HEUSDEN-ZOLDER, Belgium—For the second straight year, the Elite Women’s race proved to be a dramatic, last-lap battle that kept spectators and the leading racers on their toes. Dutch road racer Thalita de Jong surged through the field to join the leaders and then leave them behind .
Thalita de Jong takes the Elite Women’s World Championship in Zolder.
The Americans were led home by Kaitie Antonneau in eighth. Katie Compton had a fast start but crashed in one of the first turns and finished 13th, with Elle Anderson just behind in 14th.
Teamwork! @usacycling women together in chase of the top 10. #cxworlds #CXZolder16 pic.twitter.com/FWkVi8Egxm
— Cyclocross Magazine (@cyclocross) January 30, 2016
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2016 Zolder Cyclocross World Championship - Elite Women's Results
| Rank | # | UCI | Name | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | NED19931106 | DE JONG Thalita | NETHERLANDS | 0:41:03 |
| 2 | 2 | FRA19870118 | MANI Caroline | FRANCE | +00:14 |
| 3 | 3 | BEL19901008 | CANT Sanne | BELGIUM | +00:24 |
| 4 | 9 | NED19901212 | DE BOER Sophie | NETHERLANDS | +00:24 |
| 5 | 14 | GBR19861230 | HARRIS Nikki | GREAT BRITAIN | +00:32 |
| 6 | 12 | NED19930708 | STULTIENS Sabrina | NETHERLANDS | +00:36 |
| 7 | 24 | ITA19850701 | LECHNER Eva | ITALY | +00:46 |
| 8 | 19 | USA19920101 | ANTONNEAU Kaitlin | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +01:12 |
| 9 | 33 | LUX19870225 | MAJERUS Christine | LUXEMBOURG | +01:25 |
| 10 | 10 | NED19881027 | VAN PAASSEN Sanne | NETHERLANDS | +01:44 |
| 11 | 15 | GBR19810304 | WYMAN Helen | GREAT BRITAIN | +01:51 |
| 12 | 16 | CZE19830420 | HAVLIKOVA Pavla | CZECH REPUBLIC | +01:55 |
| 13 | 18 | USA19781203 | COMPTON Katherine | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +01:57 |
| 14 | 23 | USA19880329 | ANDERSON Elle | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +02:03 |
| 15 | 27 | GER19851216 | BRANDAU Elisabeth | GERMANY | +02:15 |
| 16 | 34 | CAN19820211 | DYCK Mical | CANADA | +02:30 |
| 17 | 28 | ESP19831124 | NUNO PALACIO Aida | SPAIN | +02:32 |
| 18 | 4 | BEL19800916 | VAN LOY Ellen | BELGIUM | +02:53 |
| 19 | 5 | BEL19900507 | VERSCHUEREN Jolien | BELGIUM | +03:01 |
| 20 | 6 | BEL19850725 | SELS Loes | BELGIUM | +03:07 |
| 21 | 29 | ESP19900709 | GONZALEZ BLANCO Lucia | SPAIN | +03:11 |
| 22 | 7 | BEL19840826 | VANDERBEKEN Joyce | BELGIUM | +03:23 |
| 23 | 22 | USA19731226 | MILLER Meredith | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +03:25 |
| 24 | 20 | USA19861213 | MILLER Amanda | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +03:28 |
| 25 | 31 | POL19870122 | WASIUK Olga | POLAND | +03:40 |
| 26 | 17 | CZE19930813 | MIKULASKOVA Martina | CZECH REPUBLIC | +03:55 |
| 27 | 25 | ITA19930719 | BULLERI Alessia | ITALY | +04:58 |
| 28 | 30 | SVK19760204 | KESEG STEVKOVA Janka | SLOVAKIA | +05:15 |
| 29 | 35 | SWE19740130 | ERLANDSSON Asa Maria | SWEDEN | +05:18 |
| 30 | 8 | BEL19910423 | VERHESTRAETEN Karen | BELGIUM | +05:33 |
| 31 | 43 | SUI19911108 | HENZELIN Lise-Marie | SWITZERLAND | +05:59 |
| 32 | 21 | USA19801120 | ANTHONY Crystal | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +06:21 |
| 33 | 36 | SWE19890829 | EDVARDSSON Angelica | SWEDEN | +07:02 |
| 34 | 38 | JPN19910425 | YONAMINE Eri | JAPAN | +07:36 |
| 35 | 37 | ARG19920506 | GOMEZ Carolina | ARGENTINA | +08:00 |
| 36 | 42 | AUS19910804 | REDMOND Natalie | AUSTRALIA | +09:12 |
| 37 | 40 | AUS19741027 | SIMPSON Josie | AUSTRALIA | +10:40 |
| 38 | 41 | AUS19880410 | RHODES Therese | AUSTRALIA | +10:45 |
| 39 | AUS19810917 | JACOBS Lisa | AUSTRALIA | DNF1 |
