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Sanne Cant returned to her mid-season form to take the Belgian Championships. © Start-Box/Wouter Toelen

Sanne Cant looks to end the season on a high note. © Start-Box/Wouter Toelen

Mathieu van der Poel (BKCP-Powerplus) followed up his Men’s Elite win at the 2014 Boels Classic Heerlen with another today, this one while wearing the rainbow jersey of the World Champion. The young rider spent most of the race battling with fellow World’s podium racer Lars van der Haar (Giant-Shimano), which proved to be one of the most vicious battles of the day.

World Cup winner Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb Napoleon Games) spent much of the race battling the younger riders, although he finished in fourth as Vincent Baestaens (BKCP-Powerplus) was able to capture the final podium spot.

Jonathan Page, who is wrapping up his last European season in his career, took 16th place.

Sanne Cant won the Boels Classic Heerlen with more than enough time to zip up her kit and pose for the crowd as she finished across the line eight seconds ahead of second place. On the podium, she was joined by Nikki Harris and Ellen Van Loy, the latter who was 50 seconds behind the leader.

Swiss rider Johan Jacobs followed his win last week with another in the Juniors Race, well ahead of the field.  Belgian rider Jappe Jaspers took second place, with Dutch rider Maik van der Heijden rounding out the podium. Mitch Groot followed them up in fourth.

Women's Elite Race, 2015 Boels Classic Internationale Cyclo-cross Heerlen

RankNameNat.Age*Result
1Sanne CANTBEL2541:13:00
2Nikki HARRISGBR2941:21:00
3Ellen VAN LOYBEL3542:03:00
4Helen WYMANGBR3442:30:00
5Sanne VAN PAASSENNED2743:49:00
6Lisa JACOBSAUS3444:08:00
7Loes SELSBEL3044:31:00
8Maud KAPTHEIJNSNED2144:50:00
9Esmee OOSTERMANNED1945:52:00
10Asa Maria ERLANDSSONSWE4146:07:00
11Bianca VAN DEN HOEKNED3946:11:00
12Lotte JACOBSNED2746:25:00
13Joyce VANDERBEKENBEL3147:40:00
14Reza HORMESNED4847:46:00
15Karlijn SwinkelsNED1747:47:00
16Linda TER BEEKNED2848:28:00
17Christine VARDAROSUSA4648:41:00
18Lotte EIKELENBOOMNED1949:10:00
19Suzie GODARTLUX5349:17:00
20Geerte HOEKENED2549:28:00
21Suzanne VERHOEVENNED1949:50:00
22Maaike de HeijNED17
23Esther van der BurgNED17
24Milou MEEUSENED23
25Floor WeerinkNED17
26Meg DE BRUYNEBEL19
27Claudie PeelsNED18

Men's Elite Race, 2015 Boels Classic Internationale Cyclo-cross Heerlen

RankNameNat.Age*Result
1Mathieu VAN DER POELNED201:03:07
2Lars VAN DER HAARNED241:03:20
3Vincent BAESTAENSBEL261:03:52
4Kevin PAUWELSBEL311:03:52
5Jens ADAMSBEL231:04:42
6Martijn BUDDINGNED201:05:04
7David VAN DER POELNED231:05:29
8Thomas JOSEPHBEL191:05:40
9Stan GODRIENED221:05:52
10Joeri ADAMSBEL261:06:17
11Joris NIEUWENHUISNED191:07:02
12Patrick VAN LEEUWENNED301:07:24
13Clément LHOTELLERIEFRA291:07:33
14Michael BOROSCZE231:08:13
15Twan VAN DEN BRANDNED261:09:08
16Jonathan PAGEUSA391:09:45
17Ward VAN LAERBEL201:10:06
18Niels WUBBENNED27
19Angelo DE CLERCQBEL24
20James SPRAGGGBR28
21Koen VAN DIJKENED19
22Lubomir PETRUSCZE25
23Mariusz GILPOL32
24Kelvin BAKXNED19
25Koen WEIJERSNED21
26Bjorn VAN DER HEIJDENNED20

The following thumbnail videos were posted by L1 News, a local Dutch news-program covering the event: