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2016 World Champion Thalita de Jong keeps on winning and adding to her title collection, taking the 2016 European Cyclocross Championships today.

Thalita de Jong leads Sanne Cant on her way to win the 2016 European Cyclocross Championships. © Bart Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

Thalita de Jong leads Sanne Cant on her way to win the 2016 European Cyclocross Championships. © Bart Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

The Championships in Pont-Chateau, France was warm, dry and dusty—conditions not all that different than the 2016 Pan American Cyclocross Championships in Cincinatti.

Adopted-American Caroline Mani was aggressive, clawing her way back to the front and sprinting Lucinda Brand for second. She would finish third.

Mani leading the chase to rejoin the leaders. 2016 UEC European Cyclocross Championships, Elite Women. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

Mani leading the chase to rejoin the leaders. 2016 UEC European Cyclocross Championships, Elite Women. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

De Jong has been a dominant force this season and enters any race to be the favorite, leaving her competitors left to wonder what it will take to beat the World Champion.

De Boer and Cant comparing race notes, perhaps brainstorming on how to beat De Jong this season. 2016 UEC European Cyclocross Championships, Elite Women. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

De Boer and Cant comparing race notes, perhaps brainstorming on how to beat De Jong this season. 2016 UEC European Cyclocross Championships, Elite Women. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

 

Thalita de Jong, winner 2016 European Cyclocross Championships. © Bart Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

Thalita de Jong, winner 2016 European Cyclocross Championships. © Bart Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

Helen Wyman did not finish.

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2016 European Cyclocross Championships - Elite Women

PlBibNameNatTemps Time
123DE JONG ThalitaNED43'14''
221BRAND LucindaNED@17''
311MANI CarolineFRA''
47VERSCHUEREN JolienBEL@22''
516ARZUFFI Alice MariaITA@30''
61CANT SanneBEL@48''
78HAVLIKOVA PavlaCZE@01'00''
822DE BOER SophieNED@01'03''
94VAN LOY EllenBEL@01'18''
1010CLAUZEL PerrineFRA@01'22''
1112PETIT MarleneFRA@01'51''
1224KAPTHEIJNS MaudNED@02'08''
1320MAJERUS ChristineLUX@02'53''
1428ODRIOZOLA MUJIKA OlatzESP@03'04''
1527GONZALEZ BLANCO LuciaESP''
169MIKULASKOVA MartinaCZE@04'00''
172FRANCK AliciaBEL@04'47''
1826SVEUM ElisabethNOR@05'22''
1913STUMPF FannyFRA@1 Tr
DNF14BRAMMEIER NikkiGBR
DNF15WYMAN HelenGBR
DNF29HENZELIN Lise-MarieSUI