National Hill Climb Championships this Sunday!

We're now well into the British Hill Climb season, and all over the nation cyclists are pitting themselves, their machines and their tortured calf muscles against some of the most challenging roads in the country. If you've never been to a hill climb event before but harbour a wish to return to simpler days of cycling before television and multi-million pound sponsorship contracts, these smaller-scale events may be precisely what you're looking for. Run in most cases by local clubs, they work on an individual time trial format with riders setting off alone at one-minute intervals and aiming to complete the course in as short a time as possible. This ensures that, rather than the "hours of standing around for a minute of excitement" as experienced at stage races, spectators are able to watch riders for a period of time corresponding to the number of entries - in this case, with 150 names on the startlist, some 2.5 hours with the first rider setting off at 11:01 (remember the clock change the night before).

Sunday the 30th of October brings the highlight of the hill climber's calendar with the National Championships, this year being held in the Long Hill course. Known to the local cycling club as J9/13, the 7.145km (4.44 miles) route is set among some of the most beautiful scenery Derbyshire's Peak District has to offer and has an average gradient of 1:31 or 31% - however, the course profile below shows that some sections are considerably steeper with ramps in several sections including a very steep one shortly before 5250m and another close to the finish.

Course profile - click for larger view

Course Details

Timing begins at a postbox (53°19'7.20"N 1°59'11.25"W) on the left and around 15m past the Mevril Road junction, 28m from the Vaughn Road junction on the same side, heading south away from Whaley Bridge on Buxton Road (the A5004), then heads uphill through trees to a medium left bend 319m after the start. A straight section follows until a tighter left bend 611m from the start - the trees are thicker here, making the bend potentially slippery due to leaves and moss on the road surface if it's been windy or raining. Punctures will also be more likely in such a situation.

The Shady Oak, Fernilee

Having rounded the bend, the riders begin Long Hill and come to another medium left 928m from the start and a sweeping right 150m later. The road is much more exposed here and could be subject to wind. The Shady Oak public house is on the left, 1555m from the start (53°18'30.97"N 1°58'37.92"W), at which point the gradient becomes more challenging. There are more trees lining the road as it passes through Fernilee, then trees on the right-hand side after 2518m - from the left, the road becomes very exposed here and can be treacherous if the wind is blowing from the east. The extreme right of the road offers slight relief as the wind blows upward over the thick forest, but riders taking this option will be at great risk of puncturing. A sweeping left bend then leads into a right almost tight enough to be considered a hairpin 2905m from the start, then the riders pass Fernilee Reservoir on the right with no shelter to either side and arrive shortly at the halfway point.

Now 300m above sea level, the race enters an exposed section running along a hillside. In places, the terrain rises very steeply on the left, leading to a possibility of mud on the road - however, this section is straight and shouldn't cause problems except for the potential for punctures due to small stones in the mud. If it's windy and blowing from the east, this section can provide shelter; if it's blowing from the west, it can be very difficult. There is a medium 90 degree left-hand bend 3729m from the start, a short way past the lay-by on the right, then a pair of "rumble strip" traffic calming devices before a sweeping right bend 4079m from the start.

Having rounded the bend, the riders begin a long straight of some 1020m with only a very slight bend towards the far end - however, this section is the most exposed along the entire parcours and can be very challenging in wind. Another rumble strip in the left carriageway warns riders of the tight 90 degree left a few metres ahead: a challenging bend due to a dirt track leading off to the right (hence dust, mud and stones on the road) and, just around the apex, a stand of what appear to be hawthorn trees - as the road layout will tend to push riders towards that side, this is likely to be another puncture blackspot.

Fernilee Reservoir
(image credit: PMurph CC BY-SA 3.0)

Another straight section of around 487m follows, described by local cyclists as tending to be sheltered from prevailing winds, and leads to a tight 130 degree right. Just ahead, a tall tree can be seen standing alone on the right-hand side of the road, marking a tight 90 degree left 5981m from the start followed by an easier right 120m later. After 6307m from the start, the road is once again lined with woodland on both sides which may once again cause punctures and slippery conditions.

After emerging from the woodland, riders come to another 90 degree right 81m later followed by a gentler left 277m later. The route then enters a final straight section of 217m before coming to a lay-by (53°16'28.61"N 1°57'11.56"W), where a car and officials will be stationed to record final times. Riders will continue past them and the right-hand corner for Goyt's Lane a short way beyond to the next lay-by where a van will be waiting to take them back to the race HQ located in the Whaley Bridge Bowling Club (53°19'33.86"N 1°59'5.33"W). Prizes will be awarded here after the event.

