Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse Cross podium history | 2021 edition | 2023 edition | Course map
Weather at the race city of Overijse, Belgium, at 1:50 PM, local time: 8C (46F), raining, with the wind from the south at 19 km/hr (12 mph). Occasional rain is forecast to continue through 6:00 PM.
Men: Start list
A muddy Michael Vanthourenhout wins a big one.
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The race: Here's the report from second-place Tom Pidcock's Team INEOS Grenadiers:
Tom Pidcock bounced back from a mechanical on the start line and a late crash to finish just three seconds behind winner Michael Vanthourenhout in driving rain.
The World Champion suffered an early setback as he had a bike issue as the race started, dropping to 31st overall, but a superb effort saw him carve through the field to make the front group of three by the second lap.
Pidcock was joined by Vanthourenhout and Eli Iserbyt, until the latter was distanced in the following lap.
Pidcock then gained a small advantage over Vanthourenhout as the laps progressed, both riders managing the technical course in terrible conditions.
The pivotal moment occurred on the penultimate lap as Pidcock suffered a small crash, allowing his Belgian rival to take the lead.
Pidcock trailed by 11 seconds at the start of the final lap and managed to reduce the gap to just three seconds, but Vanthourenhout held on to take a hard-fought victory.
Complete results: Where no team is given, rider's country is listed.
20.40 kilometers raced at an average speed of 18.628 km/hr
1 | Michael Vanthourenhout | PAUWELS SAUZEN-BINGOAL | 1hr 5min 42sec |
2 | Tom Pidcock | INEOS GRENADIERS | @ 3sec |
3 | Lars Van Der Haar | BALOISE TREK LIONS | 0:37 |
4 | Laurens Sweeck | CRELAN-FRISTADS | 1:09 |
5 | Joris Nieuwenhuis | BALOISE TREK LIONS | 1:30 |
6 | Thibau Nys | BALOISE TREK LIONS | 1:31 |
7 | Eli Iserbyt | PAUWELS SAUZEN-BINGOAL | 1:36 |
8 | Pim Ronhaar | BALOISE TREK LIONS | 2:02 |
9 | Jens Adams | BELGIUM | 2:35 |
10 | Kevin Kuhn | TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM | 3:03 |
11 | Ryan Kamp | PAUWELS SAUZEN-BINGOAL | 3:14 |
12 | Toon Vandebosch | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 3:17 |
13 | Emiel Verstrynge | CRELAN-FRISTADS | 3:34 |
14 | Lander Loockx | DESCHACHT-HENS-MAES | 3:56 |
15 | Niels Vandeputte | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 4:09 |
16 | Vincent Baestaens | BELGIUM | 4:19 |
17 | Witse Meeussen | PAUWELS SAUZEN-BINGOAL | s.t. |
18 | Felipe Orts Lloret | BUROS-BH | 4:37 |
19 | Marcel Meisen | GERMANY | 4:49 |
20 | Mees Hendrikx | CRELAN-FRISTADS | 5:06 |
21 | David Menut | AS BIKE RACING | 5:25 |
22 | Thijs Aerts | BALOISE TREK LIONS | 5:36 |
23 | Gilles Mottiez | CROSS TEAM LEGENDRE | 5:45 |
24 | Michael Boros | ELKOV-KASPER | 5:55 |
25 | David Haverdings | BALOISE TREK LIONS | 6:02 |
26 | Luke Verburg | ABLOC CT | 6:09 |
27 | Gioele Bertolini | SELLE ITALIA-GUERCIOTTI-ELITE | 6:19 |
28 | Corné Van Kessel | TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM | 6:55 |
29 | Matyás Fiala | CZECH REPUBLIC | 7:08 |
30 | Lucas Dubau | ROCKRIDER RACING TEAM | 7:16 |
31 | Nathan Bommenel | AS BIKE RACING | 7:55 |
32 | Stan Godrie | NETHERLANDS | 8:15 |
33 | Simon Vanicek | CZECH REPUBLIC | 9:21 |
34 | Lucas Janssen | BEAT CYCLING | 9:32 |
35 | Matteo Oppizzi | SWITZERLAND | 9:52 |
36 | Lorenzo Masciarelli | PAUWELS SAUZEN-BINGOAL | @ 1 lap |
37 | Henrik Jansson | SWEDEN | @ 2 laps |
38 | Silas Kuschla | GERMANY | @ 3 laps |
39 | Gabriele Cerato | SWITZERLAND | @ 3 laps |
40 | Arnau Pericas Figueras | SPAIN | @ 4 laps |
41 | Thomas Edhofer | GERMANY | @ 5 laps |
DNF | Daan Soete | DESCHACHT-HENS-MAES | |
DNF | Cameron Jette | CANADA |
Start list, November 19, 2022: Where no team is given, rider's country is listed.
