After watching Ceylin Alvarado (Alpecin-Fenix) steal the victory twice in a row, Annemarie Worst (777) finally got her time in the spotlight.
The race ended in a tight finish, with Worst, Lucinda Brand (Telenet-Baloise Lions) and Yara Kastelijn (Credishop-Fristads) all sprinting for the win.
🎥 Bekijk hier de eindsprint op de Koppenberg tussen @AnnemarieMTB, @lucinda_brand en @Yarakastelijn in de openingsmanche van de Soudal Ladies Trophy! #SoudalLadiesTrophy #X2OBadkamersTrofee pic.twitter.com/AaygSIGz7e
— X²O Badkamers Trofee (@X2OTrofee) October 31, 2020
Worst came out on top while Brand and Kastelijin came in second and third respectively.
As usual, the race faced Dutch domination, with eight of the top 10 being Dutch.
Canadian Maghalie Rochette finished 16th.
Once again, we saw one of our regular columnists, Corey Coogan Cisek, in the race. This time, she placed 42nd.
See the full results below.
2020 X²O Badkamers Trofee Koppenbergcross Results: Elite Women
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WORST Annemarie | 777 | 44:30:00 |
| 2 | BRAND Lucinda | TELENET BALOISE LIONS | 0:04 |
| 3 | KASTELIJN Yara | CREDISHOP - FRISTADS | 0:10 |
| 4 | BETSEMA Denise | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | 0:57 |
| 5 | LECHNER Eva | STARCASINO CX TEAM | 1:15 |
| 6 | VAN ALPHEN Aniek | CREDISHOP - FRISTADS | 1:25 |
| 7 | ALVARADO Ceylin Del Carmen | ALPECIN - FENIX | 1:53 |
| 8 | PIETERSE Puck | ALPECIN - FENIX | 1:59 |
| 9 | VAN EMPEL Fem | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | 2:07 |
| 10 | VAS Blanka Kata | 2:15 | |
| 11 | KOPECKY Lotte | 2:26 | |
| 12 | ARZUFFI Alice Maria | 777 | 2:30 |
| 13 | VERDONSCHOT Laura | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | 3:06 |
| 14 | CLAUZEL Hélene | A.S. BIKE CROSSTEAM | 3:14 |
| 15 | KAY Anna | STARCASINO CX TEAM | 3:19 |
| 16 | ROCHETTE Maghalie | 3:23 | |
| 17 | FRANCK Alicia | PROXIMUS - ALPHAMOTORHOMES - DOLTCINI CT | 3:37 |
| 18 | DE BOER Sophie | 3:49 | |
| 19 | ROOIJAKKERS Pauliena | 3:54 | |
| 20 | BAKKER Manon | CREDISHOP - FRISTADS | 4:22 |
| 21 | CLAUZEL Perrine | A.S. BIKE CROSSTEAM | 4:35 |
| 22 | BARHOUMI Zina | 4:41 | |
| 23 | TRUYEN Marthe | TELENET BALOISE LIONS | 4:51 |
| 24 | VAN LOY Ellen | TELENET BALOISE LIONS | 5:09 |
| 25 | VERHOEVEN Suzanne | 5:23 | |
| 26 | NELSON Josie | TRINITY RACING | 5:42 |
| 27 | VANDERBEKEN Joyce | 5:45 | |
| 28 | NORBERT RIBEROLLE Marion | STARCASINO CX TEAM | 5:48 |
| 29 | MELLOR Amira | 6:48 | |
| 30 | MEISTROK Susanne | PROXIMUS - ALPHAMOTORHOMES - DOLTCINI CT | 7:06 |
| 31 | CRABBÉ Kiona | 7:25 | |
| 32 | VAN ANROOIJ Lindy | STARCASINO CX TEAM | 7:44 |
| 33 | DEVIGNE Camille | ARDENNES CROSS TEAM | 8:40 |
| 34 | DE WILDE Julie | IKO - CRELAN | 8:51 |
| 35 | VAN WUNSEL Lise | ||
| 36 | VAN DER BURG Esther | PROXIMUS - ALPHAMOTORHOMES - DOLTCINI CT | |
| 37 | BERTON Nina | ||
| 38 | DE VOS Nele | ||
| 39 | BASTIAENSSEN Fauve | ||
| 40 | GREENHALGH Laura | ||
| 41 | GEOGHEGAN Michelle | ||
| 42 | COOGAN CISEK Corey | ||
| 43 | KUIJPER Elodie | ||
| 44 | COMMISSARIS Caren | ||
| 45 | VERMEIR Aurélie | ||
| 46 | DE BRUYNE Meg | ||
| 47 | ROMBOUTS Tine | ||
| 48 | BARTHELS Maité | ||
| 49 | BEECKMANS Sara | ||
| 50 | BLANCHAERT Jo | ||
| 51 | VERSCHUEREN Jolien | ||
| VAN ANROOIJ Shirin | TELENET BALOISE LIONS | DNF | |
| ZWAENEPOEL Tessa | PROXIMUS - ALPHAMOTORHOMES - DOLTCINI CT | DNF |
