Bovenhuis KING of the Juniors Three Days of Axel

ZOTTEGEM / AXEL - The name of Davide Rebellin is inextricably linked to the Juniors Three Days of Axel because from all the winners so far he has the most impressive palmares.

But even the illustrious Italian was unable to realize what Jasper Bovenhuis did. The eighteen-year-old  Staphorster won the Juniors Three Days of Axel  for the second time, which never had happened in the 28-year history of the World course.

With a masterful coup in the last stage continued Bovenhuis in the Flemish Ardennes the top of the rankings on its head. He was supported by two Germans, one of whom also have opportunities in the final victory had. The climax on the last hills and in the last kilometers to Strijpen was strategically a high gear, but also showed the openness of the young talents.

,, I knew that a German attack that was coming and did everything in his wheel dive''said Bovenhuis after the finish line. Nikias Arndt: "We wanted a beautiful, but fair Germany-Netherlands, that happened too.''

The apotheosis was fought over the head of Dylan van Baarle, the yellow jersey Saturday, as a junior first dike of a time and had just started as director of the closing. The North Hollander was in his clock race over seven miles as soon have (48,520 kilometers per hour), that his rivals for the final victory to finish spontaneously stood to applaud. It earned him an advantage in the ranking of nine seconds Jasper Bovenhuis, eighteen of the German Koch and 21 count on the German and Dutch Arndt Moreno Hofland. ,, I expected'', he said on Saturday morning, that in the stage tonight, a group is braking away. We must stick jersey and secure tomorrow.''

Saturday night he up in a journey with many rain falls and a spectacular finale, with Nikias Arndt as sprint winner. But when all was in the enemy camp tactics devised for the lead on Sunday endless store.

Moreno Hofland, a first speldenprik from two brave Kazakhs moved twice in the attack and inadvertently made the way for the coup of Jasper Bovenhuis. ,, It was a moment of now or never. The team of buddies Dylan van Baarle reason head. I saw them kilometer after kilometer weaken. And when I entered, they could not understand.''

The five leaders was later reinforced when Nikias Arndt a great solo in a minute catching made. Dylan van Baarle known afterwards: "I've seen them drive away, but could not follow. It was so terribly hard today.''Performance Two, one from the Orange camp, one of the Mannschaft, the reason kopgroepje a fantastic finale on the slopes. ,, It made me not give a damn care who won the stage, as a German but not in me away.''The view on the second victory in the final three, the Axel Overijsselaar stiff wings. He continued his rival for five seconds in the final, the Belgian Jasper Stuyven was third at 28 seconds, Barry Markus fourth thirty seconds.