1 | PIDCOCK Thomas | INEOS GRENADIERS |
2 | ADAMS Jens | BELGIUM |
3 | AERTS Thijs | BALOISE TREK LIONS |
4 | BAESTAENS Vincent | BELGIUM |
5 | ISERBYT Eli | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL |
6 | LOOCKX Lander | DESCHACHT-HENS-MAES |
7 | MEEUSSEN Witse | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL |
8 | NYS Thibau | BALOISE TREK LIONS |
9 | SOETE Daan | DESCHACHT-HENS-MAES |
10 | SWEECK Laurens | CRELAN - FRISTADS |
11 | VANDEBOSCH Toon | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK |
12 | VANDEPUTTE Niels | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK |
13 | VANTHOURENHOUT Michael | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL |
14 | VERSTRYNGE Emiel | CRELAN - FRISTADS |
15 | JETTE Cameron | CANADA |
16 | BOMMENEL Nathan | AS BIKE RACING |
17 | DUBAU Lucas | ROCKRIDER RACING TEAM |
18 | MENUT David | AS BIKE RACING |
19 | GODRIE Stan | NETHERLANDS |
20 | HAVERDINGS David | BALOISE TREK LIONS |
21 | HENDRIKX Mees | CRELAN - FRISTADS |
22 | JANSSEN Lucas | BEAT CYCLING |
23 | KAMP Ryan | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL |
24 | NIEUWENHUIS Joris | BALOISE TREK LIONS |
25 | RONHAAR Pim | BALOISE TREK LIONS |
26 | VAN DER HAAR Lars | BALOISE TREK LIONS |
27 | VAN KESSEL Corne | TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM |
28 | VERBURG Luke | ABLOC CT |
29 | CERATO Gabriele | SWITZERLAND |
30 | KUHN Kevin | TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM |
31 | MAILLEFER Simon | SWITZERLAND |
32 | MOTTIEZ Gilles | CROSS TEAM LEGENDRE |
33 | OPPIZZI Matteo | SWITZERLAND |
34 | RÜEGG Timon | CROSS TEAM LEGENDRE |
35 | ORTS LLORET Felipe | BURGOS-BH |
36 | PERICAS FIGUERAS Arnau | SPAIN |
37 | BOROŠ Michael | ELKOV - KASPER |
38 | FIALA Matyáš | CZECH REPUBLIC |
39 | VANÍČEK Šimon | CZECH REPUBLIC |
40 | EDHOFER Thomas | GERMANY |
41 | HARTER Luca | GERMANY |
42 | KUSCHLA Silas | GERMANY |
43 | MEISEN Marcel | GERMANY |
44 | BERTOLINI Gioele | SELLE ITALIA - GUERCIOTTI- ELITE |
45 | MASCIARELLI Lorenzo | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL |
46 | JANSSON Henrik | SWEDEN |
Women: Start list
Puck Pieterse finishes more than a minute ahead of her nearest chaser.
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The race: Marianne Vos did not start.
Here's the UCI's race report:
Puck Pieterse was able to win the 'Mother of all crosses' in Overijse after a clever solo. The young Dutchwoman from the Alpecin-Deceuninck team took off from the start, eventually putting her competitors at more than a minute in the results.
France's Hélène Clauzel was the first to turn onto the red carpet in Overijse. A minor crash by Lucia Bramati held up Belgian champion Sanne Cant, the Italian's chain broke in two leaving no escape from a fall. Of course, World Cup leader Fem van Empel and World Undertakers champion Puck Pieterse were immediately at the front. Lucinda Brand was less lucky, having to click out during the start, losing a good position to start her race.
