News January 1 – Maryline Salvetat wins the first race of 2007, the Grand Prix du Nouvel-An held in Pétange. She finished the race 25 seconds ahead of World Champion and 2006 winner Marianne Vos, while Daphny van den Brand followed in third position. velostory.net 7 – Loes Sels, Maryline Salvetat, Hanka Kupfernagel, Helen Wyman and Daphny van den Brand are crowned as the new national champions of the top nations in the sport. For Van den Brand it was the ninth time in her career. dewielersite.net 14 – Laurence Leboucher wins the World Cup meeting in her home nation France. In the Grand Prix Nommay she was faster than her French colleague Maryline Salvetat. Hanka Kupfernagel, who finished in third position remains the World Cup leader. cyclingnews.com 28 – Maryline Salvetat claims the rainbow jersey as she keeps a slight gap to Katie Compton who takes the silver with the top favourites unable to win any medal. cyclingnews.com
World championships
Pos. Cyclist Time Maryline Salvetat 42.57 Katie Compton + 0.01 Laurence Leboucher + 0.09 4. Daphny van den Brand + 0.31 5. Hanka Kupfernagel + 0.41
World Cup
Date Place Winner Leader22 October 2006 Cyclo-cross Kalmthout Hanka Kupfernagel Hanka Kupfernagel 4 November 2006 Grand Prix Lago le Bandie Marianne Vos Hanka Kupfernagel 12 November 2006 Veldrit Pijnacker Hanka Kupfernagel Hanka Kupfernagel 26 December 2006 Kersttrofee Hofstade Hanka Kupfernagel Hanka Kupfernagel 14 January 2007 Grand Prix Nommay Laurence Leboucher Hanka Kupfernagel 21 January 2007 Grand Prix Adrie van der Poel Hanka Kupfernagel Hanka Kupfernagel
Superprestige
Date Place Winner Second Third29 October 2006 Super Prestige Sint-Michielsgestel Arenda Grimberg Sanne Cant Anja Nobus19 November 2006 Superprestige Gavere Hilde Quintens Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn Veerle Ingels26 November 2006 Superprestige Gieten Marianne Vos Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn Susanne Juranek
Gazet van Antwerpen
Date Place Winner Second Third1 November 2006 Cyclo-cross Koppenberg Marianne Vos Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn Daphny van den Brand28 December 2006 Azencross Hanka Kupfernagel Daphny van den Brand Marianne Vos3 February 2006 Krawatencross Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn Loes Sels Sanne Cant
Other 2007 Cyclo-cross races
Date Place Winner Second Third1 January 2007 Grand Prix du Nouvel-An Maryline Salvetat Marianne Vos Daphny van den Brand3 January 2007 Centrumcross Surhuisterveen Nicole Kampeter Mika Ogishima Linda ter Beek10 January 2007 Scheldecross Antwerpen Marianne Vos Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn Veerle Ingels14 January 2007 Derby Cyclo-cross Series Isla Rowntree Gabriella Day Annie Last
National championships
Date Country Elite U23 Junior7 January Stephanie Wiedner Monika Schachl Elke Riedl 7 January Loes Sels Katrien Aerts Hilde Quintens Sanne Cant Ilse Vanderkinderen Kelly Druyts7 January Karen Jacobsen Nikoline Hansen Janni Nielsen 7 January Maryline Salvetat Laurence Leboucher Christel Ferrier-Bruneau 6 January Hanka Kupfernagel Birgit Hollmann Susanne Juranek Christina Lüdtke Romy Schneider Alexandra Janke7 January Helen Wyman Gabriella Day Isla Rowntree Rebecca Thompson Corrine Hall Becky James6 January Tarja Owens Ciara McManus C. Patterson 6 January Vania Rossi Milena Cavani Francesca Cucciniello Ilaria Rinaldi Elisabetta Borgia Veronica Alessio Valeria Tagliabue Giulia De Maio Martina Giovanniello7 January Nathalie Lamborelle Suzie Godart Christine Majerus 6 January Daphny van den Brand Marianne Vos Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn 7 January Magdalena Pyrgies Marlena Pyrgies Dorota Warczyk Magdalena Wójkiewicz Marta Sulek Natalia Piasecka12 January Rocio Gamonal Ferrara Rosa Maria Bravo Soba Ruth Moll Marques Lucia González Maria José Gomez Lopez Alba Diez7 January Katrin Leumann Franziska Röthlin Alexandra Bähler Vivianne Meyer Jasmin Achermann Jennifer Sagesser