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The first UCI Cyclocross World Cup at Beekse Bergen in the Netherlands kept fans and racers guessing.

The technical, sandy but fast course delivered a race that rewarded those who made the fewest mistakes, and apparently, in the Elite Women’s race, youth.

2022 Beekse Bergen UCI Cyclocross Cup Elite Women. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

2022 Beekse Bergen UCI Cyclocross Cup Elite Women. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

U23 women dominated the event, although Fem van Empel (Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal) has opted to compete in the Elites for the rest of the season.

Niel winner Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Alpecin Deceuninck) factored in the race, teaming up with Puck Pieterse to make life difficult for World Cup leader Van Empel, but made several mistakes to drop from the lead.

2022 Beekse Bergen UCI Cyclocross Cup Elite Women. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

2022 Beekse Bergen UCI Cyclocross Cup Elite Women. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

World Champ Marianne Vos (Jumbo Visma) climbed through the field after a second-row start, and finished fourth.

But it was the U23 trio of World Cup leader Van Empel, Pieterse and Shirin van Anrooij (Baloise Trek Lions) that took it down to the wire, with an attack by Van Anrooij down the pavement with one lap to go that made the difference in the race.

2022 Beekse Bergen UCI Cyclocross Cup Elite Women. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

Shirin van Anrooij attacked with one lap to go. 2022 Beekse Bergen UCI Cyclocross Cup Elite Women. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

Full results are below. Stay tuned for highlights.

Van Anrooij won her first-ever World Cup. 2022 Beekse Bergen UCI Cyclocross Cup Elite Women. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

Van Anrooij won her first-ever World Cup. 2022 Beekse Bergen UCI Cyclocross Cup Elite Women. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine

Two Americans raced, with National Champ Clara Honsinger (EF EDUCATION – TIBCO – SVB) finishing in 15th and Corey Coogan Cisek in 37th.

See the 2022 UCI Cyclocross World Cup Elite Men’s results from Beekse Bergen here.

2022 Beekse Bergen UCI Cyclocross World Cup Results: Elite Women

PosNrName / UCI Cyclocross TeamNATTimeGap
1.11* VAN ANROOIJ Shirin
BALOISE TREK LIONS
NED47:02-
2.13VAN EMPEL Fem
PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL
NED47:03+0:01
3.9* PIETERSE Puck
ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK
NED47:03+0:01
4.2ALVARADO Ceylin del Carmen
ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK
NED47:27+0:25
5.1VOS Marianne
TEAM JUMBO-VISMA
NED47:32+0:30
6.36VAS Kata Blanka
TEAM SD WORX
HUN47:48+0:46
7.6BRAND Lucinda
BALOISE TREK LIONS
NED47:49+0:47
8.41* SCHREIBER Marie
TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM
LUX48:08+1:06
9.10VAN ALPHEN Aniek
777
NED48:11+1:09
10.5BETSEMA Denise
PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL
NED48:19+1:17
11.12VAN DER HEIJDEN Inge
777
NED48:43+1:41
12.4* BENTVELD Leonie
PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL
NED48:47+1:45
13.3BAKKER Manon
CRELAN - FRISTADS
NED49:02+2:00
14.27CANT Sanne
CRELAN - FRISTADS
BEL49:22+2:20
15.22HONSINGER Clara
EF EDUCATION - TIBCO - SVB
USA49:22+2:20
16.30NORBERT RIBEROLLE Marion
CRELAN - FRISTADS
BEL49:31+2:29
17.18* FOUQUENET Amandine
ARKEA PRO CYCLING TEAM
FRA49:33+2:31
18.29FRANCK Alicia
PROXIMUS - ALPHAMOTORHOMES - DOLTCINI CT
BEL49:35+2:33
19.17CLAUZEL Perrine
AS BIKE RACING
FRA49:48+2:46
20.33VERDONSCHOT Laura
BELGIUM
BEL50:07+3:05
21.31TRUYEN Marthe
CRELAN - FRISTADS
BEL50:14+3:12
22.37* BACKSTEDT Zoe
EF EDUCATION - TIBCO - SVB
GBR50:24+3:22
23.8KAPTHEIJNS Maud
DESCHACHT-HENS-MAES
NED50:28+3:26
24.34VERHOEVEN Suzanne
BELGIUM
BEL50:30+3:28
25.16CLAUZEL Hélène
AS BIKE RACING
FRA50:31+3:29
26.20VIDON Amandine
TEAM FIMA - RDV BIKESHOP ALIAN
FRA50:31+3:29
27.26* BROUWERS Julie
BELGIUM
BEL50:32+3:30
28.32VAN LOY Ellen
BELGIUM
BEL51:02+4:00
29.23MCGILL Sidney
CANADA
CAN51:05+4:03
30.24BARONI Francesca
PISSEI - GROEP T.O.M
ITA51:17+4:15
31.35* KOPECKY Julia
CZECH REPUBLIC
CZE51:26+4:24
32.25PEETERS Jinse
PROXIMUS - ALPHAMOTORHOMES - DOLTCINI CT
BEL52:21+5:19
33.7* GORT Femke
PISSEI - GROEP T.O.M
NED52:30+5:28
34.15BILLOUIN Solenne
FRANCE
FRA52:34+5:32
35.19PORHEL Laura
TEAM FIMA - RDV BIKESHOP ALIAN
FRA52:39+5:37
36.38CREES Xan
TEAM SPECTRA WIGGLE P/B VITUS
GBR53:53+6:51
37.21COOGAN CISEK Corey
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
USA-2 LAP
40ROSSNER Larissa
SWITZERLAND
SUIDNS
28* CRABBÉ Kiona
CRELAN - FRISTADS
BELDNS