Sophie De Boer (Crelan)
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Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective)
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Katie Compton (Trek) wins the GP Sven Nys
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Katie Compton (Trek) celebrates the win in Baal
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Marianne Vos flatted in the last lap and had to settle for second place
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Ellen Van Loy debuted for Telenet-Fidea in Baal
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The women's podium in Baal: Marianne Vos, Katie Compton and Nikki Harris
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Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) won the GP Sven Nys in Baal, Belgium on New Year’s Day. The US champion beat world champion Marianne Vos (Rabobank Women) after fighting out a race-long duel. Vos was set back by a flat tyre in the final lap. It’s the third time out of four races Compton has beaten Vos in the past two weeks.
Vos got off to a good start but she was quickly joined by Compton on the fast course in Baal. Nikki Harris (Young Telenet-Fidea) rode most of the race alone in third place. In contrast to previous years there wasn’t a lot of water on the course and the sun even greeted the women during their race. It was the first race from Compton on her new Trek Boone 7 bike.
Full results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katie Compton (USA) Trek Cyclocross Collective | 0:38:07 |
| 2 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 0:00:20 |
| 3 | Nikki Harris (GBr) Young Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 0:00:44 |
| 4 | Helen Wyman (GBr) Kona Factory Racing | 0:01:29 |
| 5 | Sophie de Boer (Ned) Young Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 0:01:51 |
| 6 | Elle Anderson (USA) Cal Giant Berry Farms-Specialized | 0:02:01 |
| 7 | Sanne Cant (Bel) Enertherm-BKCP | 0:02:08 |
| 8 | Ellen Van Loy (Bel) DNCS-Pro 2012 Cycling Team | 0:02:30 |
| 9 | Githa Michiels (Bel) Toka Print MTB Team | 0:02:45 |
| 10 | Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 0:03:19 |
| 11 | Courtenay McFadden (USA) Bicycle Blue Book-HRS-Rock Lobster | 0:04:04 |
| 12 | Jolien Verschueren (Bel) Cycling Team Drogenboom | 0:04:16 |
| 13 | Loes Sels (Bel) DNCS-Pro 2012 Cycling Team | 0:04:47 |
| 14 | Asa Maria Erlandsson (Swe) Varbergs MTB-Cube | 0:04:55 |
| 15 | Ayako Toyooka (Jpn) Panasonic Ladies | 0:05:16 |
| 16 | Margriet Helena Kloppenburg (Den) Endura Lady Force | 0:05:58 |
| 17 | Karen Verhestraeten (Bel) Up Cycling Team | 0:06:19 |
| 18 | Bianca Van Den Hoek | 0:06:43 |
| 19 | Katrien Thijs (Bel) Up Cycling Team | 0:07:03 |
| 20 | Cindy Bauwens (Bel) | 0:07:13 |
| 21 | Christine Vardaros (USA) Team Stevens | 0:07:46 |
| 22 | Ilona Meter (Ned) Giant | 0:08:18 |
| 23 | Lindy Van Anrooij (Ned) ZRTC Theo Middelkamp | 0:08:29 |
| 24 | Corey Coogan (USA) | 0:08:31 |
| 25 | Shana Maes (Bel) Kriekel Cycling Team | 0:09:52 |
| 26 | Lena Bischoff-Stein (Ger) | 0:10:15 |
| 27 (-1 lap) | Clémence Ondet (Fra) | |
| 28 | Jelena Eric (Srb) | |
| 29 | Lene Vrijsen (Bel) | |
| 30 (-2 laps) | Hilde Quintens (Bel) Cycling Team Zemst VZW | |
| 31 | Britta Werners (Ger) | |
| Cindy Diericx (Bel) Autoglass Wetteren Solar CT |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helen Wyman (GBr) Kona Factory Racing | 3:59:36 |
| 2 | Nikki Harris (GBr) Young Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 0:00:54 |
| 3 | Sanne Cant (Bel) Enertherm-BKCP | 0:01:39 |
| 4 | Sophie de Boer (Ned) Young Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 0:08:53 |
| 5 | Ellen Van Loy (Bel) DNCS-Pro 2012 Cycling Team | 0:12:45 |
| 6 | Githa Michiels (Bel) Toka Print MTB Team | 0:12:51 |
| 7 | Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 0:14:27 |
| 8 | Gabriella Durrin (GBr) Rapha-Focus | 0:17:02 |
| 9 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 0:17:59 |
| 10 | Katie Compton (USA) Trek Cyclocross Collective | 0:18:26 |
| 11 | Pavla Havlikova (Cze) Young Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 0:18:56 |
| 12 | Loes Sels (Bel) DNCS-Pro 2012 Cycling Team | 0:22:49 |
| 13 | Karen Verhestraeten (Bel) Up Cycling Team | 0:23:03 |
| 14 | Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team | 0:23:06 |
| 15 | Lucie Chainel (Fra) BH-SR Suntour-KMC | 0:25:09 |
| 16 | Maureen Bruno Roy (USA) Bob's Red Mill p/b Seven Cycles | |
| 17 | Elle Anderson (USA) Cal Giant Berry Farms-Specialized | 0:25:25 |
| 18 | Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Faren Kuota | 0:25:28 |
| 19 | Eva Lechner (Ita) | 0:25:33 |
| 20 | Laura Verdonschot (Bel) VZW Lotto-Ladiescycling | 0:25:42 |
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