January 23, 2011 (Hoogerheide, NED) – The last World Cup stop of the 2011 UCI Cyclo-Cross season was held today in Hoogerheide, Netherlands, as the top cyclo-cross specialists from around the world are fine-tuning their performances before the 2011 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships held next weekend in St. Wendel, Germany.

Canada had a crew of six cyclists entered in this World Cup event, all of whom will be competing at the CX World Championships next weekend.

Natasha Elliott of St. Andrews, ON was the only Canadian in the women’s elite category. She went on to place 26th with a time deficit of 4m26s on the winner, American Katerine Compton who posted a time of 40m59s.

“I am very happy overall with the result,” commented Elliott. “I definitely felt I was racing hard. It feels good heading to Worlds next week to know that the legs are good. I just need a little fine tuning now.”

In the men’s elite race, Derrick St-John St. Andrews, ON, finished the race in 55th position, while Craig Richey of Smithers, BC, came in 56th.

In the Men’s junior racing, Canada’ s Karl Hoppner of Carp, ON posted the top Canadian result with a 34th place as he crossed the finish line 3m27s after Belgium’s Laurens Sweeck, the winner.

Hoppner was satisfied with his result: “It’s a good result to have before the week before World championships. I’ll be going to Germany with confidence. Today, the conditions were soft, and not too slippery. It’s definitely hard on the legs.”

Yohan Patry of St-Jérome, QC finished the gruelling race placed 45th, while Benjamin Perry of St. Catharines, ON, crossed the line in 51st position.

Results

Elite Women

1. Katherine Compton (USA) PlanetBike/Stevens 0:40:59
2. Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Stevens 0:18
3. Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 0:31
4. Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Brainwash Wielerploeg 0:51
5. Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team 1:01
6. Sanne Cant (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus 1:14
7. Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) 1:18
8. Helen Wyman (Gbr) KONA 1:37
9. Sophie De Boer (Ned) ZZPR.nl 1:51
10. Sabine Spitz (Ger) Central Pro Team 2:02
11. Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) GAUSS 2:06
12. Meredith Miller (USA) TIBCO/To the Top 2:10
13. Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) 2:12
14. Jasmin Achermann (Sui) Fisher-BMC 2:15
15. Sabrina Schweizer (Ger) 2:24
16. Pavla Havlikova (Cze) APB cycling team 2:36
17. Caroline Mani (Fra) 2:53
18. Amy Dombroski (USA) Luna Pro Team 3:02
19. Reza Hormes (Ned) ZZPR.nl 3:04
20. Nikki Harris (Gbr) APB cycling team 3:12
21. Katrin Leumann (Sui) 3:30
22. Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) 3:49
23. Martina Zwick (Ger) 4:13
24. Linda Van Rijen (Ned) 4:25
25. Susan Butler (USA) 4:26
26. Natasha Elliott (Can) Ride for Randall 4:26
27. Nancy Bober (Bel) APB cycling team 4:43
28. Gabriella Day (Gbr) 4:50
29. Christine Majerus (Lux) Team GSD Gestion 4:50
30. Martina Mikulaskova (Cze) 5:06
31. Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) 5:15
32. Arenda Grimberg (Ned) 5:34
33. Nicole De Bie-Leyten (Bel) APB cycling team 6:03
34. Ayako Toyooka (Jpn) 6:12
35. Aida Nuno Palacio (Esp) 6:16
36. Nikoline Hansen (Den) 6:17
37. Gertie Willems (Bel) Wielerclub De Sprinters Malderen 6:21
38. Tessa Van Nieuwpoort (Ned) 6:24
39. Ellen Van Loy (Bel) 6:26
40. Lucia Gonzalez Blanco (Esp) Lointek 6:31
41. Hilde Quintens (Bel) 6:34
42. Lana Verberne (Ned) 6:41
43. Elke Riedl (Aut) 6:47
44. Nathalie Nijns (Bel) Benelux Team 6:48
45. Katrien Aerts (Bel) Benelux Team 6:51
46. Margriet Helena Kloppenburg (Den) 7:27
47. Annefleur Kalvenhaar (Ned) 8:09

Junior Men

1. Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Belgium 0:44:53
2. Kévin Bouvard (Fra) France
3. Fabien Doubey (Fra) France 0:01
4. Silvio Herklotz (Ger) Germany 0:12
5. Loic Doubey (Fra) France 0:31
6. Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Netherlands 0:37
7. Lars Forster (Sui) Switzerland 0:38
8. Yannick Eckmann (Ger) Germany 0:41
9. Quentin Jauregui (Fra) France
10. Daniel Peeters (Bel) Belgium 0:50
11. Clément Venturini (Fra) France 0:54
12. Tomas Medek (Cze) Czech Republic 0:58
13. Pablo Rodriguez Guede (Esp) Spain 1:15
14. Yorben Van Tichelt (Bel) Belgium 1:25
15. Wout Van Aert (Bel) Belgium 1:27
16. Stan Godrie (Ned) Netherlands 1:30
17. Jakub Skala (Cze) Czech Republic 1:36
18. Douwe Verberne (Ned) Netherlands 1:43
19. Jens Vandekinderen (Bel) Belgium 1:54
20. Fabian Lienhard (Sui) Switzerland 2:00
21. Julian Lehmann (Ger) Germany 2:01
22. Jaap De Man (Ned) Netherlands 2:02
23. Anthonin Didier (Fra) France 2:18
24. Dominic Zumstein (Sui) Switzerland 2:33
25. Andrew Dillman (USA) United States 2:40
26. Tim Ariesen (Ned) Netherlands-B 2:43
27. Diether Sweeck (Bel) Belgium 2:48
28. Federico Zurlo (Ita) Italy 2:49
29. Andri Frischknecht (Sui) Switzerland 2:59
30. Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) Belgium 3:00
31. Riccardo Redaelli (Ita) Italy 3:11
32. Jan Dieteren (Ger) Germany 3:14
33. Pjotr Van Beek (Ned) Netherlands-B 3:26
34. Karl Hoppner (Can) Canada 3:27
35. Yannick Gruner (Ger) Germany
36. Tomas Bohata (Cze) Czech Republic 3:33
37. Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Netherlands-B 3:36
38. Enrico Scapolan (Ita) Italy 3:43
39. Emil Arvid Olsen (Den) Denmark 3:56
40. Erik Kramer (Ned) Netherlands-B 3:59
41. Toki Sawada (Jpn) Japan 4:00
42. Twan Brusselman (Ned) Netherlands 4:26
43. Lorenzo Samparisi (Ita) Italy 4:30
44. Jeff Bahnson (USA) United States 4:37
45. Yohan Patry (Can) Canada 4:41
46. Tomas Svoboda (Cze) Czech Republic 4:59
47. Patryk Kostecki (Pol) Poland 5:04
48. Marcin Malewicz (Pol) Poland 5:12
49. Wojciech Malec (Pol) Poland 5:13
50. Dennis Eikelenboom (Ned) Netherlands-B 5:43
51. Benjamin Perry (Can) Canada 5:49
52. Tom Schwarmes (Lux) Luxembourg 6:01
53. Robbie Van Bakel (Ned) Netherlands-B 6:10
54. Kamil Wolkiewicz (Pol) Poland 6:16
55. Wojciech Szyniec (Pol) Poland 6:42
56. Pawel Samol (Pol) Poland 6:54
57. Sven Fritsch (Lux) Luxembourg 7:18
58. Ralph Gleis (Lux) Luxembourg -1 lap
59. Bjorn Fox (USA) United States -2 laps
60. Jimmy Reinert (Lux) Luxembourg -2 laps