Sven Nys takes control of the elegant course of Jaarmarkt Cross. Shot taken from video of Sporza / UCI.
Following her double win this weekend, first in the European Cyclocross Championships, and then a day later in the 2014 Hansgrohe Superprestige Ruddervoorde, Sanne Cant goes three for three with her race yesterday at the Soudal Classics race, Jaarmarkt Cross. Jolien Verschueren of Belgium came in for second almost a half minute behind, while Helen Wyman of Great Britain rounded our the podium in third.
Cyclocross Magazine elite racing contributor, Christine Vardaros, was the lead American in 14th place.
Early in the Men’s Elite Race, it appeared as if Tom Meeusen was going to repeat his Sunday success, and while he was able to finish with a top ten, he couldn’t maintain his early pace. Sven Nys, who surely wanted to avoid yet another sprint which were eating into his results for the last two weekends, went on to capture first by over ten seconds. Wout Van Aert came in second and Kevin Pauwels took third to make for a full Belgian podium.
The folks at cyclocrossable.com uploaded the full Elite Men’s Race to YouTube. Full Race Results of both races can be found below.
2014 Soudal Classics, Elite Women's Race
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanne CANT | BEL | 24 | 42:42:00 |
| 2 | Jolien VERSCHUEREN | BEL | 24 | 43:17:00 |
| 3 | Helen WYMAN | GBR | 33 | 43:45:00 |
| 4 | Ellen VAN LOY | BEL | 34 | 43:54:00 |
| 5 | Githa MICHIELS | BEL | 31 | 44:03:00 |
| 6 | Pavla HAVLIKOVA | CZE | 31 | 44:47:00 |
| 7 | Pauline DELHAYE | FRA | 25 | 46:18:00 |
| 8 | Karen VERHESTRAETEN | BEL | 23 | 46:27:00 |
| 9 | Stephanie DE CROOCK | BEL | 35 | 46:39:00 |
| 10 | Bianca VAN DEN HOEK | NED | 38 | 46:53:00 |
| 11 | Laure BOUTELOUP | FRA | 34 | 46:53:00 |
| 12 | Laura VERDONSCHOT | BEL | 18 | 46:53:00 |
| 13 | Lizzy WITLOX | NED | 19 | 47:12:00 |
| 14 | Christine VARDAROS | USA | 45 | 47:21:00 |
| 15 | Lindy VAN ANROOIJ | NED | 18 | 48:11:00 |
| 16 | Hannah PAYTON | GBR | 20 | 49:20:00 |
| 17 | Gertie WILLEMS | BEL | 37 | 50:40:00 |
| 18 | Suzanne VERHOEVEN | BEL | 18 | |
| 19 | Meg DE BRUYNE | BEL | 18 | |
| 20 | Helga SIBICK | BEL | 34 | |
| 21 | Katrien THIJS | BEL | 29 | |
| 22 | Evy KUIJPERS | NED | 19 | |
| 23 | Marlies BECKERS | BEL | 22 | |
| 24 | Axelle BELLAERT | BEL | 17 | |
| 25 | Marijke DE PAUW | BEL | 24 | |
| 26 | Jessika TIMMERMANS | BEL | 35 | |
| 27 | Brenda KACZMARCZYK | BEL | 51 | |
| 28 | Tine VERDEYEN | BEL | 25 | |
| 29 | Chris VAN DORSSELAERE | BEL | 29 | |
| 30 | Ayse CAKIR | TUR | 17 | |
| 31 | Mesude SENOL | TUR | 17 | |
| 32 | Bsra NDER | TUR | 17 | |
| 33 | Beyza KAHVECI | TUR | 19 |
2014 Soudal Classics, Elite Men's Race
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sven NYS | BEL | 38 | 1:00:25 |
| 2 | Wout VAN AERT | BEL | 20 | 1:01:15 |
| 3 | Kevin PAUWELS | BEL | 30 | 1:01:22 |
| 4 | Philipp WALSLEBEN | GER | 27 | 1:02:30 |
| 5 | Dieter VANTHOURENHOUT | BEL | 29 | 1:02:59 |
| 6 | Rob PEETERS | BEL | 29 | 1:03:06 |
| 7 | Sven VANTHOURENHOUT | BEL | 33 | 1:03:10 |
| 8 | Julien TARAMARCAZ | SUI | 27 | 1:03:13 |
| 9 | Tom MEEUSEN | BEL | 26 | 1:03:30 |
| 10 | Jim AERNOUTS | BEL | 25 | 1:03:50 |
| 11 | Klaas VANTORNOUT | BEL | 32 | 1:04:03 |
| 12 | Michael BOROS | CZE | 22 | 1:04:18 |
| 13 | Joeri ADAMS | BEL | 25 | 1:04:27 |
| 14 | Toon AERTS | BEL | 21 | 1:04:38 |
| 15 | Corne VAN KESSEL | NED | 23 | 1:05:00 |
| 16 | Gianni VERMEERSCH | BEL | 22 | 1:05:18 |
| 17 | Jens ADAMS | BEL | 22 | 1:05:30 |
| 18 | Patrick VAN LEEUWEN | NED | 29 | 1:06:22 |
| 19 | David VAN DER POEL | NED | 22 | 1:06:40 |
| 20 | Dave DE CLEYN | BEL | 26 | |
| 21 | Twan VAN DEN BRAND | NED | 25 | |
| 22 | Kenneth VAN COMPERNOLLE | BEL | 26 | |
| 23 | Niels KOYEN | BEL | 23 |
