Sven Nys leads Niels Albert through the sand at the GP Hasselt 2013 race. © Bart Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Marianne Vos is back to her winning ways, taking first today at Bpost Bank Trofee at Azencross in Loenhout. Behind her, Katie Compton (who took the win at Zolder the day prior) took second while Helen Wyman took third.
On the American side, Crystal Anthony was the top woman after Compton, finishing 13th after a great start. Nicole Duke took 18th right in front of Mo Bruno Roy, and Courtenay McFadden was in 23rd while Elle Anderson finished 26th. Christine Vardaros finished 37th.
In the men’s race, Sven Nys was back on top, followed by Rob Peeters and Niels Albert. For the Americans, only Jonathan Page was representing the US, and he DNFed the race. It was a race of redemption for Nys, who suffered from a spectacular crash and then chased down a heckler at last year’s race.
In the Junior race, the Americans attending EuroCrossCamp had a great day. Maxx Chance took seventh and Cooper Willsey took 11th. Gavin Haley was 14th, Austin Vincent, 20th, and Josey Weik came in 26th right in front of Grant Ellwood. Garrett Gerchar took 31st, with Liam Dunn in 33rd with Ian McShane right behind and Cormac Dunn in 44th.
In the U23 race, Logan Owen had his best European race of the season thus far, finishing in 13th. Dylan Page, also of the US, took 21st, with Andrew Dillman in 24th. Cody Kaiser just made it into top 30 in 29th, while Tobin Ortenblad was 31st. Samuel O’Keele was 36th, and Spencer Downing in 42nd.
Christmas week is nearly over, and for some racers, their stay in Europe is almost at an end as they prepare to come home to get ready for Nationals, just two weeks away!
Full results for Elite Men and Women as well as U23 and Junior:
bpost bank trofee #5 - Azencross Elite Women Results 2013
| 1 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 0:43:58 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Katie Compton (USA) Trek Cyclocross Collective | 0:00:47 |
| 3 | Helen Wyman (GBr) Kona Factory Racing | 0:01:04 |
| 4 | Sanne Cant (Bel) Enertherm-BKCP | 0:01:23 |
| 5 | Nikki Harris (GBr) Young Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | |
| 6 | Lucie Chainel (Fra) BH-SR Suntour-KMC | 0:01:45 |
| 7 | Sophie de Boer (Ned) Young Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 0:01:48 |
| 8 | Ellen Van Loy (Bel) DNCS-Pro 2012 Cycling Team | 0:01:55 |
| 9 | Eva Lechner (Ita) | 0:02:09 |
| 10 | Loes Sels (Bel) DNCS-Pro 2012 Cycling Team | 0:02:18 |
| 11 | Lucinda Brand (Ned) | 0:02:40 |
| 12 | Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 0:02:50 |
| 13 | Crystal Anthony (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:03:10 |
