The former Formula 1 car circuit in Zolder, Belgium offered the perfect fast course for cyclo-cross world champion Marianne Vos (Rabobank Women). The Dutch star didn't wait for World Cup leader Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective), who had a poor start; instead she blasted to her first win of the season.
Compton struggled to find her rhythm on the course and crashed several times. Nevertheless, she controlled the damage and worked her way ahead of better starters Lucie Chainel-Lefevre (BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry) and Sanne Cant (Veldritacademie Enertherm-BKCP). Compton finished as the runner-up, behind Vos, just ahead of Cant and Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team).
Compton extended her lead in the World Cup standings. Formerly second-placed Sanne van Paassen (Rabobank Women) didn't take the start in Zolder. That allowed British rider Nikki Harris (Young Telenet-Fidea) to move up into second place in the World Cup standings after her sixth place in Zolder.
Harris' compatriot Helen Wyman (Kona) is third overall in the standings. With only two rounds left in the World Cup, Compton seems certain of the overall win.
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabobank Women Cycling Team | 0:39:36 |
| 2 | Katherine Compton (USA) Trek Cyclocross Collective | 0:01:10 |
| 3 | Sanne Cant (Bel) Veldritacademie Enertherm - BKCP | 0:01:15 |
| 4 | Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team | 0:01:35 |
| 5 | Lucie Chainel-Lefevre (Fra) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | 0:01:49 |
| 6 | Nikki Harris (GBr) Young Telenet - Fidea Cycling Team | 0:02:17 |
| 7 | Helen Wyman (GBr) Kona | 0:02:32 |
| 8 | Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) Rabobank Women Cycling Team | 0:02:36 |
| 9 | Ellen Van Loy (Bel) | 0:02:42 |
| 10 | Jasmin Achermann (Swi) Rapha - Focus | 0:02:44 |
| 11 | Julie Krasniak (Fra) Rapha - Focus | 0:02:45 |
| 12 | Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) Rabobank Women Cycling Team | 0:02:53 |
| 13 | Gabriella Day (GBr) Rapha - Focus | 0:02:55 |
| 14 | Pavla Havlikova (Cze) Young Telenet - Fidea Cycling Team | 0:03:05 |
| 15 | Annefleur Kalvenhaar (Ned) Giant Dealerteams | 0:03:12 |
| 16 | Eva Lechner (Ita) Colnago Sudtirol | 0:03:23 |
| 17 | Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Hitec Products - Mistral Home Cycling Team | 0:03:40 |
| 18 | Caroline Mani (Fra) Raleigh - Clement | 0:03:45 |
| 19 | Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) Cannondale P/B Cyclocrossworld.Com | 0:03:49 |
| 20 | Sabrina Schweizer (Ger) Rapha - Focus | 0:03:55 |
| 21 | Annie Last (GBr) Milka Brentjens MTB Racing Team | 0:04:33 |
| 22 | Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel) | 0:04:35 |
| 23 | Martina Mikulaskova (Cze) | 0:04:48 |
| 24 | Ayako Toyooka (Jpn) | 0:04:55 |
| 25 | Nicole Duke (USA) Raleigh - Clement | 0:05:21 |
| 26 | Crystal Anthony (USA) Cyclocrossworld.Com | 0:05:24 |
| 27 | Maureen Bruno Roy (USA) Bob's Red Mill P/B Seven | 0:05:44 |
| 28 | Nancy Bober (Bel) Style & Concept | 0:06:04 |
| 29 | Meredith Miller (USA) California Giant / Specialized | 0:06:06 |
| 30 | Lotte Eikelenboom (Ned) | 0:06:21 |
| 31 | Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) Notebooksbilliger.De Team | 0:06:22 |
| 32 | Asa Maria Erlandsson (Swe) | 0:06:32 |
| 33 | Amy Dombroski (USA) Young Telenet - Fidea Cycling Team | 0:06:37 |
| 34 | Githa Michiels (Bel) Trek-Kmc Trade Team | 0:06:38 |
| 35 | Margriet Helena Kloppenburg (Den) | 0:06:48 |
| 36 | Andrea Smith (USA) Ladiesfirst Racing | 0:06:55 |
| 37 | Lana Verberne (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team | 0:07:03 |
| 38 | Bianca Van Den Hoek (Ned) | 0:07:12 |
| 39 | Evy Kuijpers (Ned) | 0:07:21 |
| 40 | Reza Hormes (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team | 0:07:29 |
| 41 | Marlene Petit (Fra) | 0:07:38 |
| -1lap | Katrien Thijs (Bel) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Hilde Quintens (Bel) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Genevieve Whitson (NZl) ASPTT Dijon - Bourgogne | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Lise-Marie Henzelin (Swi) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Christine Vardaros (USA) Baboco Cycling Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Kim Van De Steene (Bel) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Jelena Eric (Srb) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Zuzana Vojtasova (Svk) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katherine Compton (USA) Trek Cyclocross Collective | 340 | pts |