Recommended spectating points

The grassy banks near the start (53°19'7.01"N 1°59'10.94"W), though crowds are likely to be largest here due to residents of the nearby housing estates coming out to watch. Current British women's champion Lyn Hamel (HerbalLife-Wheelbase) will set out at 12:40; current men's champion Dan Fleeman is not participating, leaving 2008 champion Matt Clinton as favourite - he'll set out at 13:30.

The large lay-by at the first bend (53°18'57.05"N 1°59'17.96"W). While maps show that there is lots of parking here, expect it to be full on the day unless you arrive early.

Wasteland area shortly before The Shady Oak (53°18'37.35"N 1°58'44.92"W).

The Shady Oak public house and its car park (53°18'30.47"N 1°58'37.20"W) - offers excellent views in both directions along the road and over the Goyt Valley in addition to a selection of real ales, Peroni lager and excellent food. What better way to enjoy the race? Once again, don't expect there to be much space in the car park.

Grassy bank on the right, just past The Shady Oak (53°18'22.68"N 1°58'36.48"W). Excellent views up and down the road, potentially a very good spot for photography.

All points along the moorland section between 53°17'44.54"N 1°58'30.31"W and 53°16'51.30"N 1°57'8.53"W. Be aware that this section is 300m+ above sea level and very exposed for much of its length, so be sure to take warm, wind and water proof clothing. Hats, gloves, thermoses of tea and hipflasks of whisky (ideally Laphroaig) are also recommended.

The final section between 53°16'47.59"N 1°57'3.68"W and 53°16'28.59"N 1°57'11.85"W. There is plenty of room around the finish for spectators without crowding the timing car and officials.

What's with... Marianne Vos?

Marianne Vos: what's not to like? Unless you
want to beat her in a race, that is.
(© Eddy Fever CC2.0)

"Marianne Vos vs. The World. More evenly matched than one would think." (Jens, Podium Cafe)

"Loes Gunnewijk, Ellen van Dijk and I are world class. But Marianne Vos is still a step above. She is truly the crème de la crème." (Annemiek van Vleuten)

She's affable, intelligent, articulate, attractive, polite and funny - you'd have thought that it would be impossible to not like Marianne Vos, but chances are there are one or two women on the professional cycling circuit who would much rather she wasn't around. That's because she also loves to win bike races and, as one of the most talented riders cycling has ever seen, she often seems unbeatable.

The thing is, she's really far too nice to be disliked: her dismay at taking second place for the fifth time in as many years (itself a record and notable achievement - only four other women have won the Worlds silver more than once: Rosa Sels in 1960/63, Baybe Tsaune in 1968/74, Morena Tartagni in 1970/71 and Jeannie Longo in 1981/93) after winning in 2006 was obvious, but moments later she was gracious in defeat and content to watch rival Giorgia Bronzini take the top step of the podium. That's Marianne: like Jens Voigt, the rider and the person are entirely different characters - on the bike, she's pure aggression, using every available gram of strength to attack, attack some more and then attack again. Off the bike, she's the perfect ambassador for the sport - and it often seems that serving the sport she so obviously adores means a great deal more to her than her personal results.

Early Life and Promising Results

Marianne's dismay at
taking silver for the
fifth consecutive year
at the 2011 Worlds was
obvious
(public domain)

Born in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands in 1987, Vos began her illustrious career at the age of six after developing an interest through watching her older brother Anton, training with his team though she was too young to enter official races (in 2008, when she was listed 39th among the 100th Olympic Athletes to Watch, Time  magazine reported that as a child she would ride 48km to and from school each day). She also took up inline speed skating; a sport that, when she was 14, she gave up in favour of mountain biking - using the skills she had already learned in cyclocross to become National Junior XC Mountain Biking Champion the next year. And Dutch Junior Women Road Race Champion. Oh, and she won silver in the National Time Trial championships, too. Her results remained every bit as promising the next season, 2003, when she retained her mountain bike title and once again came second in the Junior TT, beating the previous year's champion. Immediately, her name began to appear in cycling journals around the world - there was something that looked as though it might turn out to be rather special in this young Dutch girl.

Something Special
Vos' unassuming nature is well-known - noting that she was then still studying for a qualification in bio-medicine, that same Time article goes on to say that she referred to her sporting success as nothing more than "a big hobby." We all know that arrogance is among the ugliest of all human traits, but it can be fatal to downplay one's own achievements and that's a mistake to which someone with as unpretentious and humble a nature as Marianne may well have fallen victim were it not for the fact that she followed up those successes of the first couple of years by becoming nothing less than a phenomenon, winning events in a range of disciplines and rapidly building up the sort of palmares (which you can at the bottom of this page) that entire teams dream about.

