The busy Belgian Christmas Week of cyclocross continued today with the UCI C2 Brico Cross in West Flanders’ Bredene.
The race offered up a muddy, serpentine course and a victory present for Italian Alice Arzuffi.
On the heavy course, the time gaps were large. Helen Wyman, racing her last race for Kona, finished second, 21 seconds in arrears, with Loes Sels (Crelan Charles) over a minute behind.
Four Americans took the start, with Elle Anderson (cycling.be / Alpha Motorhomes) finishing just off the podium in fourth, Sunny Gilbert (Van Dessel) continuing her European stint with 12th, Natalie Tapias (JAM Fund) finishing in 37th, and Katie Compton ( KFC Racing p/b Trek Panache) did not finish after suffering from asthma problems.
Full results below.
2017 Brico Cross Bredene Results: Elite Women
| Rank | BIB | Last Name | First Name | Country | Team | Age | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | ARZUFFI | Alice Maria | ITA | STEYLAERTS - BETFIRST | 23 | 0:45:37 | |
| 2 | 5 | WYMAN | Helen | GBR | 36 | 0:45:58 | ||
| 3 | 4 | SELS | Loes | BEL | CRELAN - CHARLES | 32 | 0:47:00 | |
| 4 | 30 | ANDERSON | Elle | USA | 29 | 0:47:18 | ||
| 5 | 21 | LECHNER | Eva | ITA | 32 | 0:48:05 | ||
| 6 | 6 | VERSCHUEREN | Jolien | BEL | PAUWELS SAUZEN - VASTGOEDSERVICE | 27 | 0:48:22 | |
| 7 | 9 | VERHESTRAETEN | Karen | BEL | 26 | 0:48:38 | ||
| 8 | 26 | VAN DER HEIJDEN | Inge | NED | 18 | 0:49:00 | ||
| 9 | 56 | NOSKOVÁ | Nikola | CZE | 20 | 0:49:11 | ||
| 10 | 37 | NAGENGAST | Fleur | NED | TELENET FIDEA LIONS | 19 | 0:49:20 | |
| 11 | 24 | CRUMPTON | Bethany | GBR | 23 | 0:49:26 | ||
| 12 | 45 | GILBERT | Sunny | USA | 38 | 0:50:01 | ||
| 13 | 58 | MELLOR | Amira | GBR | 20 | 0:50:16 | ||
| 14 | 59 | ŠAFÁŘOVÁ | Adéla | CZE | 19 | 0:50:29 | ||
| 15 | 17 | VERHOEVEN | Suzanne | BEL | 21 | 0:50:44 | ||
| 16 | 28 | BULLERI | Alessia | ITA | 24 | 0:51:04 | ||
| 17 | 43 | ERNGREN | Ida | SWE | 28 | 0:51:04 | ||
| 18 | 32 | THACKRAY | Sophie | GBR | 18 | 0:51:19 | ||
| 19 | 40 | VANDERBEKEN | Joyce | BEL | 33 | 0:51:40 | ||
| 20 | 27 | MAES | Shana | BEL | 22 | 0:51:47 | ||
| 21 | 39 | VAN ANROOIJ | Lindy | NED | 21 | 0:51:54 | ||
| 22 | 48 | VALLIERES MILL | Magdeleine | CAN | 16 | 0:52:02 | ||
| 23 | 12 | BELLAERT | Axelle | BEL | 20 | 0:52:16 | ||
| 24 | 33 | WADSWORTH | Emily | GBR | 18 | 0:52:36 | ||
| 25 | 7 | DELHAYE | Pauline | FRA | 28 | 0:53:05 | ||
| 26 | 61 | VANÍČKOVÁ | Tereza | CZE | 17 | 0:53:51 | ||
| 27 | 35 | BLANCHAERT | Jo | BEL | 47 | -2 LAPS | ||
| 28 | 53 | DE KEULENAER | Karen | BEL | 55 | -2 LAPS | ||
| 29 | 51 | FRAEYE | Katleen | BEL | 53 | -2 LAPS | ||
| 30 | 47 | MITCHELL | Erin | AUS | 21 | -2 LAPS | ||
| 31 | 62 | PHILLIPS | Pepe | GBR | 45 | -2 LAPS | ||
| 32 | 46 | VERMEERSCH | Eva | BEL | 17 | -3 LAPS | ||
| 33 | 57 | CREES | Xan | GBR | 17 | -3 LAPS | ||
| 34 | 49 | KELLY | Siobhan | CAN | 21 | -3 LAPS | ||
| 35 | 52 | DOCX | Mieke | BEL | 21 | -3 LAPS | ||
| 36 | 42 | DE BRUYNE | Meg | BEL | 21 | -4 LAPS | ||
| 37 | 25 | TAPIAS | Natalie | USA | 28 | -4 LAPS | ||
| 38 | 44 | MICHELS | Laure | BEL | 17 | -4 LAPS | ||
| 39 | 38 | TRABAZO BRAGADO | Irene | ESP | 19 | -4 LAPS | ||
| 40 | 60 | JANŮ | Kamila | CZE | 17 | -4 LAPS | ||
| 41 | 36 | BAKER | Alderney | GBR | 16 | -4 LAPS | ||
| 42 | 19 | VERMEIR | Aurelie | BEL | 25 | -4 LAPS | ||
| 43 | 20 | REALINI | Gaia | ITA | 16 | -4 LAPS | ||
| 44 | 50 | MORRIS | Fiona | AUS | 32 | -4 LAPS | ||
| 45 | 18 | FRAIEGARI | Giorgia | ITA | 22 | -5 LAPS | ||
| 46 | 54 | TER BEEK | Linda | NED | 30 | -5 LAPS | ||
| 47 | 29 | ZONTONE | Asia | ITA | 16 | -5 LAPS | ||
| 3 | COMPTON | Katherine | USA | 39 | DNF | |||
| 15 | CONEY | Helena | CAN | 34 | DNF | |||
| 34 | MENUT | Audrey | FRA | 22 | DNF |
