Belgian Sven Nys (Rabobank) won Sunday’s UCI World Cup cyclo-cross in Pijnacker, the Netherlands.
The Belgian national champion finished 30 seconds ahead of France’s Francis Mourey (Française des Jeux) to take the fifth round of the World Cup, with Netherlander Gerben de Knegt (Rabobank) crossing third a further 10 seconds in arrears.
In the women’s race, Germany’s Hanka Kupfernagel rode to a decisive solo win some 41 seconds ahead of runner-up Daphny Van Den Brand of the Netherlands with Germany’s Birgit Hollmann third at 1:11
UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
Round 5 — Pijnacker, the Netherlands
Men
1. Sven Nijs (B), Rabobank, 1:06:55
2. Francis Mourey (F), Française des Jeux, at 0:30
3. Gerben De Knegt (Nl), Rabobank, at 0:40
4. Richard Groenendaal (Nl), Rabobank, at 0:43
5. Erwin Vervecken (B), Fidea, at 0:57
6. Klaas Vantornout (B), Fidea, at 1:15
7. John Gadret (F), Ag2r, at 1:24
8. Bart Aernouts (B), Rabobank, at 1:29
9. Sven Vanthourenhout (B), Rabobank, at 1:54
10. Kevin Pauwels (B), Fidea, at 2:00
Women
1. Hanka Kupfernagel (G), 43:39
2. Daphny Van Den Brand (Nl), at 0:41
3. Birgit Hollmann (G), at 1:11
4. Helen Wyman (GB), Team Fbuk, at 1:23
5. Veerle Ingels (B), Vlaanderen-Caprisonne-T Interim, at 1:51
6. Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn, (Nl), at 2:35
7. Laurence Leboucher (F), at 2:59
8. Nadia Triquet-Claude, (F), at 3:07
9. Marianne Vos (Nl), at 3:35
10. Susanne Juranek (G), Atom, same time