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It was a game of risk and reward at the 2021 Telenet Superprestige stop in Ruddervoorde, Belgium.

After Sanne Cant took an impressive holeshot and rode away from the field by acing a slippery off-camber that forced everyone else off the bike, it was clear that the feature would be a difference-maker.

On a course that served up a bit of everything, including an uphill sandpit, hoppable barriers, slippery off-cambers and plenty of short, steep up and downs, the conservative approach was to dismount before coming to a halt.

Denise Betsema largely used such an approach for a steady race at the front, dropping chaser Inge van der Heijden.

Behind her, Annemarie Worst took risks chasing, passing van der Heijden, but in her effort to connect with Betsema, she repeatedly hit the deck, including suffering a late-race spill at the same off-camber that Sanne Cant used to her advantage on the first lap.

Betsema stayed upright to take the win, Worst took second ahead of her teammate Inge van der Heijden. Sanne Cant finished fourth, ahead of World Champ Lucinda Brand. Full video highlights and results below.

The racers head to the sandy stadium of Zonhoven tomorrow to tackle the fourth UCI Cyclocross World Cup.

2021 Telenet Superprestige Ruddervoorde Results: Elite Women

PlBibNameNatTeamTime 
14BETSEMA DeniseNEDPAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL47´03.0"
25WORST AnnemarieNED77747´46.0"+43.0"
312VAN DER HEIJDEN IngeNED77748´01.0"+58.0"
42CANT SanneBELIKO - CRELAN48´16.0"+1´13.0"
51BRAND LucindaNEDBALOISE TREK LIONS48´55.0"+1´52.0"
69VAN ALPHEN AniekNED77749´25.0"+2´22.0"
713NORBERT RIBEROLLE MarionBELSTARCASINO CX TEAM49´47.0"+2´44.0"
88BAKKER ManonNEDIKO - CRELAN49´54.0"+2´51.0"
96KASTELIJN YaraNEDIKO - CRELAN50´36.0"+3´33.0"
1015BACKSTEDT ZoeGBRTORMANS-ACROG51´12.0"+4´09.0"
1122BENTVELD LeonieNEDNWV GRONINGEN51´31.0"+4´28.0"
1210VAN LOY EllenBELVONDELMOLEN-DE CEUSTER CYCLING52´09.0"+5´06.0"
1319GARIBOLDI RebeccaITA52´10.0"+5´07.0"
1431MOLENGRAAF LaurenNEDRWC AHOY53´08.0"+6´05.0"
1518MELLOR AmiraGBRSpectra Wiggle p/b Vitus53´28.0"+6´25.0"
1630MEISTROK SusanneNEDPROXIMUS-ALPHAMOTORHOMES-DOLTC53´49.0"+6´46.0"
1745VAN ANROOIJ LindyNEDPROXIMUS - ALPHAMOTORHOMES - D54´08.0"+7´05.0"
1816DOBBELAERE JanaBELSTARCASINO CX TEAM54´35.0"+7´32.0"
1950KNAVEN MirreNEDWV BREDA54´52.0"+7´49.0"
2021CREES XanGBRTeam Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus55´34.0"+8´31.0"
2129VERZIJL BibiNEDRWC AHOY1 r
2252OFFEREIN IrisNEDWRV DE PEDDELAARS1 r
2338DEFOUR LaraBELMULTUM ACCOUNTANTS LADIES CYCL2 r
2420OTTESTAD Mie BjørndalNORWIELERCLUB DE SPRINTERS MALDER2 r
2551DEVIGNE CamilleFRAPEDALE MADELEINOISE2 r
2625GOOSSENS VeerleNEDWV DE JONGE RENNER OOSTERHOUT2 r
2724CRABBÉ KionaBELCRELAN-IKO2 r
2832ZWAENEPOEL TessaBELPROXIMUS - ALPHAMOTORHOMES - D2 r
2959GORT FemkeNEDBNS TECHNICS-GROUP T.O.M.2 r
3060ROMBOUTS TineBELACROG - TORMANS BALEN BC2 r
3133HOEFMANS PemNEDWATERSLEY R&D CYCLING TEAM2 r
3253SAS LoreBELACROG - TORMANS BALEN BC3 r
3328COUZENS MillieGBRCrelan-IKO3 r
3436DE BRUYCKERE XennaBELPROXIMUS-ALPHAMOTORHOMES-DOLTC3 r
3535DE SMEDT FebeBELAA DRINK YOUNG LIONS3 r
3656COOGAN CISEK CoreyUSAVeloRevolution WPCycles3 r
3762BAELE LotteBELKON. VC ´T MEETJESLAND - KNESS3 r
3857BARTHELS MaïtéLUXLP07 SCHIFFLANGE3 r
3917DE KEERSMAEKER AudreyBELSTARCASINO CX TEAM3 r
4044GREENHALGH LauraGBRVelorevolution-WPCycles3 r
4141SCHEVENELS Lies´LBELVONDELMOLEN-DE CEUSTER CYCLING3 r
4227VINKE NienkeNEDWV EEMLAND3 r
4368GROSS RebeccaUSAZERO D RACING3 r
4446VAN DEN BRANDE MirtheBELVONDELMOLEN-DE CEUSTER CYCLING3 r
4549KIEKENS CleoBELACROG - TORMANS BALEN BC3 r
4648BREUGELMANS RosanneBELBNS TECHNICS-GROUP T.O.M.3 r
4742VAN DER VEEN CarmenNEDWATERSLEY RACE & DEVELOPMENT C3 r
4854DE GROOT MariekeNEDGet Coached3 r
4966VAN ESPELO DaniqueNEDGO 4 CYCLING3 r
5067BLANCHAERT JoBELIndividueel4 r
5140VAN DE KERKHOF MarieBELAA DRINK YOUNG LIONS4 r
5258VERSCHUEREN JolisaBELNEVER GIVE UP BY JOLIEN VERSCH4 r
26BASTIAENSSEN FauveBELBNS TECHNICS-GROUP T.O.M.DNF
37VAN WATERSCHOOT FamkeNEDIndividueelDNF
43GEVERS HanneBELBNS TECHNICS - GROUP T.O.M.DNF
47DHONT KionaBELVONDELMOLEN-DE CEUSTER CYCLINGDNF
55DE VOS NeleBELNEVER GIVE UP BY JOLIEN VERSCHDNF
64MULDER MaschaNEDPROXIMUS - ALPHAMOTORHOMES - DDNF
65SELS LoesBELPROXIMUS - ALPHAMOTORHOMES - DDNF
34BARTHELS LaylaLUXLP07 SchifflangeDNS
39SCHOKKAERT FebeBELTARTELETTO - ISOREX CX-TEAMDNS