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UCI cyclocross in the U.S. is a new beginning-of-September tradition, but it has been a regular thing in China for seven years now at the annual Qiansen Trophy.

This year’s Qiansen Trophy kicked off in Aohan Station north of Beijing on Sunday with the first of 2 UCI C1 races.

The 2019 Qiansen Trophy in China started with a C1 on Sunday in Aohan Station.

The 2019 Qiansen Trophy in China started with a C1 on Sunday in Aohan Station.

With UCI C1 points on the line and an expenses-paid trip to China, the Qiansen Trophy has historically drawn eclectic fields, with the Squid Squad, a young Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado, Ryan Trebon, Ellen Van Loy and retired Thijs Al among the riders who have made the international trip in past years.

North Americans at this year’s Qiansen Trophy include Rebecca Gross, Shannon Mallory, Ivy Pederson, Christine Vardaros, Katie Scott, Cody Cupp, Merwin Davis, Josh Direen, Ian McPherson, Nathaniel Vacura, Christian Norvold, Adam Saban, Brandon Melott and Daniel Vaughn

Race Results

Sunday’s Elite Women’s race in Aohan station was won by 2017 double winner Joyce Vanderbeken of Belgium. Marléne Morel Petitgirard of France finished second and last year’s China star Aida Nuño Palacio of Spain took third.

Gross finished 7th, Mallory 9th, Pederson 14th and Vardaros 18th.

Belgium’s Yannick Peeters got the win for the men, with Belgian Arno van den Broeck finishing second and Nicolas Samparisi of Italy taking third.

Cupp finished 11th, Davis 12th, Direen 13th, McPherson 17th, Vacura 23rd, Norvold 25th, Saban 27th, Melott 31st and Vaughn 35th.

Full results are below.

The second race is on Saturday in Fengfeng Station.

Elite Women Results: 2019 Qiansen Trophy Aohan Station

RankBIBLast NameFirst NameCountryResult
12VANDERBEKENJoyceBEL00:43:06
23MOREL PETITGIRARDMarlèneFRA00:01:48
31NUÑO PALACIOAidaESP00:02:32
44TREVILLA SAMPERIOSandraESP00:03:35
511KUKKKätlinEST00:03:53
69SCOTTKatieCAN00:04:32
78GROSSRebeccaUSA00:05:01
814KUIJPERElodieNED00:05:08
920MALLORYShannonUSA00:05:54
106NISHIYAMAMiyukiJPN00:07:17
115DIAZ LOPEZPaulaESP00:09:03
1216MICHELSLaureBEL00:09:29
1322ARDAVALeldeLAT-2 LAPS
1418PEDERSENIvyUSA-2 LAPS
1512SUDOUMutsumiJPN-2 LAPS
1615CREESXanGBR-2 LAPS
1723SOUPELTatsianaBLR-3 LAPS
1817VARDAROSChristineUSA-3 LAPS
1921TSALAHUZYuliyaBLR-4 LAPS
207GLAJZOVÁNatáliaSVK-4 LAPS
2124MURNIECEHelenaLAT-5 LAPS

Elite Men Results: 2019 Qiansen Trophy Aohan Station

RankBIBLast NameFirst NameCountryResult
117PEETERSYannickBEL00:59:46
223VAN DEN BROECKArnoBEL00:00:56
35SAMPARISINicolasITA00:00:59
416CRISPINMickaëlFRA00:01:19
52VAN DER MEERGosseNED00:01:37
68ODAHijiriJPN00:01:56
713SAMPARISILorenzoITA00:02:24
812FOLCARELLIAntonioITA00:02:41
97JONGEWAARDChrisAUS00:02:55
106GRASYanFRA00:03:08
1149CUPPCodyUSA00:03:35
1211DAVISMerwinUSA00:03:50
1326DIREENJoshUSA00:04:10
144KOSAKAHikaruJPN00:04:47
151GLAJZAOndrejSVK00:05:30
169CONROYDavidIRL00:05:42
1724MCPHERSONIanUSA00:05:57
1837CAROZZOMarcoITA-1 LAP
1960GREENArthurGBR-1 LAP
2046WILLIAMSJoeGBR-1 LAP
2140MADGWICKJamesGBR-1 LAP
2219SAITOTomohiroJPN-1 LAP
2333VACURANathanielUSA-2 LAPS
2459ATKINSONPaddyGBR-3 LAPS
2543NORVOLDChristianUSA-4 LAPS
2644TAYLORDanielAUS-4 LAPS
2751SABANAdamUSA-4 LAPS
2845NORDENNicholasAUS-4 LAPS
2918HUMBERTValentinFRA-4 LAPS
3042YOUNGJensonGBR-4 LAPS
3132MELOTTBrandonUSA-4 LAPS
3239PARENTINicolaITA-4 LAPS
3331EDMONDAngusNZL-4 LAPS
3461PERRYTobyGBR-4 LAPS
3529VAUGHNDanielUSA-6 LAPS
3647SEKAshleyAUS-6 LAPS
3758ABELITEMarcisLAT-6 LAPS
3815CARPENTERLawrenceGBR-6 LAPS
3914WALKERDENBenAUS-6 LAPS
4025MUKOYAMAKojiJPN-6 LAPS
4121HØJSGAARDRasmusDEN-6 LAPS
4222TSUMITARenJPN-6 LAPS
4328ERREBOOliver EmilDEN-6 LAPS
4457VITOLSJekabsLAT-6 LAPS
4548SOROKINDimitriyRUS-6 LAPS
4652BARLOWAndrewNZL-7 LAPS
4730KOJIMADaikiJPN-7 LAPS
4854BRICISDainisBLR-7 LAPS
4962MENICACCIMichaelITA-7 LAPS
5027DUNLEASeanGBR-8 LAPS
5138MASSONISimoneITA-8 LAPS
5236BIANCOMarcoITA-8 LAPS
5356BESAHAMikhailBLR-9 LAPS
5455PANTELEEVAndreyRUS-10 LAPS
5510HANSENKennethDEN-10 LAPS