racing	+ 1' 03"
10		Telenet-Fidea	+ 1' 10"

Baal

	Rider	Team	Time
1		Crelan-AA Drink		30"
2			+ 51"	10"
3			+ 57"	5"
4		Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace	+ 1' 10"	10"
5		Telenet-Fidea	+ 1' 39"
6		AA Drink	+ 1' 55"
7			+ 2' 22"	5"
8		AA Drink	+ 2' 22"
9		Telenet-Fidea	+ 2' 27"
10		KwadrO-Stannah	+ 3' 10"

Lille

	Rider	Team	Time
1		Crelan-AA Drink		15"
2		Rabobank-Giant	s.t.	15"
3		Telenet-Fidea	+ 4"	15"
4		Sunweb-Napoleon Games	+ 38"
5			+ 1' 08"	15"
6		Telenet-Fidea	+ 1' 08"
7		KwadrO-Stannah	+ 1' 16"
8		Sunweb-Napoleon Games	+ 1' 23"
9		AA Drink	+ 1' 23"
10		Sunweb-Napoleon Games	+ 1' 44"

Oostmalle

	Rider	Team	Time
1				25"
2		Telenet-Fidea	+ 7"	15"
3		Sunweb-Napoleon Games	+ 39"	5"
4		Rabobank-Giant	+ 55"
5		Team NatuBalans-Apex	+ 59"
6		Sunweb-Napoleon Games	+ 59"
7			+ 1' 01"
8		AA Drink	+ 1' 09"
9		Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace	+ 1' 15"
10		Crelan-AA Drink	+ 1' 30"	15"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nys is de beste modderkruiper in Ronse. Sporza. 16 November 2013. Dutch. 13 October 2013.
2. Web site: Meeusen verrast op de Koppenberg. Sporza. 16 November 2013. Dutch. 1 November 2013.
3. Web site: Sven Nys wint opnieuw in Hasselt. Sporza. 16 November 2013. Dutch. 16 November 2013.
4. Web site: Pauwels krijgt vleugels na valpartij van Nys in Essen. Sporza. 27 December 2013. Dutch. 21 December 2013.
5. Web site: BBT-leider Nys wint modderduel tegen Albert. Sporza. 27 December 2013. Dutch. 27 December 2013.
6. Web site: Nys zet 2014 in met klinkende zege. Sporza. 1 January 2014. Dutch. 1 January 2014.
7. Web site: Klassement. BPost Bank Trophy. BPost Bank. 8 February 2014. 8 February 2014. Dutch. https://web.archive.org/web/20131224010756/http://www.sport.be/trofeeveldrijden/2013/nl/competition/seasonranking.html?type=61&6. 24 December 2013. dead.