2022 Scheldecross (World Cup),
Antwerp, Belgium

Sunday, December 4, 2022

Scheldecross cyclo-cross podium history | 2021 edition | Course map

Weather at the race city of Antwerp at 1:15 PM, local time: 2C (36F), cloudy, with the wind from the northeast at 16 km/hr (10 mph). There is a 2% chance of rain/snow durng the afternoon.

The race:

Complete Results: men | women

Men: Start list

Mathieu van der Poel wins again.

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The race: Here's the report from second-place Wout van Aert's Team Jumbo-Visma.

Wout van Aert graced his comeback in the field with a surprising second place. During the World cup race in Antwerpen, he demonstrated that he was in good shape.

"It's always great to be back in the cross”, Van Aert said in Antwerp. The Belgian champion immediately showed his enthusiasm. From the second row of the starting grid, Van Aert started riding at a high tempo and was the first to enter the field. The Team Jumbo-Visma rider decided to take his chances when eventual winner Mathieu van der Poel accelerated. "Mathieu's attack was what we had anticipated. You have to be at your best to keep up with him. I understood very quickly that his pace was too fast. Though it was nice to hold off the rest."

Van Aert had a good feeling about his comeback. "I surprised myself anyway. I didn't expect to be on the podium and be able to keep up with the high pace for an entire race. I could steer clear of mistakes by riding just below the limit. I am super satisfied", Van Aert said.

Complete results:

Where no team is given, rider's country is listed.

1	Mathieu van der Poel	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	59min 4sec
2	Wout van Aert	JUMBO-VISMA	@ 23sec
3	Michael Vanthourenhout	PAUWELS SAUZEN-BINGOAL	0:34
4	Laurens Sweeck	CRELAN-FRISTADS	0:45
5	Lars van der Haar	BALOISE TREK LIONS	0:54
6	Eli Iserbyt	PAUWELS SAUZEN-BINGOAL	1:05
7	Jens Adams	BELGIUM	1:09
8	Tom Pidcock	INEOS GRENADIERS	1:14
9	Niels Vandeputte	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	1:45
10	Joran Wyseure	CRELAN-FRISTADS	2:05
11	Ryan Kamp	PAUWELS SAUZEN-BINGOAL	2:08
12	Tibor Del Grosso	METEC-SOLARWATT-MAN	2:12
13	Kevin Kuhn	TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM	2:19
14	Emiel Verstrynge	CRELAN-FRISTADS	2:28
15	David Haverdings	BALOISE TREK LIONS	2:58
16	Witse Meeussen	PAUWELS SAUZEN-BINGOAL	3:11
17	Thomas Mein	HOPE FACTORY RACING	3:20
18	Kevin Suarez Fernandez	NESTA-MMR CX TEAM	3:22
19	Mees Hendrikx	CRELAN-FRISTADS	3:27
20	Corné Van Kessel	TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM	3:32
21	Vincent Baestaens	BELGIUM	3:46
22	Michael Boros	ELKOV-KASPER	3:53
23	Toon Vandebosch	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	3:59
24	Felipe Orts Lloret	BURGOS-BH	4:35
25	Thibau Nys	BALOISE TREK LIONS	4:52
26	Daan Soete	DESCHACHT-HENS-MAES	5:02
27	David Menut	AS BIKE RACING	5:11
28	Gioele Bertolini	SELLE ITALIA-GUERCIOTTI-ELITE	5:19
29	Stan Godrie	NETHERLANDS	5:23
30	Jente Michels	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	5:29
31	Gilles Mottiez	CROSS TEAM LEGENDRE	5:58
32	Dario Lillo	DESCHACHT-HENS-MAES	7:00
33	Silas Kuschla	GERMANY	7:23
34	Luke Verburg	ABLOC CT
35	Alain Suarez Fernandez	NESTA-MMR CX TEAM
36	Mario Junquera San Millan	UNICAJA BANCO-GIJON
37	Tristan Nash	AUSTRALIA
38	Silas Koech	SARIS ROUVY SAUERLAND
39	Cameron Jette	CANADA
40	Sean Nolan	EVOPRO RACING
41	Balázs Sylvester	HUNGARY

 

Men's start list, December 3, 2022:

Where no team is given, rider's country is listed.

