MIDDELKERKE, Belgium – Sanne Cant (Enertherm-BKCP) claimed her 22nd win of the season, finishing on the top of the podium at Middelkerke, the final edition of this season’s Superprestige series.
Cant overtook early leader Helen Wyman (Kona Factory Team) after the first lap, extending her lead to cross the line uncontested. With Cant away, the battle for the remaining podium spots was taking place.
Telenet-Fidea was well represented near the front of the race but it was Wyman who maintained an advantage until the beginning of the final lap when Femke van den Driessche (Kleur op maat-Corpellets-Sortimmo Cycling Team) broke away from fellow chaser Jolien Verschueren (Young Telenet-Fidea) to bridge, then gap Wyman on the deep sand section of the course.
Wyman managed to bring it back, trading places with van den Driessche two more times before gaining the upper hand in the lead-up to the finish.
Verschueren crossed in fourth place followed by teammate Ellen Van Loy to finish off the top five.
American Christine Vardaros scored in the UCI points with a 15th place, and Elle Anderson followed behind at 16th place.
See our coverage of the Elite Men’s race here.
2015 Middelkerke, Women's Elite Race
Rank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result |
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1 | Sanne CANT | BEL | 25 | 43:16:00 |
2 | Helen WYMAN | GBR | 34 | 43:52:00 |
3 | Femke VAN DEN DRIESSCHE | BEL | 19 | 43:54:00 |
4 | Jolien VERSCHUEREN | BEL | 25 | 44:32:00 |
5 | Ellen VAN LOY | BEL | 35 | 45:00:00 |
6 | Nikki HARRIS | GBR | 29 | 45:07:00 |
7 | Loes SELS | BEL | 30 | 45:26:00 |
8 | Pavla HAVLIKOVA | CZE | 32 | 45:57:00 |
9 | Laura VERDONSCHOT | BEL | 19 | 46:04:00 |
10 | Aida NUNO PALACIO | ESP | 32 | 46:14:00 |
11 | Joyce VANDERBEKEN | BEL | 31 | 47:30:00 |
12 | Maud KAPTHEIJNS | NED | 21 | 48:13:00 |
13 | Lisa JACOBS | AUS | 34 | 48:34:00 |
14 | Shana MAES | BEL | 20 | 48:54:00 |
15 | Christine VARDAROS | USA | 46 | 49:14:00 |
16 | Elle ANDERSON | USA | 27 | 49:59:00 |
17 | Suzanne VERHOEVEN | NED | 19 | 50:09:00 |
18 | Cindy BAUWENS | BEL | 41 | 50:28:00 |
19 | Hannah PAYTON | GBR | 21 | 50:35:00 |
20 | Pauline DELHAYE | FRA | 26 | 50:51:00 |
21 | Anja GELDHOF | BEL | 42 | 51:05:00 |
22 | Axelle BELLAERT | BEL | 18 | 51:15:00 |
23 | Meg DE BRUYNE | BEL | 19 | |
24 | Katrien THIJS | BEL | 30 | |
25 | Suzie GODART | LUX | 53 | |
26 | Lotte EIKELENBOOM | NED | 19 | |
27 | Valerie BOONEN | BEL | 22 | |
28 | Tine VERDEYEN | BEL | 26 | |
29 | Brenda KACZMARCZYK | BEL | 52 | |
30 | Jana DOBBELAERE | BEL | 19 | |
31 | Bo VANDERMEULEN | BEL | 17 | |
32 | Jo BLANCHAERT | BEL | 45 | |
33 | Mieke DOCX | BEL | 19 | |
34 | Cindy DIERICX | BEL | 41 | |
DNF | Margriet Helena KLOPPENBURG | DEN | 27 | |
DNF | Aurélie VERMEIR | BEL | 23 |