January 22, 2012 (Hoogerheide, the Netherlands) – Dutch rider Marianne Vos (Ned) Stichting Rabo Women Cycling Team, unbeaten in 15 races, won the final CX World Cup in Hoogerheide on Sunday. Fellow Dutch rider Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) AA Drink – Leontien.nl Cycling Team finished second to take the overall title while Katerina Nash (Czech Republic) was third.

It was Van den Brand’s 4th World Cup overall title while Vos, in second overall, has her sights set on the 2012 CX World Championships in the sand of Koksijde, Belgium in one week’s time to defend her jersey. Katherine Compton (USA) Rabobank-Giant Off-Road Team took the final overall podium spot.

In the men’s race, Belgian Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb – Revor) wrapped up his season on a high note with an authoritative win at the finale in Hoogerheide ahead of a hard-charging Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quickstep to secure the World Cup overall title. Rounding out the podium was Belgium’s Klaas Vantornout. Sven Nys (Bel) Landbouwkrediet in 6th on Sunday placed second behind Pauwel overall with Stybar third. Craig Richey was the lone Canuck in 53rd on the day and placed 68th overall.

Results

Elite Women

1. Marianne Vos (Ned) Stichting Rabo Women Cycling Team  39:14
2. Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) AA Drink – Leontien.nl Cycling Team  01:28
3. Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team  01:35
4. Katherine Compton (USA) Rabobank – Giant Off-Road Team  01:53
5. Lucie Chainel-Lefevre (Fra)  02:06
6. Helen Wyman (Gbr) Kona Factory Racing  02:24
7. Nikki Harris (Gbr) Telenet – Fidea  02:36
8. Annie Last (Gbr)  02:49
9. Sanne Cant (Bel) Boxx Veldritacademie  03:16
10. Pavla Havlikova (Cze) Telenet – Fidea  03:24
11. Meredith Miller (USA) California Giant Cycling  03:25
12. Jasmin Achermann (Sui)  03:33
13. Sabrina Schweizer (Ger)  03:47
14. Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel)  03:53
15. Julie Krasniak (Fra) Team Rapha Focus  03:56
16. Reza Hormes (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team  04:03
17. Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) Brainwash Wielerploeg  04:09
18. Nicole Duke (USA) Cannondale / Cyclocrossworld.com  04:35
19. Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Skil – Koga  04:40
20. Christine Majerus (Lux)  04:42
21. Arenda Grimberg (Ned)  04:52
22. Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) Cannondale / Cyclocrossworld.com  05:10
23. Gesa Bruchmann (Ger)  05:26
24. Valentina Scandolara (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox  05:32
25. Nancy Bober (Bel) Style & Concept  05:55
26. Lana Verberne (Ned)  05:58
27. Olga Wasiuk (Pol)
28. Nikoline Hansen (Den)  06:20
29. Andrea Smith (USA)  06:30
30. Kajsa Snihs (Swe)  06:34
31. Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita)  06:38
32. Hilde Quintens (Bel)  06:40
33. Sabrina Maurer (Sui)  06:56
34. Christine Vardaros (USA) Baboco Cycling Team  07:12
35. Sakiko Miyauchi (Jpn)  07:21
36. Asa Maria Erlandsson (Swe)  07:31
37. Kim Van De Steene (Bel)  07:35
38. Githa Michiels (Bel) Trek – Kmc Trade Team Vzw  07:39
39. Annefleur Kalvenhaar (Ned) Giant Dealerteams  07:40
40. Ayako Toyooka (Jpn)  07:44
41. Amy Dombroski (USA) Crankbrothers – The Race Club  08:09
42. Katrien Thijs (Bel) -1 lap
43. Lise-Marie Henzelin (Sui) -1 lap
44. Margriet Helena Kloppenburg (Den) -1 lap
45. Madara Furmane (Lat) -2 laps