| 2 | Nikki Harris (GBr) Young Telenet - Fidea Cycling Team | 235 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Helen Wyman (GBr) Kona | 216 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Rabobank Women Cycling Team | 210 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Sanne Cant (Bel) Veldritacademie Enertherm - BKCP | 182 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Jasmin Achermann (Swi) Rapha - Focus | 172 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Lucie Chainel-Lefevre (Fra) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | 164 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Hitec Products - Mistral Home Cycling Team | 140 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Pavla Havlikova (Cze) Young Telenet - Fidea Cycling Team | 132 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Gabriella Day (GBr) Rapha - Focus | 126 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Ellen Van Loy (Bel) | 111 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabobank Women Cycling Team | 105 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team | 90 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Amy Dombroski (USA) Young Telenet - Fidea Cycling Team | 79 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Arenda Grimberg (Ned) | 72 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Julie Krasniak (Fra) Rapha - Focus | 70 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) Rabobank Women Cycling Team | 67 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Eva Lechner (Ita) Colnago Sudtirol | 65 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Marlène Morel Petitgirard (Fra) | 61 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Sabrina Schweizer (Ger) Rapha - Focus | 61 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Annefleur Kalvenhaar (Ned) Giant Dealerteams | 61 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) Cannondale P/B Cyclocrossworld.Com | 57 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) Rabobank Women Cycling Team | 55 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Martina Mikulaskova (Cze) | 47 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel) | 41 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Rusvelo | 35 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Vania Rossi (Ita) | 34 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Sophie De Boer (Ned) Young Telenet - Fidea Cycling Team | 33 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Reza Hormes (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team | 33 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) Selle Italia Guerciotti | 31 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Maureen Bruno Roy (USA) Bob's Red Mill P/B Seven | 28 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Meredith Miller (USA) California Giant / Specialized | 22 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Caroline Mani (Fra) Raleigh - Clement | 22 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Nicole Duke (USA) Raleigh - Clement | 19 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Asa Maria Erlandsson (Swe) | 19 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Kim Van De Steene (Bel) | 19 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Githa Michiels (Bel) Trek-Kmc Trade Team | 19 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Crystal Anthony (USA) Cyclocrossworld.Com | 17 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
| 39 | Nancy Bober (Bel) Style & Concept | 16 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
| 40 | Tereza Medvedova (Svk) | 14 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
| 41 | Lise-Marie Henzelin (Swi) | 13 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
| 42 | Francesca Cauz (Ita) Fassa Bortolo - Servetto | 13 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
| 43 | Margriet Helena Kloppenburg (Den) | 12 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
| 44 | Annie Last (GBr) Milka Brentjens MTB Racing Team | 10 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
| 45 | Elena Valentini (Ita) Selle Italia Guerciotti | 9 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
| 46 | Ayako Toyooka (Jpn) | 9 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
| 47 | Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) Notebooksbilliger.De Team | 7 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
| 48 | Hilde Quintens (Bel) | 6 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
| 49 | Angelica Edvardsson (Swe) | 4 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
| 50 | Karla Stepanova (Cze) | 4 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
| 51 | Evy Kuijpers (Ned) | 4 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
| 52 | Christine Vardaros (USA) Baboco Cycling Team | 4 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
| 53 | Nadja Heigl (Aut) | 2 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
| 54 | Lotte Eikelenboom (Ned) | 1 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
| 55 | Andrea Smith (USA) Ladiesfirst Racing | 1 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
| 56 | Kristien Nelen (Bel) Houffalize-Granville Team | 1 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
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