| 14 | Martina Mikulaskova (Cze) TJ Stadion Louny | 0:03:17 |
| 15 | Githa Michiels (Bel) Toka Print MTB Team | 0:03:20 |
| 16 | Anna van der Breggen (Ned) | 0:03:33 |
| 17 | Gabriella Durrin (GBr) Rapha-Focus | 0:03:36 |
| 18 | Nicole Duke (USA) Marin-Spy | 0:03:39 |
| 19 | Maureen Bruno Roy (USA) Bob's Red Mill p/b Seven Cycles | 0:04:01 |
| 20 | Monique van de Ree (Ned) | 0:04:17 |
| 21 | Thalita de Jong (Ned) | |
| 22 | Karen Verhestraeten (Bel) Up Cycling Team | 0:04:33 |
| 23 | Courtenay McFadden (USA) Bicycle Blue Book-HRS-Rock Lobster | 0:04:41 |
| 24 | Nikola Noskova (Cze) KC Kooperativa SG Jablonec | 0:04:50 |
| 25 | Arley Kemmerer (USA) C3-Twenty20 Cycling | 0:04:57 |
| 26 | Elle Anderson (USA) Cal Giant Berry Farms-Specialized | 0:05:01 |
| 27 | Jolien Verschueren (Bel) Cycling Team Drogenboom | 0:05:04 |
| 28 | Asa Maria Erlandsson (Swe) Varbergs MTB-Cube | 0:05:22 |
| 29 | Margriet Helena Kloppenburg (Den) Endura Lady Force | 0:05:41 |
| 30 | Lizzy Witlox (Ned) | 0:05:50 |
| 31 | Cindy Bauwens (Bel) | 0:06:31 |
| 32 | Ilona Meter (Ned) Giant | 0:07:00 |
| 33 | Katrien Thijs (Bel) Up Cycling Team | 0:07:21 |
| 34 | Mirre Stallen (Ned) | 0:07:29 |
| 35 | Shana Maes (Bel) Kriekel Cycling Team | 0:07:35 |
| 36 | Lindy Van Anrooij (Ned) ZRTC Theo Middelkamp | 0:07:36 |
| 37 | Christine Vardaros (USA) Team Stevens | 0:07:50 |
| 38 | Hilde Quintens (Bel) Cycling Team Zemst VZW | 0:08:03 |
| 39 | Stephanie Vaxillaire (Fra) Pedale Semuroise | 0:08:30 |
| 40 | Annelies Van Doorslaer (Bel) | 0:08:50 |
| 41 | Kristien Nelen (Bel) | 0:09:06 |
| -2laps | Gertie Willems (Bel) Kriekel Cycling Team | |
| -2laps | Cisek Corey Coogan (USA) | |
| -2laps | Ilse Vandekinderen (Bel) | |
| -2laps | Marijke De Pauw (Bel) Noord-West Brabant | |
| -2laps | Francine Meehan (Irl) | |
| -2laps | Tine Verdeyen (Bel) Cycling Team Zemst VZW | |
| -2laps | Silke Baumer (Bel) Vlaamse Triatlon & Duatlon CT | |
| -2laps | Lene Vrijsen (Bel) | |
| -2laps | Brenda Kaczmarczyk (Bel) | |
| -3laps | Cindy Diericx (Bel) Autoglass Wetteren Solar CT |
bpost bank trofee #5 - Azencross Elite Men Results 2013
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result | PaR | PcR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sven NYS | BEL | 37 | 1:01:52 | 80 | 80 |
| 2 | Rob PEETERS | BEL | 28 | 1:02:13 | 60 | 60 |
| 3 | Niels ALBERT | BEL | 27 | 1:02:16 | 40 | 40 |
| 4 | Klaas VANTORNOUT | BEL | 31 | 1:02:35 | 30 | 30 |
| 5 | Zdenek STYBAR | CZE | 28 | 1:02:40 | 25 | 25 |
| 6 | Philipp WALSLEBEN | GER | 26 | 1:02:46 | 20 | 20 |
| 7 | Wietse BOSMANS | BEL | 22 | 1:02:46 | 17 | 17 |
| 8 | Jim AERNOUTS | BEL | 24 | 1:02:50 | 15 | 15 |
| 9 | Julien TARAMARCAZ | SUI | 26 | 1:02:55 | 12 | 12 |
