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Francis Mourey pulls out of the pit © Cyclocross Magazine

Francis Mourey wins again in Luxembourg (File photo from Igorre World Cup ©Dan Seaton)

Francis Mourey continued his strong season with another UCI cyclocross win in Luxembourg. The Frenchman led a French podium sweep, and took nearly two minutes out of second-place Steve Chainel, with Nicholas Bazin in third. American Davy Yeater contested the race, finishing in 33rd.

On the women’s side, Marianne Vos showed her cyclocross form is rapidly progressing, with a dominant win over Hanka Kupfernagel. After just out-kicking the former German World Champion in Loenhout, Vos beat the German by 1:17 today. Vos has shown she may have the speed and skills again to be Katie Compton’s top threat at Worlds, and she aims to defend her title and keep the long-sought rainbow stripes from the American when the World Championships come to St. Wendel, Germany.

American Amy Dombroski kicked off the new year for her new Crank Brothers team with an eighth place, with Mo Bruno Roy (Bob’s Red Mill) just behind in ninth. Cyclocross Magazine contributor Christine Vardaros (Bobaco)  had a rough outing with a 14th place finish, suffering from recent crashes, and said “debilitating back pain combined with jagged pain in my hip with every pedal stroke” made racing difficult.

Full Results:

Elite Men
Rank Name Nat. Age* Result Points
1 Francis MOUREY FRA 31 1:00:15 40
2 Steve CHAINEL FRA 28 1:02:02 30
3 Nicolas BAZIN FRA 28 1:03:06 20
4 Lubomir PETRUS CZE 21 1:05:15 15
5 Tomas PAPRSTKA CZE 19 1:05:22 10
6 Patrick VAN LEEUWEN NED 26 1:05:31 8
7 Dave DE CLEYN BEL 23 1:05:37 6
8 Vladimir KYZIVAT CZE 29 1:05:50 4
9 Wilant VAN GILS NED 32 1:05:56 2
10 Joachim PARBO DEN 37 1:05:59 1
11 David KASEK CZE 29 1:05:59
12 Peter PRESSLAUER AUT 33 1:07:12
13 Gusty BAUSCH LUX 31 1:07:23
14 Roy VAN HEESWIJK NED 28 1:07:55
15 Dany LACROIX BEL 21 1:08:16
16 Craig RICHEY CAN 27 1:08:18
17 Pascal TRIEBEL LUX 45 1:08:59
18 Geert VAN DER HORST NED 21 1:09:46
19 Jérôme JUNKER LUX 36
20 Irwin GRAS FRA 20
21 Jan VAN ZEEBROECK BEL 23
22 Claude WOLTER LUX 28
23 Sascha WAGNER GER 24
24 Sascha WEBER GER 23
25 Hikaru KOSAKA JPN 23
26 Romain VILLA FRA 26
27 Lex REICHLING LUX 19
28 Adrien PASCAL FRA 25
29 Constantino FERNANDEZ LUX 38
30 Christian JOACHIM LUX 41
31 Shaun ADAMSON CAN 25
32 Aurelien GIZZI FRA 22
33 Davy YEATER USA 31
34 Bastian JUNG GER 25
35 Gilles KNEIP LUX 26
Elite Women
Rank Name Nat. Age* Result Points
1 Marianne VOS NED 24 44:23:00 40
2 Hanka KUPFERNAGEL GER 37 45:40:00 30
3 Christel FERRIER-BRUNEAU FRA 32 45:47:00 20
4 Elisabeth BRANDAU GER 26 46:35:00 15
5 Pavla HAVLIKOVA CZE 28 46:45:00 10
6 Nikki HARRIS GBR 25 46:55:00 8
7 Gabriella DAY GBR 27 47:18:00 6
8 Amy DOMBROSKI USA 24 47:55:00 4
9 Maureen BRUNO ROY USA 36 49:36:00 2
10 Ayako TOYOOKA JPN 31 52:55:00 1
11 Nathalie LAMBORELLE LUX 23 53:19:00
12 Stéphanie VAXILLAIRE-DENUIT FRA 32 55:07:00
13 Perrine PHILIPPE FRA 25
14 Christine VARDAROS USA 42
15 Joyce VANDERBEKEN BEL 27
16 Christine KOVELTER LUX 23