World Cup-Kalmthout

Dan Seaton's photos from the UCI cyclocross World Cup men's race in Kalmthout, Belgium.

Katie Compton (Planet Bike) powered away from both her familiar rival Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) and world champion Marianne Vos (Nederland-Bloeit) to take her third World Cup win of the season.

• 1. Katherine Compton, (USA), 38:18
• 2. Marianne Vos, (NED), Nederland Bloeit, at 0:31
• 3. Katerina Nash, (CZE), Luna Pro Team, at 0:35
• 4. Sanne Van Paassen, (NED), at 0:47
• 5. Sanne Cant, (BEL), at 1:19
• 1. Tom Meeusen, (BEL), Telenet-Fidea, 1:02:21
• 2. Sven Nys, (BEL), Landbouwkrediet, at :00
• 3. Kevin Pauwels, (BEL), Telenet-Fidea, at :02
• 4. Francis Mourey, (FRA), Fdj, at :07
• 5. Niels Albert, (BEL), Bkcp-Powerplus, at :30

Tom Meeusen takes his first World Cup win, slipping past Sven Nys at the line in Kalmthout.

For the second time in two years, December brought unusual cold and snow to much of Western Europe, burying the fifth round of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup

Dan Seaton's photos from the UCI cyclocross World Cup women's race in Kalmthout, Belgium.

Sven Nys and Daphny Van de Brand win the Kalmthout round of the UCI cyclocross World Cup.

Cyclocross veterans Sven Nys and Daphny Van den Brand scored wins a rough and snowy pre-Christmas UCI World Cup race in Kalmthout, Belgium, on Sunday.

Kalmthout, Belgium, is the sixth round of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup.