January 29, 2012 (Koksijde, Belgium) – Marianne Vos (Netherlands) took no prisoners on her way to a decisive victory in the Elite Women’s race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Koksijde, Belgium on Sunday winning by 38s and defending her title. Battling for the silver was overall World Cup series winner, Daphny van den Brand, who bested local favourite, Sanne Cant (Belgium) at the line giving the Netherlands a 1-2 podium punch with Cant taking home the bronze. It was Vos fourth consecutive Worlds title and the fifth of her career. No Canadian women competed.

Results

1. Marianne Vos (Netherlands)  0:41:04
2. Daphny Van Den Brand (Netherlands)  0:38
3. Sanne Cant (Belgium)
4. Sanne Van Paassen (Netherlands)  0:49
5. Katherine Compton (USA)  0:53
6. Nikki Harris (Great Britain)  1:03
7. Sophie De Boer (Netherlands)  1:15
8. Katerina Nash (Czech Republic)  1:11
9. Jasmin Achermann (Switzerland)  1:12
10. Lucie Chainel-Lefevre (France)  1:54
11. Pavla Havlikova (Czech Republic) 2:43
12. Sabrina Stultiens (Netherlands)
13. Helen Wyman (Great Britain) 2:45
14. Christine Majerus (Luxembourg) 2:46
15. Linda Van Rijen (Netherlands) 2:52
16. Arenda Grimberg (Netherlands) 3:01
17. Gesa Bruchmann (Germany) 3:30
18. Caroline Mani (France) 3:36
19. Nicole Duke (United States Of America) 3:40
20. Meredith Miller (USA) 3:54
21. Olga Wasiuk (Poland) 4:52
22. Martina Mikulaskova (Czech Republic) 5:04
23. Amy Dombroski (USA) 5:21
24. Joyce Vanderbeken (Belgium) 5:34
25. Kajsa Snihs (Sweden) 5:39
26. Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) 5:41
27. Rocio Gamonal Ferrera (Spain) 5:43
28. Sabrina Maurer (Switzerland) 5:56
29. Nikoline Hansen (Denmark) 6:19
30. Asa Erlandsson (Sweden) 6:34
31. Alice Maria Arzuffi (Italy) 6:55
-1 lap Ayako Toyooka (Japan)
-1 lap Sakiko Miyauchi (Japan)
-1 lap Lise-Marie Henzelin (Switzerland)
-2 laps Genevieve Whitson (New Zealand)
-2 laps Madara Furmane (Latvia)