Since the start of the 2021 road season, we’ve seen cyclocross racers past and present be extremely competitive in this year’s early spring and cobbled classics. In the 2019 edition of Amstel, we of course witnessed the incredible come-from-behind win by Mathieu van der Poel that even surprised Mathieu himself.
The start of the Ardennes Classics however usually signals the time for the climbers and Puncheurs, ala Julian Alaphilippe, Alejandro Valverde, Michal Kwiatkowski, Michael Matthews, and Vuelta España winner Primož Roglič.
But as you might imagine, if we’re reporting on it, cyclocrossers probably featured prominently at the Amstel Gold, and boy did they ever on Sunday, even with the defending champ Mathieu van der Poel skipping the race. Have a watch with the Eurosport highlights below.
While several of them were in the top ten, once again it was cyclocross superstars Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Tom Pidcock (Ineos-Grenadiers) who went for a sequel to Wednesday’s Brabantse Pijl the win in a thrilling, almost too close to call finish in the Ardennes opener.
A tie?
Come on….that's a tie. What an incredible finish. #amstelgold pic.twitter.com/euFegtLgnt
— Gavin Day (@gavinlday) April 18, 2021
The final podium:
See the full results below.
2021 De Brabantse Pijl Results: Elite Women
| Rank | BIB | Last Name | First Name | Country | Team | Age | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 86 | WINDER | Ruth | USA | TREK - SEGAFREDO | 28 | 3:20:00 |
| 2 | 6 | VOLLERING | Demi | NED | TEAM SD WORX | 25 | 0:00:00 |
| 3 | 221 | BALSAMO | Elisa | ITA | VALCAR - TRAVEL & SERVICE | 23 | 0:00:00 |
| 4 | 25 | THOMAS | Leah | USA | MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN | 32 | 0:00:00 |
| 5 | 132 | LOWDEN | Joscelin | GBR | DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMPUR | 34 | 0:00:00 |
| 6 | 62 | LABOUS | Juliette | FRA | TEAM DSM | 23 | 0:00:06 |
| 7 | 2 | MOOLMAN-PASIO | Ashleigh | RSA | TEAM SD WORX | 36 | 0:00:57 |
| 8 | 51 | FAHLIN | Emilia | SWE | FDJ NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE FUTUROSCOPE | 33 | 0:00:57 |
| 9 | 82 | BRAND | Lucinda | NED | TREK - SEGAFREDO | 32 | 0:00:57 |
| 10 | 16 | ROOIJAKKERS | Pauliena | NED | LIV RACING | 28 | 0:00:57 |
| 11 | 85 | WILES | Tayler | USA | TREK - SEGAFREDO | 32 | 0:00:57 |
| 12 | 223 | GUAZZINI | Vittoria | ITA | VALCAR - TRAVEL & SERVICE | 21 | 0:00:57 |
| 13 | 11 | STULTIENS | Sabrina | NED | LIV RACING | 28 | 0:00:57 |
| 14 | 41 | AMIALIUSIK | Alena | BLR | CANYON//SRAM RACING | 32 | 0:00:57 |
| 15 | 91 | SIERRA CANADILLA | Arlenis | CUB | A.R. MONEX WOMEN'S PRO CYCLING TEAM | 29 | 0:00:57 |
| 16 | 111 | DE JONG | Thalita | NED | BINGOAL CASINO - CHEVALMEIRE | 28 | 0:00:57 |
| 17 | 211 | STEPHENS | Lauren | USA | TEAM TIBCO - SILICON VALLEY BANK | 35 | 0:00:57 |
| 18 | 22 | AALERUD | Katrine | NOR | MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN | 27 | 0:00:57 |
| 19 | 73 | SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ | Ane | ESP | TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE | 31 | 0:00:57 |
| 20 | 144 | LUTRO | Amalie | NOR | TEAM COOP-HITEC PRODUCTS | 21 | 0:00:57 |
