Van Den Brand wins in Kalmthout
Dutchwoman claims her first World Cup win of the season
Daphny Van den Brand won the fourth round of the women's World Cup in the snow of Kalmthout, in the North of Belgium. Along with World Champion Marianne Vos, she left the rest of the field behind from the opening lap of the race.
The two Dutch women dominated most of the technical race, but in the final lap Vos faltered to give Van den Brand the lead. Despite a tight race until the finish Van den Brand held on to her advantage and grabbed her first big win of the season.
Katherine Compton entered the race as World Cup leader and freshly crowned US-champion, but she didn't have the best start on 'home soil'. A resident of Kalmthout when in Belgium, Compton was still 10 seconds behind Vos and Van den Brand by the time she had worked her way through the chaos of the field behind. A lap later, Compton was riding solo 20 seconds from the leaders, a margin that would only grow before the end of the race.
Compton held on to finish third, 35 seconds from winner Van den Brand. However, it was enough for the American to maintain a narrow advantage in the overall World Cup standings.
Behind the top-three, Belgian talent Sanne Cant battled hard with experienced Hanka Kupfernagel for fourth place. Cant appeared to have the better of the duel, but it was Kupfernagel who threw her wheel first over the line.
Briton Helen Wyman abandoned the race after four laps.
1 | Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) | 0:36:33 |
2 | Marianne Vos (Ned) | 0:00:04 |
3 | Katherine Compton (USA) | 0:00:35 |
4 | Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) | 0:01:20 |
5 | Sanne Cant (Bel) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) | 0:01:37 |
7 | Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) | 0:02:22 |
8 | Caroline Mani (Fra) | 0:02:43 |
9 | Linda Van Rijen (Ned) | 0:02:47 |
10 | Lucie Chainel-Lefevre (Fra) | 0:02:59 |
11 | Pavla Havlikova (Cze) | 0:03:12 |
12 | Nikki Harris (Gbr) | 0:03:43 |
13 | Gabriella Day (Gbr) | 0:03:46 |
14 | Jasmin Achermann (Swi) | 0:03:49 |
15 | Nadia Triquet-Claude (Fra) | 0:04:00 |
16 | Reza Hormes (Ned) | 0:04:09 |
17 | Arenda Grimberg (Ned) | 0:04:13 |
18 | Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel) | 0:04:46 |
19 | Sophie De Boer (Ned) | 0:04:48 |
20 | Martina Zwick (Ger) | 0:04:49 |
21 | Maureen Demaret Guichardot (Fra) | 0:04:50 |
22 | Evelyn Staffler (Ita) | 0:04:51 |
23 | Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Veronica Alessio (Ita) | 0:04:57 |
25 | Eva Lechner (Ita) | 0:05:08 |
26 | Nancy Bober (Bel) | 0:05:16 |
27 | Rebecca Talen (Ned) | 0:05:21 |
28 | Nicoletta Bresciani (Ita) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Nikoline Hansen (Den) | 0:05:54 |
30 | Ellen Van Loy (Bel) | 0:06:27 |
31 | Martina Mikulaskova (Cze) | 0:06:30 |
32 | Susanne Juranek (Ger) | 0:06:32 |
33 | Zuzana Pirzkallova (Cze) | 0:06:33 |
34 | Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) | 0:06:35 |
35 | Nicole De Bie - Leyten (Bel) | 0:06:44 |
36 | Christine Vardaros (USA) | 0:06:46 |
37 | Karen Verhestraeten (Bel) | 0:07:34 |
38 | Daniela Bresciani (Ita) | 0:07:58 |
39 | Suzie Godart (Lux) Fenixs | 0:08:12 |
40 -1lap | Katrien Thijs (Bel) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Ayako Toyooka (Jpn) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Camille Darcel (Fra) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Vicki Thomas (Can) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Zuzana Vojtasova (Svk) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
1 | Katherine Compton (USA) Planet Bike | 210 | pts |
2 | Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida | 200 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Marianne Vos (Ned) DSB Bank Ladies Cycling-Team - VVHP | 160 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Sanne van Paassen (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida | 148 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) | 129 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Itera-Stevens | 110 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Sanne Cant (Bel) A.D.S. Selle Italia Guerciotti | 109 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Pavla Havlikova (Cze) KC Kooperativa SG Jablonec | 104 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Caroline Mani (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | 100 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Helen Wyman (GBr) Kona-FSA | 72 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Linda Van Rijen (Ned) | 69 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Nadia Triquet-Claude (Fra) | 68 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Gabriella Day (GBr) | 65 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel) J&G Cycling Team | 62 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Lucie Chainel-Lefevre (Fra) | 57 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Nikki Harris (GBr) AVB Cycling Team | 43 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Jana Kyptova (Cze) Johnson Controls AS MB | 41 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Reza Hormes (Ned) Team ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida | 39 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) | 38 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Sophie De Boer (Ned) | 38 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Katrin Leumann (Swi) goldwurst-power Sputnik | 37 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Team Ton Van Bemmelen Sports-Merida | 36 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Chix | 35 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Evelyn Staffler (Ita) | 31 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Rosa Maria Bravo Soba (Spa) | 29 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Saskia Elemans (Ned) Team Flexpoint | 29 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Maureen Demaret Guichardot (Fra) | 27 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Eva Lechner (Ita) C.S. Esercito - Colnago Cap | 26 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Veronica Alessio (Ita) Team Colnago Arreghini | 24 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Jasmin Achermann (Swi) Fischer-BMC | 20 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Nancy Bober (Bel) Casa Verde Race Factory | 16 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Susan Butler (USA) Monavie-Cannondale.com | 14 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Martina Zwick (Ger) | 11 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Camille Darcel (Fra) VC Dinannais | 11 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Francesca Cucciniello (Ita) Selle Italia Guerciotti A.S.D. | 10 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Marlène Morel Petitgirard (Fra) Vélo Club Ornans | 8 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Sabrina Schweizer (Ger) Rad-Union 191 | 7 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Suzie Godart (Lux) CCI Differdange | 7 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Veerle Ingels (Bel) AVB Cycling Team | 6 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Elke Riedl (Aut) Team Vorarlberg Corratec | 6 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Nikoline Hansen (Den) | 6 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Rebecca Talen (Ned) | 4 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Stefania Vecchio (Ita) G.S.Cicli Fiorin Despar | 4 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Nicoletta Bresciani (Ita) Team Colnago Cap Arreghini | 3 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Birgit Hollmann (Ger) BRC Zugvogel Berlin | 3 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Vicki Thomas (Can) Ottawa Cross | 3 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
47 | Christine Vardaros (USA) | 2 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
48 | Nicolle De Bie-Leyten (Bel) AVB - Cycling Team | 2 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
49 | Ellen Van Loy (Bel) | 1 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
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