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U.S. junior McDonald takes second at GP Sven Nys

By VeloNews.com
Published: Jan. 1, 2009

American junior Zach McDonald finished second to Dutch rider Corné Van Kessel on Thursday in the GP Sven Nys in Baal, Belgium.

McDonald crossed 14 seconds behind Van Kessel to take the runner-up spot with Belgian Sean De Bie (Kon. Balen B.C. V.Z.W.) third at 0:21.

In the elite men’s race, Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) won in 57:51, nine seconds up on Czech Zdenek Stybar (Fidea) with Belgian Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) third at 0:25.

In the under-23 race it was German Philipp Walsleben (BKCP-Powerplus) taking the win ahead of Belgian Vincent Baestaens (Fidea) with Czech Lubomír Petruš (Cempella Czech Team) third.