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Cyclocross World Cup – #4: Niels Vandeputte scores in Hulst, first success for Marie Schreiber

The 4th round of the Cyclocross World Cup took place today in Hulst, Holland. Tomorrow we move to Zonhoven, in neighboring Belgium, for the 5th test.

Elite men

Niels Vandeputte (Alpecin-Deceuninck) took control of the race early, setting the pace. Toon Aerts (Deschacht-Hens-FSP) crashed in one of the first corners, losing several positions. Vandeputte quickly established a four-second lead over Lars van der Haar (Baloise Trek Lions) and Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal teammates Michael Vanthourenhout and Eli Iserbyt.

Vanthourenhout led the chasing pack on the second lap, but crashed next to Iserbyt on one of the steep descents. Meanwhile, Felipe Orts (Ridley Team), Pim Ronhaar, Thibau Nys (Baloise Trek Lions) and Emiel Verstrynghe (Crelan-Corendon) returned from the back. The errors continued to pile up for the chasers. Vanthourenhout crashed again on the same descent, as did Van der Haar, Nys and Ronhaar. This only increased Vandeputte's lead, which reached 31 seconds at the halfway point of the race.

Orts and Iserbyt broke away from the chasing group and closed the gap to 24 seconds with three laps remaining. Orts looked comfortable in Hulst, pulling away from Iserbyt and starting a solitary pursuit of Vandeputte. He reduced the gap to 10 seconds, but in the end the Belgian prevailed. Vandeputte survived Orts' attacks and looked poised for victory as he entered the final lap. He ultimately crossed the finish line 9 seconds ahead of Felipe Orts, while Pim Ronhaar overtook Eli Iserbyt to take third place.

Classification

  1. VANDEPUTTE Niels BEL ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK DEVELOPMENT TEAM 21,143 57:55 –
  2. ORTS LLORET Felipe ESP RIDLEY RACING TEAM 21.087 58:04 +0:09
  3. RONHAAR Pim NED BALOISE TREK LIONS 21.022 58:15 +0:20
  4. ISERBYT Eli BEL PAUWELS SAUCES – BINGOAL 20,926 58:31 +0:36
  5. MASON Cameron GBR CYCLOCROSS REDS 20.795 58:53 +0:58
  6. VERSTRYNGE Emiel BEL CRELAN-CORENDON 20.706 59:08 +1:13
  7. VANTHOURENHOUT Michael BEL PAUWELS SAUCES – BINGOAL 20,609 59:25 +1:30
  8. AERTS Show CALL DESCHACHT- HENS-FSP 20.573 59:31 +1:36
  9. VAN DER HAAR Lars NED BALOISE TREK LIONS 20,543 59:36 +1:41
  10. MENUT David FRA AS BIKE RACING 20.501 59:44 +1:49

22. BERTOLINI Gioele ITA FAS AIRPORT SERVICES – GERCIOTTI 19,871 1:01:37 +3:42
41. CALLIGARO Cristian ITA KTM ALCHEMIST POWERED BY BRENTA BRAKES 18.462 -2 giri
45. CEOLIN Federico ITA 18,459 -2 laps
53. CECCHI Filippo ITA 17.257 -3 laps
54. PARENTI Nicola ITA 17.302 -3 laps

Complete ranking

Elite donne

As often happens, it was Luxembourger Marie Schreiber who took the lead from the start, followed by her Team SD Worx – Protime teammate Kata Blanka Vas. Lucinda Brand (Baloise Trek Lions) had a bad start, slipping off the pedal and immediately had to fight her way back up the pack. Schreiber set a high pace and after one lap he had built up a lead of 11 seconds.

Zoe Bäckstedt (Canyon//SRAM Racing) positioned herself as the lone pursuer, but the gap continued to grow. At the end of the second lap, she was joined by Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck), Annemarie Worst (Cyclocross Reds), Inge van der Heijden (Crelan-Corendon) and Lucinda Brand. At that point, the gap to the leader was already 28 seconds.

Halfway through the race, World Cup leader Brand found her rhythm and pushed the chasing pack forward, gradually chipping away at Marie Schreiber's lead. She left her fellow pursuers behind and did everything she could to close the gap to leader Luxembourg.

With a 16-second difference at the start of the final lap, Schreiber didn't panic. She remained in the lead from the first meter to the finish line, securing her first World Cup victory ahead of Lucinda Brand and Puck Pieterse.

Classification

  1. SCHREIBER Marie LUX TEAM SD WORX – PROTIME 19,541 53:45 –
  2. BRAND Lucinda NED BALOISE TREK LIONS 19.423 54:05 +0:20
  3. PIETERSE Puck NED FENIX-DECEUNINCK 19,376 54:13 +0:28
  4. WORST Annemarie NED CYCLOCROSS REDS 19.301 54:25 +0:40
  5. VAN DER HEIJDEN Inge NED CRELAN-CORENDON 19.233 54:37 +0:52
  6. BENTVELD Leonie NED PAUWELS SAUCES – BINGOAL 19,160 54:49 +1:04
  7. BACKSTEDT Zoe GBR CANYON//SRAM RACING 19.019 55:14 +1:29
  8. ALVARADO Ceylin del Carmen NED FENIX-DECEUNINCK 18.880 55:38 +1:53
  9. VAS Blanka THEIR TEAM SD WORX – PROTIME 18,787 55:55 +2:10
  10. BAKKER Manon NED CRELAN-CORENDON 18.704 56:10 +2:25

23. GARIBOLDI Rebecca ITA 17.781 59:05 +5:20
26. BORELLO Carlotta ITA BTC CITY LJUBLJANA ZHIRAF AMBEDO 17,565 59:48 +6:03
28. BARONI Francesca ITA NEXT – CYCLES – ALPHAMOTORHOMES CT 17.380 1:00:26 +6:41
38. BRAMATI Lucia ITA 17.014 1:01:45 +8:00
45. LECHNER Eva ITA 16,625 -1 giro
46. ​​BORGHESI Letizia ITA EF – OATLY – CANNONDALE 16.737 -1 lap
54. FONTANA Beatrice ITA 16.282 -2 giri
60. PAPO Alice ITA 16.184 -2 laps
72. ZANGA Marta ITA ISOLMANT – PREMAC – VITTORIA 15.774 -2 giri
CASASOLA Sara ITA CRELAN-CORENDON 18.778 ritirata

Complete ranking

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