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December 26, Elite Women: Zolder

Unbeatable Compton slides to World Cup lead

By:
Brecht Decaluwé
Published:
December 26, 2010, 14:37,
Updated:
December 26, 2010, 16:23

US champion holds off Dutch trio

Katie Compton (Planet Bike) moves into the World Cup lead.

Katie Compton (Planet Bike) moves into the World Cup lead.

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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).

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    
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    
-1lap Nicole De Bie - Leyten (Bel) APB Cycling Team    
-1lap Anne Arnouts (Bel) Redsun Cycling Team    
-1lap Martina Mikulaskova (Cze)    
-1lap Gertie Willems (Bel)    
-1lap Helena van Leijen (Ned)    
-1lap Nathalie Nijns (Bel)    
-1lap Christine Vardaros (USA) Baboco - Revor Cycling Team    
-1lap Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel)    
-2laps Ayako Toyooka (Jpn)    
DNF Meredith Miller (USA) Tibco - To The Top    
DNS Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn (Ned) ZZPR.nl    
DNS Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Itera-Stevens    
World Cup standings
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Katherine Compton (USA) Planet Bike-Stevens Bikes 240  pts
2 Sanne van Paassen (Ned) BrainWash 230  
3 Daphny van den Brand (Ned) ZZPR.nl 190  
4 Pavla Havlikova (Cze) APB Cycling Team 148  
5 Sanne Cant (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus 147  
6 Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team 135  
7 Helen Wyman (GBr) Kona 126  
8 Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 122  
9 Sophie de Boer (Ned) ZZPR.nl 109  
10 Sabrina Schweizer (Ger) 101  
11 Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 100  
12 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Itera-Stevens 98  
13 Caroline Mani (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 96  
14 Linda van Rijen (Ned) 95  
15 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) 83  
16 Jasmin Achermann (Swi) Fischer-BMC 81  
17 Nikki Harris (GBr) APB Cycling Team 76  
18 Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) 73  
19 Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) BrainWash 71  
20 Nadia Triquet-Claude (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 58  
21 Ellen Van Loy (Bel) 51  
22 Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn (Ned) ZZPR.nl 49  
23 Susan Butler (USA) Hudz-Subaru 48  
24 Gabriella Day (GBr) The ChainStay-Renner 46  
25 Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel) 39  
26 Martina Zwick (Ger) 29  
27 Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) 28  
28 Nancy Bober (Bel) Style & Concept Cycling Team 27  
29 Amy Dombroski (USA) Luna Pro Team 24  
30 Jana Kyptova (Cze) 22  
31 Nicole De Bie - Leyten (Bel) APB Cycling Team 16  
32 Martina Mikulaskova (Cze) 15  
33 Sabine Spitz (Ger) Central Pro Team 13  
34 Tessa Van Nieuwpoort (Ned) 12  
35 Maureen Bruno Roy (USA) Bob's Red Mill p/b Seven Cycles 11  
36 Nicoletta Bresciani (Ita) 10  
37 Daniela Bresciani (Ita) 9  
38 Gertie Willems (Bel) 7  
39 Helena van Leijen (Ned) 5  
40 Nikoline Hansen (Den) 3  
41 Margriet Helena Kloppenburg 3  
42 Dorota Warczyk (Pol) 2  
43 Christine Vardaros (USA) Baboco - Revor Cycling Team 1  
44 Francesca Cucciniello (Ita) Guerciotti 1