Wyman 11th in Zolder World Cup 'cross

Helen Wyman

Britain's Helen Wyman (Kona) placed 11th in the seventh round of the 2009/10 UCI World Cup cyclo-cross series in Zolder, Belgium.

Dutch woman Marianne Vos (DSB Bank) won the round comfortably ahead of American series leader Katie Compton (Planet Bike). Vos's compatriot Daphny Van Den Brand came third.

Britain's Nikki Harris placed 19th and Gabby Day came home in 27th spot.

Compton's second place was enough for her to maintain the series lead overall. Wyman sits in tenth place in the series.

Belgian Kevin Pauwels (Telenet-Fidea) won the men's event ahead of Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) in second and Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) in third. Britain's Ian Field finished 39th.

Albert heads up the men's series overall.

The penultimate round of the UCI cyclo-cross World Cup takes place on January 17 at Roubaix, France. The final round is the weekend after (January 24) at Hoogerheide, Netherlands.

Wyman is hoping to reach peak form for the 2010 UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championship in Tabor, Czech Republic, on January 30-31.

Related links

Brit women's mixed fortunes in World Cup snow

Helen Wyman: Rider Profile

Helen Wyman blog: The Italian job

Thank you for reading 20 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access

Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

*Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription

Join now for unlimited access

Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

Nigel Wynn
Former Associate Editor

Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.