It was a wet day in Fayetteville and conditions were vastly different from those riders experienced in pre-ride on Tuesday.
From the start Jolanda Neff set a fast pace heading into the downhill, taking Kata Blanka Vas and Waterloo winner Marianne Vos with her in front of a group that contained Denise Betsema, Maghalie Rochette, and Lucinda Brand.
By Lap Two t looked like Waterloo all over again with Vos and Brand off the front of the race. In Lap Three Brand crashed in a box turn and Vos turned up the heat, opening a gap on the World Champion. Brand fought back and the two rode Lap 5 together until the fatigue set in and Vos started to show weakness. At the start of the last lap, the two were within 5 seconds but by the end of the descent, the gap had grown to about 15, with Vos looking to have crashed off camera.
Meanwhile, the chase was on for the last step of the podium. Denise Betsema caught Vos in the last lap bringing Puck Pieterse and Clara Honsinger within sight of the podium. Betsema broke free of Vos on the climb and extended her lead on Vos. By the stairs Pieterse and Honsinger were nearly in contact with Vos and Honsinger rode to close the gap. Just after the stone bridge, the American made the pass and held onto the position to take third overall behind Betsema and Brand.
Full Results below, stay tuned for a full report.
2021 Fayetteville Cyclocross World Cup Results: Elite Women
| Position | Bib | Rider | Team | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 | BRAND Lucinda | BALOISE TREK LIONS | NED | 51:46 |
| 2. | 2 | BETSEMA Denise | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | NED | +0:09 |
| 3. | 24 | HONSINGER Clara | CANNONDALE/CYCLOCROSSWORLD | USA | +0:16 |
| 4. | 7 | VOS Marianne | JUMBO-VISMA WOMEN TEAM | NED | +0:26 |
| 5. | 9 | * PIETERSE Puck | ALPECIN - FENIX | NED | +0:28 |
| 6. | 54 | * VAS Kata Blanka | TEAM SD WORX | HUN | +0:29 |
| 7. | 45 | ROCHETTE Maghalie | CAN | +0:49 | |
| 8. | 3 | WORST Annemarie | 777 | NED | +1:22 |
| 9. | 4 | KASTELIJN Yara | IKO - CRELAN | NED | +1:35 |
| 10. | 52 | NASH Katerina | CZE | +1:46 | |
| 11. | 11 | * VAN ANROOIJ Shirin | BALOISE TREK LIONS | NED | +1:50 |
| 12. | 51 | NEFF Jolanda | TREK FACTORY RACING CX | SUI | +1:58 |
| 13. | 5 | * VAN EMPEL Fem | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | NED | +2:14 |
| 14. | 8 | VAN DER HEIJDEN Inge | 777 | NED | +2:35 |
| 15. | 15 | * REALINI Gaia | SELLE ITALIA - GUERCIOTTI - ELITE | ITA | +2:42 |
| 16. | 16 | PERSICO Silvia | VALCAR - TRAVEL & SERVICE | ITA | +2:58 |
| 17. | 20 | FRANCK Alicia | PROXIMUS - ALPHAMOTORHOMES - DOLTCINI CT | BEL | +2:58 |
| 18. | 27 | * CLOUSE Katie | CANNONDALE/CYCLOCROSSWORLD | USA | +3:03 |
| 19. | 13 | ARZUFFI Alice Maria | VALCAR - TRAVEL & SERVICE | ITA | +3:04 |
| 20. | 14 | LECHNER Eva | TRINX FACTORY TEAM | ITA | +3:19 |
| 21. | 32 | * MUNRO Madigan | TREK FACTORY RACING CX | USA | +3:27 |
| 22. | 40 | MANI Caroline | FRA | +3:42 | |
| 23. | 6 | VAN ALPHEN Aniek | 777 | NED | +3:52 |
| 24. | 44 | * SCHREIBER Marie | TORMANS - CIRCUS CYCLO CROSS TEAM | LUX | +4:04 |
| 25. | 19 | CANT Sanne | IKO - CRELAN | BEL | +4:14 |
| 26. | 43 | * HARNDEN Harriet | TREK FACTORY RACING CX | GBR | +4:27 |
| 27. | 10 | BAKKER Manon | IKO - CRELAN | NED | +4:41 |
| 28. | 25 | FAHRINGER Rebecca | USA | +5:09 | |
| 29. | 21 | VAN LOY Ellen | BEL | +5:26 | |
| 30. | 26 | NUSS Raylyn | USA | +5:41 | |
| 31. | 33 | BERNSTEIN Caitlin | USA | +6:02 | |
| 32 | 35 | MEGALIE Anna | USA | 57:49:00 | |
| 33 | 28 | Zaveta Erica | USA | 58:31:00 | |
| 34 | 46 | MCGILL Sidney | CAN | 59:13:00 | |
| 35 | 37 | ZOERNER Lauren | USA | 59:54:00 | |
| 36 | 18 | BRAMATI Lucia | TRINX FACTORY TEAM | ITA | 1:00:15 |
| 37 | 30 | ANTHONY Crystal | USA | -1 LAP | |
| 38 | 29 | ARENSMAN Hannah | USA | -1 LAP | |
| 39 | 48 | HOLMGREN Ava | CAN | -1 LAP | |
| 40 | 22 | PEETERS Jinse | PROXIMUS - ALPHAMOTORHOMES - DOLTCINI CT | BEL | -1 LAP |
| 41 | 36 | TOOLEY Bridget | USA | -1 LAP | |
| 42 | 49 | HOLMGREN Isabella | CAN | -1 LAP | |
| 43 | 47 | BRADBURY Nicole | CAN | -1 LAP | |
| 44 | 34 | WERNER Emily | USA | -1 LAP | |
| 45 | 50 | KELLY Siobhan | CAN | -1 LAP | |
| 46 | 31 | KEOUGH Kaitlin | CANNONDALE/CYCLOCROSSWORLD | USA | DNF |
| 47 | 23 | BROUWERS Julie | BEL | DNF | |
| 48 | 53 | LARKIN Maria | IRL | DNS |
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