| 21 | 102 | BORGHESI | Letizia | ITA | AROMITALIA BASSO BIKES VAIANO | 23 | 0:00:57 |
| 22 | 151 | MEERTENS | Lone | BEL | LOTTO SOUDAL LADIES | 23 | 0:00:57 |
| 23 | 13 | DEMEY | Valerie | BEL | LIV RACING | 27 | 0:00:57 |
| 24 | 92 | MERINO CORTAZAR | Eider | ESP | A.R. MONEX WOMEN'S PRO CYCLING TEAM | 27 | 0:00:57 |
| 25 | 3 | FISHER-BLACK | Niamh | NZL | TEAM SD WORX | 21 | 0:00:57 |
| 26 | 185 | SHARPE | Amelia | GBR | NXTG RACING | 20 | 0:00:57 |
| 27 | 5 | SHACKLEY | Anna | GBR | TEAM SD WORX | 20 | 0:00:57 |
| 28 | 75 | WILLIAMS | Georgia | NZL | TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE | 28 | 0:00:57 |
| 29 | 164 | HEINE | Vita | NOR | MASSI TACTIC WOMEN TEAM | 37 | 0:00:57 |
| 30 | 94 | RAGUSA | Katia | ITA | A.R. MONEX WOMEN'S PRO CYCLING TEAM | 24 | 0:00:57 |
| 31 | 191 | BREDEWOLD | Mischa | NED | PARKHOTEL VALKENBURG | 21 | 0:00:57 |
| 32 | 213 | GIGANTE | Sarah | AUS | TEAM TIBCO - SILICON VALLEY BANK | 21 | 0:00:57 |
| 33 | 14 | JASKULSKA | Marta | POL | LIV RACING | 21 | 0:00:57 |
| 34 | 93 | SALAZAR VAZQUEZ | Lizbeth Yareli | MEX | A.R. MONEX WOMEN'S PRO CYCLING TEAM | 25 | 0:00:57 |
| 35 | 71 | ENSING | Janneke | NED | TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE | 35 | 0:00:57 |
| 36 | 21 | VAN VLEUTEN | Annemiek | NED | MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN | 39 | 0:00:57 |
| 37 | 84 | VAN ANROOIJ | Shirin | NED | TREK - SEGAFREDO | 19 | 0:00:57 |
| 38 | 61 | RIVERA | Coryn | USA | TEAM DSM | 29 | 0:00:57 |
| 39 | 83 | HANSON | Lauretta | AUS | TREK - SEGAFREDO | 27 | 0:00:57 |
| 40 | 1 | VAN DEN BROEK-BLAAK | Chantal | NED | TEAM SD WORX | 32 | 0:00:57 |
| 41 | 42 | BRADBURY | Neve | AUS | CANYON//SRAM RACING | 19 | 0:00:57 |
| 42 | 206 | VAN DE VEL | Sara | BEL | TEAM RUPELCLEANING - CHAMPION LUBRICANTS | 27 | 0:00:57 |
| 43 | 165 | KERN | Špela | SLO | MASSI TACTIC WOMEN TEAM | 31 | 0:01:05 |
| 44 | 72 | KENNEDY | Lucy | AUS | TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE | 33 | 0:01:05 |
| 45 | 216 | YONAMINE | Eri | JPN | TEAM TIBCO - SILICON VALLEY BANK | 30 | 0:01:05 |
| 46 | 65 | PEPERKAMP | Esmée | NED | TEAM DSM | 24 | 0:01:09 |
| 47 | 186 | SOTO CAMPOS | Catalina Anais | CHI | NXTG RACING | 20 | 0:01:11 |
| 48 | 23 | ERIĆ | 1.502E+12 | SRB | MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN | 25 | 0:01:11 |
| 49 | 135 | PENTON | Sara | SWE | DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMPUR | 33 | 0:01:18 |
| 50 | 55 | LE NET | Marie | FRA | FDJ NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE FUTUROSCOPE | 21 | 0:01:18 |
| 51 | 52 | DUVAL | Eugénie | FRA | FDJ NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE FUTUROSCOPE | 28 | 0:01:23 |
| 52 | 184 | PLUIMERS | Ilse | NED | NXTG RACING | 19 | 0:02:21 |
| 53 | 125 | KULYNYCH | Olha | UKR | DOLTCINI - VAN EYCK - PROXIMUS CONTINENTAL TEAM | 21 | 0:02:21 |
| 54 | 43 | HARRIS | Ella | NZL | CANYON//SRAM RACING | 23 | 0:02:21 |
| 55 | 205 | SHARPE | Alice | IRL | TEAM RUPELCLEANING - CHAMPION LUBRICANTS | 27 | 0:02:21 |
| 56 | 196 | VAN DER HULST | Amber | NED | PARKHOTEL VALKENBURG | 22 | 0:02:21 |
| 57 | 194 | MARKUS | Femke | NED | PARKHOTEL VALKENBURG | 25 | 0:02:21 |
| 58 | 103 | ČEŠULIENĖ | Inga | LTU | AROMITALIA BASSO BIKES VAIANO | 35 | 0:02:21 |
