World Cup Namur is on Sunday, but on Saturday, racers had the chance to compete for C2 points at Saturday’s Waaslandcross Sint-Niklaas.
Sanne Cant (IKO – Beobank) picked up her first win of the season in the Elite Women’s race. High-flying young Dutch rider Aniek van Alphen (BNS Technics – Concrete House) finished second and Kata Blanka Vas (Doltcini – Van Eyck Sport) took third.
Visto #Waaslandcross en diferido. Qué carrera más emocionante la femenina. ¿La mejor de la temporada? Victoria, al fin (es la primera) para Sanne Cant en preciosa pelea ante una Aniek van Alphen en estado de gracia. Aniek le metió mucha presión con su habilidad saltando… pic.twitter.com/BncbaKRlxb
— Saul Miguel (@kapelmuur29) December 21, 2019
Emily Werner (Amy D. Foundation) finished 23rd, Rebecca Gross (Zero D Racing) 32nd and Siobhan Kelly (Black Dog Racing) 34th.
Mathieu van der Poel (Corendon – Circus) won the Elite Men’s race. Quinten Hermans (Telenet Baloise Lions) finished second and Tom Pidcock (Trinity Racing) third.
Kerry Werner (Kona Maxxis Shimano) finished 22nd.
Full results are below.
Featured image: Bart Hazen
Elite Women Results: 2019 Waaslandcross
| Rank | BIB | Last Name | First Name | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | CANT | Sanne | BEL | 0:39:47 |
| 2 | 11 | VAN ALPHEN | Aniek | NED | 0:39:53 |
| 3 | 8 | VAS | Kata Blanka | HUN | 0:40:08 |
| 4 | 4 | VERDONSCHOT | Laura | BEL | 0:40:31 |
| 5 | 9 | VERHESTRAETEN | Karen | BEL | 0:40:51 |
| 6 | 2 | SELS | Loes | BEL | 0:40:56 |
| 7 | 54 | ROOIJAKKERS | Pauliena | NED | 0:41:25 |
| 8 | 7 | VAN DE STEENE | Kim | BEL | 0:41:47 |
| 9 | 5 | VANDERBEKEN | Joyce | BEL | 0:42:20 |
| 10 | 10 | VERHOEVEN | Suzanne | BEL | 0:42:31 |
| 11 | 38 | MULDER | Mascha | NED | 0:42:36 |
| 12 | 41 | GOOSSENS | Veerle | NED | 0:43:11 |
| 13 | 30 | KUIJPER | Elodie | NED | 0:43:18 |
| 14 | 46 | VOS | Marlies | NED | 0:43:33 |
| 15 | 39 | VAN EMPEL | Fem | NED | 0:43:42 |
| 16 | 61 | MÕTTUS | Mari-Liis | EST | 0:43:42 |
| 17 | 62 | DEVIGNE | Camille | FRA | 0:44:03 |
| 18 | 47 | ZWAENEPOEL | Tessa | BEL | 0:44:11 |
| 19 | 52 | VAN BOVEN | Hannah | NED | 0:44:26 |
| 20 | 24 | DE VRIES | Didi | NED | 0:44:30 |
| 21 | 56 | VAN WATERSCHOOT | Famke | NED | 0:44:30 |
| 22 | 31 | VAN DEN BRANDE | Mirthe | BEL | 0:44:40 |
| 23 | 12 | WERNER | Emily | USA | 0:44:40 |
| 24 | 53 | VAN DER BURG | Esther | NED | 0:44:46 |
| 25 | 37 | JAMES | Ffion | GBR | 0:44:56 |
| 26 | 59 | MAES | Shana | BEL | 0:45:09 |
| 27 | 35 | BORGHESI | Letizia | ITA | 0:45:19 |
| 28 | 36 | BORGHESI | Giada | ITA | 0:45:26 |
| 29 | 40 | KUKK | Kätlin | EST | 0:45:26 |
| 30 | 21 | BAELE | Lotte | BEL | 0:45:26 |
| 31 | 26 | VAN WUNSEL | Lise | BEL | 0:45:36 |
| 32 | 49 | GROSS | Rebecca | USA | 0:45:54 |
| 33 | 60 | VERMEIREN | Tinne | BEL | 0:46:00 |
| 34 | 16 | KELLY | Siobhan | CAN | -1 LAP |
| 35 | 32 | VAN LOMMEL | Yenthe | BEL | -1 LAP |
