Sanne Cant looks to end the season on a high note. © Start-Box/Wouter Toelen
Mathieu van der Poel (BKCP-Powerplus) followed up his Men’s Elite win at the 2014 Boels Classic Heerlen with another today, this one while wearing the rainbow jersey of the World Champion. The young rider spent most of the race battling with fellow World’s podium racer Lars van der Haar (Giant-Shimano), which proved to be one of the most vicious battles of the day.
World Cup winner Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb Napoleon Games) spent much of the race battling the younger riders, although he finished in fourth as Vincent Baestaens (BKCP-Powerplus) was able to capture the final podium spot.
Jonathan Page, who is wrapping up his last European season in his career, took 16th place.
Sanne Cant won the Boels Classic Heerlen with more than enough time to zip up her kit and pose for the crowd as she finished across the line eight seconds ahead of second place. On the podium, she was joined by Nikki Harris and Ellen Van Loy, the latter who was 50 seconds behind the leader.
Swiss rider Johan Jacobs followed his win last week with another in the Juniors Race, well ahead of the field. Belgian rider Jappe Jaspers took second place, with Dutch rider Maik van der Heijden rounding out the podium. Mitch Groot followed them up in fourth.
Women's Elite Race, 2015 Boels Classic Internationale Cyclo-cross Heerlen
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanne CANT | BEL | 25 | 41:13:00 |
| 2 | Nikki HARRIS | GBR | 29 | 41:21:00 |
| 3 | Ellen VAN LOY | BEL | 35 | 42:03:00 |
| 4 | Helen WYMAN | GBR | 34 | 42:30:00 |
| 5 | Sanne VAN PAASSEN | NED | 27 | 43:49:00 |
| 6 | Lisa JACOBS | AUS | 34 | 44:08:00 |
| 7 | Loes SELS | BEL | 30 | 44:31:00 |
| 8 | Maud KAPTHEIJNS | NED | 21 | 44:50:00 |
| 9 | Esmee OOSTERMAN | NED | 19 | 45:52:00 |
| 10 | Asa Maria ERLANDSSON | SWE | 41 | 46:07:00 |
| 11 | Bianca VAN DEN HOEK | NED | 39 | 46:11:00 |
| 12 | Lotte JACOBS | NED | 27 | 46:25:00 |
| 13 | Joyce VANDERBEKEN | BEL | 31 | 47:40:00 |
| 14 | Reza HORMES | NED | 48 | 47:46:00 |
| 15 | Karlijn Swinkels | NED | 17 | 47:47:00 |
| 16 | Linda TER BEEK | NED | 28 | 48:28:00 |
| 17 | Christine VARDAROS | USA | 46 | 48:41:00 |
| 18 | Lotte EIKELENBOOM | NED | 19 | 49:10:00 |
| 19 | Suzie GODART | LUX | 53 | 49:17:00 |
| 20 | Geerte HOEKE | NED | 25 | 49:28:00 |
| 21 | Suzanne VERHOEVEN | NED | 19 | 49:50:00 |
| 22 | Maaike de Heij | NED | 17 | |
| 23 | Esther van der Burg | NED | 17 | |
| 24 | Milou MEEUSE | NED | 23 | |
| 25 | Floor Weerink | NED | 17 | |
| 26 | Meg DE BRUYNE | BEL | 19 | |
| 27 | Claudie Peels | NED | 18 |
Men's Elite Race, 2015 Boels Classic Internationale Cyclo-cross Heerlen
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathieu VAN DER POEL | NED | 20 | 1:03:07 |
| 2 | Lars VAN DER HAAR | NED | 24 | 1:03:20 |
| 3 | Vincent BAESTAENS | BEL | 26 | 1:03:52 |
| 4 | Kevin PAUWELS | BEL | 31 | 1:03:52 |
| 5 | Jens ADAMS | BEL | 23 | 1:04:42 |
| 6 | Martijn BUDDING | NED | 20 | 1:05:04 |
| 7 | David VAN DER POEL | NED | 23 | 1:05:29 |
| 8 | Thomas JOSEPH | BEL | 19 | 1:05:40 |
| 9 | Stan GODRIE | NED | 22 | 1:05:52 |
| 10 | Joeri ADAMS | BEL | 26 | 1:06:17 |
| 11 | Joris NIEUWENHUIS | NED | 19 | 1:07:02 |
| 12 | Patrick VAN LEEUWEN | NED | 30 | 1:07:24 |
| 13 | Clément LHOTELLERIE | FRA | 29 | 1:07:33 |
| 14 | Michael BOROS | CZE | 23 | 1:08:13 |
| 15 | Twan VAN DEN BRAND | NED | 26 | 1:09:08 |
| 16 | Jonathan PAGE | USA | 39 | 1:09:45 |
| 17 | Ward VAN LAER | BEL | 20 | 1:10:06 |
| 18 | Niels WUBBEN | NED | 27 | |
| 19 | Angelo DE CLERCQ | BEL | 24 | |
| 20 | James SPRAGG | GBR | 28 | |
| 21 | Koen VAN DIJKE | NED | 19 | |
| 22 | Lubomir PETRUS | CZE | 25 | |
| 23 | Mariusz GIL | POL | 32 | |
| 24 | Kelvin BAKX | NED | 19 | |
| 25 | Koen WEIJERS | NED | 21 | |
| 26 | Bjorn VAN DER HEIJDEN | NED | 20 |
The following thumbnail videos were posted by L1 News, a local Dutch news-program covering the event:
