Update: See the full report, photos and results from the 2016 Heusden-Zolder Cyclocross World Cup Elite Women’s race here.
Marianne Vos (Rabobank/Liv) continued to impress in Zolder in her comeback to cyclocross, winning her second straight today in just three attempts. Vos also won on Friday at the Diegem Supeprestige.
In the end, Vos stood above Sanne Cant and Katerina Nash for the second race in a row in a dramatic, hard-fought battle.
Podium women #TelenetUCICXWC
1. @marianne_vos (NED)
2. @Sannecant (BEL)
3. @katkanash (CZE) pic.twitter.com/9hjCiHUsag— UCI Cyclocross (@UCI_CX) December 26, 2016
Five Americans competed, led by Amanda Miller in 10th. Emma White finished in 14th, Ellen Noble (who briefly rode in the top five) finished in 19th, Sunny Gilbert in 39th, and Christine Vardaros in 52nd.
Sophie de Boer and Noble keep their World Cup leader’s jerseys:
.@ssophiedeboer and Ellen Noble keep the lead in the UCI Telenet Cyclocross World Cup ranking Women and U23 pic.twitter.com/FHQpTnqleQ
— UCI Cyclocross (@UCI_CX) December 26, 2016
See the 2016 Heusden-Zolder Cyclocross World Cup Elite Women’s race here.
2016 Heusden-Zolder World Cup Results - Elite Women
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marianne VOS | NED | 30 | 44:09:00 | 200 |
| 2 | Sanne CANT | BEL | 27 | 44:11:00 | 160 |
| 3 | Katerina NASH | CZE | 40 | 44:13:00 | 140 |
| 4 | Lucinda BRAND | NED | 28 | 44:22:00 | 120 |
| 5 | Eva LECHNER | ITA | 32 | 44:26:00 | 110 |
| 6 | Sophie DE BOER | NED | 27 | 44:31:00 | 100 |
| 7 | Ellen VAN LOY | BEL | 37 | 44:37:00 | 90 |
| 8 | Christine MAJERUS | LUX | 30 | 44:39:00 | 80 |
| 9 | Nikki BRAMMEIER | GBR | 31 | 44:57:00 | 70 |
| 10 | Amanda MILLER | USA | 31 | 44:59:00 | 60 |
| 11 | Laura VERDONSCHOT | BEL | 21 | 45:00:00 | 58 |
| 12 | Alice Maria ARZUFFI | ITA | 23 | 45:25:00 | 56 |
| 13 | Maud KAPTHEIJNS | NED | 23 | 45:41:00 | 54 |
| 14 | Emma WHITE | USA | 20 | 45:47:00 | 52 |
| 15 | Lucie CHAINEL | FRA | 34 | 45:55:00 | 50 |
| 16 | Pavla HAVLIKOVA | CZE | 34 | 45:58:00 | 48 |
| 17 | Chiara TEOCCHI | ITA | 21 | 45:59:00 | 46 |
| 18 | Loes SELS | BEL | 32 | 46:03:00 | 44 |
| 19 | Ellen NOBLE | USA | 22 | 46:14:00 | 42 |
| 20 | Manon BAKKER | NED | 18 | 46:17:00 | 40 |
| 21 | Lucia GONZALEZ BLANCO | ESP | 27 | 46:29:00 | 39 |
| 22 | Nadja HEIGL | AUT | 21 | 46:35:00 | 38 |
| 23 | Yara KASTELIJN | NED | 20 | 46:42:00 | 37 |
| 24 | Joyce VANDERBEKEN | BEL | 33 | 46:43:00 | 36 |
| 25 | Inge VAN DER HEIJDEN | NED | 18 | 46:44:00 | 35 |
| 26 | Jolien VERSCHUEREN | BEL | 27 | 47:05:00 | 34 |
| 27 | Juliette LABOUS | FRA | 19 | 47:13:00 | 33 |
| 28 | Jessica LAMBRACHT | GER | 22 | 47:26:00 | 32 |
| 29 | Ceylin DEL CARMEN ALVARADO | NED | 19 | 47:36:00 | 31 |
| 30 | Nikola NOSKOVA | CZE | 20 | 47:41:00 | 30 |
| 31 | JADE WIEL | FRA | 17 | 47:50:00 | 29 |
| 32 | Evita MUZIC | FRA | 18 | 47:50:00 | 28 |
| 33 | Lise-Marie HENZELIN | SUI | 26 | 48:00:00 | 27 |
| 34 | Karen VERHESTRAETEN | BEL | 26 | 48:09:00 | 26 |
| 35 | Audrey MENUT | FRA | 22 | 48:14:00 | 25 |
| 36 | Alicia GONZALEZ BLANCO | ESP | 22 | 48:23:00 | 24 |
| 37 | Pauline DELHAYE | FRA | 28 | 48:28:00 | 23 |
| 38 | Ida JANSSON | SWE | 19 | 48:29:00 | 22 |
| 39 | Sunny GILBERT | USA | 38 | 48:54:00 | 21 |
| 40 | Stefanie PAUL | GER | 31 | 48:59:00 | 20 |
| 41 | Åsa-Maria ERLANDSSON | SWE | 43 | 49:37:00 | 19 |
| 42 | Kim VAN DE STEENE | BEL | 31 | 50:05:00 | 18 |
| 43 | Emily WADSWORTH | GBR | 18 | 50:26:00 | 17 |
| 44 | Lisa HECKMANN | GER | 29 | 50:40:00 | 16 |
| 45 | Nikola BAJGEROVA | CZE | 20 | 50:52:00 | 15 |
| 46 | Irene TRABAZO BRAGADO | ESP | 19 | 50:55:00 | 14 |
| 47 | Naomi WILLIAMS | AUS | 37 | 51:06:00 | 13 |
| 48 | Saga MOLIN | SWE | 17 | 51:21:00 | 12 |
| 49 | Denisa MINARIKOVA-SVECOVA | CZE | 19 | 51:27:00 | 11 |
| 50 | Nathalie LAMBORELLE | LUX | 29 | 51:32:00 | 10 |
| 51 | Rebecca LOCKE | AUS | 37 | 51:40:00 | 5 |
| 52 | Christine VARDAROS | USA | 48 | 52:19:00 | 5 |
| 53 | Edie Antonia REES | LUX | 19 | 52:46:00 | 5 |
| 54 | Mara SCHWAGER | GER | 35 | 5 | |
| 55 | Tereza MEDVEDOVA | SVK | 21 | 5 | |
| 56 | Suzie GODART | LUX | 55 | 5 | |
| 57 | Stacey RIEDEL | AUS | 22 | 5 |
