January 28, 2018 (Hoogerheide, The Netherlands) – Canada’s Maghalie Rochette (Clif Pro Team) took home a strong 13th finish in the Elite Women’s race at Round #9 of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Hoogerheide, The Netherlands won by Sanne Cant (Bel).

The event marks only one week before the upcoming 2018 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships where Rochette raced to a gutsy career-best 5th in Luxemburg last year.

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Reigning national champ Michael van den Ham (Can) Garneau-Easton p/b Transitions Lifecare was 45th in the Elite Men’s race won by Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Corendon – Circus over Wout van Aert (Bel) Crelan – Charles in second with Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) 3rd.

Tyler Clark (Team Canada) was 19th in the Junior Men’s race won by Mees Hendrikx (Ned) over Jarno Bellens (Bel) in second with Mees Hendrikx (Ned) third. Nicholas Diniz (Can) was 43rd in the U23 Men’s race.

Results (brief)

Junior Men
1. Niels Vandeputte (Bel) 0:43:25
2. Jarno Bellens (Bel) 0:16
3. Mees Hendrikx (Ned) 0:27
4. Tomas Kopecky (Cze) 0:34
5. Pim Ronhaar (Ned) 0:35

19. Tyler Clark (Can)
37. Conor Martin (Can) 3:49
39. Dylan Kerr (Can)
55. Paul Mysko (Can) 7:17

U23 Men
1. Eli Iserbyt (Bel) 0:48:48
2. Thomas Pidcock (GBr) 0:25
3. Joris Nieuwenhuis (Ned) 0:52
4. Toon Vandebosch (Bel) 1:02
5. Yannick Peeters (Bel) 1:14

43. Nicholas Diniz (Can) 6:28

Elite Women
1. Sanne Cant (Bel) 0:47:31
2. Eva Lechner (Ita) 0:10
3. Evie Richards (GBr) 0:19
4. Marianne Vos (Ned) 0:51
5. Kaitlin Keough (USA)

13. Maghalie Rochette (Can) 1:31
18. Christel Ferrier Bruneau (Can) 2:05
37. Magdeleine Vallieres Mill (Can) 4:38
42. Mical Dyck (Can) 5:41
47. Ruby West (Can) 6:54
55. Siobhan Kelly (Can) -1 Lap

Elite Men
1. Mathieu Van Der Poel (Ned) 1:05:54
2. Wout Van Aert (Bel) 0:08
3. Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) 1:41
4. Laurens Sweeck (Bel) 1:58
5. Kevin Pauwels (Bel) 2:22

45. Michael Van Den Ham (Can) -1 Lap
63. Mark Mcconnell (Can)