Elite Men

1. Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Sunweb – Revor  1:02:01
2. Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quickstep  00:08
3. Klaas Vantornout (Bel) Sunweb – Revor  00:14
4. Niels Albert (Bel) BKCP – Powerplus  00:35
5. Rob Peeters (Bel) Telenet – Fidea  00:38
6. Sven Nys (Bel) Landbouwkrediet  00:39
7. Tom Meeusen (Bel) Telenet – Fidea  00:41
8. Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Landbouwkrediet  00:57
9. Radomir Simunek (Cze) BKCP – Powerplus  01:06
10. Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat  01:18
11. Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) AA Drink – Leontien.nl Cycling Team  01:23
12. Aurelien Duval (Fra) U.V.Aube  01:49
13. Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) BKCP – Powerplus
14. Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat  02:11
15. Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole  02:25
16. Simon Zahner (Sui) BMC Racing Team  02:32
17. Marcel Wildhaber (Sui) Scott – Swisspower Mtb – Racing  02:33
18. Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Selle Italia Guerciotti  02:42
19. Twan Van Den Brand (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team  02:47
20. Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Cyclingteam De Rijke  03:00
21. Mariusz Gil (Pol) Baboco Cycling Team  03:11
22. Thijs Al (Ned) AA Drink – Leontien.nl Cycling Team  03:13
23. Christian Heule (Sui) Cannondale / Cyclocrossworld.com  03:24
24. Niels Wubben (Ned) Rabobank – Giant Off-Road Team  03:33
25. Julien Taramarcaz (Sui) Bmc Mountainbike Racing Team  03:35
26. Marcel Meisen (Ger) BKCP – Powerplus  03:42
27. Ian Field (Gbr) Hargroves Cycles  03:43
28. Patrick Van Leeuwen (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team  03:46
29. Jeremy Powers (USA) Team Rapha Focus
30. Martin Zlamalik (Cze) Kdl Trans  03:47
31. Bart Aernouts (Bel) Rabobank – Giant Off-Road Team  03:58
32. Johannes Sickmueller (Ger) Feenstra Stevens Bike Team  04:01
33. Cristian Cominelli (Ita) Tx Active Bianchi  04:05
34. Petr Dlask (Cze) Madeta Fitness / Specialized  04:15
35. Jiri Polnicky (Cze) Whirlpool – Author  04:24
36. Jonathan Page (USA) Planet Bike  04:31
37. Magnus Darvell (Swe)  04:35
38. Clément Bourgoin (Fra)  04:38
39. Javier Ruiz De Larrinaga Ibanez (Esp)  04:40
40. Philipp Walsleben (Ger) BKCP – Powerplus  04:50
41. Vladimir Kyzivat (Cze)  04:56
42. Timothy Johnson (USA) Cannondale / Cyclocrossworld.com  05:36
43. Ryan Trebon (USA) Lts / Felt  05:42
44. Gerben De Knegt (Ned) Rabobank – Giant Off-Road Team  05:53
45. James Driscoll (USA) Cannondale / Cyclocrossworld.com  06:16
46. Gusty Bausch (Lux) -1 lap
47. Isaac Suarez Fernandez (Esp) -1 lap
48. Christopher Jones (USA) Team Rapha Focus -1 lap
49. Sascha Weber (Ger) -1 lap
50. Christian Helmig (Lux) -1 lap
51. Yu Takenouchi (Jpn) -2 laps
52. Eddy Van Ijzendoorn (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team -3 laps
53. Craig Richey (Can)   -3 laps
54. Joachim Parbo (Den) -3 laps
55. Lewis Rattray (Aus) -3 laps
56. Keiichi Tsujiura (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor -4 laps
57. David Quist (Nor) -5 laps

