At the 2019 GP Sven Nys in Baal, Belgium, Jolanda Neff (Trek Factory Team) showed her impressive fifth-place finish after a fifth-row start at Namur was no fluke.
In Baal, the Swiss star showed she’s already one of the 2019 Worlds favorites with a dominant ride, overcoming a 15-second gap to defending World Champ Sanne Cant (IKO Beobank), then hopping the barriers and out-cornering Cant to win by 27 seconds.
Six Americans and five Canadians took the start, led by 15-time U.S. National Champion Katie Compton (KFC Racing p/b Trek Knight) in fifth.
Jolanda Neff starts 2019 off with a bang at GP Sven Nys in Baal. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Full results below.
See video highlights of Neff and Cant’s battle at the 2019 GP Sven Nys here.
Stay tuned for more from Baal.
2019 GP Sven Nys Results: Elite Women - DVV Verzekeringen Trofee - UCI C1
| Pl | BIB | Rider | Nat | Team | Age | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | NEFF Jolanda | SUI | TREK FACTORY RACING CX | 26 | 0:46:45 |
| 2 | 1 | CANT Sanne | BEL | CORENDON - CIRCUS | 29 | 0:47:12 |
| 3 | 9 | BRAMMEIER Nikki | GBR | 33 | 0:47:51 | |
| 4 | 6 | SELS Loes | BEL | PAUWELS SAUZEN - VASTGOEDSERVICE | 34 | 0:47:59 |
| 5 | 4 | LECHNER Eva | ITA | CREAFIN TÜV SUD | 34 | 0:48:09 |
| 6 | 2 | COMPTON Katherine | USA | 41 | 0:48:10 | |
| 7 | 3 | KEOUGH Kaitlin | USA | 27 | 0:48:10 | |
| 8 | 11 | VERDONSCHOT Laura | BEL | MARLUX - BINGOAL | 23 | 0:48:47 |
| 9 | 12 | DE BOER Sophie | NED | 29 | 0:49:24 | |
| 10 | 27 | JACKSON Jennifer | CAN | 24 | 0:49:25 | |
| 11 | 54 | MCFADDEN Courtenay | USA | 34 | 0:49:25 | |
| 12 | 5 | VAN LOY Ellen | BEL | TELENET FIDEA LIONS | 39 | 0:49:25 |
| 13 | 16 | KAY Anna | GBR | 20 | 0:49:58 | |
| 14 | 22 | GILBERT Sunny | USA | 40 | 0:50:43 | |
| 15 | 33 | WEST Ruby | CAN | 20 | 0:50:45 | |
| 16 | 21 | HARNDEN Harriet | GBR | 18 | 0:50:47 | |
| 17 | 35 | HOEKE Geerte | NED | CREAFIN TÜV SUD | 29 | 0:50:58 |
| 18 | 39 | DELHAYE Pauline | FRA | 30 | 0:51:00 | |
| 19 | 37 | ERNGREN Ida | SWE | 30 | 0:51:00 | |
| 20 | 19 | TERPSTRA Anne | NED | 28 | 0:51:06 | |
| 21 | 23 | VAS Kata Blanka | HUN | 18 | 0:51:25 | |
| 22 | 49 | WADSWORTH Emily | GBR | TP RACING | 20 | 0:52:41 |
| 23 | 31 | VALLIERES MILL Magdeleine | CAN | 18 | 0:53:09 | |
| 24 | 44 | WITLOX Lizzy | NED | 24 | 0:53:44 | |
| 25 | 40 | IBARROLA ALBIZUA Luisa | ESP | DELIKIA - GINESTAR | 19 | 0:53:50 |
| 26 | 48 | MÕTTUS Mari-Liis | EST | 22 | 0:54:02 | |
| 27 | 41 | BOROWIECKA Barbara | POL | 24 | 0:54:17 | |
| 28 | 55 | MALIK Jennifer | USA | 28 | 0:55:13 | |
| 29 | 36 | KUKK Kätlin | EST | 18 | 0:55:14 | |
| 30 | 30 | GILLIGAN Dana | CAN | 20 | 0:55:36 | |
| 31 | 43 | PEETERS Jinse | BEL | PAUWELS SAUZEN - VASTGOEDSERVICE | 20 | 0:55:52 |
| 32 | 18 | THACKRAY Sophie | GBR | 20 | 0:55:59 | |
| 33 | 53 | ROOIJAKKERS Paulien | NED | 26 | -1 LAP | |
| 34 | 24 | HEYWOOD-MAHE Louise | GBR | 30 | -1 LAP | |
| 35 | 46 | HANNES Kaat | BEL | 28 | -1 LAP | |
| 36 | 32 | MCGILL Sidney | CAN | 20 | -1 LAP | |
| 37 | 56 | LIMPENS Pien | NED | 18 | -1 LAP | |
| 38 | 14 | STRATHDEE Ishbel | GBR | 18 | -1 LAP | |
| 39 | 50 | ZWAENEPOEL Tessa | BEL | 18 | -1 LAP | |
| 40 | 58 | GROSS Rebecca | USA | 39 | -1 LAP | |
| 41 | 15 | TURNBULL Fiona | GBR | 19 | -1 LAP | |
| 42 | 47 | VAN DE PUTTE Kim | BEL | 35 | -2 LAPS | |
| 43 | 20 | CUETO VEGA Sara | ESP | 25 | -2 LAPS | |
| 44 | 59 | BRUFANI Letizia | ITA | 17 | -2 LAPS | |
| 45 | 29 | GERRITSEN Irene | NED | 23 | -2 LAPS | |
| 46 | 17 | NIKOLOPOULOS Julia | GER | 43 | -2 LAPS | |
| 47 | 25 | HEYWOOD-MAHE Charlotte | GBR | 37 | -3 LAPS | |
| 10 | KAPTHEIJNS Maud | NED | TEAM CHARLES | 25 |
