KRUIBEKE, Belgium—In East Flanders, European UCI cyclocross racing continued, with two familiar faces riding back to the top of the podium at the 2017 Poldercross, part of the Brico Cross series.
American Katie Compton (KFC Racing p/b Trek, Panache) demonstrated she’s feeling right at home in Europe, taking another Elite Women’s win over Maud Kaptheijns (Crelan Charles) and Ellen van Loy (Telenet Fidea Lions).
World Champ Sanne Cant (Beobank Corendon) was fourth, over a minute in arrears.
In the Elite Men’s race, it was last year’s dominant duo at the front, with Mathieu van der Poel (Beobank Corendon) escaping the 2017 World Champion Wout van Aert (Crelan Charles).
Quinten Hermans followed Van Loy’s lead, securing another Telenet Fidea third place. 2017 Junior World Champion Thomas Pidcock made his Telenet Fidea Lions debut in ninth.
Compton continued her streak of sweet wins:
The 13-time National Champion wasn’t the only American to contest Poldercross. Two Elite Men and three Junior Men took the start in Kruibeke. Euan Cameron, Jenson Young and Oliver Howson (third at the 2017 Nationals in Hartford), finished 15th, 16th and 18th, respectively.
See the full UCI results from the Junior Men, Elite Women and Elite Men below.
2017 Poldercross Kruibeke - UCI Junior Men's Results
| Place | Bib | Naam | Nat | Club | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | FERDINANDE Anton | BEL | LARES-DOLTCINI CT | 0:43´17.0" | |
| 2 | 5 | TULETT Ben | GBR | BEELINE BICYCLES RT | 0:43´17.0" | |
| 3 | 26 | VERBURG Luke | NED | LARES-DOLTCINI CT | 0:43´27.0" | +10.0" |
| 4 | 28 | VANDEPUTTE Niels | BEL | IKO-BEOBANK | 0:43´27.0" | +10.0" |
| 5 | 7 | DEWULF Maxim | BEL | LARES-DOLTCINI CT | 0:43´32.0" | +15.0" |
| 6 | 29 | JORDENS Jarno | BEL | AA-DRINK JONGERENTEAM | 0:43´34.0" | +17.0" |
| 7 | 14 | VAN DEN EYNDE Vince | BEL | ACROG - BALEN BC | 0:43´41.0" | +24.0" |
| 8 | 21 | THYS Joren | BEL | AA-DRINK JONGERENTEAM | 0:43´52.0" | +35.0" |
| 9 | 39 | MEULEMANS Lennert | BEL | IKO-BEOBANK | 0:44´04.0" | +47.0" |
| 10 | 10 | PEMEN Dolf | BEL | CYCLING.BE - ALPHAMOTORHOMES C | 0:44´07.0" | +50.0" |
| 11 | 8 | ELLIS Matthew | GBR | STEVE POOLE PLANT HIRE | 0:44´27.0" | +1´10.0" |
| 12 | 24 | VERDONCK Andres | BEL | VZW WP DE MOLENSPURTERS MEULEB | 0:44´42.0" | +1´25.0" |
| 13 | 17 | WESTHOFF David | GER | STEVENS RACING TEAM JUNIOREN | 0:44´42.0" | +1´25.0" |
| 14 | 13 | VAN DEN PLAS Jasper | BEL | IKO-BEOBANK | 0:44´42.0" | +1´25.0" |
| 15 | 9 | CAMERON Euan | USA | PAUL MILNES / OLDFIELD ERT | 0:44´57.0" | +1´40.0" |
| 16 | 15 | YOUNG Jenson | USA | 0:45´18.0" | +2´01.0" | |
| 17 | 32 | DECOSTER Louis | BEL | CYCLING.BE - ALPHAMOTORHOMES C | 0:45´42.0" | +2´25.0" |
