Côte de la Meuse
Namen · Sunday 13 September 2026 · · week 2 of Summer 2026 · First division junior women
dry course · 5 laps · climbing and power — settled — this is what it will be, 19°, 1 mm in drie dagen · 790 spectators lined the course
The podium
| 1 goud | Griet Deschepper — | 39:30 — | 0 pts € 900 |
| 2 zilver | Nore Michiels De kloefkappers | 39:57 +27.3s | 25 pts € 600 |
| 3 brons | Lieze Casteels — | 39:58 +27.8s | 0 pts € 450 |
The course
- the steps
- the long straight
- the sequence of corners
- the mud strip
- the hollow
- the wide section
- the steep side
The rest of the result
| Rider | Team | Time | Gap | Prize | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Sara Callens guest rider | — | 40:22 Spare bike: punctured and changed bikes. | +51.5s | € 320 | |
| 5 | Sara Maes | Stuwie CX | 40:28 | +58.1s | € 320 | 17 |
| 6 | Kateřina Veselá guest rider | — | 40:32 | +1:02 | € 320 | |
| 7 | Marthe Beyens | BAT Performance | 40:34 | +1:04 | € 220 | 15 |
| 8 | Elke Decock | Dromara Mudslingers | 40:39 | +1:09 | € 220 | 14 |
| 9 | Lieze Deschepper guest rider | — | 40:41 | +1:11 | € 220 | |
| 10 | Kateřina Černá | Team MCL | 40:42 | +1:12 | € 220 | 12 |
| 11 | Aline Vanwalleghem | Edwin1507 | 40:49 | +1:19 | € 150 | 11 |
| 12 | Justine Renaud | Rascals | 40:51 | +1:21 | € 150 | 10 |
| 13 | Ainhoa Vidal guest rider | — | 40:53 | +1:23 | € 150 | |
| 14 | Amandine Barbier guest rider | — | 40:57 | +1:27 | € 150 | |
| 15 | Amber Vranken guest rider | — | 40:58 | +1:28 | € 150 | |
| 16 | Élise Rousseau | The Muddy Spuds | 40:59 | +1:29 | € 150 | 6 |
| 17 | Britt Vandevelde | Bikefitting Surplace | 41:03 | +1:33 | € 150 | 5 |
| 18 | Emma Coene guest rider | — | 41:04 | +1:34 | € 150 | |
| 19 | Camille Fontaine | — | 41:10 | +1:40 | € 150 | 3 |
| 20 | Emma Geens | Jusqu’au boue | 41:13 | +1:43 | € 150 | 2 |
| 21 | Marthe Baeten guest rider | — | 41:18 | +1:48 | € 90 | |
| 22 | Merel Truyens | 07raul07 | 41:20 | +1:50 | € 90 | |
| 23 | Barbora Benešová | Hela Sauzen Pub Brawl | 41:21 | +1:51 | € 90 | |
| 24 | Markéta Nováková | — | 41:22 | +1:52 | € 90 | |
| 25 | Wies Vanwalleghem guest rider | — | 41:22 | +1:52 | € 90 | |
| 26 | Tine Demeyer guest rider | — | 41:23 | +1:53 | € 90 | |
| 27 | Lotte Naessens guest rider | — | 41:25 | +1:55 | € 90 | |
| 28 | Lena Geens | De Treintrappers | 41:26 | +1:56 | € 90 | |
| 29 | Febe Willems | Uk Team Lote ABC | 41:30 | +2:00 | € 90 | |
| DNF | Nina Dierckx abandoned — no spare bike | Good Question | — | — |
Race report
41:30 Febe Willems brings up the rear at 2 minutes. One rider did not make it to the line.
41:26 Lena Geens crosses the line 28th, at 1:56.
41:25 Lotte Naessens crosses the line 27th, at 1:55.
39:58 Lieze Casteels crosses the line 3rd, at 0:28.
39:57 Nore Michiels crosses the line 2nd, at 0:27.
39:30 Griet Deschepper wins by 27 seconds.
39:10 They are nearly all taking the same side through the start straight now; the other line is finished.
39:00 The entrance to the start straight is littered with abandoned bikes.
37:40 Élise Rousseau dives past Emma Coene in the hairpin.
37:30 Griet Deschepper is out on their own at the front.
37:00 In the long straight Lotte Naessens gains a place on Febe Willems.
36:37 Nina Dierckx punctures in the off-camber and pulls out. No spare bike.
36:20 Half the field is running the long straight by now.
36:10 The sequence of corners is getting looser with every lap.
35:30 Kateřina Veselá takes the other line through the start straight and comes out ahead of Lieze Deschepper.
35:10 The hollow is drying out on the side the sun is on.
34:40 On a dry course there is little to win in the corners; it has to come from the legs.
34:30 The pits are working flat out.
34:10 The line through the start straight has opened right up.
33:10 Kateřina Veselá goes past Elke Decock in the off-camber.
31:30 Elke Decock is too quick for Kateřina Veselá in the steps and lies 8th now.
31:10 It is getting harder through the pit with every lap that goes by.
30:50 The lines are fixed on a course this dry; they are all riding the same rut.
30:30 A day for racing on the pedals; there is nothing to slide away.
30:10 Hardly a bike change all day — there is nothing to wash off.