Final Standings

Elite Women

1. Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) AA Drink-Leontien.nl Cycling Team  326  pts
2. Marianne Vos (Ned) Stichting Rabo Women Cycling Team  290
3. Katherine Compton (USA) Rabobank-Giant Off-Road Team  235
4. Lucie Chainel-Lefevre (Fra)  231
5. Helen Wyman (Gbr) Kona Factory Racing  208
6. Sanne Cant (Bel) Boxx Veldritacademie  203
7. Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Brainwash Wielerploeg  180
8. Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team  166
9. Pavla Havlikova (Cze) Telenet-Fidea  165
10. Nikki Harris (Gbr) Telenet-Fidea  144
11. Sabrina Schweizer (Ger)  121
12. Sophie De Boer (Ned) Telenet-Fidea  116
13. Jasmin Achermann (Sui)  104
14. Caroline Mani (Fra)  103
15. Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) Brainwash Wielerploeg  102
16. Arenda Grimberg (Ned)  94
17. Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Skil-Koga  82
18. Gabriella Day (Gbr)  79
19. Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) Cannondale / Cyclocrossworld.com  74
20. Amy Dombroski (USA) Crankbrothers-The Race Club  68
21. Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel)  63
22. Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger)  60
23. Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) Lapierre International  59
24. Meredith Miller (USA) California Giant Cycling  55
25. Martina Mikulaskova (Cze)  55
26. Christine Majerus (Lux)  51
27. Julie Krasniak (Fra) Team Rapha Focus  50
28. Reza Hormes (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team  49
29. Ellen Van Loy (Bel)  47
30. Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra)  44
31. Nicole Duke (USA) Cannondale / Cyclocrossworld.com  44
32. Hilde Quintens (Bel)  35
33. Maureen Bruno Roy (USA) Bob’s Red Mill / Seven Cycles  34
34. Eva Lechner (Ita) Colnago Farbe Sudtirol  30
35. Nikoline Hansen (Den)  29
36. Annie Last (Gbr)  26
37. Annefleur Kalvenhaar (Ned) Giant Dealerteams  20
38. Tessa Van Nieuwpoort (Ned)  17
39. Gesa Bruchmann (Ger)  16
40. Nicole De Bie-Leyten (Bel) Telenet-Fidea  14
41. Asa Maria Erlandsson (Swe)  12
42. Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita)  11
43. Kajsa Snihs (Swe)  11
44. Vania Rossi (Ita)  9
45. Christine Vardaros (USA) Baboco Cycling Team  9
46. Valentina Scandolara (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox  7
47. Lise-Marie Henzelin (Sui)  7
48. Nancy Bober (Bel) Style & Concept  6
49. Stéphanie Vaxillaire-Denuit (Fra)  6
50. Lana Verberne (Ned)  5
51. Olga Wasiuk (Pol)  4
52. Cynthia Huygens (Fra)  4
53. Katrien Thijs (Bel)  3
54. Andrea Smith (USA)  2
55. Katherine Sherwin (USA) Stan’s No Tubes  2
56. Kim Van De Steene (Bel)  1
57. Martina Zwick (Ger)  1
58. Marlène Morel Petitgirard (Fra)  1

