Bpost bank trofee - Azencross Loenhout 2015: Elite Women Results

Sanne Cant soloed to victory (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Belgian champion Sanne Cant (Enertherm-BKCP) won the Azencross in Loenhout, Belgium, the sixth round of the BPost Bank Trophy cyclo-cross series, on Tuesday afternoon.

Cant beat Pavla Havlikova (MRM-Avalon) and Ellen Van Loy (Young Telenet-Fidea) in the sprint. Cant extended her lead in the time-based BPo-series to 1:46 over Jolien Verschueren (Young Telenet-Fidea) who finished fourth just behind the top-3 in Loenhout. “I wanted to say goodbye to the Belgian tricolore jersey in style. From Baal [New Year’s Day] on I have to ride in the European jersey,” Cant said in the post-race flash interview on Sporza.

Halfway through the second lap four riders gapped the rest of the field with the group containing Cant, Van Loy and Havlikova and Helen Wyman (Kona Factory Team). That was still too crowded for Cant who accelerated away. Behind her Wyman crashed hard on slippery cobbles when turning into the home straight. She needed some time to recover but went on to finish eighth at 48 seconds. Compatriot Hannah Payton crashed on the rollers and abandoned. Also a sick Nikki Harris (Young Telenet-Fidea) abandoned the race after the second lap.

Cant took back the initiative during the penultimate lap, putting Van Loy in trouble in the technical passage but the Belgian veteran managed to come back. In the background White crashed on the rollers but the American rider managed to continue her race. When hitting the final lap the three leaders had a bonus of 10 seconds on Sels and Verschueren. Brand and Kaptheijns were battling for sixth place. The positions in front often changed with Cant and Van Loy making small mistakes. The three were awaiting the sprint in which Havlikova and Van Loy started first.

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Sanne Cant (Bel) Enertherm - BKCP	0:43:30
2	Pavla Havlikova (Cze) VZW Young Telenet Fidea Cycling Team	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Ellen Van Loy (Bel) VZW Young Telenet Fidea Cycling Team	0:00:01
4	Jolien Verschueren (Bel) VZW Young Telenet Fidea Cycling Team	0:00:05
5	Loes Sels (Bel) VZW Young Telenet Fidea Cycling Team	0:00:21
6	Lucinda Brand (Ned)	0:00:30
7	Maud Kaptheijns (Ned) AA Drink-Kalas Cycling Team	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Helen Wyman (GBr) Kona Factory Team	0:00:48
9	Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita)	0:01:00
10	Amanda Miller (USA)	0:01:11
11	Nikola Noskova (Cze) KC Kooperativa Sg Jab	0:01:17
12	Femke Van Den Driessche (Bel) VZW Lotto-Ladiescycling	0:01:18
13	Emma White (USA)	0:01:23
14	Sophie De Boer (Ned) Kalas-NNOF Cycling Team	0:01:39
15	Lise-Marie Henzelin (Sui)	0:01:43
16	Bianca Van Den Hoek (Ned)	0:01:46
17	Esmee Oosterman (Ned)	0:02:17
18	Elle Anderson (USA)	0:02:21
19	Martina Mikulaskova (Cze)	0:02:26
20	Anna Schappert (Can)	0:02:27
21	Asa Maria Erlandsson (Swe)	0:02:30
22	Ceylin Alvarado (Ned)	0:02:36
23	Linda Ter Beek (Ned) WSV Emmen	0:02:45
24	Nadja Heigl (Pol)	0:02:51
25	Maëva Calvez (Fra)	0:02:57
26	Lisa Jacobs (Aus)	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Crystal Anthony (USA)	0:02:59
28	Floor Weerink (Ned)	0:03:00
29	Hannah Arensman (USA)	0:03:11
30	Shana Maes (Bel) AA Drink-Kalas Cycling Team	0:03:31
31	Fleur Nagengast (Ned)	0:03:50
32	Allison Arensman (USA)	0:04:05
33	Veerle Goossens (Bel)	0:04:10
34	Emily Wadsworth (GBr)	0:04:18
35	Elena Valentini (Ita)	0:04:19
36	Katrien Thijs (Be) Kleur Op Maat cyclingteam	0:04:43
37	Nathalie Redmond (USA)	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Angelica Edvardsson (Swe)	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Irene Trabazo Bragado (Spa)	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Kristin Endres (Ger)	0:05:02
41	Maaike De Heij (Ned) WV De Valleirenners	0:05:27
42	Birgit Massage (Bel)	0:05:40
43	Joyce Heyns (Ned)	0:05:54
44	Meg De Bruyne (Bel) VD Hauwe CT - Gentse VS	0:06:22
45	Yvonne Fiedler (Ger)	0:06:29
46	Nele Van Maldeghem (Bel) FUJI Medista MTB Team - Neeroeteren	0:06:37
47	Marlies Beckers (Bel) B-Cycle Team	-1 Lap
48	Kristien Nelen (Bel)	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Nicolle Van Opijnen-Leuten (Ned)	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Tine Verdeyen (Bel) Cycling Team Zemst VZW	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Julia Nikolopoulos (Ger)	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Caren Commissaris (Bel)	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Lara Van Wunsel (Bel)	-2 Laps
54	Tatiana Vanparys (Bel)	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Sara Beeckmans (Bel) W.A.C. Team Hoboken (Kon.) V.Z.W.	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Anke Van Rompay (Bel) Kleur Op Maat cyclingteam	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Ruta Brakovska (Pol)	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Dagnija Auzane (Pol)	-3 Laps
DNF	Nikki Harris (GBr) VZW Young Telenet Fidea Cycling Team	Row 58 - Cell 2
DNF	Sabine Hey Ned)	Row 59 - Cell 2
DNF	Geerte Hoeke (Ned)	Row 60 - Cell 2
DNF	Hannah Payton (GBr)	Row 61 - Cell 2