The 2022 UCI World Cup Val Di Sole was not a favorable race for Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal as their star Fem Van Empel suffered a major crash. Unfortunately, she could not continue her winning streak from 2022 Dublin and 2022 Antwerpen.
Fem unfortunately had to leave the race due to a hard crash.
We will bring an update as soon as we have more news!#FightToTheFinish
📸 https://t.co/D5Ck2KCrLK pic.twitter.com/Dx2NEXNPwP— Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal (@PS_BG_CT) December 17, 2022
Van Empel did not break any bones, according to later reports.
Alpecin – Deceuninck however had a great race. The top two spots on the podium belonged to their star riders Puck Pieterse and Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado. 2022 Dublin runner-up Pieterse rode a solo race to victory by navigating through the snow with skill and expertise. Pieterse showed off her mastery of the snow. Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado followed after with her own gap.
The snow of Val di Sole was a piece of cake for Puck Pieterse! 🏆🇮🇹 #CXWorldCup pic.twitter.com/DTpWMKptdE
— UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup (@UCIcyclocrossWC) December 17, 2022
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Manon Bakker (Crelan – Fristads) came in third.
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The Canadians also had a fantastic race. Their two racers got into the top 10 slots. Maghalie Rochette got 5th place and Sidney Mcgill got 9th.
The Americans did not fair as well as their Northern sisters. Taylor Kuyk-White (Nice Bikes) came in 19th, Caitlin Bernstein (Nice Bikes) finished in 24th, and Corey Coogan Cisek came in 40th.
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See the full highlights below.
2022 UCI Cyclocross World Cup Val di Sole Highlights: Women’s Race:
See the full results below.
2022 Val Di Sole Results - Elite Women
| Pos | Nr | Name / UCI Cyclocross Team | NAT | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 | * PIETERSE Puck ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | NED | 50:14 | - |
| 2. | 2 | ALVARADO Ceylin del Carmen ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | NED | 50:58 | +0:44 |
| 3. | 3 | BAKKER Manon CRELAN - FRISTADS | NED | 51:40 | +1:26 |
| 4. | 27 | PERSICO Silvia ITALY | ITA | 51:48 | +1:34 |
| 5. | 14 | ROCHETTE Maghalie CANADA | CAN | 51:48 | +1:34 |
| 6. | 47 | * SCHREIBER Marie TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM | LUX | 53:47 | +3:33 |
| 7. | 6 | CLAUZEL Hélène AS BIKE RACING | FRA | 54:21 | +4:07 |
| 8. | 22 | CASASOLA Sara SELLE ITALIA - GUERCIOTTI - ELITE | ITA | 54:24 | +4:10 |
| 9. | 13 | MCGILL Sidney CANADA | CAN | 54:30 | +4:16 |
| 10. | 38 | * ZEMANOVÁ Kristýna BRILON RACING TEAM MB | CZE | 54:31 | +4:17 |
| 11. | 42 | HEIGL Nadja KTM ALCHEMIST POWERED BY BRENTA BRAKES | AUT | 54:35 | +4:21 |
| 12. | 25 | LECHNER Eva ITALY | ITA | 54:41 | +4:27 |
| 13. | 31 | * MOORS Fleur BELGIUM | BEL | 54:47 | +4:33 |
| 14. | 30 | FRANCK Alicia BELGIUM | BEL | 54:50 | +4:36 |
| 15. | 36 | * HLADÍKOVÁ Katerina BRILON RACING TEAM MB | CZE | 55:05 | +4:51 |
| 16. | 7 | CLAUZEL Perrine AS BIKE RACING | FRA | 55:17 | +5:03 |
| 17. | 23 | * CORVI Valentina TRINX FACTORY TEAM | ITA | 55:23 | +5:09 |
| 18. | 34 | VERDONSCHOT Laura BELGIUM | BEL | 55:33 | +5:19 |
| 19. | 12 | KUYK-WHITE Taylor NICE BIKES | USA | 55:57 | +5:43 |
| 20. | 16 | BARONI Francesca PISSEI - GROEP T.O.M | ITA | 56:02 | +5:48 |
| 21. | 39 | VAS Kata Blanka TEAM SD WORX | HUN | 56:07 | +5:53 |
| 22. | 33 | * VAN SINAEY Xaydee BELGIUM | BEL | 56:12 | +5:58 |
| 23. | 20 | * BRAMATI Lucia TRINX FACTORY TEAM | ITA | 56:19 | +6:05 |
| 24. | 10 | BERNSTEIN Caitlin NICE BIKES | USA | 56:21 | +6:07 |
| 25. | 21 | BULLERI Alessia CYCLING CAFE' RACING TEAM | ITA | 57:07 | +6:53 |
| 26. | 37 | * JERÁBKOVÁ Barbora BRILON RACING TEAM MB | CZE | 57:20 | +7:06 |
| 27. | 17 | * BORELLO Carlotta ITALY | ITA | 57:43 | +7:29 |
| 28. | 8 | * GALLEZOT Electa PODIOCOM CX | FRA | 57:47 | +7:33 |
| 29. | 28 | * ZANGA Marta KTM PROTEK ELETTROSYSTEM | ITA | -1 LAP | |
| 30. | 24 | GARIBOLDI Rebecca ITALY | ITA | -1 LAP | |
| 31. | 41 | CREES Xan TEAM SPECTRA WIGGLE P/B VITUS | GBR | -1 LAP | |
| 32. | 18 | * BORGHESI Giada ITALY | ITA | -1 LAP | |
| 33. | 32 | PEETERS Jinse PROXIMUS - ALPHAMOTORHOMES - DOLTCINI CT | BEL | -2 LAP | |
| 34. | 29 | * CRABBÉ Kiona CRELAN - FRISTADS | BEL | -2 LAP | |
| 35. | 44 | * KIPFMÜLLER Fabienne SWITZERLAND | SUI | -2 LAP | |
| 36. | 26 | OBERPARLEITER Anna ITALY | ITA | -2 LAP | |
| 37. | 19 | BORGHESI Letizia EF EDUCATION - TIBCO - SVB | ITA | -2 LAP | |
| 38. | 35 | * SEIDEL Clea CERATIZIT - WNT PRO CYCLING TEAM | GER | -2 LAP | |
| 39. | 40 | CUETO VEGA Sara UNICAJA BANCO - GIJON | ESP | -3 LAP | |
| 40. | 11 | COOGAN CISEK Corey UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | USA | -3 LAP | |
| 41. | 46 | TREPTE Evelyne SWITZERLAND | SUI | -3 LAP | |
| 42. | 43 | * JAQUET Prisca SWITZERLAND | SUI | -3 LAP | |
| 5 | VAN EMPEL Fem PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | NED | DNF |