| 59 | 63 | KIRCHMANN | Leah | CAN | TEAM DSM | 31 | 0:02:21 |
| 60 | 124 | VAN VELZEN | Bryony | NED | DOLTCINI - VAN EYCK - PROXIMUS CONTINENTAL TEAM | 25 | 0:02:21 |
| 61 | 193 | GERRITSE | Femke | NED | PARKHOTEL VALKENBURG | 20 | 0:02:21 |
| 62 | 225 | GASPARRINI | Eleonora Camilla | ITA | VALCAR - TRAVEL & SERVICE | 19 | 0:02:21 |
| 63 | 74 | TENNIGLO | Moniek | NED | TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE | 33 | 0:02:21 |
| 64 | 121 | VAN EYNDE | Fien | BEL | DOLTCINI - VAN EYCK - PROXIMUS CONTINENTAL TEAM | 23 | 0:02:21 |
| 65 | 4 | NOSKOVA | Nikola | CZE | TEAM SD WORX | 24 | 0:02:21 |
| 66 | 56 | MUZIC | Evita | FRA | FDJ NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE FUTUROSCOPE | 22 | 0:02:21 |
| 67 | 44 | HARVEY | Mikayla | NZL | CANYON//SRAM RACING | 23 | 0:03:08 |
| 68 | 181 | BORGSTRÖM | Julia | SWE | NXTG RACING | 20 | 0:03:40 |
| 69 | 153 | PARKINSON | Abby-Mae | GBR | LOTTO SOUDAL LADIES | 24 | 0:05:24 |
| 70 | 226 | POLLICINI | Silvia | ITA | VALCAR - TRAVEL & SERVICE | 23 | 0:05:24 |
| 71 | 53 | GROSSETETE | Maëlle | FRA | FDJ NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE FUTUROSCOPE | 23 | 0:07:49 |
| 72 | 233 | DE WILDE | Julie | BEL | PLANTUR-PURA | 19 | 0:11:11 |
| 73 | 162 | COLJÉ | Maaike | NED | MASSI TACTIC WOMEN TEAM | 24 | 0:11:11 |
| 74 | 136 | VAN 'T GELOOF | Maria Apolonia | NED | DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMPUR | 25 | 0:11:11 |
| 75 | 155 | VANDENBULCKE | Jesse | BEL | LOTTO SOUDAL LADIES | 25 | 0:11:11 |
| 76 | 156 | VANDER SANDE | Elise | BEL | LOTTO SOUDAL LADIES | 24 | 0:11:11 |
| 77 | 176 | WATERREUS | Kylie | NED | MULTUM ACCOUNTANTS LADIES CYCLING TEAM | 23 | 0:11:11 |
| 78 | 114 | BEX | Nathalie | BEL | BINGOAL CASINO - CHEVALMEIRE | 23 | 0:11:11 |
| 79 | 195 | NOOIJEN | Lieke | NED | PARKHOTEL VALKENBURG | 20 | 0:11:11 |
| 80 | 171 | VAN DER WOLF | Rosalie | NED | MULTUM ACCOUNTANTS LADIES CYCLING TEAM | 20 | 0:11:11 |
| 81 | 95 | SPEROTTO | Maria Vittoria | ITA | A.R. MONEX WOMEN'S PRO CYCLING TEAM | 25 | 0:11:11 |
| 82 | 173 | DELBAERE | Fien | BEL | MULTUM ACCOUNTANTS LADIES CYCLING TEAM | 25 | 0:11:11 |
| 83 | 201 | BETZ | Svenja | GER | TEAM RUPELCLEANING - CHAMPION LUBRICANTS | 26 | 0:11:11 |
| 84 | 113 | GHEKIERE | Justine | BEL | BINGOAL CASINO - CHEVALMEIRE | 25 | 0:11:11 |
| 85 | 175 | VAN HOUTUM | Céline | NED | MULTUM ACCOUNTANTS LADIES CYCLING TEAM | 24 | 0:11:11 |
| 86 | 45 | LUDWIG | Hannah | GER | CANYON//SRAM RACING | 21 | 0:11:11 |
| 87 | 215 | NEWSOM | Emily | USA | TEAM TIBCO - SILICON VALLEY BANK | 38 | 0:11:11 |
| 88 | 54 | GUILMAN | Victorie | FRA | FDJ NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE FUTUROSCOPE | 25 | 0:11:11 |
| 89 | 76 | ŽIGART | Urška | SLO | TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE | 25 | 0:11:11 |
| 90 | 131 | CHRISTIAN | Anna | GBR | DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMPUR | 26 | 0:11:11 |
| 91 | 141 | ANDERSSON | Caroline | SWE | TEAM COOP-HITEC PRODUCTS | 20 | 0:11:11 |
| 92 | 126 | STEIGENGA | Nicole | NED | DOLTCINI - VAN EYCK - PROXIMUS CONTINENTAL TEAM | 23 | 0:11:11 |
| 93 | 222 | ARZUFFI | Alice Maria | ITA | VALCAR - TRAVEL & SERVICE | 27 | 0:11:11 |