| 18 | 16 | HOWSON Oliver | USA | PH-MAS/PAUL MILNES/ OLDFIELD E | 0:45´47.0" | +2´30.0" |
| 19 | 2 | VANDEN BUSSCHE Wannes | BEL | CYCLING.BE - ALPHAMOTORHOMES C | 0:45´57.0" | +2´40.0" |
| 20 | 11 | DEL GROSSO Bodi | NED | WV METEOOR ASSEN-RODEN | 0:46´27.0" | +3´10.0" |
| 21 | 33 | CAS Stijn | BEL | YOUNG CYCLING TALENT D&D | 0:46´32.0" | +3´15.0" |
| 22 | 12 | LIPPENS Seppe | BEL | BIKE EXPERIENCE CYCLING TEAM | 0:47´02.0" | +3´45.0" |
| 23 | 36 | NOYENS Jarne | BEL | DE KASTELSE DURVERS V.Z.W. | 0:47´17.0" | +4´00.0" |
| 24 | 31 | QUETS Stijn | BEL | DE KASTELSE DURVERS V.Z.W. | 0:47´47.0" | +4´30.0" |
| 25 | 6 | DE LAET Tomas | BEL | WIELERCLUB STEEDS VOORAAN V. | 0:47´52.0" | +4´35.0" |
| 26 | 27 | COCKX Maxime | BEL | YOUNG CYCLING TALENT D&D | 0:47´57.0" | +4´40.0" |
| 27 | 22 | DE NIJS Maarten | NED | RSC DE ZUIDWESTHOEK | 0:47´57.0" | +4´40.0" |
| 28 | 3 | CLYNHENS Toon | BEL | AA-DRINK JONGERENTEAM | 0:48´07.0" | +4´50.0" |
| 29 | 18 | OBERTEICHER Matteo | GER | SHOP4CROSS-BIORACER ACADEMY | 0:49´07.0" | +5´50.0" |
| 30 | 25 | VERHEYDE Leander | BEL | CYCLING VLIJTINGEN | 0:49´17.0" | +6´00.0" |
| 31 | 1 | LAEVENS Justin | BEL | MEUBELEN GAVERZICHT-GLASCENTRA | 0:49´47.0" | +6´30.0" |
| 32 | 23 | VAN CLEEMPUT Bert | BEL | PAPILLON-RUDYCO-JANATRANS CYCL | 0:49´57.0" | +6´40.0" |
| 33 | 20 | DE WEERT Robbe | BEL | WIELERCLUB "ONDER ONS - PARIKE | 0:50´07.0" | +6´50.0" |
| 34 | 35 | BERT Jasper | BEL | MEUBELEN GAVERZICHT-GLASCENTRA | 1 r | |
| 35 | 4 | BURGHARDT Luis | GER | RSG FRANKFURT | 1 r | |
| 36 | 34 | DE VOS Wannes | BEL | VAN MOER LOGISTICS CYCLING TEA | 2 r | |
| 19 | DE SMET Nicolas | BEL | BIKE ADVICE CT | DNF | ||
| 37 | DEJAEGHER Jasper | BEL | VZW JONG WIELERTALENT | DNF | ||
| 38 | VANLUCHENE Maxim | BEL | MEUBELEN GAVERZICHT-GLASCENTRA | DNF |
2017 Poldercross Kruibeke - UCI Elite Women's Results
| Rank | BIB | Last name | First name | Country | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | COMPTON | Katherine | USA | KFC RACING P/B TREK/PANACHE | 0:44:32 |
| 2 | 5 | KAPTHEIJNS | Maud | NED | CRELAN-CHARLES | 0:44:55 |
| 3 | 4 | VAN LOY | Ellen | BEL | YOUNG TELENET FIDEA CYCLING TEAM | 0:45:35 |
| 4 | 1 | CANT | Sanne | BEL | BEOBANK-CORENDON | 0:45:41 |
| 5 | 20 | SELS | Loes | BEL | KDL CYCLING TEAM | 0:45:41 |
| 6 | 31 | FRANCK | Alicia | BEL | LARES-DOLTCINI CT | 0:46:01 |
| 7 | 6 | VERSCHUEREN | Jolien | BEL | PAUWELS SAUZEN-VASTGOEDSERVICE | 0:46:09 |
| 8 | 11 | VAN DE STEENE | Kim | BEL | TARTELETTO - ISOREX SUPERANO HAM (TEAM B) | 0:46:20 |
| 9 | 8 | ARZUFFI | Maria Alice | ITA | STEYLAERTS-BETFIRST | 0:46:24 |
| 10 | 24 | VANDERBEKEN | Joyce | BEL | TEAM MAHIEU - KONA - VANDERMEEREN | 0:46:39 |