Pieterse seemed to have set her sights on this race and immediately found her turn on the first technical and slippery descent. She immediately turned the knob there and seemed to glide full downhill without fear. That was slightly less the case with Van Empel, she had been introduced to the surface earlier during reconnaissance and thus seemed to build some caution into her descent. Meanwhile, Shirin Van Anrooij, who just last week managed to win the World Cup race in the Beekse Bergen, moved up to third place.
After 1 lap, Pieterse already put her next competitor Van Empel at 19 seconds. Van Empel looked back for a moment and so seemed to quickly make peace with a possible second place. Van Anrooij, Betsema and Van Alphen who were fighting for place three all slid down in the same corner. This again highlighted the slippery course. Van Empel also made a mistake on a descent moments later and was unable to avoid touching the surface.
Pieterse did not seem to be bothered by slips at all. After the second lap, she was already riding around with a lead of 45 seconds over Van Empel and a minute over Van Anrooij. Mistakes were piling up in the background but Pieterse seemed to be able to keep her balance perfectly in the slippery mud like a tightrope walker. Lap after lap, the young Dutchwoman built her lead and behind her, Van Empel and Shirin Van Anrooij seemed certain of a podium place.
Offscreen, Brand made a tremendously strong remount. From a lost position, she still managed to ride towards 4th place. But of course the strong Pieterse no longer had to take that into account. A beaming smile appeared on her muddy face at the finish line arch. Van Empel crossed the finish line in second place at 1 minute and three seconds and remains the leader in the World Cup standings. Van Anrooij completed the podium.
Complete results: Where no team is given, rider's country is listed.
14.60 kilometers raced at an average speed of 16.610 km/hr
1 | Puck Pieterse | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 52min 44sec |
2 | Fem Van Empel | PAUWELS SAUZEN-BINGOAL | @ 1min 3sec |
3 | Shirin Van Anrooij | BALOISE TREK LIONS | 1:36 |
4 | Lucinda Brand | BALOISE TREK LIONS | 1:51 |
5 | Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 1:56 |
6 | Aniek Van Alphen | 777 | 2:09 |
7 | Clara Honsinger | EF EDUCATION-TIBCO-SVB | 2:16 |
8 | Hélene Clauzel | AS BIKE RACING | 2:32 |
9 | Inge Van Der Heijden | 777 | 3:03 |
10 | Denise Betsema | PAUWELS SAUZEN-BINGOAL | 3:06 |
11 | Zoe Backstedt | EF EDUCATION-TIBCO-SVB | 3:30 |
12 | Amandine Fouquenet | ARKEA Pro Cycling | 3:48 |
13 | Line Burquier | CANYON CLLCTV | 4:01 |
14 | Marion Norbert Riberolle | CRELAN-FRISTADS | 4:14 |
15 | Marie Schreiber | TORMANS | 4:29 |
16 | Olivia Onesti | AS BIKE RACING | 4:30 |
17 | Sanne Cant | CRELAN-FRISTADS | 5:04 |
18 | Alicia Franck | PROXIMUS-ALPHAMOTORHOMES-DOLTCINI | 5:37 |
19 | Sara Casasola | SELLE ITALIA-GUERCIOTTI-ELITE | 5:43 |
20 | Laura Verdonschot | BELGIUM | 6:08 |
21 | Julia Kopecky | CZECH REPUBLIC | 6:59 |
22 | Suzanne Verhoeven | BELGIUM | 7:00 |
23 | Jinse Peeters | PROXIMUS-ALPHAMOTORHOMES-DOLTCINI | 7:12 |
24 | Leonie Bentveld | PAUWELS SAUZEN-BINGOAL | 7:23 |
25 | Sidney McGill | CANADA | 7:27 |
26 | Marthe Truyen | CRELAN-FRISTADS | 8:01 |
27 | Ella Maclean-Howell | GREAT BRITAIN | 8:15 |
28 | Julie Brouwers | BELGIUM | 8:27 |
29 | Jana Dobbelaere | BELGIUM | 8:47 |
30 | Francesca Baroni | PISSEI-GROEP T.O.M. | 8:57 |
31 | Kiona Crabbé | CRELAN-FRISTADS | 9:06 |
32 | Ellen Van Loy | BELGIUM | 9:46 |
33 | Fauve Bastiaenssen | PISSEI-GROEP T.O.M. | @ 1 lap |
34 | Zina Barhoumi | BORN TO WIN G20 AMBEDO | @ 1 lap |
35 | Larissa Hartog | NETHERLANDS | @ 1 lap |
36 | Xan Crees | SPECTRA WIGGLE-VITUS | @ 1 lap |
37 | Karen Verhestraeten | BELGIUM | @ 2 laps |
38 | Evelyne Trepte | SWITZERLAND | @ 2 laps |
39 | Manon Bakker | CRELAN-FRISTADS | @ 2 laps |
40 | Corey Coogan Cisek | USA | @ 2 laps |
41 | Roisin Lally | IRELAND | @ 2 laps |
42 | Lies'L Schevenels | BELGIUM | @ 2 laps |
43 | Prisca Jaquet | SWITZERLAND | @ 2 laps |
44 | Diana Steffenhagen | GERMANY | @ 2 laps |
DNF | Lucia Bramati | TRINX FACTORY TEAM |
Start list, November 19, 2022: Where no team is given, rider's country is listed.
