UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup #1 2009: Elite women Results

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Daphny Van Den Brand (ZZPR/Destil) suffered from the Italian heat.(Image credit: Mark Legg)

Katie Compton (Planet Bike) rode away from the women's field to win the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup's opening round in Treviso, Italy. The 30-year-old Compton and former world champion Daphny Van Den Brand gapped the field on the opening lap, but the Dutch rider could not handle the furious tempo set by Compton and was dropped from the race lead on the second lap.

While Compton's seemingly effortless riding at the head of the race left little doubt as to who would occupy the top step of the podium, the battle for second and third became a battle between Van Den Brand and France's Christel Ferrier-Bruneau. The French rider made contact with Van Den Brand on the second lap and the duo traded attacks throughout the rest of the race, each unable to crack the other.

On the final lap Van Den Brand finally managed to get some distance between herself and Ferrier-Bruneau and crossed the finish line in second place, 28 seconds behind Compton. Ferrier-Bruneau finished third, six seconds after Van Den Brand. The Netherlands' Sanne Van Paassen finished alone in fourth, 55 seconds behind Compton while the Czech Republic's Pavla Havlikova would finish fifth, 15 seconds later.

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Results
1	Katherine Compton (USA)	0:37:37
2	Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned)	0:00:28
3	Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra)	0:00:34
4	Sanne Van Paassen (Ned)	0:00:55
5	Pavla Havlikova (Cze)	0:01:10
6	Caroline Mani (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope	0:01:26
7	Katrin Leumann (Swi)	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Helen Wyman (GBr)	0:01:46
9	Elisabeth Brandau (Ger)	0:02:07
10	Sanne Cant (Bel)	0:02:15
11	Eva Lechner (Ita) Gauss R.O.-Colnago	0:02:23
12	Nadia Triquet-Claude (Fra)	0:02:24
13	Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel)	0:02:34
14	Jana Kyptova (Cze)	0:02:36
15	Rosa Maria Bravo Soba (Spa)	0:02:37
16	Veronica Alessio (Ita) Gauss R.O.-Colnago	0:02:38
17	Saskia Elemans (Ned) Team Flexpoint	0:03:05
18	Gabriella Day (GBr)	0:03:13
19	Lucie Chainel Lefevre (Fra)	0:03:23
20	Linda Van Rijen (Ned)	0:03:41
21	Francesca Cucciniello (Ita)	0:03:53
22	Camille Darcel (Fra)	0:03:54
23	Evelyn Staffler (Ita)	0:04:04
24	Suzie Godart (Lux) Fenixs	0:04:10
25	Elke Riedl (Aut)	0:04:23
26	Nancy Bober (Bel)	0:04:49
27	Stefania Vecchio (Ita)	0:05:01
28	Vicki Thomas (Can)	0:05:14
29	Christine Vardaros (USA)	0:05:51
30	Nicole De Bie - Leyten (Bel)	0:06:54
31	Zuzana Vojtasova (Svk)	0:07:05
32	Nikoline Hansen (Den)	0:07:54
33	Lise Müller (Swi)	0:08:45
Lapped	Elisabetta Borgia (Ita)	Row 33 - Cell 2

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World Cup standings after round 1
1	Katherine Compton (USA)	60	pts
2	Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned)	50	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra)	45	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Sanne Van Paassen (Ned)	40	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Pavla Havlikova (Cze)	35	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Caroline Mani (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope	30	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Katrin Leumann (Swi)	28	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Helen Wyman (GBr)	26	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Elisabeth Brandau (Ger)	24	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Sanne Cant (Bel)	22	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Eva Lechner (Ita) Gauss R.O.-Colnago	20	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Nadia Triquet-Claude (Fra)	19	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel)	18	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Jana Kyptova (Cze)	17	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Rosa Maria Bravo Soba (Spa)	16	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Veronica Alessio (Ita) Gauss R.O.-Colnago	15	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Saskia Elemans (Ned) Team Flexpoint	14	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Gabriella Day (GBr)	13	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Lucie Chainel Lefevre (Fra)	12	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Linda Van Rijen (Ned)	11	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Francesca Cucciniello (Ita)	10	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Camille Darcel (Fra)	9	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Evelyn Staffler (Ita)	8	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Suzie Godart (Lux) Fenixs	7	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Elke Riedl (Aut)	6	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Nancy Bober (Bel)	5	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Stefania Vecchio (Ita)	4	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Vicki Thomas (Can)	3	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Christine Vardaros (USA)	2	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Nicole De Bie - Leyten (Bel)	1	Row 29 - Cell 3