29:30 Tyre pressure is half the race today, and nobody is saying so.
29:10 The line through the steps is shifting; they are riding a metre off where they were a moment ago.
29:00 The sand in the sequence of corners is loose and deep — that is where the hour will be decided.
28:40 The front group is riding on sight, not on line; it all looks the same out there.
28:30 The course is hard underneath; this is a day for anyone who can keep the power on.
28:20 Kateřina Černá takes Kateřina Veselá back in the long straight.
28:00 Sara Callens takes Lieze Deschepper back in the start straight.
27:40 It is dusting up in the steps; anyone at the back is riding in a cloud.
27:30 There are holes in the line through the long straight that nobody is riding out any more.
26:00 In the steps Nina Dierckx gains a place on Élise Rousseau.
25:20 The ground in the hairpin has been ridden rock hard.
25:10 Ainhoa Vidal takes the other line through the steps and comes out ahead of Élise Rousseau.
24:30 Ride the slippery descent instead of running it and you take half a second out of the rest every lap.
24:10 Dry and fast, and that makes it a long hour.
23:40 Barbora Benešová had been sitting on the wheel a while and goes past Febe Willems in the steps.
23:30 Lena Geens has to let Tine Demeyer go in the steep side.
23:00 Sara Callens goes past Sara Maes in the little climb at the back.
22:30 Griet Deschepper is out on their own at the front.
22:10 Get the slippery descent wrong and you are standing still — and it is happening more and more.
22:00 Aline Vanwalleghem dives past Nina Dierckx in the slippery descent.
21:50 Kateřina Veselá has to let Marthe Beyens go in the wide section.
21:20 A day for racing on the pedals; there is nothing to slide away.
21:10 The hurdles is costing a few seconds more every lap.
21:00 The line through the long straight is shifting; they are riding a metre off where they were a moment ago.
20:50 The finishing straight is drying out on the side the sun is on.
20:09 Febe Willems slides out in the long straight and loses 6 seconds.
20:00 The line through the steps has opened right up.
18:50 The little bridge is getting looser with every lap.
18:20 The gap to the first chaser is 9 seconds.
18:00 Sara Callens takes Camille Fontaine back in the wide section.
17:30 There are holes in the line through the long straight that nobody is riding out any more.
16:50 In the finishing straight Kateřina Veselá gains a place on Kateřina Černá.
16:30 The ground in the finishing straight has been ridden rock hard.
16:00 Marthe Beyens takes the other line through the wide section and comes out ahead of Lena Geens.
15:30 Dry and dusty, and by the end you cannot tell who is who.
15:10 It is getting harder through the steep side with every lap that goes by.
15:00 Camille Fontaine is too quick for Élise Rousseau in the finishing straight and lies 13th now.
14:10 The course is hard underneath; this is a day for anyone who can keep the power on.
13:50 The pits are working flat out.
13:40 Dust over the wide section — there is no grip left in the corners.
13:30 Kateřina Veselá goes past Amandine Barbier in the hollow.
13:10 Lieze Casteels dives past Nore Michiels in the little climb at the back.
12:40 Nore Michiels had been sitting on the wheel a while and goes past Kateřina Černá in the steps.
11:30 The entrance to the little climb at the back is littered with abandoned bikes.
10:50 In the little climb at the back Marthe Beyens gains a place on Ainhoa Vidal.
10:20 Get the little climb at the back wrong and you are standing still — and it is happening more and more.
9:40 A day for racing on the pedals; there is nothing to slide away.
9:30 Kateřina Černá moves up to 2nd at Nina Dierckx's expense.
9:10 Amber Vranken has to let Sara Maes go in the long straight.
9:00 On a dry course there is little to win in the corners; it has to come from the legs.
8:50 Hardly anybody is getting off today, and that makes it an hour with no rest in it.
8:30 All five are hunting a different line through the wet meadow; none of them is finding the good one.
8:00 Griet Deschepper goes past Nina Dierckx and takes the lead.
7:30 A front group of 6, and they are watching each other.
7:00 The line through the steep side is shifting; they are riding a metre off where they were a moment ago.
6:50 The wet meadow is costing a few seconds more every lap.
6:40 The ground in the steep side has been ridden rock hard.
6:20 The lines are fixed on a course this dry; they are all riding the same rut.
5:40 The sand in the steep side is loose and deep — that is where the hour will be decided.
4:50 It is dusting up in the little bridge; anyone at the back is riding in a cloud.
4:30 The gap to the first chaser is 4 seconds.
4:09 Sara Callens punctures in the hollow, changes bike and loses 10 seconds.
3:10 The line through the wide section has opened right up.
2:40 Dry and fast, and that makes it a long hour.
2:30 The course is hard underneath; this is a day for anyone who can keep the power on.
2:00 They are nearly all taking the same side through the finishing straight now; the other line is finished.
1:40 Nothing has split at the front yet; Nina Dierckx is leading it.
1:00 The front group is riding on sight, not on line; it all looks the same out there.
0:30 Tyre pressure is half the race today, and nobody is saying so.
0:10 Up front Nina Dierckx goes past Griet Deschepper — 1st now.
0:05 Nina Dierckx goes past Griet Deschepper and takes the lead.
0:00 Côte de la Meuse: dry course, 5 laps. Mostly climbing and power.