| 94 | 224 | MAGRI | Silvia | ITA | VALCAR - TRAVEL & SERVICE | 21 | 0:11:11 |
| 95 | 172 | DE SMEDT | Marijke | BEL | MULTUM ACCOUNTANTS LADIES CYCLING TEAM | 50 | 0:11:11 |
| 96 | 123 | BERTEAU | Victoire | FRA | DOLTCINI - VAN EYCK - PROXIMUS CONTINENTAL TEAM | 21 | 0:11:11 |
| 97 | 134 | MOBERG | Emilie | NOR | DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMPUR | 30 | 0:11:11 |
| 98 | 214 | KESSLER | Nina | NED | TEAM TIBCO - SILICON VALLEY BANK | 33 | 0:11:11 |
| 99 | 154 | PLICHTA | Anna | POL | LOTTO SOUDAL LADIES | 29 | 0:11:11 |
| 100 | 104 | LELEIVYTE | Rasa | LTU | AROMITALIA BASSO BIKES VAIANO | 33 | 0:11:11 |
| 101 | 81 | BACKSTEDT | Elynor | GBR | TREK - SEGAFREDO | 20 | 0:11:20 |
| 102 | 66 | SOEK | Julia | NED | TEAM DSM | 31 | 0:11:20 |
| 103 | 64 | OLAUSSON | Wilma | SWE | TEAM DSM | 20 | 0:11:20 |
| 104 | 112 | DE JONG | Demi | NED | BINGOAL CASINO - CHEVALMEIRE | 26 | 0:11:20 |
| 182 | HOOLWERF | Cathalijne | NED | NXTG RACING | 21 | DNF | |
| 26 | RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ | Gloria | ESP | MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN | 29 | DNF | |
| 183 | KNAVEN | Britt | BEL | NXTG RACING | 21 | DNF | |
| 192 | DE GAST | Belle | NED | PARKHOTEL VALKENBURG | 30 | DNF | |
| 202 | GRÖNDAHL | Antonia | FIN | TEAM RUPELCLEANING - CHAMPION LUBRICANTS | 26 | DNF | |
| 204 | GRIFFIN | Mia | IRL | TEAM RUPELCLEANING - CHAMPION LUBRICANTS | 23 | DNF | |
| 212 | ERATH | Tanja | GER | TEAM TIBCO - SILICON VALLEY BANK | 32 | DNF | |
| 236 | VAN MECHELEN | Gloria | BEL | LVIV CYCLING TEAM | 19 | DNF | |
| 232 | DE CLERCQ | Katrijn | BEL | 19 | DNF | ||
| 235 | TRUYEN | Marthe | BEL | PLANTUR-PURA | 22 | DNF | |
| 234 | FEYTENS | Ellen | BEL | 21 | DNF | ||
| 15 | KUIJPERS | Evy | NED | LIV RACING | 26 | DNF | |
| 145 | OLSEN | Ann Helen | NOR | TEAM COOP-HITEC PRODUCTS | 23 | DNF | |
| 101 | BALEIŠYTE | Olivija | LTU | AROMITALIA BASSO BIKES VAIANO | 23 | DNF | |
| 105 | MARCHESINI | Giulia | ITA | AROMITALIA BASSO BIKES VAIANO | 23 | DNF | |
| 106 | SCANDOLARA | Valentina | ITA | AROMITALIA BASSO BIKES VAIANO | 31 | DNF | |
| 122 | BAKKER | Minke | NED | DOLTCINI - VAN EYCK - PROXIMUS CONTINENTAL TEAM | 24 | DNF | |
| 143 | GÅSKJENN | Ingvild | NOR | TEAM COOP-HITEC PRODUCTS | 23 | DNF | |
| 174 | DUYCK | Ann-Sophie | BEL | MULTUM ACCOUNTANTS LADIES CYCLING TEAM | 34 | DNF | |
| 146 | RIFFEL | Christa | GER | TEAM COOP-HITEC PRODUCTS | 23 | DNF | |
| 96 | TEOLIS | Jade | FRA | A.R. MONEX WOMEN'S PRO CYCLING TEAM | 19 | DNF | |
| 161 | BENITO PELLICER | Mireia | ESP | MASSI TACTIC WOMEN TEAM | 25 | DNF | |
| 133 | MARTINS | Maria | POR | DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMPUR | 22 | DNF | |
| 163 | ESPINOLA SALINAS | Agua Marina | PAR | MASSI TACTIC WOMEN TEAM | 25 | DNF | |
| 166 | TRIAS JORDAN | Mireia | ESP | MASSI TACTIC WOMEN TEAM | 21 | DNF | |
| 142 | BOOGAARD | Emma | NED | TEAM COOP-HITEC PRODUCTS | 21 | DNF | |
| 46 | SHAPIRA | Omer | ISR | CANYON//SRAM RACING | 27 | DSQ | |
| 152 | NILSSON | Hanna | SWE | LOTTO SOUDAL LADIES | 29 | DNS | |
| 231 | CANT | Sanne | BEL | PLANTUR-PURA | 31 | DNS | |
| 116 | VAN DEN STEEN | Kelly | BEL | BINGOAL CASINO - CHEVALMEIRE | 26 | DNS |