1	PIDCOCK Thomas	INEOS GRENADIERS
2	MEIN Thomas	HOPE FACTORY RACING
3	ADAMS Jens	BELGIUM
4	BAESTAENS Vincent	BELGIUM
5	ISERBYT Eli	PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL
6	MEEUSSEN Witse	PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL
7	MICHELS Jente	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK
8	NYS Thibau	BALOISE TREK LIONS
9	SOETE Daan	DESCHACHT-HENS-MAES
10	SWEECK Laurens	CRELAN - FRISTADS
11	VAN AERT Wout	JUMBO-VISMA
12	VANDEBOSCH Toon	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK
13	VANDEPUTTE Niels	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK
14	VANTHOURENHOUT Michael	PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL
15	VERSTRYNGE Emiel	CRELAN - FRISTADS
16	WYSEURE Joran	CRELAN - FRISTADS
17	JETTE Cameron	CANADA
18	MENUT David	AS BIKE RACING
19	DEL GROSSO Tibor	METEC - SOLARWATT P/B MAN
20	GODRIE Stan	NETHERLANDS
21	HAVERDINGS David	BALOISE TREK LIONS
22	HENDRIKX Mees	CRELAN - FRISTADS
23	KAMP Ryan	PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL
24	VAN DER HAAR Lars	BALOISE TREK LIONS
25	VAN DER POEL Mathieu	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK
26	VAN KESSEL Corne	TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM
27	VERBURG Luke	ABLOC CT
28	VAN LIEROP Danny	NETHERLANDS
29	KUHN Kevin	TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM
30	LILLO Dario	DESCHACHT-HENS-MAES
31	MOTTIEZ Gilles	CROSS TEAM LEGENDRE
32	RÜEGG Timon	CROSS TEAM LEGENDRE
33	INGUANZO MACHO Gonzalo	SPAIN
34	JUNQUERA SAN MILLAN Mario	UNICAJA BANCO - GIJON
35	ORTS LLORET Felipe	BURGOS-BH
36	SUAREZ FERNANDEZ Keven	NESTA - MMR CX TEAM 20
37	SUAREZ FERNANDEZ Alain	NESTA - MMR CX TEAM
38	BOROŠ Michael	ELKOV - KASPER
39	KOECH Silas	SARIS ROUVY SAUERLAND TEAM
40	KÖPSEL Jonas	GERMANY
41	KUSCHLA Silas	GERMANY
42	BERTOLINI Gioele	SELLE ITALIA - GUERCIOTTI - ELITE
43	NOLAN Sean	EVOPRO RACING
44	NASH Tristan	AUSTRALIA

 

Women: Start list

Fem van Empel finishes more than a half-minute ahead of her nearest chaser.

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The race: Here is a machine-translation of the report from winner Fem van Empel's Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal team.

Our Dutch former football star Fem van Empel has completely regained the goal in the World Cup round in Antwerp: she convincingly soloed to victory.

She predicted a month ago that after a busy November training month she would focus completely on winning again in December, and Fem van Empel also fulfilled that prediction on the beach of Sint-Anneke: after a first half of the match with too many mistakes she still soloed to another victory and an even stronger leading position in the World Cup. Our women's squad did extremely well across the board: Denise Betsema came fourth, Leonie Bentveld came 16th despite a broken shoe, Fleur Moors 18th, and Shanyl De Schoesitter won the junior competition.

Fem van Empel: “My hands were really cold during the first part of the race. [Ed: Note she isn't wearing gloves] Shifting and braking were a bit more difficult, and I also missed a corner a few times. I lacked focus, but in the second half of the race I felt good again. Fortunately, it still turned out well. Puck (Pieterse) was also really strong, but I was able to win at my own pace. I am very happy to be back in the race for the win. Although I was not bad in the previous crosses, of course.”

Complete results:

Where no team is given, rider's country is listed.

1	Fem van Empel	PAUWELS SAUZEN-BINGOAL	49min 10sec
2	Puck Pieterse	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	@ 34sec
3	Shirin van Anrooij	BALOISE TREK LIONS	1:12
4	Denise Betsema	PAUWELS SAUZEN-BINGOAL	1:30
5	Inge Van ver Heijden	777	1:45
6	Manon Bakker	CRELAN-FRISTADS	2:14
7	Aniek van Alphen	777	2:41
8	Laura Verdonschot	BELGIUM	2:48
9	Marie Schreiber	TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM	3:15
10	Sanne Cant	CRELAN-FRISTADS	3:31
11	Line Burquier	CANYON CLLCTV	3:38
12	Lauren Molengraaf	NETHERLANDS	3:48
13	Amandine Fouquenet	ARKEA PRO CYCLING TEAM	3:51
14	Kata Vas Blanka	TEAM SD WORX	4:05
15	Alicia Franck	BELGIUM	4:08
16	Leonie Bentveld	PAUWELS SAUZEN-BINGOAL	4:21
17	Anna Kay	777	4:48
18	Fleur Moors	BELGIUM	4:58
19	Francesca Baroni	PISSEI-GROEP T.O.M.	5:17
20	Kiona Crabbé	CRELAN-FRISTADS	5:23
21	Julie Brouwers	BELGIUM	5:45
22	Hélene Clauzel	AS BIKE RACING	5:49
23	Katerina Hladiková	BRILON RACING TEAM MB	5:51
24	Julia Kopecky	CZECH REPUBLIC	5:53
25	Lucia Gonzalez Blanco	NESTA-MMR CX TEAM	5:55
26	Jinse Peeters	PROXIMUS-ALPHAMOTORHOMES	6:00
27	Ellen Van Loy	BELGIUM	6:15
28	Suzanne Verhoeven	BELGIUM	6:23
29	Sofia Rodriguez Revert	NESTA-MMR CX TEAM	6:29
30	Sidney Mcgill	CANADA	6:50
31	Fauve Bastiaenssen	PISSEI-GROEP T.O.M.	6:57
32	Iris Offerein	NETHERLANDS	7:12
33	Maud Kaptheijns	DESCHACHT-HENS-MAES	7:33
34	Olivia Onesti	AS BIKE RACING	8:21
35	Zina Barhoumi	BORN TO WIN G20 AMBEDO	8:22
36	Jana Dobbelaere	BELGIUM	8:40
37	Xan Crees	SPECTRA WIGGLE-VITUS	9:06
38	Sterre Vervloet	LOTTO SOUDAL LADIES	9:20
39	Sara Cueto Vega	UNICAJA BANCO-GIJON	9:34
40	Barbora Jerabkova	BRILON RACING TEAM MB	10:02
41	Taylor Kuyk-White	NICE BIKES
42	Prisca Jaquet	SWITZERLAND
43	Michelle Schätti	SWITZERLAND

