A day after racing at Azencross, several top athletes competed in the Versluys Brico Cross in Breden, Belgium. Thalita de Jong won the Elite Women’s race ahead of Ellen Van Loy and Jolien Verschueren. Three American women raced with Elle Anderson finishing in 6th place, Sunny Gilbert in 12th and Christine Vardaros in 32nd.
5 jaar Rabobank afgesloten met een overwinning in Bredene vandaag! Bedankt voor 5 mooie jaren Rabobank en b… – https://t.co/aWPgJJucm0
— Thalita de Jong (@ThalitadeJong) December 30, 2016
For the Elite Men, Wout Van Aert was once again the victor with Laurens Sweeck and Gianni Vermeersch making it an all Belgian podium. Trevor O’Donnell from Canada was the lone North American in 46th. Full results below.
Number 49 for @crelanvastgoeds! Thanks for the past 3 years. This was a finish in style I guess ? #BricoCross #bredene pic.twitter.com/9U2gfHXzPo
— Wout van Aert (@WoutvanAert) December 30, 2016
Versluys Cyclocross C2 Results - Elite Women
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thalita DE JONG | NED | 24 | 44:53:00 | 40 |
| 2 | Ellen VAN LOY | BEL | 37 | 45:12:00 | 30 |
| 3 | Jolien VERSCHUEREN | BEL | 27 | 45:27:00 | 20 |
| 4 | Alicia FRANCK | BEL | 23 | 45:30:00 | 15 |
| 5 | Joyce VANDERBEKEN | BEL | 33 | 45:30:00 | 10 |
| 6 | Elle ANDERSON | USA | 29 | 45:30:00 | 8 |
| 7 | Loes SELS | BEL | 32 | 45:41:00 | 6 |
| 8 | Lindy VAN ANROOIJ | NED | 21 | 45:51:00 | 4 |
| 9 | Karen VERHESTRAETEN | BEL | 26 | 46:07:00 | 2 |
| 10 | Anaïs MORICHON | FRA | 18 | 46:57:00 | 1 |
| 11 | Suzanne VERHOEVEN | BEL | 21 | 47:05:00 | |
| 12 | Sunny GILBERT | USA | 38 | 47:15:00 | |
| 13 | Monique VAN DE REE | NED | 29 | 47:15:00 | |
| 14 | Ida JANSSON | SWE | 19 | 47:37:00 | |
| 15 | Naomi WILLIAMS | AUS | 37 | 47:37:00 | |
| 16 | Eva Maria PALM | BEL | 20 | 47:47:00 | |
| 17 | Aurelie VERMEIR | BEL | 25 | 47:58:00 | |
| 18 | Axelle BELLAERT | BEL | 20 | 48:03:00 | |
| 19 | Åsa-Maria ERLANDSSON | SWE | 43 | 48:03:00 | |
| 20 | Emily WADSWORTH | GBR | 18 | 48:03:00 | |
| 21 | Rebecca LOCKE | AUS | 37 | 48:03:00 | |
| 22 | Jinse PEETERS | BEL | 18 | 48:42:00 | |
| 23 | Julie VAN DE VELDE | BEL | 24 | 48:44:00 | |
| 24 | Miyoko KARAMI | JPN | 43 | 49:02:00 | |
| 25 | Tinne VERMEIREN | BEL | 22 | 49:21:00 | |
| 26 | Irene TRABAZO BRAGADO | ESP | 19 | 49:38:00 | |
| 27 | Jara NOËL | BEL | 18 | 49:38:00 | |
| 28 | Meg DE BRUYNE | BEL | 21 | 49:43:00 | |
| 29 | Sarah LOMAS | GBR | 20 | 49:43:00 | |
| 30 | Audrey WEINGARTEN | FRA | 17 | 49:43:00 | |
| 31 | Laure MICHELS | BEL | 17 | 50:23:00 | |
| 32 | Christine VARDAROS | USA | 48 | 50:28:00 | |
| 33 | Gertie WILLEMS | BEL | 40 | ||
| 34 | Yenthe BOONS | BEL | 20 | ||
| 35 | Eva VERMEERSCH | BEL | 17 | ||
| 36 | Virginia CANCELLIERI | ITA | 19 | ||
| 37 | Madeleine GAMMONS | GBR | 18 | ||
| 38 | Marike TACHE | ROU | 21 | ||
| 39 | Emilie THY | DEN | 34 | ||
