2013 Namur World Cup men
Francis Mourey from France stormed to the win at the Namur World Cup and held off Belgians Klaas Vantornout, Niels Albert and Sven Nys on their home turf. Hard rain leading up to the race made this tricky course a super slippery slope and we have a stunning gallery thanks to Tom Prenen.
The conditions were indeed tricky even for the most seasoned Pros.
Earlier in the day, the warmup / recon laps far from a fun affair.
Francis Mourey was in a good position early on.
Fabian Canal has a very distinctive race kit and he would end up in 14th place.
Jonathan Page has been flying the US flag in Belgium, but this time he was joined by Jeremy Durrin.
Mourey on a very tricky section in Namur.
Ian Field leads Rob Peeters through that section.
As we said, the weather was frightful, but the fans did not mind.
Tom Meeusen on the way to 6th place.
Sven Nys had a bad start and slowly worked his way through the field.
Jeremy Durrin in second position in this group gets a great taste of Belgian mud.
Ballet on wheels and as we said before, this men are the best in the world.
Arnaud Grand from Switzerland is on the BMC Development Team.
Jonathan Page looks down to check his cleats.
The athletes got muddier and muddier as the race continued.
Mourey on the path to the win.
More muddy faces on course.
Nys narrowly missed the podium but fans appreciated how hard he fought after the flat right after the start.
Almost done and close to the showers.
Good times.