| 11 | 29 | VERHESTRAETEN | Karen | BEL | DONEN/VONDELMOLEN CX-TEAM | 0:46:51 |
| 12 | 32 | MICHIELS | Githa | BEL | LINGIER VERSLUYS BEACHBIKERS VZW | 0:48:25 |
| 13 | 27 | BELLAERT | Axelle | BEL | DONEN/VONDELMOLEN CX-TEAM | 0:48:41 |
| 14 | 16 | WITLOX | Lizzy | NED | SBJ BIKE TEAM | 0:49:57 |
| 15 | 22 | PAUL | Stefanie | GER | STEVENS RACING TEAM | 0:50:10 |
| 16 | 14 | MELLOR | Amira | GBR | PAUL MILNES CYCLES YORKSHIRE | 0:50:26 |
| 17 | 34 | VAN DE PUTTE | Kim | BEL | BIKE ADVICE CT | 0:50:37 |
| 18 | 23 | PEETERS | Jinse | BEL | ACROG - BALEN BC | 0:50:47 |
| 19 | 25 | REDMOND | Natalie | AUS | OZRIDERS CANNONDALE SRAM | 0:50:47 |
| 20 | 13 | MAES | Shana | BEL | DONEN/VONDELMOLEN CX-TEAM | |
| 21 | 9 | DE BRUYNE | Meg | BEL | KLEUR OP MAAT - BNS TECHNICS | |
| 22 | 26 | ROMBOUTS | Tine | BEL | ACROG - BALEN BC | |
| 23 | 15 | VERMEIREN | Tinne | BEL | KLEUR OP MAAT - BNS TECHNICS | |
| 24 | 12 | VERMEIR | Aurelie | BEL | BIKE ADVICE CT | |
| 25 | 35 | COMMISSARIS | Caren | BEL | WSC HOOP OP ZEGEN - BEVEREN VZW | |
| 26 | 17 | VAN LOY | Tess | BEL | DONEN/VONDELMOLEN CX-TEAM | |
| 27 | 19 | DOBBELAERE | Jana | BEL | KLEUR OP MAAT - BNS TECHNICS | |
| 28 | 21 | DE VOS | Nele | BEL | INDIVIDUEEL | |
| 29 | 18 | GAMMONS | Madeleine | GBR | TEAM VISION INNOVATIVE LEISURE | |
| 30 | 33 | BLANCHAERT | Jo | BEL | INDIVIDUEEL | |
| 2 | WYMAN | Helen | GBR | KONA FACTORY TEAM | ||
| 10 | ZWAENEPOEL | Tessa | BEL | VAN ASSCHE - VERTRONICS CT |
2017 Poldercross Kruibeke - UCI Elite Men's Results
| Plaats | Nr | Naam | Nat | Cat | Club | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | VAN DER POEL Mathieu | NED | U23 | BEOBANK-CORENDON | 1:04´46.0" | |
| 2 | 1 | VAN AERT Wout | BEL | EL | CRELAN - CHARLES | 1:05´08.0" | +22.0" |
| 3 | 20 | HERMANS Quinten | BEL | U23 | TELENET FIDEA LIONS | 1:05´30.0" | +44.0" |
| 4 | 6 | VAN KESSEL Corne | NED | EL | TELENET FIDEA LIONS | 1:05´59.0" | +1´13.0" |
| 5 | 5 | SWEECK Laurens | BEL | EL | ERA REAL ESTATE - CIRCUS | 1:06´03.0" | +1´17.0" |
| 6 | 4 | PAUWELS Kevin | BEL | EL | MARLUX - NAPOLEON GAMES CYCLIN | 1:06´03.0" | +1´17.0" |
| 7 | 8 | MERLIER Tim | BEL | EL | CRELAN - CHARLES | 1:06´03.0" | +1´17.0" |
| 8 | 10 | BOROS Michael | CZE | EL | PAUWELS SAUZEN - VASTGOEDSERVI | 1:06´03.0" | +1´17.0" |
| 9 | 33 | PIDCOCK Thomas | GBR | TELENET FIDEA LIONS | 1:06´03.0" | +1´17.0" | |
| 10 | 14 | SOETE Daan | BEL | EL | TELENET FIDEA LIONS | 1:06´13.0" | +1´27.0" |
| 11 | 15 | ADAMS Jens | BEL | EL | PAUWELS SAUZEN-VASTGOEDSERVICE | 1:07´01.0" | +2´15.0" |
| 12 | 17 | GODRIE Stan | NED | EL | CRELAN - CHARLES | 1:07´23.0" | +2´37.0" |
