January 20, 2007 (Hoogerheide, Belgium) — Canada’s Wendy Simms (Kona-Yor Key Mortgage Team) has done it again placing 5th today in elite women’s race at the final round of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup series in Hoogerheide, Beligum. The race was won by Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Focus with current CX Worlds Champ Maryline Salvetat (Fra) VSLL Castres in second and Helen Wyman (GBr) Global Racing Team in third.

Lars Boom (Bel) Rabobank won the men’s race over Bart Wellens (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team in second and Erwin Vervecken (Bel) Fidea Cycling in third.

Results

Elit Women

1. Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Focus 38.5
2. Maryline Salvetat (Fra) VSLL Castres 0.57
3. Helen Wyman (GBr) Global Racing Team 1.08
4. Stephanie Pohl (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann 1.4
5. Wendy Simms (Can) Kona-Yor Key Mortgage Team
6. Loes Sels (Bel) Vlaanderen – Capri Sonne – T Interim
7. Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 1.43
8. Pavla Havlikova (Cze) KC Kooperativa SG Jablonec n.N 1.48
9. Nadia Triquet-Claude (Fra) UC Bassin Houiller 1.51
10. Veerle Ingels (Bel) AVB/USspa Cycling Team
11. Saskia Elemans (Ned) WV de Meteoor
12. Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida 2.06
13. Caroline Mani (Fra) CR Franche Comté
14. Birgit Hollmann (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann
15. Christelle Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Les Pruneaux D’Agen
16. Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn (Ned) ZZPR.nl 2.14
17. Laurence Leboucher (Fra) Sarthe-Gasseau 2.17
18. Susanne Juranek (Ger) RSC Oldenburg 1965 2.23
19. Sue Butler (USA) River City Bicycles 2.39
20. Rachel Lloyd (USA) Proman/Paradigm
21. Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Team DSB Bank 3.17
22. Sanne Cant (Bel) ASD Selle Italia Guerciotti
23. Kerry Barnholt (USA) Tokyo Joes/Van Dessel 3.2
24. Amy Dombroski (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 3.22
25. Wendy Williams (USA) River City Bicycles 3.59
26. Abke Francissen (Ned) Team Brabant 2000 4.04
27. Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Team Ton van Bemmelen Sports – OdySis 4.19
28. Ludivine Henrion (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 4.4
29. Gabriella Day (GBr) Global Racing Team 4.46
30. Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint 4.57
31. Elke Riedl (Ned) Restore Cycling 5.08
32. Katrien Aerts (Bel) Benelux Team 5.22
33. Kelly Jones (Can) Sugoi/Cannondale/Bontrager 5.28
34. Mika Ogishima (Jpn) UWTC de Volharding
35. Jasmin Achermann (Swi) VC Rain Toshiba 6.08
36. Gertie Willems (Bel) Wielerpromotieclub Jeugdteam 6.1
37. Ayako Toyooka (Jpn) 6.26
38. Katrien Van Looy (Bel) Vlaanderen – Capri Sonne – T Interim 6.36
39. Lise Müller (Swi) Cyclophile Sédunois 8.26
40. Christine Vardaros (USA) Team Vanderkitten 9.01
41. Masumi Sakai (Jpn) 9.43

1 Lap Behind

42. Joanie Caron (Can)
DNS Katie Compton (USA) Spike Shooter
DNS Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team

Elite Men

1. Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank 1.04.43
2. Bart Wellens (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team 0.36
3. Erwin Vervecken (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team 1.12
4. Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Sunweb-Pro Job 1.22
5. Richard Groenendaal (Ned) AA Sports Drinks
6. John Gadret (Fra) AG2r – La Mondiale 1.34
7. Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team 1.49
8. Jonathan Page (USA) Sunweb-Pro Job 1.58
9. Gerben de Knegt (Ned) Rabobank
10. Bart Aernouts (Bel) Rabobank
11. Steve Chainel (Fra) Auber 93 2.05
12. Sven Nys (Bel) Rabobank 2.15
13. Klaas Vantornout (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team 2.55
14. Christian Heule (Swi) Stevens Racing Team 3.09
15. Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) Palmans-Cras 3.26
16. David Derepas (Fra) VC Roubaix Lille Metropole 3.36
17. Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Selle Italia Guerciotti 3.49
18. Marek Cichosz (Pol) CWKS Legia Warszawa 3.51
19. Thijs Al (Ned) BeOne-Chain Reaction Cycles 3.59
20. Rob Peeters (Bel) Landbouwkrediet РȚnissteiner 4.11
21. Petr Dlask (Cze) Fidea Cycling Team 4.16
22. Finn Heitmann (Ger) Heinz von Heiden Focus 4.4
23. Marco Bianco (Ita) Arcobaleno Carraro 4.5
24. Johannes Sickmüller (Ger) Harvestehuder RSV v. 1909 5.46
25. Wilant Van Gils (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida 6.03
26. Jeremy Powers (USA) Cyclocrossworld.Com
27. Nicolas Bazin (Fra) US Domont 6.15
28. Pirmin Lang (Swi) Delta 6.42
29. Jan Verstraeten (Bel) Sunweb-Pro Job 6.5
30. Maarten Nijland (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam 7.05
31. Malte Urban (Ger) Heinz von Heiden Focus 7.23
32. Michael Müller (Swi) Team Empella Suisse 7.45
33. Luca Damiani (Ita) Colavita/Sutter Home Presented By Cooking Light 7.5
34. Joachim Parbo (Den) CCV-Cicli Protek 7.54
35. Keiichi Tsujiura (Jpn) 8.06
36. Andreas Moser (Swi) Team Hörmann-Kramer
37. Gusty Bausch (Lux) 8.31

