Many of the top cyclocross racers converged in Meulebeke, Belgium for the Ethias Cross’ Berencross stop.
In the Elite Women’s race, it was a youth movement, with the six top finishers all racing age 25 or younger.
Ceylin Alvarado (Corendon Circus) outkicked her three companions in a tight finish to take the win. Former U23 World Champ Annemarie Worst (777) and current U23 World Champ Inge van der Heijden (CCC – Liv) completed the podium.
Alvarado also showed she’s not too old to appreciate “the big, cozy bear” that came with the victory:
Full results below. See the 2019 Berencross Elite Men and Junior Men’s results here.
Featured photo: 2019 Dutch National Championships, B. Hazen
2019 Ethias Cross Berencross Results: Elite Women
| Rank | BIB | Last Name | First Name | Country | Team | Age | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | ALVARADO | Ceylin del Carmen | NED | CORENDON - CIRCUS | 21 | 0:42:02 |
| 2 | 60 | WORST | Annemarie | NED | 777 | 24 | 0:42:02 |
| 3 | 55 | VAN DER HEIJDEN | Inge | NED | CCC - LIV | 20 | 0:42:02 |
| 4 | 28 | KAPTHEIJNS | Maud | NED | PAUWELS SAUZEN – BINGOAL | 25 | 0:42:02 |
| 5 | 10 | VERDONSCHOT | Laura | BEL | PAUWELS SAUZEN – BINGOAL | 23 | 0:42:18 |
| 6 | 19 | KAY | Anna | GBR | EXPERZA PRO CX | 20 | 0:42:23 |
| 7 | 1 | CANT | Sanne | BEL | IKO – CRELAN | 29 | 0:42:36 |
| 8 | 58 | VAN LOY | Ellen | BEL | TELENET BALOISE LIONS | 39 | 0:42:40 |
| 9 | 26 | BAKKER | Manon | NED | EXPERZA PRO CX | 20 | 0:42:40 |
| 10 | 51 | ARZUFFI | Alice Maria | ITA | 777 | 25 | 0:42:53 |
| 11 | 24 | VAN DE STEENE | Kim | BEL | TARTELETTO - ISOREX | 33 | 0:43:02 |
| 12 | 56 | FRANCK | Alicia | BEL | EXPERZA PRO CX | 25 | 0:43:02 |
| 13 | 35 | VAN ANROOIJ | Lindy | NED | 23 | 0:43:27 | |
| 14 | 44 | NORBERT RIBEROLLE | Marion | FRA | EXPERZA PRO CX | 20 | 0:43:33 |
| 15 | 53 | SELS | Loes | BEL | IKO – CRELAN | 34 | 0:43:35 |
| 16 | 42 | VANDERBEKEN | Joyce | BEL | 35 | 0:44:44 | |
| 17 | 49 | TRUYEN | Marthe | BEL | TELENET BALOISE LIONS | 20 | 0:44:56 |
| 18 | 43 | VERHESTRAETEN | Karen | BEL | IKO – CRELAN | 28 | 0:45:03 |
| 19 | 4 | DELHAYE | Pauline | FRA | 30 | 0:45:20 | |
| 20 | 41 | DOBBELAERE | Jana | BEL | 23 | 0:45:30 | |
| 21 | 54 | VAN DE REE | Monique | NED | 31 | 0:45:35 | |
| 22 | 36 | CRUMPTON | Bethany | GBR | TARTELETTO - ISOREX | 25 | 0:45:37 |
| 23 | 39 | VAN DER BURG | Esther | NED | 21 | 0:45:52 | |
| 24 | 61 | KUIJPER | Elodie | NED | 19 | 0:46:09 | |
| 25 | 57 | BELLAERT | Axelle | BEL | 22 | 0:46:22 | |
| 26 | 45 | NOMDEN | Isa | NED | 16 | 0:46:22 | |
| 27 | 22 | CRABBÉ | Kiona | BEL | 18 | 0:46:22 | |
| 28 | 9 | MAES | Shana | BEL | 24 | 0:46:27 | |
| 29 | 52 | NOBUS | Anja | BEL | 45 | 0:46:32 | |
| 30 | 47 | VAN DE PUTTE | Kim | BEL | 35 | 0:47:09 | |
| 31 | 15 | VAN DEN BRANDE | Mirthe | BEL | 16 | 0:47:32 | |
| 32 | 7 | DE BRUYNE | Meg | BEL | 23 | 0:47:37 | |
| 33 | 21 | VERVLOET | Sterre | BEL | 16 | 0:47:42 | |
| 34 | 38 | VIDON | Amandine | FRA | 19 | 0:47:42 | |
| 35 | 59 | MEEUSEN | Liene | BEL | 20 | 0:47:42 | |
| 36 | 46 | SCHOE | Aimée | NED | 21 | 0:48:04 | |
| 37 | 40 | VAN LOY | Tess | BEL | 18 | 0:48:07 | |
| 38 | 16 | VERMEIR | Aurelie | BEL | 27 | 0:48:12 | |
| 39 | 33 | BROUWERS | Julie | BEL | 17 | 0:48:12 | |
| 40 | 14 | ZWAENEPOEL | Tessa | BEL | 18 | 0:48:29 | |
| 41 | 31 | VAN WATERSCHOOT | Famke | NED | 18 | 0:48:35 | |
| 42 | 11 | MICHELS | Laure | BEL | 19 | 0:48:35 | |
| 43 | 13 | VAN LOMMEL | Yenthe | BEL | 17 | 0:48:53 | |
| 44 | 34 | VAN WUNSEL | Lise | BEL | 19 | 0:49:05 | |
| 45 | 29 | VERMEERSCH | Eva | BEL | 19 | 0:49:12 | |
| 46 | 18 | ALLART | Océane | FRA | 19 | 0:49:20 | |
| 47 | 30 | PARAJON FUENTES | Maria | ESP | 17 | 0:49:36 | |
| 48 | 20 | DHONT | Kiona | BEL | 16 | 0:49:47 | |
| 49 | 32 | DE VOS | Nele | BEL | 21 | 0:50:01 | |
| 50 | 6 | VERSCHUEREN | Jolien | BEL | PAUWELS SAUZEN – BINGOAL | 29 | -2 LAPS |
| 51 | 17 | BOONEN | Valerie | BEL | 26 | -2 LAPS | |
| 52 | 50 | HEYMES | Axelle | FRA | 19 | -3 LAPS | |
| 53 | 23 | HAYES | Connie | GBR | 19 | -3 LAPS | |
| 54 | 8 | STORMS | Imke | BEL | 17 | -4 LAPS |