Elite Men
1. Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Sunweb-Revor  590  pts
2. Sven Nys (Bel) Landbouwkrediet  540
3. Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quickstep  525
4. Klaas Vantornout (Bel) Sunweb-Revor  450
5. Tom Meeusen (Bel) Telenet-Fidea  373
6. Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat  363
7. Bart Aernouts (Bel) Rabobank-Giant Off-Road Team  360
8. Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat  319
9. Radomir Simunek (Cze) BKCP-Powerplus  306
10. Niels Albert (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus  300
11. Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) AA Drink-Leontien.nl Cycling Team  290
12. Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Selle Italia Guerciotti  267
13. Simon Zahner (Sui)  250
14. Bart Wellens (Bel) Telenet-Fidea  249
15. Mariusz Gil (Pol) Baboco Cycling Team  249
16. Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole  247
17. Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus  228
18. Gerben De Knegt (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Off-Road Team  222
19. Marcel Wildhaber (Sui) Scott-Swisspower Mtb-Racing  219
20. Twan Van Den Brand (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team  211
21. Nicolas Bazin (Fra) Bigmat-Auber 93  187
22. Marcel Meisen (Ger) BKCP-Powerplus  182
23. Aurelien Duval (Fra)  174
24. Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Landbouwkrediet  168
25. Thijs Al (Ned) AA Drink-Leontien.nl Cycling Team  161
26. Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Cyclingteam De Rijke  160
27. Jeremy Powers (USA) Team Rapha Focus  156
28. Cristian Cominelli (Ita) Tx Active Bianchi  146
29. Martin Zlamalik (Cze) Kdl Trans  145
30. Julien Taramarcaz (Sui) Bmc Mountainbike Racing Team  139
31. Jonathan Page (USA) Planet Bike  139
32. Egoitz Murgoitio Rekalde (Esp)  135
33. Christian Heule (Sui) Cannondale / Cyclocrossworld.com  134
34. Rob Peeters (Bel) Telenet-Fidea  130
35. Vladimir Kyzivat (Cze)  122
36. Ian Field (Gbr) Hargroves Cycles  118
37. Niels Wubben (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Off-Road Team  115
38. Patrick Van Leeuwen (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team  101
39. Timothy Johnson (USA) Cannondale / Cyclocrossworld.com  100
40. Marco Bianco (Ita)  96
41. Jiri Polnicky (Cze) Whirlpool-Author  95
42. Philipp Walsleben (Ger) BKCP-Powerplus  89
43. Petr Dlask (Cze) Madeta Fitness / Specialized  86
44. Magnus Darvell (Swe)  73
45. Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team  71
46. David Kasek (Cze)  66
47. Mitchell Huenders (Ned)  63
48. Johannes Sickmueller (Ger) Feenstra Stevens Bike Team  62
49. Javier Ruiz De Larrinaga Ibanez (Esp)  60
50. Sascha Weber (Ger)  59
51. James Driscoll (USA) Cannondale / Cyclocrossworld.com  49
52. Clément Bourgoin (Fra)  48
53. Isaac Suarez Fernandez (Esp)  46
54. John Gadret (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale  42
55. Elia Silvestri (Ita) Selle Italia Guerciotti  42
56. Ryan Trebon (USA) Lts / Felt  37
57. Karel Hnik (Cze)  37
58. Marco Ponta (Ita)  30
59. José Antonio Hermida Ramos (Esp) Multivan Merida Biking Team  29
60. Robert Gavenda (Svk) Kdl Trans  27
61. Jérome Chevallier (Fra)  26
62. Martin Haring (Svk)  25
63. Mirko Tabacchi (Ita)  24
64. Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Esp)  23
65. Kenneth Hansen (Den)  21
66. Luca Damiani (Ita) Kenda-5-Hour Energy Cycling Team  19
67. Tijmen Eising (Ned) Sunweb-Revor  19
68. Craig Richey (Can)  19
69. Eddy Van Ijzendoorn (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team  19
70. Yu Takenouchi (Jpn)  18
71. Lubomir Petrus (Cze)  18
72. Erlantz Uriarte Okamika (Esp)  18
73. Fabio Ursi (Ita) Team Cbe Tecnoimpianti A.S.D.  18
74. Ondrej Bambula (Cze)  18
75. Jose Antonio Diez Arriola (Esp)  17
76. Guillaume Perrot (Fra)  17
77. Jeremy Durrin (USA)  16
78. Vincent Baestaens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet  16
79. Joachim Parbo (Den)  14
80. Milan Barenyi (Svk)  14
81. Joeri Adams (Bel) Telenet-Fidea  12
82. René Lang (Sui)  12
83. Melvin Rulliere (Fra)  11
84. Nico Brüngger (Sui)  11
85. Ole Quast (Ger)  10
86. Arnaud Grand (Sui) Telenet-Fidea  9
87. Marek Cichosz (Pol)  6
88. Gusty Bausch (Lux)  5
89. Yannick Mayer (Ger)  5
90. Christopher Jones (USA) Team Rapha Focus  3
91. Ludovic Renard (Fra)  3
92. Vaclav Metlicka (Svk)  3
93. Arnaud Jouffroy (Fra) Telenet-Fidea  2
94. Christian Helmig (Lux)  1