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The 2016 Kermiscross brought Thursday cyclocross racing and ankle-swallowing mud running to Ardooie in the West Flanders region of Belgium.

The event is where then-World Champion Zdenek Stybar injured his shoulder in 2014, effectively ending his title defense.

The racing featured mud of epic proportions, making the event part bike race, part field running race.

In the men’s race. 2016 World Champ Wout van Aert was back to his winning ways, with a dominant ride. Rival Mathieu van der Poel skipping the event, saving his matches for this weekend’s Valkenburg World Cup.

 

In the women’s race, Sanne Cant got revenge after her defeat in Ronse, narrowly defeating 2016 World Champion Thalita de Jong by a mere three seconds. American Elle Anderson took her first European podium of the season, finishing third, one minute back.

Five Americans were in attendance, with Becca Fahringer continuing her strong European campaign with a sixth place (after finishing 11th at Superprestige Zonhoven), with Christine Vardaros finishing in 19th.

In the men’s race, American first-year Elite Tobin Ortenblad finished 30th, 6:12 down on van Aert, while U23 Brannan Fix raced with the Elites and finished in 41st. Full 2016 Kermiscross results below.

 

2016 Ardooie Kermiscross UCI C2 Cyclocross Results - Elite Women

RankNameNat.Age*ResultPts
1Sanne CANTBEL2740:40:0040
2Thalita DE JONGNED2440:43:0030
3Elle ANDERSONUSA2941:46:0020
4Jolien VERSCHUERENBEL2741:52:0015
5Ellen VAN LOYBEL3742:55:0010
6Rebecca FAHRINGERUSA2843:28:008
7Kim VAN DE STEENEBEL3143:43:006
8Joyce VANDERBEKENBEL3344:06:004
9Manon BAKKERNED1844:12:002
10Ceylin DEL CARMEN ALVARADONED1944:25:001
11Pauline DELHAYEFRA2844:34:00
12Loes SELSBEL3244:39:00
13Githa MICHIELSBEL3445:18:00
14Lindy VAN ANROOIJNED2145:48:00
15Linda TER BEEKNED3046:05:00
16Asa Maria ERLANDSSONSWE4346:33:00
17Suzanne VERHOEVENBEL2147:16:00
18Julia BOSCHKERNED1847:55:00
19Christine VARDAROSUSA4848:16:00
20Aurélie VERMEIRBEL2549:20:00
21Mieke DE ROOBEL4549:54:00
22Jo BLANCHAERTBEL47
23Valerie BOONENBEL24
24Nicky ROELANDTBEL28

2016 Ardooie Kermiscross UCI C2 Cyclocross Results - Elite Men

RankNameNat.Age*ResultPts
1Wout VAN AERTBEL2357:12:0040
2Toon AERTSBEL2457:52:0030
3Klaas VANTORNOUTBEL3558:14:0020
4Michael VANTHOURENHOUTBEL2458:18:0015
5Quinten HERMANSBEL2258:22:0010
6Corne VAN KESSELNED2658:27:008
7Nicolas CLEPPEBEL2258:32:006
8Laurens SWEECKBEL2458:53:004
9Gianni VERMEERSCHBEL2559:00:002
10Jens ADAMSBEL2559:09:001
11Vincent BAESTAENSBEL2859:29:00
12Rob PEETERSBEL3259:41:00
13Joeri ADAMSBEL2859:55:00
14Patrick VAN LEEUWENNED321:00:19
15Jim AERNOUTSBEL281:00:25
16Javier RUIZ DE LARRINAGA IBANEZESP381:00:36
17Thijs AERTSBEL211:00:53
18Felipe ORTSESP221:00:59
19Jens VANDEKINDERENBEL241:01:04
20Braam MERLIERBEL231:01:07
21Daan HOEYBERGHSBEL231:01:10
22Jonas DEGROOTEBEL221:01:11
23Angelo DE CLERCQBEL261:01:32
24Eli ISERBYTBEL201:01:44
25Gosse VAN DER MEERNED221:01:53
26Mariusz GILPOL341:01:59
27Kenneth VAN COMPERNOLLEBEL291:02:16
28Loïc HENNAUXBEL211:02:24
29Ruben VANDEVELDEBEL291:02:50
30Tobin ORTENBLADUSA231:03:29
31Niels WUBBENNED291:04:10
32Dario TIELENBEL231:04:22
33Vinnie BRAETBEL2613:04:12
34Pascal COLAERTBEL28
35Nicolas SAMPARISIITA25
36Stefano MUSEEUWBEL20
37Quincy VENSBEL31
38Hendrik SWEECKBEL25
39Mathias DECLERCKBEL21
40Radomir SIMUNEKCZE34
41Brannan FIXUSA20
42Lorenzo SAMPARISIITA24
43Ritchie DENOLFBEL26
44Yu TAKENOUCHI