The 2016 Kermiscross brought Thursday cyclocross racing and ankle-swallowing mud running to Ardooie in the West Flanders region of Belgium.
The event is where then-World Champion Zdenek Stybar injured his shoulder in 2014, effectively ending his title defense.
The racing featured mud of epic proportions, making the event part bike race, part field running race.
In the men’s race. 2016 World Champ Wout van Aert was back to his winning ways, with a dominant ride. Rival Mathieu van der Poel skipping the event, saving his matches for this weekend’s Valkenburg World Cup.
In the women’s race, Sanne Cant got revenge after her defeat in Ronse, narrowly defeating 2016 World Champion Thalita de Jong by a mere three seconds. American Elle Anderson took her first European podium of the season, finishing third, one minute back.
Five Americans were in attendance, with Becca Fahringer continuing her strong European campaign with a sixth place (after finishing 11th at Superprestige Zonhoven), with Christine Vardaros finishing in 19th.
In the men’s race, American first-year Elite Tobin Ortenblad finished 30th, 6:12 down on van Aert, while U23 Brannan Fix raced with the Elites and finished in 41st. Full 2016 Kermiscross results below.
2016 Ardooie Kermiscross UCI C2 Cyclocross Results - Elite Women
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanne CANT | BEL | 27 | 40:40:00 | 40 |
| 2 | Thalita DE JONG | NED | 24 | 40:43:00 | 30 |
| 3 | Elle ANDERSON | USA | 29 | 41:46:00 | 20 |
| 4 | Jolien VERSCHUEREN | BEL | 27 | 41:52:00 | 15 |
| 5 | Ellen VAN LOY | BEL | 37 | 42:55:00 | 10 |
| 6 | Rebecca FAHRINGER | USA | 28 | 43:28:00 | 8 |
| 7 | Kim VAN DE STEENE | BEL | 31 | 43:43:00 | 6 |
| 8 | Joyce VANDERBEKEN | BEL | 33 | 44:06:00 | 4 |
| 9 | Manon BAKKER | NED | 18 | 44:12:00 | 2 |
| 10 | Ceylin DEL CARMEN ALVARADO | NED | 19 | 44:25:00 | 1 |
| 11 | Pauline DELHAYE | FRA | 28 | 44:34:00 | |
| 12 | Loes SELS | BEL | 32 | 44:39:00 | |
| 13 | Githa MICHIELS | BEL | 34 | 45:18:00 | |
| 14 | Lindy VAN ANROOIJ | NED | 21 | 45:48:00 | |
| 15 | Linda TER BEEK | NED | 30 | 46:05:00 | |
| 16 | Asa Maria ERLANDSSON | SWE | 43 | 46:33:00 | |
| 17 | Suzanne VERHOEVEN | BEL | 21 | 47:16:00 | |
| 18 | Julia BOSCHKER | NED | 18 | 47:55:00 | |
| 19 | Christine VARDAROS | USA | 48 | 48:16:00 | |
| 20 | Aurélie VERMEIR | BEL | 25 | 49:20:00 | |
| 21 | Mieke DE ROO | BEL | 45 | 49:54:00 | |
| 22 | Jo BLANCHAERT | BEL | 47 | ||
| 23 | Valerie BOONEN | BEL | 24 | ||
| 24 | Nicky ROELANDT | BEL | 28 |
2016 Ardooie Kermiscross UCI C2 Cyclocross Results - Elite Men
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wout VAN AERT | BEL | 23 | 57:12:00 | 40 |
| 2 | Toon AERTS | BEL | 24 | 57:52:00 | 30 |
| 3 | Klaas VANTORNOUT | BEL | 35 | 58:14:00 | 20 |
| 4 | Michael VANTHOURENHOUT | BEL | 24 | 58:18:00 | 15 |
| 5 | Quinten HERMANS | BEL | 22 | 58:22:00 | 10 |
| 6 | Corne VAN KESSEL | NED | 26 | 58:27:00 | 8 |
| 7 | Nicolas CLEPPE | BEL | 22 | 58:32:00 | 6 |
| 8 | Laurens SWEECK | BEL | 24 | 58:53:00 | 4 |
| 9 | Gianni VERMEERSCH | BEL | 25 | 59:00:00 | 2 |
| 10 | Jens ADAMS | BEL | 25 | 59:09:00 | 1 |
| 11 | Vincent BAESTAENS | BEL | 28 | 59:29:00 | |
| 12 | Rob PEETERS | BEL | 32 | 59:41:00 | |
| 13 | Joeri ADAMS | BEL | 28 | 59:55:00 | |
| 14 | Patrick VAN LEEUWEN | NED | 32 | 1:00:19 | |
| 15 | Jim AERNOUTS | BEL | 28 | 1:00:25 | |
| 16 | Javier RUIZ DE LARRINAGA IBANEZ | ESP | 38 | 1:00:36 | |
| 17 | Thijs AERTS | BEL | 21 | 1:00:53 | |
| 18 | Felipe ORTS | ESP | 22 | 1:00:59 | |
| 19 | Jens VANDEKINDEREN | BEL | 24 | 1:01:04 | |
| 20 | Braam MERLIER | BEL | 23 | 1:01:07 | |
| 21 | Daan HOEYBERGHS | BEL | 23 | 1:01:10 | |
| 22 | Jonas DEGROOTE | BEL | 22 | 1:01:11 | |
| 23 | Angelo DE CLERCQ | BEL | 26 | 1:01:32 | |
| 24 | Eli ISERBYT | BEL | 20 | 1:01:44 | |
| 25 | Gosse VAN DER MEER | NED | 22 | 1:01:53 | |
| 26 | Mariusz GIL | POL | 34 | 1:01:59 | |
| 27 | Kenneth VAN COMPERNOLLE | BEL | 29 | 1:02:16 | |
| 28 | Loïc HENNAUX | BEL | 21 | 1:02:24 | |
| 29 | Ruben VANDEVELDE | BEL | 29 | 1:02:50 | |
| 30 | Tobin ORTENBLAD | USA | 23 | 1:03:29 | |
| 31 | Niels WUBBEN | NED | 29 | 1:04:10 | |
| 32 | Dario TIELEN | BEL | 23 | 1:04:22 | |
| 33 | Vinnie BRAET | BEL | 26 | 13:04:12 | |
| 34 | Pascal COLAERT | BEL | 28 | ||
| 35 | Nicolas SAMPARISI | ITA | 25 | ||
| 36 | Stefano MUSEEUW | BEL | 20 | ||
| 37 | Quincy VENS | BEL | 31 | ||
| 38 | Hendrik SWEECK | BEL | 25 | ||
| 39 | Mathias DECLERCK | BEL | 21 | ||
| 40 | Radomir SIMUNEK | CZE | 34 | ||
| 41 | Brannan FIX | USA | 20 | ||
| 42 | Lorenzo SAMPARISI | ITA | 24 | ||
| 43 | Ritchie DENOLF | BEL | 26 | ||
| 44 | Yu TAKENOUCHI |
