Mijnterril

49:17 Núria Ortega brings up the rear at 3 minutes. One rider did not make it to the line.

49:07 Jolien Nuyts crosses the line 30th, at 3:00.

48:50 Femke Brouwers crosses the line 29th, at 2:43.

46:37 Fien Decock crosses the line 3rd, at 0:30.

46:35 Veerle Delrue crosses the line 2nd, at 0:28.

46:07 Nina Vercammen wins by 28 seconds.

46:00 The start straight is getting deeper with every lap.

44:40 They are riding on a third of their tyres; the rest is packed with earth.

44:20 There is not a dry thread left on anybody.

43:50 Half the field is running the sequence of corners by now.

43:10 Come off the line in the wide section and you are ankle deep in it.

42:40 The line through the hollow has closed up completely; it is going to be a run.

42:30 The steps is costing a few seconds more every lap.

42:20 Nina Vercammen has opened a gap and is alone up there.

42:10 The leader's jersey stopped being recognisable a long time ago.

42:00 There is 23 seconds on the clock behind the leaders.

41:50 Yara Verbeke goes past Lena Casteels in the hollow.

40:50 The hollow is tearing itself apart; next lap it will be brutal in there.

40:10 All five are hunting a different line through the start straight; none of them is finding the good one.

39:10 Maaike Vandenberghe takes Yara Vandevelde back in the long straight.

38:50 The mechanics are standing ready with the pressure washer; a clean bike every lap.

38:10 The finishing straight is drying out on the side the sun is on.

37:50 They are nearly all taking the same side through the hairpin now; the other line is finished.

37:30 The gap to the first chaser is 12 seconds.

37:10 The derailleurs are packed with mud; shifting has become a gamble.

36:30 On a day like this it is not the strongest who wins, it is whoever runs least.

36:20 Get the finishing straight wrong and you are standing still — and it is happening more and more.

35:40 Bikes are changing every lap — the hollow eats equipment.

35:10 The steps is getting deeper with every lap.

35:00 Nina Vercammen is out on their own at the front.

34:50 The brakes are dragging with mud; everyone is stopping too early in the hollow.

34:10 The field is one mud bath; everybody is riding on feel.

33:50 In the long straight Jolien Truyens gains a place on Wies Coene.

33:10 Ride the steps instead of running it and you take half a second out of the rest every lap.

32:30 Half the field is running the sand strip by now.

31:40 Come off the line in the little bridge and you are ankle deep in it.

31:30 Nina Vercammen has opened a gap and is alone up there.

30:10 Britt Roelants dives past Manon Chevalier in the sequence of corners.

30:00 The line through the hurdles has closed up completely; it is going to be a run.

29:40 All five are hunting a different line through the sequence of corners; none of them is finding the good one.

29:20 There are holes in the line through the hollow that nobody is riding out any more.

29:00 There is a line through the steps that gets narrower lap after lap.

28:40 With 2 up front, and Nina Vercammen on the front of it.

28:10 Nina Vercammen goes past Justine Lefevre and takes the lead.

27:50 The off-camber is costing a few seconds more every lap.

27:40 The entrance to the hairpin is littered with abandoned bikes.

25:00 The line through the little climb at the back has opened right up.

24:40 There is 4 seconds on the clock behind the leaders.

24:30 Camille Renaud is too quick for Ainhoa Ortega in the hollow and lies 18th now.

23:30 Get the loose corner in the sand wrong and you are standing still — and it is happening more and more.

22:30 On a day like this it is not the strongest who wins, it is whoever runs least.

22:00 It is getting harder through the little climb at the back with every lap that goes by.

21:40 Jolien Nuyts takes Femke Brouwers back in the start straight.

21:30 The leader's jersey stopped being recognisable a long time ago.

21:10 In the sequence of corners Jolien Truyens gains a place on Núria Ortega.

21:00 The derailleurs are packed with mud; shifting has become a gamble.

20:10 There is not a dry thread left on anybody.

19:18 Janne Vanwalleghem punctures in the hollow and pulls out. Nobody in the pit.

19:10 Febe Deschepper goes past Emma Ceulemans in the steep side.

19:00 Yara Vandevelde has to let Lena Casteels go in the little climb at the back.

18:40 Every lap is slower than the last, and today that is no disgrace.

18:30 The field is one mud bath; everybody is riding on feel.

17:40 The hairpin is tearing itself apart; next lap it will be brutal in there.

17:30 Febe Deschepper goes past Janne Vanwalleghem in the steps.

17:10 Yara Verbeke goes past Janne Vanwalleghem in the little climb at the back.

16:20 Amber Depoorter dives past Eline Demeyer in the little climb at the back.

16:10 Lena Casteels had been sitting on the wheel a while and goes past Fien Naessens in the second sand pit.

15:40 Justine Lefevre goes past Veerle Brouwers and takes the lead.

15:10 Ride the loose corner in the sand instead of running it and you take half a second out of the rest every lap.

15:00 The pits are working flat out.

14:50 Veerle Delrue dives past Nina Vercammen in the hollow.

13:50 Bikes are changing every lap — the sequence of corners eats equipment.

13:30 In the off-camber Maaike Vandenberghe gains a place on Yara Vanacker.

13:20 The rain of the last few days is still sitting in the off-camber.

12:10 Janne Vanwalleghem is too quick for Yara Verbeke in the hurdles and lies 12th now.

11:50 Ainhoa Ortega takes the other line through the off-camber and comes out ahead of Jolien Peeters.

11:33 Emma Ceulemans slides out in the finishing straight and loses 5 seconds.

11:30 They are nearly all taking the same side through the little climb at the back now; the other line is finished.

11:00 Eline Demeyer goes past Yara Vanacker in the sand pit.

10:50 Come off the line in the little bridge and you are ankle deep in it.

10:30 The leader's jersey stopped being recognisable a long time ago.

10:20 They are riding on a third of their tyres; the rest is packed with earth.

10:10 Britt Roelants takes Fien Naessens back in the little bridge.

10:00 Nina Vercammen has to let Fien Decock go in the steep side.

8:30 The hurdles is getting deeper with every lap.

7:20 Half the field is running the steps by now.

7:00 There are holes in the line through the steps that nobody is riding out any more.

5:40 With 3 up front, and Veerle Brouwers on the front of it.

5:20 A front group of 3, and they are watching each other.

5:00 The gap to the first chaser is 5 seconds.

4:20 The line through the off-camber has opened right up.

4:01 Jolien Truyens goes down in the hurdles and loses 14 seconds.

4:00 On a day like this it is not the strongest who wins, it is whoever runs least.

3:50 There is a line through the little climb at the back that gets narrower lap after lap.

3:40 The field is one mud bath; everybody is riding on feel.

3:00 All five are hunting a different line through the second sand pit; none of them is finding the good one.

2:30 Bikes are changing every lap — the long straight eats equipment.

1:50 The rain of the last few days is still sitting in the wide section.

1:10 The line through the sand strip has closed up completely; it is going to be a run.

0:50 The steep side is drying out on the side the sun is on.

0:05 Veerle Brouwers goes past Nina Vercammen and takes the lead.

0:00 Mijnterril: wet course, 6 laps. Mostly technique and climbing.