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Cyclo-Cross World Cup #8 - CDM

Roubaix, France, January 18, 2009

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Race 3 - January 18: Elite Women, 40 minutes

Cobblestone for Compton

World champion Kupfernagel wins World Cup

By Brecht Decaluwé in Roubaix, France

Katie Compton (Spike) solos to victory
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With only two weeks left until the cyclo-cross world championships, Katie Compton left her mark at the legendary vélodrome in Roubaix, France. The American national champion overcame what looked like a bad start, moved back to the front and out-classed the rest of the field in the mud.

World champion Hanka Kupfernagel finished second and wins the World Cup series. The German never finished worse than second place in World Cup events and with one more round to go her points lead is insurmountable. Dutch champion Daphny van den Brand struggled with the cold in Roubaix and finished third.

"I'm very happy with this win. It was so hard today as it was so muddy, making for a challenging course," Compton said. It is already the third World Cup victory of the season for Compton although winning a race on the vélodrome of Roubaix surely is more special than the other two rounds she won. "It's very special to race here. I always saw Paris-Roubaix on TV. Now I actually got to see the track and I even won on it," Compton said.

Compton had to battle hard for the victory and things didn't look great right after the start. "It was a false start," Compton claimed. "I hesitated to follow which made things worse; it was a false start where Hanka took a full bike length. It took me a lap to get back near the front," Compton said.

The 30 year-old from Colorado Springs bridged up to the leader's group after the first passage on the Roubaix vélodrome. World champion Hanka Kupfernagel and Dutchwomen Marianne Vos and Daphny van den Brand probably realized that the odds weren't good for them. During the second lap Compton steamed to the front with a smart move at the pit zone and a few moments later she attacked the leader's group. Young Vos got dropped and Van den Brand lost contact with the leaders after a small crash. Kupfernagel was the last one to get dropped and Compton started to build up an impressive lead over the rest of the field. "It was never easy but it felt good. I made a couple of mistakes but overall I liked it here," Compton said.

Daphny van den Brand handles the barriers.
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Kupfernagel didn't take time to talk to the press after the race but in her newsletter she said that she trained very hard this week. "It's fantastic to secure the overall win in the World Cup on a legendary place like the vélodrome in Roubaix," Kupfernagel wrote. While Kupfernagel didn't speak to the press, third place finisher Daphny van den Brand did and was clearly struggling with the cold after the race. "It was very cold. I had problems with the icy water on the course. It was so cold when my legs came in contact with it. After a few laps I got going but by then Hanka was too far away for me," Van den Brand said.

Marianne Vos held on to fourth place despite lacking form and the skills that were needed on a demanding course like the one in Roubaix. Christel Ferrier-Bruneau was the first local rider in sixth ahead of Helen Wyman and Rachel Lloyd, who finished as second American in seventh place.

The last World Cup round of the season will be held in Milano, Italy, next week. For the overall classification there's not much excitement to be expected. The top three will remain the same since Compton said she wouldn't be competing in Italy. "With my leg injury in mind, flying there would take away five training days and with the world championships coming up in two weeks I can't do that," Compton said. The US-champion also added that she wasn't happy with a late decision from the Roubaix organization and UCI to take out the steep downhill for the women's race. "They want to treat women's cyclo-cross equally to men's cross and then they make the course easier. Then again, there was enough left to make the difference. I have the power like all others but I have more skills," Compton said.

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Results

1 Katherine Compton (USA) Spike                                 41.48
2 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Itera-Stevens                          0.09
3 Daphny van den Brand (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida               0.42
4 Marianne Vos (Ned) DSB Bank Ladies Cycling-Team - VVHP         0.53
5 Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) France                          1.01
6 Helen Wyman (GBr) Vision 1 Racing                              1.37
7 Rachel Lloyd (USA) California Giant Cycling Team               1.47
8 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) France                                 1.51
9 Caroline Mani (Fra) France                                     1.59
10 Sanne Cant (Bel) A.D.S. Selle Italia Guerciotti               2.06
11 Sanne van Paassen (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida                 2.07
12 Nadia Triquet-Claude (Fra) France                             2.21
13 Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel (Ned)                              2.22
14 Saskia Elemans (Ned) Team Flexpoint                           2.46
15 Wendy Simms (Can) Kona Cyclocross Team                        2.54
16 Pavla Havlikova (Cze) KC Kooperativa SG Jablonec              3.08
17 Reza Hormes (Ned) Team ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida                  3.48
18 Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel) J&G Cycling Team                      3.49
19 Abke Francissen (Ned) Team Brabant 2000                       4.02
20 Nikki Harris (GBr) Sprinters Malderen                         4.16
21 Katrin Leumann (Swi) Switzerland                              4.40
22 Veerle Ingels (Bel) AVB - Cycling Team                        5.05
23 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Team Ton Van Bemmelen Sports-Merida     5.11
24 Gabriella Day (GBr) Vision 1 Racing                           5.12
25 Sabrina Schweizer (Ger) Rad-Union 191                             
26 Susan Butler (USA) MonaVieCannondale.com                      5.13
27 Daniela Bresciani (Ita) Italy                                 5.39
28 Eva Lechner (Ita) Italy                                       5.40
29 Mika Ogishima (Jpn)                                           5.43
30 Nicolle De Bie-Leyten (Bel) AVB - Cycling Team                5.45
31 Susanne Juranek (Ger) RSC Oldenburg v. 196                    5.48
32 Camille Darcel (Fra) VC Dinannais                             5.55
33 Elke Riedl (Aut) Team Vorarlberg Corratec                     5.59
34 Natasha Elliott (Can) EMD Serono-Stevens                      6.05
35 Gesa Bruchmann (Ger)                                          7.10
36 Christine Vardaros (USA)                                      7.18
37 Nancy Bober (Bel) Casa Verde Race Factory                     7.30
38 Lucie Lefevre (Fra) CC Etupes le Doubs pays de Montbéliard    7.36
39 Katrien Pauwels (Bel) Empella Czech Team                      7.49
40 Jana Kyptova (Cze) Johnson Controls AS MB                     8.10
41 Patsy Larno (Bel) Sport En Vermaak - Maarke-Kerkem            8.16
 
