MOL, BELGIUM—Capitalizing on Sanne Cant’s absence, Jolien Verschueren (Young Telenet-Fidea) was able to take the win in a wide-open Elite Women’s field at Zilvermeercross.
Verschueren suffered a slower-than-usual, and took the first few laps to work her way up to the leading group, featuring Elle Anderson (SRAM / Strava), Sanne van Paassen (Boels-Dolmans), Sabrina Stultiens (Rabo-Liv) and Laura Verdonschot (Kalas-Essers-NNof).
Verschueren quickly made her way by her rivals and took the victory solo, followed by Stultiens and van Paassen.
American Elle Anderson finished sixth after a strong start, and fellow American and CXM Contributor Christine Vardaros finished 20th.
Cant was sidelined by a torn muscle in her ribs, suffered in a crash.
Be sure to check out our Zilvermeercross Elite Men’s race report to read about Wout van Aert’s win—his twelfth of the season.
Zilvermeercross Elite Women's Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jolien VERSCHUEREN | BEL | 25 | 43:46:00 |
| 2 | Sabrina STULTIENS | NED | 22 | 44:03:00 |
| 3 | Sanne VAN PAASSEN | NED | 27 | 44:11:00 |
| 4 | Laura VERDONSCHOT | BEL | 19 | 44:13:00 |
| 5 | Loes SELS | BEL | 30 | 44:13:00 |
| 6 | Elle ANDERSON | USA | 27 | 44:27:00 |
| 7 | Ellen VAN LOY | BEL | 35 | 45:14:00 |
| 8 | Joyce VANDERBEKEN | BEL | 31 | 45:50:00 |
| 9 | Bianca VAN DEN HOEK | NED | 39 | 45:55:00 |
| 10 | Shana MAES | BEL | 20 | 46:35:00 |
| 11 | Karen VERHESTRAETEN | BEL | 24 | 46:50:00 |
| 12 | Esmee OOSTERMAN | NED | 19 | 47:18:00 |
| 13 | Fleur NAGENGAST | NED | 17 | 47:31:00 |
| 14 | Lindy VAN ANROOIJ | NED | 19 | 47:38:00 |
| 15 | Karlijn SWINKELS | NED | 17 | 48:18:00 |
| 16 | Suzanne VERHOEVEN | NED | 19 | 48:27:00 |
| 17 | Asa Maria ERLANDSSON | SWE | 41 | 49:06:00 |
| 18 | Katrien THIJS | BEL | 30 | 49:42:00 |
| 19 | Esther VAN DER BURG | NED | 17 | 49:47:00 |
| 20 | Christine VARDAROS | USA | 46 | 49:47:00 |
| 21 | Joyce HEYNS | BEL | 17 | 50:51:00 |
| 22 | Birgit MASSAGÉ | BEL | 25 | 51:05:00 |
| 23 | Judith VISSER | NED | 30 | 51:34:00 |
| 24 | Jinse PEETERS | BEL | 16 | 51:37:00 |
| 25 | Meg DE BRUYNE | BEL | 19 | |
| 26 | Caren COMMISSARIS | BEL | 21 | |
| 27 | Lana VERBERNE | NED | 23 | |
| 28 | Jara NOèL | BEL | 16 | |
| 29 | Kristien NELEN | BEL | 37 | |
| 30 | Anja GELDHOF | BEL | 42 | |
| 31 | Kelly GREEFS | BEL | 35 | |
| 32 | Tine VERDEYEN | BEL | 26 | |
| 33 | Yenthe BOONS | BEL | 18 | |
| 34 | Lara DEFOUR | BEL | 18 | |
| 35 | Chantal VERSTRATEN | NED | 22 |