| 36 | 45 | DE BRUYNE | Meg | BEL | -1 LAP |
| 37 | 17 | LYNN | Marie | GBR | -1 LAP |
| 38 | 6 | VERSCHUEREN | Jolien | BEL | -2 LAPS |
| 39 | 66 | DE VOS | Nele | BEL | -2 LAPS |
| 40 | 18 | DE ROECK | Naomi | BEL | -2 LAPS |
| 41 | 64 | AKHMADULLINA | Guzel | RUS | -2 LAPS |
| 42 | 23 | BEIRINCKX | Lina | BEL | -2 LAPS |
| 43 | 58 | BEECKMANS | Sara | BEL | -2 LAPS |
| 44 | 29 | GEOGHEGAN | Michelle | IRL | -2 LAPS |
| 45 | 65 | DE KEULENAER | Karen | BEL | -2 LAPS |
| 46 | 63 | VERSCHELDEN | Nathalie | BEL | -2 LAPS |
| 47 | 25 | JANSSENS | Rosalie | BEL | -3 LAPS |
| 48 | 43 | STORMS | Imke | BEL | -4 LAPS |
| DNF | 55 | PEETERS | Jinse | BEL | |
Elite Men Results: 2019 Waaslandcross
| Rank | BIB | Last Name | First Name | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | VAN DER POEL | Mathieu | NED | 1:00:33 |
| 2 | 2 | HERMANS | Quinten | BEL | 1:01:01 |
| 3 | 3 | PIDCOCK | Thomas | GBR | 1:01:36 |
| 4 | 10 | BOSMANS | Wietse | BEL | 1:01:44 |
| 5 | 6 | ADAMS | Jens | BEL | 1:03:04 |
| 6 | 5 | ŠTYBAR | Zdeněk | CZE | 1:03:13 |
| 7 | 4 | MEISEN | Marcel | GER | 1:03:47 |
| 8 | 8 | BAESTAENS | Vincent | BEL | 1:03:55 |
| 9 | 9 | VANTHOURENHOUT | Dieter | BEL | 1:03:58 |
| 10 | 49 | WUYTS | Mathijs | BEL | 1:04:40 |
| 11 | 47 | MASON | Cameron | GBR | 1:04:43 |
| 12 | 50 | VAN DEN BROECK | Arno | BEL | 1:04:45 |
| 13 | 61 | LOOCKX | Lander | BEL | 1:04:47 |
| 14 | 66 | LIESSENS | Jarno | BEL | 1:04:47 |
| 15 | 59 | SIEBENS | Gianni | BEL | 1:05:03 |
| 16 | 62 | PEETERS | Yannick | BEL | 1:05:19 |
| 17 | 17 | DE VET | Sander | BEL | 1:05:19 |
| 18 | 54 | VAN DIJKE | Koen | NED | 1:05:19 |
| 19 | 55 | VERBURG | Luke | NED | 1:05:38 |
| 20 | 27 | ARTZ | Bart | NED | 1:06:05 |
| 21 | 33 | VAN LOOVEREN | Joachim | BEL | -3 LAPS |
| 22 | 7 | WERNER | Kerry | USA | -3 LAPS |
| 23 | 65 | DE MEYER | Senne | BEL | -3 LAPS |
| 24 | 58 | VERBEECK | Glenn | BEL | -3 LAPS |
| 25 | 38 | PEERS | Nick | BEL | -3 LAPS |
| 26 | 67 | VLIEGEN | Pieter-Jan | BEL | -3 LAPS |
| 27 | 18 | LEAERTS | Yelle | BEL | -4 LAPS |
| 28 | 52 | MÖBIS | Maximilian | GER | -4 LAPS |
| 29 | 22 | KOCKELMANN | Raphaël | LUX | -4 LAPS |
| 30 | 57 | VANDEN BUSSCHE | Wannes | BEL | -4 LAPS |
| 31 | 25 | VAN STAEYEN | Maarten | BEL | -4 LAPS |
| 32 | 36 | DAVIES | Cai | GBR | -5 LAPS |
| 33 | 30 | QUINTELIER | Gianni | BEL | -5 LAPS |
| 34 | 15 | MANSFIELD | Finn | GBR | -5 LAPS |
| 35 | 14 | WILLIAMS | Joe | GBR | -5 LAPS |
| 36 | 60 | KALASHNIKOV | Grigorii | RUS | -5 LAPS |
| 37 | 16 | KAJI | Tetsuki | JPN | -5 LAPS |
| 38 | 68 | CHASTAGNER | Francois | FRA | -6 LAPS |
| 39 | 26 | BROUWER | Dennis | NED | -6 LAPS |
| DNF | 31 | VAN DER SMISSEN | Lennick | BEL | |
| DNF | 43 | VREESWIJK | Noah | NED | |
| DNF | 48 | TIELEN | Dario | BEL | |
| DNF | 51 | DE WIT | Edwin | BEL | |
| DNF | 56 | MEIJERS | Jeroen | NED | |
| DNF | 63 | PEMEN | Dolf | BEL | |
