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American Katie Compton overcame a slow start at the sand dunes of Koksijde, Belgium to catch race and World Cup leader Hanka Kupfernagel and beat her in the sprint to take the victory. Compton doubted that she was the strongest on the day, but thought she raced the smartest.

There were no less than four Americans at the race, with Laura Van Gilder making her first ‘cross trip across the pond, and finished an impressive 16th. Deidre Winfield and Christine Vardaros were also battling in the sand, with Winfield finishing 21st and Vardaros having some tough luck and finishing in 33rd.

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Women’s Results:

Place Bib Rider Country Time Points
1 17 COMPTON Katherine USA 0:40:09 60
2 1 KUPFERNAGEL Hanka GER +00:01 50
3 7 VAN DEN BRAND Daphny NED +00:18 45
4 35 WYMAN Helen GBR +00:53 40
5 9 VAN PAASSEN Sanne NED +01:19 35
6 3 SALVETAT Maryline FRA +01:21 30
7 38 HAVLIKOVA Pavla CZE +01:30 28
8 25 CANT Sanne BEL +01:30 26
9 4 FERRIER-BRUNEAU Christel FRA +01:58 24
10 8 ELEMANS Saskia NED +02:38 22
11 24 INGELS Veerle BEL +02:42 20
12 5 TRIQUET-CLAUDE Nadia FRA +02:47 19
13 26 VANDERBEKEN Joyce BEL +03:02 18
14 6 MANI Caroline FRA +03:21 17
15 31 SELS Loes BEL +03:52 16
16 18 VAN GILDER Laura USA +03:56 15
17 23 LECHNER Eva ITA +04:02 14
18 36 DAY Gabriella GBR +04:14 13
19 11 GRIMBERG Arenda NED +04:25 12
20 14 GUNNEWIJK Loes NED +04:26 11
21 19 WINFIELD Deidre USA +04:35 10
22 13 FRANCISSEN Abke NED +04:50 9
23 12 HORMES Reza NED +05:22 8
24 34 OGISHIMA Mika JPN +05:42 7
25 2 JURANEK Susanne GER +05:55 6
26 32 DE BIE – LEYTEN Nicole BEL +06:13 5
27 39 KYPTOVA Jana CZE +06:18 4
28 22 BRESCIANI Daniela ITA +06:18 3
29 30 ARNOUTS Anne BEL +06:27 2
30 29 PAUWELS Katrien BEL +06:38 1
31 10 VAN RIJEN Linda NED +07:28 0
32 33 LARNO Patsy BEL +07:36 0
33 20 VARDAROS Christine USA +08:15 0
34 44 CUCCINIELLO Francesca ITA +08:16 0