| 13 | 7 | MEEUSEN Tom | BEL | EL | BEOBANK-CORENDON | 1:07´36.0" | +2´50.0" |
| 14 | 18 | ADAMS Joeri | BEL | EL | KALAS - H.ESSERS CYCLING TEAM | 1:07´43.0" | +2´57.0" |
| 15 | 30 | MEISEN Marcel | GER | EL | STEYLAERTS FIRSTBET | 1:08´03.0" | +3´17.0" |
| 16 | 9 | AERNOUTS Jim | BEL | EL | TELENET FIDEA LIONS | 1:08´17.0" | +3´31.0" |
| 17 | 24 | HOEYBERGHS Daan | BEL | EL | STEYLAERTS-BETFIRST | 1:08´57.0" | +4´11.0" |
| 18 | 22 | WALSLEBEN Philipp | GER | EL | BEOBANK COREDON | 1:09´28.0" | +4´42.0" |
| 19 | 25 | DEGROOTE Jonas | BEL | U23 | TEAM MAHIEU - KONA - VANDERMEE | 1:10´03.0" | +5´17.0" |
| 20 | 42 | TIELEN Dario | BEL | EL | INDIVIDUEEL | 1:10´15.0" | +5´29.0" |
| 21 | 29 | DERVEAUX Niels | BEL | U23 | TARTELETTO - ISOREX SUPERANO H | 1:10´15.0" | +5´29.0" |
| 22 | 27 | ALDERWEIRELD Robin | BEL | U23 | TEAM MAHIEU - KONA - VANDERMEE | 1:10´47.0" | +6´01.0" |
| 23 | 45 | VAN COMPERNOLLE Kenneth | BEL | EL | TARTELETTO - ISOREX SUPERANO H | -3 laps | |
| 24 | 49 | TAKENOUCHI Yu | JPN | EL | TOYOFRAME | -3 laps | |
| 25 | 34 | DE BOCK Yoni | BEL | U23 | ARROW CYCLING TEAM | -3 laps | |
| 26 | 38 | KOYEN Niels | BEL | EL | BIKE EXPERIENCE CYCLING TEAM | -4 laps | |
| 27 | 39 | WILLIAMS Joe | USA | U23 | PH-MASS/PAUL MILNES/ OLDFIELD | -4 laps | |
| 28 | 23 | VANDEKINDEREN Jens | BEL | EL | KALAS - H.ESSERS CYCLING TEAM | -4 laps | |
| 29 | 37 | DE WIT Edwin | BEL | EL | RENO SYSTEMS CYCLING TEAM | -4 laps | |
| 30 | 35 | JANSSON Henrik | SWE | EL | ART- V CYCLING CLUB | -4 laps | |
| 31 | 43 | LINDENAU Paul | GER | U23 | RV GERMANIA HAMBURG / STEVENS | -4 laps | |
| 32 | 32 | DE BOCK Jelle | BEL | EL | ARROW CYCLING TEAM | -5 laps | |
| 33 | 44 | MEELBERGHS Pieter | BEL | EL | INDIVIDUEEL | -5 laps | |
| 34 | 36 | OBERTEICHER Marco | GER | U23 | RSV GÜTERSLOH 1931 | -5 laps | |
| 35 | 47 | GRABAREK Grzegorz | POL | EL | KS 64-STO LESZNO | -5 laps | |
| 36 | 40 | FOX George | USA | U23 | PAUL MILNES CYCLES YORKSHIRE | -5 laps | |
| 37 | 28 | OGER Vincent | BEL | EL | ENTENTE CYCLISTE DE WALLONIE | -6 laps | |
| 38 | 31 | FERNANDEZ RODRÍGUEZ Sergio Iván | ESP | EL | CLUB CICLISTA RIAS BAIXAS | -6 laps | |
| 3 | VANTHOURENHOUT Michael | BEL | EL | MARLUX - NAPOLEON GAMES CYCLIN | DNF | ||
| 12 | VANTHOURENHOUT Dieter | BEL | EL | MARLUX - NAPOLEON GAMES CYCLIN | DNF | ||
| 13 | PEETERS Rob | BEL | EL | PAUWELS SAUZEN-VASTGOEDSERVICE | DNF | ||
| 16 | SWEECK Diether | BEL | EL | ERA REAL ESTATE - CIRCUS | DNF | ||
| 19 | BOSMANS Wietse | BEL | EL | ERA REAL ESTATE - CIRCUS | DNF | ||
| 26 | ERIKSSON Martin | SWE | EL | ART-V CYCLING CLUB | DNF | ||
| 41 | HENNAUX Loic | BEL | U23 | PRORACE CYCLING TEAM | DNF | ||
| 46 | ERIKSSON David | SWE | ART-V CYCLING TEAM | DNF |