| 10 | Bart WELLENS | BEL | 35 | 1:03:02 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Twan VAN DEN BRAND | NED | 24 | 1:03:07 | 8 | 8 |
| 12 | Radomir SIMUNEK | CZE | 30 | 1:03:16 | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Bart AERNOUTS | BEL | 31 | 1:03:16 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Thijs VAN AMERONGEN | NED | 27 | 1:03:16 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Eddy VAN IJZENDOORN | NED | 28 | 1:04:00 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Kevin PAUWELS | BEL | 29 | 1:04:04 | ||
| 17 | Sven VANTHOURENHOUT | BEL | 32 | 1:04:13 | ||
| 18 | Tom MEEUSEN | BEL | 25 | 1:04:13 | ||
| 19 | Martin BINA | CZE | 30 | 1:04:27 | ||
| 20 | Micki VAN EMPEL | NED | 23 | 1:04:52 | ||
| 21 | Joeri ADAMS | BEL | 24 | 1:05:01 | ||
| 22 | Patrick GAUDY | BEL | 36 | 1:05:13 | ||
| 23 | Lubomir PETRUS | CZE | 23 | 1:05:32 | ||
| 24 | Steve CHAINEL | FRA | 30 | 1:05:55 | ||
| 25 | Patrick VAN LEEUWEN | NED | 28 | 1:05:59 | ||
| 26 | Sascha WEBER | GER | 25 | 1:06:40 | ||
| 27 | Kenneth HANSEN | DEN | 22 | 1:06:45 | ||
| 28 | Kevin CANT | BEL | 25 | 1:06:50 | ||
| 29 | Ian FIELD | GBR | 27 | 1:06:59 | ||
| 30 | Davy COMMEYNE | BEL | 33 | 1:07:02 | ||
| 31 | Stef BODEN | BEL | 23 | 1:07:35 | ||
| 32 | Kevin EECKHOUT | BEL | 24 | 1:08:14 | ||
| 33 | Niels KOYEN | BEL | 22 | 1:09:33 | ||
| 34 | Ben BERDEN | BEL | 38 | |||
| 35 | Agustin NAVARRO VIDAL | ESP | 35 | |||
| 36 | James SPRAGG | GBR | 26 | |||
| 37 | Yannick MAYER | GER | 22 | |||
| 38 | Max WALSLEBEN | GER | 23 | |||
| 39 | Alexander REVELL | NZL | 28 | |||
| 40 | Christoph AMBROZIAK | GER | 30 | |||
| 41 | Angus EDMOND | NZL | 37 | |||
| 42 | Shinya IKEMOTO | JPN | 35 | |||
| 43 | Christophe CAVAZZANA | FRA | 32 | |||
| DNF | Dieter VANTHOURENHOUT | BEL | 28 | |||
| DNF | Jonathan PAGE | USA | 37 | |||
| DNF | Mariusz GIL | POL | 30 | |||
| DNF | Mitchell HUENDERS | NED | 25 |
bpost bank trofee #5 - Azencross U23 Results 2013
| 1 | Wout Van Aert (Bel) | 0:52:38 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | David van der Poel (Ned) | 0:00:10 |
| 3 | Tim Merlier (Bel) | 0:00:15 |
| 4 | Toon Aerts (Bel) | 0:00:18 |
| 5 | Laurens Sweeck (Bel) | 0:00:22 |
| 6 | Jens Adams (Bel) | |
| 7 | Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) | 0:00:50 |
| 8 | Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) | 0:01:01 |
| 9 | Yorben Van Tichelt (Bel) | 0:01:14 |
| 10 | Stan Godrie (Ned) | |
| 11 | Jens Vandekinderen (Bel) | 0:01:18 |
| 12 | Michael Boros (Cze) | 0:02:02 |
| 13 | Logan Owen (USA) | 0:02:30 |
| 14 | Berne Vankeirsbilck (Bel) | |
| 15 | Jonas Pedersen (Den) | 0:03:01 |
| 16 | Daan Hoeyberghs (Bel) | |
| 17 | Jakob Skala (Cze) | |
| 18 | Hendrik Sweeck (Bel) | 0:03:25 |
| 19 | Severin Sgesser (Swi) | 0:03:34 |