2 | ALVARADO Ceylin del Carmen | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK |
3 | BAKKER Manon | CRELAN - FRISTADS |
4 | BENTVELD Leonie | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL |
5 | BETSEMA Denise | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL |
6 | BRAND Lucinda | BALOISE TREK LIONS |
7 | HARTOG Larissa | NETHERLANDS |
8 | KAPTHEIJNS Maud | DESCHACHT-HENS-MAES |
9 | PIETERSE Puck | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK |
10 | VAN ALPHEN Aniek | 777 |
11 | VAN ANROOIJ Shirin | BALOISE TREK LIONS |
12 | VAN DER HEIJDEN Inge | 777 |
13 | VAN EMPEL Fem | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL |
14 | BURQUIER Line | CANYON CLLCTV |
15 | CLAUZEL Hélène | AS BIKE RACING |
16 | FOUQUENET Amandine | ARKEA PRO CYCLING TEAM |
17 | ONESTI Olivia | AS BIKE RACING |
18 | COOGAN CISEK Corey | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
19 | HONSINGER Clara | EF EDUCATION - TIBCO - SVB |
20 | MCGILL Sidney | CANADA |
21 | BARONI Francesca | PISSEI - GROEP T.O.M |
22 | BRAMATI Lucia | TRINX FACTORY TEAM |
23 | CASASOLA Sara | SELLE ITALIA - GUERCIOTTI – ELITE |
24 | CORVI Valentina | TRINX FACTORY TEAM |
25 | BASTIAENSSEN Fauve | PISSEI - GROEP T.O.M |
26 | BROUWERS Julie | BELGIUM |
27 | CANT Sanne | CRELAN - FRISTADS |
28 | CRABBÉ Kiona | CRELAN - FRISTADS |
29 | DOBBELAERE Jana | BELGIUM |
30 | FRANCK Alicia | PROXIMUS - ALPHAMOTORHOMES - DOLTCINI CT |
31 | NORBERT RIBEROLLE Marion | CRELAN - FRISTADS |
32 | PEETERS Jinse | PROXIMUS - ALPHAMOTORHOMES - DOLTCINI CT |
33 | SCHEVENELS Lies´L | BELGIUM |
34 | TRUYEN Marthe | CRELAN - FRISTADS |
35 | VAN LOY Elle | BELGIUM |
36 | VERDONSCHOT Laura | BELGIUM |
37 | VERHESTRAETEN Karen | BELGIUM |
38 | VERHOEVEN Suzanne | BELGIUM |
39 | STEFFENHAGEN Diana | GERMANY |
40 | KOPECKY Julia | CZECH REPUBLIC |
41 | LALLY Roisin | IRELAND |
42 | BACKSTEDT Zoe | EF EDUCATION - TIBCO - SVB |
43 | CREES Xan | TEAM SPECTRA WIGGLE P/B VITUS GBR |
44 | KAY Anna | 777 |
45 | MACLEAN-HOWELL Ella | GREAT BRITAIN |
46 | BARHOUMI Zina | BORN TO WIN G20 AMBEDO |
47 | JAQUET Prisca | SWITZERLAND |
48 | ROSSNER Larissa | SWITZERLAND |
49 | TREPTE Evelyne | SWITZERLAND |
50 | SCHREIBER Marie | TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM |
Course map:
2022 Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Cross map