 

Women's start list, December 3, 2022:

Where no team is given, rider's country is listed.

2	ALVARADO Ceylin del Carmen	ALPECIN-DEEUNINCK
3	BAKKER Manon	CRELAN - FRISTADS
4	BENTVELD Leonie	PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL
5	BETSEMA Denise	PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL
6	BRAND Lucinda	BALOISE TREK LIONS
7	KAPTHEIJNS Maud	DESCHACHT-HENS-MAES
8	MOLENGRAAF Lauren	NETHERLANDS
9	OFFEREIN Iris	NETHERLANDS
10	PIETERSE Puck	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK
11	VAN ALPHEN Aniek	777
12	VAN ANROOIJ Shirin	BALOISE TREK LIONS
12	VAN DER HEIJDEN Inge	777
14	VAN EMPEL Fem	PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL
15	HARTOG Larissa	NETHERLANDS
16	KNAVEN Mirre	NETHERLANDS
17	BURQUIER Line	CANYON CLLCTV
18	CLAUZEL Hélène	AS BIKE RACING
19	FERRAND PREVOT Pauline	BMC MTB RACING
20	FOUQUENET Amandine	ARKEA PRO CYCLING TEAM
21	ONESTI Olivia	AS BIKE RACING
22	KUYK-WHITE Taylor	NICE BIKES
23	MCGILL Sidney	CANADA
24	BARONI Francesca	PISSEI - GROEP T.O.M
25	CASASOLA Sara	SELLE ITALIA - GUERCIOTTI - ELI
26	BASTIAENSSEN Fauve	PISSEI - GROEP T.O.M
27	BROUWERS Julie	BELGIUM
28	CANT Sanne	CRELAN - FRISTADS
29	CRABBÉ Kiona	CRELAN - FRISTADS
30	DOBBELAERE Jana	BELGIUM
31	FRANCK Alicia	BELGIUM
32	MOORS Fleur	BELGIUM
33	NORBERT RIBEROLLE Marion	CRELAN - FRISTADS
34	PEETERS Jinse	BELGIUM
35	TRUYEN Marthe	CRELAN - FRISTADS
36	VAN LOY Ellen	BELGIUM
37	VERDONSCHOT Kaura	BELGIUM
38	VERHOEVEN Suzanne	BELGIUM
39	VERVLOET Sterre	LOTTO SOUDAL LADIES
40	HLADÍKOVÁ Kateřina	BRILON RACING TEAM MB
41	JEŘÁBKOVÁ Barbora	BRILON RACING TEAM MB
42	KOPECKY Julia	CZECH REPUBLIC
43	ZEMANOVÁ Kristýna	BRILON RACING TEAM MB
44	VAS Kata Blanka	TEAM SD WORX
45	CUETO VEGA Sara	UNICAJA BANCO - GIJON
46	GONZALEZ BLANCO Lucia	NESTA - MMR CX TEAM
47	RODRIGUEZ REVERT Sofia	NESTA - MMR CX TEAM
48	CREES Xan	TEAM SPECTRA WIGGLE P/B
49	KAY Anna	777
50	BARHOUMI Zina	BORN TO WIN G20 AMBEDO
51	JAQUET Prisca	SWITZERLAND
52	ROSSNER Larissa	SWITZERLAND
53	SCHÄTTI Michelle	SWITZERLAND
54	SCHREIBER Marie	TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM

 

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