1 Lap Behind

38. René Birkenfeld (Ger) Harvestehuder RSV v. 1909
39. Marcel Wildhaber (Swi) VMC Eschenbach
40. Bart Dirkx (Ned) TWC Tempo/BMV

2 Laps Behind

41. Mike Garrigan (Can) Epic Ride-Jetpower
42. Aron Schooler (Can)
43. Roy Van Heeswijk (Ned)

3 Laps Behind

44. Pascal Bussieres
45. Martin Vestby (Nor) Time – Van Hemert
46. Osmond Bakker (Can) Stevens Cross

4 Laps Behind

47. Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Fidea Cycling Team

DNF Marius Gil (Pol)
DNF Timothy Johnson (USA) Health Net Presented By Maxxis
DNS Václav Metlicka (Svk) Team Kral R.C. Pfeil
DNS Jonathan Gormick (Can)

U23 Men

1. Niels Albert (Bel) Palmans-Cras 56.46
2. Jempy Drucker (Lux) Fidea Cycling Team 1.46
3. Aurelien Duval (Fra) France 2.14
4. Philipp Walsleben (Ger) Heinz von Heiden Focus 2.3
5. Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) CT Van Vliet EBH Advocaten 2.4
6. Ondrej Bambula (Cze) Cyklo Team Budvar Tábor 3.22
7. Paul Voss (Ger) Germany 3.42
8. Jonathan Lopez (Fra) France 4
9. Robert Gavenda (Svk) Selle Italia Guerciotti 4.08
10. Lukás Kloucek (Cze) Selle Italia Guerciotti 4.22
11. Quentin Bertholet (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team 4.32
12. Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank 4.5
13. Guillaume Perrot (Fra) St Vulbas CC 5.11
14. Joeri Adams (Bel) Rabobank
15. Wim Leemans (Bel) AWS Cycling Team Kasterlee 5.26
16. Tom Meeusen (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team 5.41
17. Ole Quast (Ger) Team Palmberg-Stevens 5.46
18. Julien Pion (Fra) Charvieu Ch. IC 6.03
19. Marcel Meisen (Ger) German 6.08
20. Boy van Poppel (Ned) Rabobank 6.22
21. Clément Bourgoin (Fra) VC Rhôdanien 6.32
22. Mitchell Huenders (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen 6.42
23. Tomasz Repinski (Pol) CWKS Legia Warszawa 7.05
24. Twan Van Den Brand (Ned) Netherlands 7.31
25. David Menger (Cze) Cyklo Team Budvar Tábor 7.54
26. Nicholas Weighall (USA) Rad Racing NW 8.09
27. Ivar Hartogs (Ned) Jan Van Arckel 8.41
28. Claudia Meyer (Ger) RSV Rosenheim 8.52

1 Lap Behind

29. Sylwester Janiszewski (Pol) CWKS Legia Warszawa
30. Yannick-Johannes Tiedt (Ger) Harvestehuder RSV v. 1909
31. Yu Takenouchi (Jpn)
32. Guillaume Dessibourg (Swi) ACB Payern-Lucern
33. Nico Brüngger (Swi)
34. Pawel Szczepaniak (Pol)
35. Chance Noble (USA) California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized
36. Jordy Van Erp (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida
37. Jorn Van Veen (Ned)
38. Koen Van Grootel (Ned)
39. Vincent Baestaens (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team
40. Kobus Hereijgers (Ned)
41. Jerry Kallenfels (Ned) Easypay Cyclocross Team
42. Lukas Prihoda (Cze)
43. Shaun Adamson (Can)
DNF Julien Taramarcaz (Swi)
DNF René Lang (Swi)
DNF Kyle Douglas (Can) 3 Rox Racing
DNF Rik van Ijzendoorn (Ned) Palmans-Cras
DNF Yudai Izawa (Jpn) Japan