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January 9, 2022
Cyclo-Cross National Championships 2022 – Netherlands WE – Rucphen & Hoogeveen, Netherlands
National governing bodies hold National Cyclo-cross Championships on an annual basis. The winner is crowned national cyclo-cross champion and wears the national cycling jersey for his/her nation in races in the same category as it was won in.
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January 9, 2022
Cyclo-Cross National Championships 2022 – Netherlands WE – Rucphen & Hoogeveen, Netherlands
National governing bodies hold National Cyclo-cross Championships on an annual basis. The winner is crowned national cyclo-cross champion and wears the national cycling jersey for his/her nation in races in the same category as it was won in. This means, for example, that the winner of the Men’s Under-23 category cannot wear his national champion’s jersey in a Men’s Elite race. Most countries’ national championships are held on the second weekend in January, a fortnight before the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships.
Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) beat Lucinda Brand (Baloise Trek Lions) to win the highly contested elite women’s Dutch Cyclo-cross National Championships.
Vos used her improving form to distance Brand mid-way through the 50-minute race and then skillfully opened a 20-second gap on the fast Rucphen circuit recently used for a round of the World Cup.
Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Alpecin-Fenix) managed to shake off Denise Betsema (Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal) but was unable to catch Brand and so completed the podium.
Fem van Empel was the best under-23 rider but no official title was awarded.
Thirty-four-year-old Vos took her seventh national title and so will race in the red, white and blue national champion’s jersey for the next 12 months.
Vos and Brand quickly distanced their rivals on the opening lap and reached the spectacular ‘carousel’ maze section together. However their rivals closed the gap and then swapped positions, with the slightest error shuffling the riders on the fast course.
Vos attacked on the second lap and lined out her rivals. Brand, who has won recent national titles, initially stayed in contact but then slowly lost ground as she struggled to match Vos’ electric pace.
She continued to open her lead in the second half of the race, producing a near perfect ride. She had not raced since the Hulst World Cup race on January 2 but appears on track to peak for the World Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas at the end of January.
Results :
1 Marianne Vos 0:51:15
2 Lucinda Brand 0:00:19
3 Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado 0:00:32
4 Fem van Empel 0:00:51
5 Shirin van Anrooij 0:00:53
6 Denise Betsema 0:01:04
7 Yara Kastelijn 0:01:15
8 Annemarie Worst 0:01:18
9 Puck Pieterse 0:01:35
10 Manon Bakker 0:02:28
11 Aniek van Alphen 0:02:34
12 Isa Nomden 0:06:24
13 Maud Kaptheijns 0:06:37
14 Susanne Meistrok 0:07:37
15 Lotte Koopmans 0:07:54
16 Iris Offerein 0:07:58
17 Rosa van Doorn 0:08:03
18 Elodie Kuijper
19 Larissa Hartog
20 Veerle Goossens
21 Marlies Vos
22 Esther van der Burg
23 Anne van Rooijen
24 Femke Gerritse
25 Wendy Oosterwoud
26 Anke Brok
27 Elleke Claessen
28 Femke Gort
29 Danique van Espelo
30 Lisa van Helvoirt
31 Sera Gademan
32 Laura van der Zwaan
33 Puck Pinxt
34 Anniek Mos
35 Isa Pieterse
36 Lieke van Weereld
37 Indy van Os
38 Lisa Dorussen
39 Lisanne Immerzeel
40 Anouk Reen
41 Lieske Coumans
42 Tessa Sandberg
43 Anoek Kuijpers
44 Eva van den Born
45 Lora Bonthuis
46 Miranda Bik
47 Lisette Schoon
48 Inge Neijenhuis
49 Bianca van den Belt
DNF Inge van der Heijden
DNS Didi De Vries
DNF Famke van Waterschoot
 beat Lucinda Brand (Baloise Trek Lions) to win the highly contested elite women’s Dutch Cyclo-cross National Championships.
Vos used her improving form to distance Brand mid-way through the 50-minute race and then skillfully opened a 20-second gap on the fast Rucphen circuit recently used for a round of the World Cup.
Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Alpecin-Fenix) managed to shake off Denise Betsema (Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal) but was unable to catch Brand and so completed the podium.
Fem van Empel was the best under-23 rider but no official title was awarded.
Thirty-four-year-old Vos took her seventh national title and so will race in the red, white and blue national champion’s jersey for the next 12 months.
Vos and Brand quickly distanced their rivals on the opening lap and reached the spectacular 'carousel' maze section together. However their rivals closed the gap and then swapped positions, with the slightest error shuffling the riders on the fast course.
Vos attacked on the second lap and lined out her rivals. Brand, who has won recent national titles, initially stayed in contact but then slowly lost ground as she struggled to match Vos’ electric pace.
She continued to open her lead in the second half of the race, producing a near perfect ride. She had not raced since the Hulst World Cup race on January 2 but appears on track to peak for the World Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas at the end of January.
<strong>Results : </strong>
1 Marianne Vos 0:51:15
2 Lucinda Brand 0:00:19
3 Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado 0:00:32
4 Fem van Empel 0:00:51
5 Shirin van Anrooij 0:00:53
6 Denise Betsema 0:01:04
7 Yara Kastelijn 0:01:15
8 Annemarie Worst 0:01:18
9 Puck Pieterse 0:01:35
10 Manon Bakker 0:02:28
11 Aniek van Alphen 0:02:34
12 Isa Nomden 0:06:24
13 Maud Kaptheijns 0:06:37
14 Susanne Meistrok 0:07:37
15 Lotte Koopmans 0:07:54
16 Iris Offerein 0:07:58
17 Rosa van Doorn 0:08:03
18 Elodie Kuijper
19 Larissa Hartog
20 Veerle Goossens
21 Marlies Vos
22 Esther van der Burg
23 Anne van Rooijen
24 Femke Gerritse
25 Wendy Oosterwoud
26 Anke Brok
27 Elleke Claessen
28 Femke Gort
29 Danique van Espelo
30 Lisa van Helvoirt
31 Sera Gademan
32 Laura van der Zwaan
33 Puck Pinxt
34 Anniek Mos
35 Isa Pieterse
36 Lieke van Weereld
37 Indy van Os
38 Lisa Dorussen
39 Lisanne Immerzeel
40 Anouk Reen
41 Lieske Coumans
42 Tessa Sandberg
43 Anoek Kuijpers
44 Eva van den Born
45 Lora Bonthuis
46 Miranda Bik
47 Lisette Schoon
48 Inge Neijenhuis
49 Bianca van den Belt
DNF Inge van der Heijden
DNS Didi De Vries
DNF Famke van Waterschoot)
