December 26, 2007 (Hofstade, Belgium) – After a short reprieve for Christmas, the European cyclocross assault is back on track. World Cup #7 took place today in Hofstade, Belgium. Several Canadians are spending the holidays in Europe with the purpose of getting in some high-level ‘cross racing. Maryline Salvetat (Fra) VSLL Castres won the Elite Women’s race and Sven Nys (Bel) Rabobank won the Elite Men’s race today.

Wendy Simms (Kona-Yor Key Mortgage Team) was the top Canadian placing 18th today in the elite women’s race while Derrick St. John was the top Canuck in the elite men’s race in 47th.

Results

Elite Women

1. Maryline Salvetat (Fra) VSLL Castres 40.52
2. Daphny van den Brand (Ned) ZZPR.nl 0.34
3. Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn (Ned) ZZPR.nl 0.41
4. Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger)
5. Sanne Cant (Bel) ASD Selle Italia Guerciotti 0.42
6. Helen Wyman (GBr) Global Racing Team 1.01
7. Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 1.13
8. Loes Sels (Bel) Vlaanderen – Capri Sonne – T Interim 1.29
9. Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Team DSB Bank 1.38
10. Veerle Ingels (Bel) AVB/USspa Cycling Team 1.44
11. Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Team DSB Bank 1.48
12. Birgit Hollmann (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann
13. Nadia Triquet-Claude (Fra) UC Bassin Houiller 1.5
14. Saskia Elemans (Ned) WV de Meteoor 2.04
15. Katrien Pauwels (Bel) Empella Czech Team
16. Pavla Havlikova (Cze) KC Kooperativa SG Jablonec n.N 2.05
17. Sue Butler (USA) River City Bicycles
18. Wendy Simms (Can) Kona-Yor Key Mortgage Team
19. Stephanie Pohl (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann 2.07
20. Christelle Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Les Pruneaux D’Agen 2.32
21. Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Team Ton van Bemmelen Sports – OdySis 2.54
22. Elke Riedl (Ned) Restore Cycling 3.27
23. Gesa Bruchmann (Ger) 4.05
24. Wendy Williams (USA) River City Bicycles 4.23
25. Gabriella Day (GBr) Global Racing Team 4.44
26. Natasha Elliott (Can) Stevens Cross 4.48
27. Laurence Leboucher (Fra) Sarthe-Gasseau 5.02
28. Caroline Mani (Fra) CR Franche Comté 5.14
29. Nicole Kampeter (Ger) RC Endspurt Herford 5.16
30. Julie Krasniak (Fra)
31. Anja Nobus (Bel) Wielerclub Oostende Noordzee 5.27
32. Azyako Toyooka (Jpn) 5.49
33. Anne Arnouts (Bel) Koninklijke Hoboken W.A.C. V.Z.W. 6.03
34. Rebecca Wellons (USA) 6.06
35. Mika Ogishima (Jpn) UWTC de Volharding 6.45
36. Nicole De Bie (Bel) 6.47
37. Christine Vardaros (USA) Team Vanderkitten 7.54
38. Suzie Godart (Lux) Fenixs – HPB 8.56

1 Lap Behind
39. Lise Müller (Swi) Cyclophile Sédunois
DNF Barbara Howe (USA) Velo Bella/Kona
DNF Lyne Bessette (Can) Team Cyclecrossworld.Com
DNS Katrien Aerts (Bel) Benelux Team

Elite Men

1. Sven Nys (Bel) Rabobank 1.06.25
2. Bart Wellens (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team 0.14
3. Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank
4. Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Sunweb Pro Job 2.05
5. Erwin Vervecken (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team
6. Richard Groenendaal (Ned) AA Sport Drinks 2.12
7. Wilant Van Gils (Ned) ZZPR.nl 2.19
8. Bart Aernouts (Bel) Rabobank 2.23
9. Klaas Vantornout (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team 2.37
10. Gerben De Knegt (Ned) Rabobank
11. Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) Easypay Cyclocross Team
12. Thijs Al (Ned) BeOne CRC Team
13. Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Fidea Cycling Team 3.01
14. Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 3.07
15. Rob Peeters (Bel) Landbouwkrediet РȚnissteiner 3.16
16. Radomír Simunek (Cze) Palmans-Cras 3.4
17. Jonathan Page (USA) Sunweb Pro Job
18. John Gadret (Fra) 5.11
19. Christian Heule (Swi) Stevens Racing Team 5.23
20. Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team 5.25
21. Simon Zahner (Swi) Bürgis Cycling Team 5.28
22. Maarten Nijland (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam
23. Marco Bianco (Ita) Arcobaleno Carraro
24. David Derepas (Fra) VC Roubaix Lille Metropole 6.03
25. Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Selle Italia Guerciotti 6.07
26. Jan Verstraeten (Bel) Sunweb Pro Job 6.15
27. Nicolas Bazin (Fra) US Domont 6.2
28. Marek Cichosz (Pol) CWKS Legia Warszawa 6.35
29. Finn Heitmann (Ger) Heinz von Heiden Focus 7.17
30. Keiichi Tsujiura (Jpn) 7.28
31. Michael Müller (Swi) Team Empella Suisse 7.34

1 Lap Behind
32. Steve Chainel (Fra) Auber 93
33. Jeremy Powers (USA) Cyclocrossworld.Com
34. Marius Gil (Pol)
35. Milan Barenyi (Svk) CK ZP Sport a.s. Podbrezová
36. Robert Glajza (Svk) CK ZP Sport a.s. Podbrezová
37. Tim Johnson (USA) Leer/Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld.com
38. Václav Metlicka (Svk) Team Kral R.C. Pfeil
39. Ryan Trebon (USA) Kona-Your Key Mortgage Team

2 Laps Behind
40. Bart Dirkx (Ned) TWC Tempo/BMV
41. René Birkenfeld (Ger) Harvestehuder RSV v. 1909
42. Joachim Parbo (Den) CCV-Cicli Protek
43. Roy Van Heeswijk (Ned)
44. Marcel Wildhaber (Swi) VMC Eschenbach
45. Matt Pacocha (USA)
46. Antonio Suarez (Spa)
47. Derrick St. John (Can)
48. Nathan Chown (Can) Handlebars – Queen City Cyclists
49. Rafael Visinelli (Ita) GS Forestale
50. Anders Klinkby (Den)
DNF Luca Damiani (Ita) Colavita/Sutter Home Presented By Cooking Light
DNF Romain Villa (Fra)
DNF Tristan Schouten (USA) Planet Bike
DNF Molly Cameron (USA) Vanilla Bicycles-Stumptown Coffee
DNF Isaac Suarez (Spa)
DNF Kamil Ausbuher (Cze) Easypay Cyclocross Team
DNF Malte Urban (Ger) Heinz von Heiden Focus
DNF Mariusz Bielski (Pol)