Belgian and European champion Sanne Cant (Enertherm-BKCP) continues to dominate the Superprestige with a fourth win in four races. Cant won the cyclo-cross classic in Gavere ahead of compatriot Jolien Verschueren (Young Telenet-Fidea) and British rider Nikki Harris (Young Telenet-Fidea).
“Much better isn’t possible. I really wanted to win here today as this is one of the classics,” Cant told Sporza. Overnight rain added mud to the already demanding course around the Grenier castle in Gavere. It was the perfect terrain for Cant to display her technical skills. “I made very few mistakes. Sometimes I was close to a crash but I always managed to recover. I enjoyed it a lot. It was slippery but this is cross,” Cant said.
In the Superprestige standings Cant holds the maximum of 60 points. Verschueren is second with 53 points. Wyman and Harris share third place with 41 points.
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Five laps were to be covered in the Women’s race. Unsurprisingly Verschueren didn’t get away well, riding outside the top fifteen while Cant featured near the front with Ellen Van Loy (Young Telenet-Fidea) and Luxembourg champion Christine Majerus (Boels-Dolmans). Co-leaders Sophie de Boer (Kalas-NNOF) and Sanne van Paassen (Team Bioteaful) crashed during the infamous Gavere descent.
At the end of the opening lap Majerus got stuck in the mud and she had to let go of Cant and Van Loy. Majerus trailed the two leaders by three seconds after the opening lap. Harris was fourth at 10 seconds. A small group with Verschueren, Wyman (Kona Factory Team) and Van Paasen trailed at 17 seconds.
Early on in the second lap Cant took over the command on a climbing section and she was soon clear of the field. In the background Verschueren blasted by everybody to take second place at the end of the second lap. Harris moved into fourth place when she passed Majerus. A little bit of patience might have made the work into the headwind easier for Verschueren as three Young Telenet-Fidea riders were riding within ten seconds of each other. Verschueren rode at the same pace of Cant on the second lap, trailing her by 17 seconds. She was followed by Van Loy and Harris. Sanne van Paassen and Wyman were battling for sixth place.
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