bpost Bank Trofee 5 – Azencross 2013/14

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Round five of the bpost bank Trofee was the Azencross or Cross des as Loenhout / Wuustwezel held in Belguim on December 27.

Sven Nys wins by Balant Hamvas – buy his 2012/13 Cross Annual

Elite Men

bpost Bank Trofee 4 – Azencross TV Last Lap
bpost Bank Trofee 4 – Azencross TV Summary
bpost Bank Trofee 4 – Azencross TV Nys and Albert attack

1 Sven Nys Crelan Euphony 1:01:52
2 Rob Peeters Telenet Fidea +0:21
3 Niels Albert Enertherm – BKCP +0:24
4 Klaas Vantornout Sunweb Napoleon Games +0:43
5 Zdenek Stybar Omega Pharma Lotto +0:48 5
6 Philip Walsleben Enertherm – BKCP +0:54
7 Wietse Bosmans 7 + 0:54
8 Jim Aernouts Sunweb Napoleon Games +0:58
9 Julien Taramarcaz BMC +1:03
10 Bart Wellens Telenet Fidea +1:24

Elite Women

bpost Bank Trofee 4 – Azencross TV Summary

1 Marianne Vos Rabobank
2 Katherine Compton Trek Cyclocross Collective
3 Helen Wyman Kona
4 Sanne Cant Enertherm – BKCP
5 Nikki Harris VZW Young Telenet Fidea Cycling Team
6 Lucie Chainel Lefevre
7 Sophie De Boer VZW Young Telenet Fidea Cycling Team
8 Ellen Van Loy (DNCS / PRO 2012 Cycling Team
9 Eva Lechner
10 Loes Sels DNCS / PRO 2012 Cycling Team
Plus
17 Gabriella Durrin Rapha Focus

2012/13 Action

Azen bpost Bank Trofee  2012/13 by Balant Hamvas – buy his 2012/13 Cross Annual

Elite Men
Niels Albert, Klaas Vantornout and Zdenek Stybar moved away from the rest and gained a good lead. Vantornout was to fall back into the clutches of the chasing Kevin Pauwels.

With two lap to go Stybar attacked and soon had a a useful advantage, but with the bell ringing Albert mounted a comeback and the race was settled on the final lap.

Sven Nys had a nightmare race having fallen a number of times into the mud, he went into the crowd to have words with a spectator who had thrown a cup at him.

bpost bank trofee – Azencross Last Lap
bpost bank trofee – AzencrossSven gets cross 
bpost bank trofee – AzencrossSummary 1
bpost bank trofee – AzencrossSummary 2

1 Niels Albert (Bel) 57:36
2 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) +0:16
3 Kevin Pauwels (Bel) +0:56

bpost bank trofee – Azencross TV: Women, Juniors and U23s

Elite Women
Nikki Harris contested a sprint for the win with Sanne Cant.

1 Sanne Cant (Bel)
2 Nikki Harris (GBr)
3 Katerina Nash (Cze)

2013/14 Action

Kevin Pauwels and Sanne Cant won last time out just before Christmas – bpost Bank Trofee 4 Essen report

bpost Bank Trofee 4 Essen report (see this report for reports from all the races so far)

bpost Bank Trofee – Azencross Website

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