Vos had been riding cyclo-cross events since her childhood, but it wasn't until 2004 that she wrote her name in unmissable muddy letters across the scene, winning a major international race at Gieten in which she beat the far more experienced riders Arenda Grimberg and Birgit Hollman; going on in the same year to defeat three-time World Cyclocross Champion Hanka Kupfernagel and nine-time Dutch champ Daphny van den Brand in a sprint finish. Then she won the National Junior MTB title for a third consecutive year, mounting a solo breakaway on a climb with five laps still to go and retaining her advantage all the way to the finish. The next season she made her mark on road racing too, crossing the line in first place in the Dutch Junior Road championshipsand adding a National Individual Time Trial bronze medal to her increasingly weighty trophy cabinet. To make sure the off-road world didn't forget who she was, she won the National Junior MTB title for an amazing fourth time too.

Vos leading Daphny van den Brand in the 2009/10 Cyclo-cross World Cup
(© Rolf van der Zwart/Blackpit Shooting CC2.0)

World Domination!
Off the bike Marianne is about the most personable, likable and charming individual anyone could ever wish to meet (she's an official ambassador for a charity that provides services to disadvantaged young people in Sri Lanka). In the saddle, she is a warrior - albeit an unusually humble and merciful one, frequently working for her team mates, assisting them to victory and always, always gracious in (rare) defeat. A rider with that attitude and, crucially, Marianne's talent to back it up, is always heading in one direction - towards becoming World Champion. That happened in 2006, the year in which nobody was left in any doubt that here was a rider of the type that comes along only once every other generation, one destined to dominate the sport. Having become Dutch National Road Champion she also won the European Road Championships, the Cyclo-cross World Championships, the Road World Championships and, in case that wasn't enough, a host of stages in various race including the Tour Féminin en Limousin in which she also took overall General Classification victory. From this point onwards, she added triumph after triumph - in 2007, the Women's Road World Cup, La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, three stages at the Giro di San Marino, two at the Emakumeen Bira (she would win the event outright the following year) and one at the Giro d'Italia Femminile; in 2008, a gold at both the Track World Championships and the Olympics, first place wins at La Flèche Wallonne Féminine and the Dutch Road Nationals; repeating the last two for 2009 and adding World Cyclo-cross gold for good measure; Dutch National TT and World Cyclo-cross gold medals again in 2010 and overall first place in the Holland Ladies' Tour and then for 2011 she became Dutch and World Cyclo-cross Champion again, in addition to winning the Ronde van Drenthe, La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs, Giro d'Italia Femminile and the Holland Ladies Tour.

Vos leading Kirsten Wild
(© Eddy Fever CC2.0)

The Future
In late September 2011 Rabobank - one of the world's most trusted, successful and ethical banks who have woven professional cycling into their very corporate structure - announced that they would be taking over sponsorship of Vos' team from Nederland Bloeit, providing the financial backing required to build up one of the strongest teams cycling has ever seen around her and propel her onwards towards ever greater success. As a result, it's very, very unlikely that we'll see disappointment either in her expression or anywhere in the Netherlands when she crosses the finish line at the 2012 Worlds in Limburg. At some point during her career, cycling pundits began to compare her to "the most accomplished rider that cycling has ever known" and asked the question is Marianne Vos the female Eddy Merckx? By this time next year, the question may have changed to was Eddy Merckx the male Marianne Vos? 

Between 2009 and 2012, Vos reached the podium in 63% of the races in which she took part; winning 37% of them. In 2011 alone, she stood on the top step 46 times. Merckx managed 56 in 1973 - but Vos is only 25 years old: she has time, and many fans and pundits alike are beginning to suspect that we have not seen a rider quite like her before.

Marianne Vos Palmares (podium finishes only)
2001
1st, Harderwijk, Cyclo-cross
2nd, Erp, Cyclo-cross
2nd, Huijbergen, Cyclo-cross
3rd, Boxtel, Cyclo-cross
3rd, Woerden, Cyclo-cross 
2002
1st, National Championship, Road, Novices, The Netherlands
2nd, Surhuisterveen Centrumcross
1st, Bakel, Cyclo-cross
3rd, Pijnacker-Nootdorp, Cyclo-cross
1st, Harderwijk, Cyclo-cross
1st, Almelo, Cyclo-cross
2nd, Koppenberg, Cyclo-cross
1st, Hilversum, Cyclo-cross
2nd, Gieten, Cyclo-cross
3rd, Kalmthout, Cyclo-cross
1st, Reusel, Cyclo-cross
1st, Zeddam, Cyclo-cross
2003
2nd, Gieten, Cyclo-cross
1st, Surhuisterveen Centrumcross