One lap behind
42 Gertie Willems (Bel) Wielerclub De Sprinters Malderen             
43 Lise Müller (Swi) Switzerland                                                                      
World Cup standings after seven rounds
 
1 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Itera-Stevens                         370 pts
2 Daphny van den Brand (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida              305
3 Katherine Compton (USA) Spike                                 270
4 Pavla Havlikova (Cze) KC Kooperativa SG Jablonec              209
5 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) VSLL Castres                          199
6 Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra)                                195
7 Helen Wyman (GBr) Vision                                      180
8 Sanne van Paassen (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida                 173
9 Saskia Elemans (Ned) Team Flexpoint                           168
10 Nadia Triquet-Claude (Fra)                                   145
11 Marianne Vos (Ned) DSB Bank Ladies Cycling-Team - VVHP       128
12 Sanne Cant (Bel) A.D.S. Selle Italia Guerciotti              128
13 Wendy Simms (Can) Kona Cyclocross Team                       127
14 Caroline Mani (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope                       126
15 Veerle Ingels (Bel) AVB - Cycling Team                       109
16 Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel) J&G Cycling Team                      96
17 Rachel Lloyd (USA) California Giant Cycling Team              82
18 Gabriella Day (GBr) Vision                                    80
19 Reza Hormes (Ned) Team ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida                  75
20 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Team Ton Van Bemmelen Sports-Merida     68
21 Georgia Gould (USA) Luna                                      67
22 Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel                                    53
23 Jana Kyptova (Cze) Johnson Controls AS MB                     50
24 Eva Lechner (Ita) C.S. Esercito - Colnago Cap                 48
25 Katerina Nash (Cze)                                           45
26 Abke Francissen (Ned) Team Brabant 2000                       43
27 Veronica Alessio (Ita) Team Colnago Arreghini                 38
28 Nikki Harris (GBr) Sprinters Malderen                         34
29 Linda Van Rijen (Ned)                                         32
30 Susan Butler (USA) MonaVieCannondale.com                      31
31 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) RTC De Stofwolk                          31
32 Mika Ogishima (Jpn)                                           25
33 Birgit Hollmann (Ger) BRC Zugvogel Berlin                     22
34 Elke Riedl (Aut) Team Vorarlberg Corratec                     19
35 Natasha Elliott (Can) EMD Serono-Stevens                      18
36 Daniela Bresciani (Ita) Team Colnago Cap Arreghini            17
37 Loes Sels (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Thompson Lad              16
38 Laura Van Gilder (USA)                                        15
39 Gertie Willems (Bel) Wielerclub De Sprinters Malderen         13
40 Jitka Skarnitzlova (Cze)                                      12
41 Katrin Leumann (Swi) goldwurst-power Sputnik                  12
42 Lise Müller (Swi) BMC-Seppey-Teker-Hottinger                  12
43 Deidre Winfield (USA)                                         10
44 Christine Vardaros (USA)                                       9
45 Nicolle De Bie-Leyten (Bel) AVB - Cycling Team                 9
46 Nancy Bober (Bel) Casa Verde Race Factory                      8
47 Susanne Juranek (Ger) RSC Oldenburg v. 196                     8
48 Sabrina Schweizer (Ger) Rad-Union 191                          6
49 Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) AC Bazancourt Reims               6
50 Jennifer Sagesser (Swi)                                        6
51 Zuzana Vojtasova (Svk)                                         5
52 Tessa Van Nieuwpoort (Ned) Team Flexpoint                      5
53 Martina Zwick (Ger)                                            4
54 Maureen Guichardot (Fra)                                       4
55 Marzena Wasiuk (Pol) Primus Lódz                               4
56 Anne Arnouts (Bel) Redsun Cycling Team                         4
57 Francis Keizer (Ned)                                           3
58 Jana Süß (Ger) 1a-crossteam                                    2
59 Katrien Pauwels (Bel)                                          1

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