Remembering Amy yesterday: Telenet Fidea’s Nikki Harris at Den Bosch, The Netherlands – Cyclo-cross Grote Prijs van Brabant. © Thomas van Bracht
The racing in Ronse today was “proper cyclocross racing,” complete with terrifying technical features that even the most seasoned elite racers were finding difficult to maneuver, even running downhill on occasion. Pro racers in the US watched the live feeds this morning with serious mud envy, and in Ronse, it was Nikki Harris and Sven Nys who emerged the victors of their respective races.
In the women’s race, Harris was followed by Helen Wyman, who we’re betting was thrilled to finally see mud after the bone-dry courses she’s been racing in the early season in the US, and Belgium’s Sanne Cant took home third.
For the men, the World Champion took the win by almost 20 seconds, but was followed by Czech racer Martin Bina and Belgian Niels Albert.
Bpost Bank Trofee #1 Ronse Elite Women 2013
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikki HARRIS | GBR | 38:09:00 | ||
| 2 | Helen WYMAN | GBR | 38:57:00 | ||
| 3 | Sanne CANT | BEL | 39:15:00 | ||
| 4 | Sabrina STULTIENS | NED | 39:31:00 | ||
| 5 | Sophie DE BOER | NED | 39:55:00 | ||
| 6 | Ellen VAN LOY | BEL | 40:20:00 | ||
| 7 | Pavla HAVLIKOVA | CZE | 41:09:00 | ||
| 8 | Githa MICHIELS | BEL | 41:45:00 | ||
| 9 | Esmee OOSTERMAN | NED | 43:14:00 | ||
| 10 | Lotte EIKELENBOOM | NED | 43:39:00 | ||
| 11 | Bianca VAN DEN HOEK | NED | 43:47:00 | ||
| 12 | Stephanie DE CROOCK | BEL | 43:56:00 | ||
| 13 | Jolien VERSCHUEREN | BEL | 44:17:00 | ||
| 14 | Laura VERDONSCHOT | BEL | 44:24:00 | ||
| 15 | Ayako TOYOOKA | JPN | 44:29:00 | ||
| 16 | Katrien THIJS | BEL | 44:37:00 | ||
| 17 | Margriet Helena KLOPPENBURG | DEN | 44:55:00 | ||
| 18 | Karen VERHESTRAETEN | BEL | 45:31:00 | ||
| 19 | Christine VARDAROS | USA | 46:25:00 | ||
| 20 | Hilde QUINTENS | BEL | 47:31:00 | ||
| 21 | Ilse VANDEKINDEREN | BEL | |||
| 22 | Shana MAES | BEL | |||
| 23 | Valerie BOONEN | BEL | |||
| 24 | Cindy DIERICX | BEL |
Bpost Bank Trofee #1 Ronse Elite Men 2013
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sven NYS | BEL | 57:07:00 |
| 2 | Martin BINA | CZE | 57:24:00 |
| 3 | Niels ALBERT | BEL | 57:27:00 |
| 4 | Klaas VANTORNOUT | BEL | 58:15:00 |
| 5 | Marcel MEISEN | GER | 58:15:00 |
| 6 | Thijs VAN AMERONGEN | NED | 58:15:00 |
| 7 | Lars VAN DER HAAR | NED | 58:37:00 |
| 8 | Philipp WALSLEBEN | GER | 58:43:00 |
| 9 | Bart AERNOUTS | BEL | 59:05:00 |
| 10 | Twan VAN DEN BRAND | NED | 59:18:00 |
| 11 | Tom MEEUSEN | BEL | 59:22:00 |
| 12 | Julien TARAMARCAZ | SUI | 59:31:00 |
| 13 | Lubomir PETRUS | CZE | 59:42:00 |
| 14 | Niels WUBBEN | NED | 59:59:00 |
| 15 | Thijs AL | NED | 1:00:12 |
| 16 | Wietse BOSMANS | BEL | 1:00:17 |
| 17 | Corne VAN KESSEL | NED | 1:00:46 |
| 18 | Rob PEETERS | BEL | 1:00:48 |
| 19 | Jonathan PAGE | USA | 1:01:06 |
| 20 | Kevin PAUWELS | BEL | 1:01:41 |
| 21 | Javier RUIZ DE LARRINAGA IBANEZ | ESP | 1:01:47 |
| 22 | Jan DENUWELAERE | BEL | 1:01:50 |
| 23 | Mariusz GIL | POL | 1:01:50 |
| 24 | Kevin EECKHOUT | BEL | 1:01:55 |
| 25 | Patrick GAUDY | BEL | 1:02:01 |
| 26 | Sven VANTHOURENHOUT | BEL | 1:02:04 |
| 27 | Joeri ADAMS | BEL | 1:02:41 |
| 28 | Patrick VAN LEEUWEN | NED | 1:02:50 |
| 29 | Ian FIELD | GBR | 1:03:10 |
| 30 | Kenneth VAN COMPERNOLLE | BEL | 1:03:18 |
| 31 | Eddy VAN IJZENDOORN | NED | 1:04:03 |
| 32 | Dieter VANTHOURENHOUT | BEL | 1:04:13 |
| 33 | Kevin CANT | BEL | |
| 34 | Mathieu WILLEMYNS | BEL | |
| 35 | Vincent BAESTAENS | BEL | |
| 36 | Niels KOYEN | BEL |
