Unbeatable Compton slides to World Cup lead
US champion holds off Dutch trio





US champion Katie Compton (Planet Bike) grabbed her fourth World Cup win of the season on the snow-covered course up and around the car circuit of Zolder in Belgium. Compton overtook Sanne van Paassen (Brainwash) in the World Cup rankings.
“We were all struggling and there was probably a good reason why the crowds were gathering at the steep drops. I crashed a lot but the snow is forgiving. I figured the riders behind me crashed a lot, too,” Compton said.
“I'm happy with the World Cup lead even though I'm only going to keep it until the next World Cup round,” Compton said. The 32-year-old American champion will skip the next round of the World Cup in Pont-Château, France, as she heads back home to Colorado. Compton will return to Europe for the final round in Hoogerheide in the Netherlands, which will be held one week before the world championships in Sankt-Wendel, Germany.
Compton trashed the opposition right from the start and despite several crashes, nobody was able to keep up with the US national champion. Early on, Van Paassen was the first chaser, but she quickly realized she was racing for second place. “Katie Compton is very strong, but technically I think the difference wasn't big,” Van Paassen said.
At almost a minute from Compton, world champion Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) won a hard-fought battle ahead of compatriot Van Paassen. “It was a matter of staying upright. Katie has the guts to do this; she's not afraid of anything,” Vos said.
At more than two minutes from the winner, Daphny van den Brand (ZZPR.nl) won the sprint for fourth place from Pavla Havlikova (Czech Republic). Sabrina Schweizer (Germany) was a surprising name in sixth position.
British champion Helen Wyman (Kona) never felt comfortable in the snow and eventually finished in 12th position, just ahead of Belgian champion Sanne Cant (BKCP-Powerplus).
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Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Katherine Compton (USA) Planet Bike-Stevens Bikes | 0:39:58 |
2 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 0:00:54 |
3 | Sanne van Paassen (Ned) BrainWash | 0:01:29 |
4 | Daphny van den Brand (Ned) ZZPR.nl | 0:02:10 |
5 | Pavla Havlikova (Cze) APB Cycling Team | 0:02:11 |
6 | Sabrina Schweizer (Ger) | 0:02:28 |
7 | Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) | 0:02:47 |
8 | Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | 0:02:48 |
9 | Linda van Rijen (Ned) | 0:03:07 |
10 | Jasmin Achermann (Swi) Fischer-BMC | 0:03:35 |
11 | Caroline Mani (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | 0:03:52 |
12 | Helen Wyman (GBr) Kona | 0:04:57 |
13 | Sanne Cant (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus | 0:05:20 |
14 | Nikki Harris (GBr) APB Cycling Team | 0:05:41 |
15 | Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) BrainWash | 0:06:01 |
16 | Ellen Van Loy (Bel) | 0:06:30 |
17 | Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) | 0:06:31 |
18 | Nadia Triquet-Claude (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | 0:07:20 |
19 | Susan Butler (USA) Hudz-Subaru | 0:07:25 |
20 | Maureen Bruno Roy (USA) Bob's Red Mill p/b Seven Cycles | 0:07:36 |
21 | Nicoletta Bresciani (Ita) | 0:08:01 |
22 | Arenda Grimberg (Ned) | 0:08:20 |
23 | Gabriella Day (GBr) The ChainStay-Renner | 0:08:53 |
24 | Sophie de Boer (Ned) ZZPR.nl | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Daniela Bresciani (Ita) | 0:09:05 |
26 | Nancy Bober (Bel) Style & Concept Cycling Team | 0:09:16 |
27 | Tessa Van Nieuwpoort (Ned) | 0:09:36 |
28 | Nikoline Hansen (Den) | 0:09:46 |
-1lap | Margriet Helena Kloppenburg (Den) Hitec Products Uck | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Nicole De Bie - Leyten (Bel) APB Cycling Team | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Anne Arnouts (Bel) Redsun Cycling Team | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Martina Mikulaskova (Cze) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Gertie Willems (Bel) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Helena van Leijen (Ned) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Nathalie Nijns (Bel) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Christine Vardaros (USA) Baboco - Revor Cycling Team | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Ayako Toyooka (Jpn) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Meredith Miller (USA) Tibco - To The Top | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn (Ned) ZZPR.nl | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Itera-Stevens | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Katherine Compton (USA) Planet Bike-Stevens Bikes | 240 | pts |
2 | Sanne van Paassen (Ned) BrainWash | 230 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Daphny van den Brand (Ned) ZZPR.nl | 190 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Pavla Havlikova (Cze) APB Cycling Team | 148 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Sanne Cant (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus | 147 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team | 135 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Helen Wyman (GBr) Kona | 126 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | 122 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Sophie de Boer (Ned) ZZPR.nl | 109 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Sabrina Schweizer (Ger) | 101 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 100 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Itera-Stevens | 98 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Caroline Mani (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | 96 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Linda van Rijen (Ned) | 95 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Arenda Grimberg (Ned) | 83 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Jasmin Achermann (Swi) Fischer-BMC | 81 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Nikki Harris (GBr) APB Cycling Team | 76 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) | 73 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) BrainWash | 71 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Nadia Triquet-Claude (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | 58 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Ellen Van Loy (Bel) | 51 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn (Ned) ZZPR.nl | 49 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Susan Butler (USA) Hudz-Subaru | 48 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Gabriella Day (GBr) The ChainStay-Renner | 46 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel) | 39 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Martina Zwick (Ger) | 29 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) | 28 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Nancy Bober (Bel) Style & Concept Cycling Team | 27 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Amy Dombroski (USA) Luna Pro Team | 24 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Jana Kyptova (Cze) | 22 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Nicole De Bie - Leyten (Bel) APB Cycling Team | 16 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Martina Mikulaskova (Cze) | 15 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Sabine Spitz (Ger) Central Pro Team | 13 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Tessa Van Nieuwpoort (Ned) | 12 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Maureen Bruno Roy (USA) Bob's Red Mill p/b Seven Cycles | 11 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Nicoletta Bresciani (Ita) | 10 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Daniela Bresciani (Ita) | 9 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Gertie Willems (Bel) | 7 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Helena van Leijen (Ned) | 5 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Nikoline Hansen (Den) | 3 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Margriet Helena Kloppenburg | 3 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Dorota Warczyk (Pol) | 2 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Christine Vardaros (USA) Baboco - Revor Cycling Team | 1 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Francesca Cucciniello (Ita) Guerciotti | 1 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
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