Sanne van Paassen, shown here at Lille, won today at Heerlen © Bart Hazen
HEERLEN, NETHERLANDS: Sanne van Paassen (Rabobank) won today in front of her home crowd, besting Kona’s Helen Wyman, Belgian Champion Sanne Cant and teammate Sabrina Stultiens. Marianne Vos had been scheduled to race, but failed to start due to feeling ill from the flu.
In the Elite Men’s race, it was a smaller affair as a number of big names were missing, namely World Champion Sven Nys, and Belgian Champion Klaas Vantornout. Nys opted to stay closer to home, and won the C2 G.P. Stad Eeklo. Nonetheless, Niels Albert (BKCP) and Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea) resumed yesterday’s rivalry at Superprestige Middelkerke, with Albert again coming out on top. Rather than a sprint, however, Albert proved the strongest on the parcours and rode a solo race ahead of a chasing Meeusen. Phillipp Walsleben finished third, followed by Bart Aernouts (AA Drink) and then Rob Peeters (Telenet-Fidea).
Bart Hazen Photo Galleries:
2013 Neerpelt Elite Women Results
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Result |
| 1 | Sanne VAN PAASSEN | NED | 39:20:00 |
| 2 | Helen WYMAN | GBR | 39:37:00 |
| 3 | Sanne CANT | BEL | 40:11:00 |
| 4 | Sabrina STULTIENS | NED | 40:18:00 |
| 5 | Ellen VAN LOY | BEL | 40:53:00 |
| 6 | Pavla HAVLIKOVA | CZE | 41:03:00 |
| 7 | Reza HORMES | NED | 41:33:00 |
| 8 | Joyce VANDERBEKEN | BEL | 42:20:00 |
| 9 | Amy DOMBROSKI | USA | 42:36:00 |
| 10 | Margriet Helena KLOPPENBURG | DEN | 42:58:00 |
| 11 | Yara KASTELIJN | NED | 43:23:00 |
| 12 | Arenda GRIMBERG | NED | 44:01:00 |
| 13 | Lotte EIKELENBOOM | NED | 44:29:00 |
| 14 | Suzie GODART | LUX | 44:55:00 |
| 15 | Jamie BIERENS | NED | 45:15:00 |
| 16 | Ilona METER | NED | |
| 17 | Christine VARDAROS | USA | |
| 18 | Maaike DE HEIJ | NED | |
| 19 | Maud KAPTHEIJNS | NED | |
| 20 | Pernilla VAN ROZELAAR | NED | |
| 21 | Marianne ALLELEIJN-TEN HAAF | NED | |
| 22 | Sabrina RIETHOF | NED | |
2013 Neerpelt Elite Men Results
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Result |
| 1 | Niels ALBERT | BEL | 57:58:00 |
| 2 | Tom MEEUSEN | BEL | 58:22:00 |
| 3 | Philipp WALSLEBEN | GER | 58:42:00 |
| 4 | Bart AERNOUTS | BEL | 59:00:00 |
| 5 | Rob PEETERS | BEL | 59:21:00 |
| 6 | David VAN DER POEL | NED | 59:27:00 |
| 7 | Radomir SIMUNEK | CZE | 59:27:00 |
| 8 | Thijs VAN AMERONGEN | NED | 59:47:00 |
| 9 | Thijs AL | NED | 1:00:18 |
| 10 | Gerben DE KNEGT | NED | 1:00:39 |
| 11 | Emiel DOLFSMA | NED | 1:01:24 |
| 12 | Patrick VAN LEEUWEN | NED | 1:02:04 |
| 13 | Micki VAN EMPEL | NED | 1:02:08 |
| 14 | Stan GODRIE | NED | 1:02:27 |
| 15 | Twan VAN DEN BRAND | NED | |
| 16 | Niels WUBBEN | NED | |
| 17 | Yannick MAYER | GER | |
IN THE COWBELL FORUMS:
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@Bartoli84 @cyclocross very strange report that. No mention of Cant who was 3rd? Nice photos though