| 40 | Mieke DEROO | BEL | 45 | ||
| 41 | Sarah BORREMANS | BEL | 29 | ||
| 42 | Jo BLANCHAERT | BEL | 47 | ||
| 43 | Mieke DOCX | BEL | 21 | ||
| DNF | Audrey MENUT | FRA | 22 |
Versluys Cyclocross C2 Results - Elite Men
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wout VAN AERT | BEL | 23 | 59:18:00 | 40 |
| 2 | Laurens SWEECK | BEL | 24 | 59:18:00 | 30 |
| 3 | Gianni VERMEERSCH | BEL | 25 | 59:32:00 | 20 |
| 4 | Clement VENTURINI | FRA | 24 | 59:32:00 | 15 |
| 5 | Jens ADAMS | BEL | 25 | 59:32:00 | 10 |
| 6 | Michael VANTHOURENHOUT | BEL | 24 | 59:32:00 | 8 |
| 7 | Jim AERNOUTS | BEL | 28 | 59:48:00 | 6 |
| 8 | Tim MERLIER | BEL | 25 | 1:00:16 | 4 |
| 9 | Dieter VANTHOURENHOUT | BEL | 32 | 1:00:40 | 2 |
| 10 | Zdenek STYBAR | CZE | 32 | 1:00:50 | 1 |
| 11 | Joeri ADAMS | BEL | 28 | 1:00:50 | |
| 12 | Stan GODRIE | NED | 24 | 1:00:50 | |
| 13 | Toon AERTS | BEL | 24 | 1:00:57 | |
| 14 | Ivan GICQUIAU | FRA | 24 | 1:01:06 | |
| 15 | Marek KONWA | POL | 27 | 1:01:11 | |
| 16 | Ingmar UYTDEWILLIGEN | BEL | 26 | 1:01:11 | |
| 17 | Patrick VAN LEEUWEN | NED | 32 | 1:01:18 | |
| 18 | Jens VANDEKINDEREN | BEL | 24 | 1:01:33 | |
| 19 | Rob PEETERS | BEL | 32 | 1:01:41 | |
| 20 | Tony PERIOU | FRA | 22 | 1:01:45 | |
| 21 | Stijn HUYS | BEL | 31 | 1:01:45 | |
| 22 | Ian FIELD | GBR | 31 | 1:01:45 | |
| 23 | Jenko BONNE | BEL | 20 | 1:01:45 | |
| 24 | Marceli BOGUSLAWSKI | POL | 20 | 1:01:45 | |
| 25 | Quincy VENS | BEL | 31 | 1:01:45 | |
| 26 | Nicolas PRUVOT | FRA | 22 | 1:02:01 | |
| 27 | Angelo DE CLERCQ | BEL | 26 | 1:02:07 | |
| 28 | Kenny ROELANDT | BEL | 31 | 1:02:07 | |
| 29 | Pieter VAN ROOSBROECK | BEL | 21 | 1:02:07 | |
| 30 | Johan JACOBS | SUI | 20 | 1:02:07 | |
| 31 | Boy VAN POPPEL | NED | 29 | 1:02:07 | |
| 32 | Kenneth VAN COMPERNOLLE | BEL | 29 | 1:02:18 | |
| 33 | Pieter VANSPEYBROUCK | BEL | 30 | 1:02:33 | |
| 34 | Dave DE CLEYN | BEL | 29 | 1:02:33 | |
| 35 | Thomas BONNET | FRA | 19 | 1:03:04 | |
| 36 | Gosse VAN DER MEER | NED | 22 | 1:03:18 | |
| 37 | Senne DE MEYER | BEL | 21 | 1:03:24 | |
| 38 | Dario TIELEN | BEL | 23 | 1:03:42 | |
| 39 | Mathieu MORICHON | FRA | 22 | 1:03:53 | |
| 40 | Michael BUTLER | GBR | 26 | 1:04:03 | |
| 41 | Kohei MAEDA | JPN | 23 | 1:04:18 | |
| 42 | Maximilian MOBIS | GER | 19 | ||
| 43 | Robin ALDERWEIRELD | BEL | 21 | ||
| 44 | Hijiri ODA | JPN | 19 | ||
| 45 | Hendrik SWEECK | BEL | 25 | ||
| 46 | Trevor O'DONNELL | CAN | 21 | ||
| 47 | Nicolas LEBESQ | FRA | 36 | ||
| 48 | Maxime CARRIOU | FRA | 21 | ||
| 49 | Ronan GRIMAULT | FRA | 22 | ||
| 50 | Clément TABART | FRA | 19 | ||
| 51 | Stephen LEE | GBR | 21 | ||
| 52 | Finlay ROBERTSON | GBR | 19 | ||
| 53 | Martin PALM | BEL | 21 | ||
| DNF | Jan DENUWELAERE | BEL | 29 | ||
| DNF | Joffrey DEGUEURCE | FRA | 20 | ||
| DNF | Brecht VANDENHEEDE | BEL | 22 | ||
| DNF | Mathias DECLERCK | BEL | 21 | ||
| DNF | Diether SWEECK | BEL | 24 |
