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December 20, Elite Women: Kalmthout, Belgium

Van Den Brand wins in Kalmthout

By:
Brecht Decaluwé
Published:
December 20, 2009, 15:38,
Updated:
December 21, 2009, 17:07

Dutchwoman claims her first World Cup win of the season

Van Den Brand and Vos dominated the women's race today

Van Den Brand and Vos dominated the women's race today

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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.

Results
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)    
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)    
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)    
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)    
41 Ayako Toyooka (Jpn)    
42 Camille Darcel (Fra)    
43 Vicki Thomas (Can)    
44 Zuzana Vojtasova (Svk)    
World Cup standings after round 4
1 Katherine Compton (USA) Planet Bike 210 pts
2 Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida 200  
3 Marianne Vos (Ned) DSB Bank Ladies Cycling-Team - VVHP 160  
4 Sanne van Paassen (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida 148  
5 Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) 129  
6 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Itera-Stevens 110  
7 Sanne Cant (Bel) A.D.S. Selle Italia Guerciotti 109  
8 Pavla Havlikova (Cze) KC Kooperativa SG Jablonec 104  
9 Caroline Mani (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 100  
10 Helen Wyman (GBr) Kona-FSA 72  
11 Linda Van Rijen (Ned) 69  
12 Nadia Triquet-Claude (Fra) 68  
13 Gabriella Day (GBr) 65  
14 Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel) J&G Cycling Team 62  
15 Lucie Chainel-Lefevre (Fra) 57  
16 Nikki Harris (GBr) AVB Cycling Team 43  
17 Jana Kyptova (Cze) Johnson Controls AS MB 41  
18 Reza Hormes (Ned) Team ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida 39  
19 Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) 38  
20 Sophie De Boer (Ned) 38  
21 Katrin Leumann (Swi) goldwurst-power Sputnik 37  
22 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Team Ton Van Bemmelen Sports-Merida 36  
23 Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Chix 35  
24 Evelyn Staffler (Ita) 31  
25 Rosa Maria Bravo Soba (Spa) 29  
26 Saskia Elemans (Ned) Team Flexpoint 29  
27 Maureen Demaret Guichardot (Fra) 27  
28 Eva Lechner (Ita) C.S. Esercito - Colnago Cap 26  
29 Veronica Alessio (Ita) Team Colnago Arreghini 24  
30 Jasmin Achermann (Swi) Fischer-BMC 20  
31 Nancy Bober (Bel) Casa Verde Race Factory 16  
32 Susan Butler (USA) Monavie-Cannondale.com 14  
33 Martina Zwick (Ger) 11  
34 Camille Darcel (Fra) VC Dinannais 11  
35 Francesca Cucciniello (Ita) Selle Italia Guerciotti A.S.D. 10  
36 Marlène Morel Petitgirard (Fra) Vélo Club Ornans 8  
37 Sabrina Schweizer (Ger) Rad-Union 191 7  
38 Suzie Godart (Lux) CCI Differdange 7  
39 Veerle Ingels (Bel) AVB Cycling Team 6  
40 Elke Riedl (Aut) Team Vorarlberg Corratec 6  
41 Nikoline Hansen (Den) 6  
42 Rebecca Talen (Ned) 4  
43 Stefania Vecchio (Ita) G.S.Cicli Fiorin Despar 4  
44 Nicoletta Bresciani (Ita) Team Colnago Cap Arreghini 3  
45 Birgit Hollmann (Ger) BRC Zugvogel Berlin 3  
46 Vicki Thomas (Can) Ottawa Cross 3  
47 Christine Vardaros (USA) 2  
48 Nicolle De Bie-Leyten (Bel) AVB - Cycling Team 2  
49 Ellen Van Loy (Bel) 1