| 20 | Braam Merlier (Bel) | 0:03:48 |
| 21 | Dylan Page (USA) | |
| 22 | Matej Lasak (Cze) | 0:04:12 |
| 23 | Lukas Mller (Swi) | |
| 24 | Andrew Dillman (USA) | 0:04:23 |
| 25 | Nicolas Cleppe (Bel) | 0:04:26 |
| 26 | Fabian Lienhard (Swi) | 0:05:06 |
| 27 | Maarten Craeghs (Bel) | 0:05:18 |
| 28 | Arne Tureluren (Bel) | |
| 29 | Cody Kaiser (USA) | 0:05:23 |
| 30 | Benjamin Gelabert (Fra) | 0:05:33 |
| 31 | Tobin Ortenblad (USA) | 0:05:45 |
| 32 | Gosse van der Meer (Ned) | |
| 33 | Ward Van Laer (Bel) | 0:06:07 |
| 34 | Antonin Marecaille (Bel) | 0:06:18 |
| 35 | Maxim Panis (Bel) | 0:06:28 |
| 36 | Samuel OÕKeele (USA) | 0:06:37 |
| 37 | Toki Sawada (Jap) | 0:06:45 |
| 38 | Rob Leemans (Bel) | |
| 39 | Kyle De Proost (Bel) | |
| 40 | Joseph Fox (GBr) | |
| 41 | Niels Buysen (Bel) | |
| 42 | Spencer Downing (USA) | |
| 43 | Nikolas Rud Ostergaard (Den) | |
| 44 | Karel Svrceni (Cze) | |
| 45 | Simon Kerquedan (Fra) | |
| 46 | Floris Wassenaar (Bel) | |
| 47 | Etienne Le Roux (Fra) | |
| 48 | Joseph Atkins (GBr) | |
| 49 | Gilles De Jaeger (Bel) |
bpost bank trofee #5 - Azencross Junior Results 2013
| 1 | Adam Toupalik (Cze) | 0:38:40 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Stijn Caluw (Bel) | 0:00:09 |
| 3 | Roman Lehky (Cze) | 0:00:16 |
| 4 | Sieben Wouters (Ned) | 0:00:35 |
| 5 | Pieter Van Roosbroeck (Bel) | 0:00:54 |
| 6 | Sybren Jacobs (Bel) | |
| 7 | Maxx Chance (USA) | 0:01:10 |
| 8 | Kelvin Bakx (Ned) | 0:01:18 |
| 9 | Bob Olieslagers (Ned) | 0:01:28 |
| 10 | Jordi Andries (Bel) | 0:01:33 |
| 11 | Cooper Willsey (USA) | |
| 12 | Adrian Sirek (Cze) | |
| 13 | Jorn Verbraken (Bel) | 0:01:37 |
| 14 | Gavin Haley (USA) | |
| 15 | Timon Ruegg (Swi) | |
| 16 | Lennert Van Hasselt (Bel) | |
| 17 | Lander loockx (Bel) | 0:01:44 |
| 18 | Thomas Verheyen (Bel) | 0:01:49 |
| 19 | Nolan Brady (USA) | 0:01:53 |
| 20 | Austin Vincent (USA) | 0:02:07 |
| 21 | Gert Smets (Bel) | 0:02:15 |
| 22 | Ribbert Brughmans (Bel) | |
| 23 | Lawrence Tibackx (Bel) | |
| 24 | Han Devos (Bel) | 0:02:20 |
| 25 | Matio Junquera (Spa) | |
| 26 | Josey Weik (USA) | 0:02:24 |
| 27 | Grant Ellwood (USA) | |
| 28 | Jef Van Belle (Bel) | 0:02:39 |
| 29 | Martin Matejcek (Cze) | |
| 30 | Senne De Meyer (Bel) | |
| 31 | Garrett Gerchar (USA) | 0:02:50 |
| 32 | Kevin van Bennekom (Ned) | 0:03:07 |
| 33 | Liam Dunn (USA) | 0:03:18 |
| 34 | Ian McShane (USA) | 0:03:24 |
| 35 | Danny Fox (GBr) | 0:03:52 |
| 36 | Dylan Bouwmans (Ned) | |
| 37 | Mart Muskens (Ned) | |
| 38 | Gianni Scoponi (Bel) | 0:04:23 |
| 39 | Dominik Vrana (Cze) | 0:04:36 |
| 40 | Samuel Debeer (Bel) | 0:05:01 |
| 41 | Robbe Commissaris (Bel) | |
| 42 | Jordi van Nobelen (Ned) | 0:05:34 |
| 43 | Laurens De Jonghe (Bel) | 0:06:05 |
| 44 | Cormac Dunn (USA) | 0:06:32 |