(public domain image)

1st, Bakel, Cyclo-cross
1st, National Championship, Elite Cyclo-cross, The Netherlands 
1st, Vorden, Cyclo-cross
1st, Heerlen, Cyclo-cross
2nd, Pijnacker-Nootdorp, Cyclo-cross
1st, Harderwijk, Cyclo-cross
2nd, Woerden, Cyclo-cross
3rd, Torino, Cyclo-cross
2nd, Milano, Cyclo-cross
3rd, Koksijde, Cyclo-cross
2nd, Zeddam, Cyclo-cross
2004
1st Gieten, Cyclo-cross
3rd National Championship, Junior Road
1st Surhuisterveen Centrumcross
2nd Hoogerheide, Cyclo-cross
1st Pijnacker-Nootdorp, Cyclo-cross
2nd Oostmalle, Cyclo-cross
3rd National Championship, Junior ITT, The Netherlands
1st World Championship, Junior Road
1st Milano, Cyclo-cross 
3rd Kalmthout, Cyclo-cross
3rd Overijse, Cyclo-cross
2nd Reusel, Cyclo-cross
2005
2nd Oostmalle, Cyclo-cross
1st Omloop van Borsele
1st Berg en Terblijt
1st National Championship, Junior MTB XC
1st National Championship, Junior Road
2nd World Championship, Junior Road
3rd National Championship, Junior ITT
1st Harderwijk, Cyclo-cross
1st Wouden, Cyclo-cross
2nd Kalmthout, Cyclo-cross
2nd Woerden, Cyclo-cross
1st European Championship, Elite Cyclo-cross
2nd Pijnacker-Nootdorp, Cyclo-cross
2nd Frankfurt a/Main, Cyclo-cross 
1st Gieten, Cyclo-cross
2nd Milano, Cyclo-cross
2nd Overijse, Cyclo-cross
1st Loenhout, Cyclo-cross
2006
2nd Stage 3 RaboSter Zeeuwsche Eilanden
1st National Championship, Elite Road
3rd GP Gerrie Knetemann
1st Omloop van Valkenburg
1st European Championship, U-23 Road
1st Stage 1 Tour Féminin en Limousin
1st Stage 3 Tour Féminin en Limousin
1st General Classification Tour Féminin en Limousin
3rd in Acht van Chaam
1st Steenwijk 
1st Draai van de Kaai
1st Oostvoorne
1st Profronde van Pijnacker
2nd Holland Hills Classic
2nd Gouden Pijl Emmen 
2nd Stage 2 Trophée d'Or Féminin
1st Stage 4 Trophée d'Or Féminin
2nd Stage 5 Trophée d'Or Féminin
3rd Stage 6 Trophée d'Or Féminin
3nd Stage 3 Holland Ladies Tour
2nd Prologue Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
3rd Stage 1 part a Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
2nd Stage 1 part b Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
3rd Stage 4 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
3rd General Classification Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
1st World Championship, Elite Road
2nd Kalmthout, Cyclo-cross
1st Fourmies, Cyclo-cross
1st Hénin-Beaumont, Cyclo-cross
1st Koppenberg, Cyclo-cross
1st Treviso, Cyclo-cross
1st Vossem, Cyclo-cross
1st Gieten, Cyclo-cross
3rd European Championship, Elite Cyclo-cross
2nd Frankfurt a/Main, Cyclo-cross
2nd Veghel-Eerde, Cyclo-cross
3rd Loenhout, Cyclo-cross
2007
1st Stage 3 Giro di San Marino
1st General Classification Giro di San Marino
1st Omloop van Borsele
2nd Berner Rundfahrt
1st Stage 1 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
1st Stage 4 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
1st Stage 7 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
2nd Omloop Door Middag-Humsterland WE
1st Stage 2 Emakumeen Bira
1st Stage 3 Emakumeen Bira 
2nd General Classification Emakumeen Bira
1st Stage 1 RaboSter Zeeuwsche Eilanden
1st Stage 2 RaboSter Zeeuwsche Eilanden
1st General Classification RaboSter Zeeuwsche Eilanden
1st Noordwijk Classic
2nd National Championship, Elite Road
1st Stage 2 Giro d'Italia Donne
3rd Stage 5 Giro d'Italia Donne
3rd Stage 7 Giro d'Italia Donne
1st European Championship, U-23 Road 
1st Acht van Chaam 
1st Draai van de Kaai
2nd Maastricht Omnium
1st Oostvoorne
1st Holland Hills Classic
3rd Gouden Pijl Emmen
1st Stage 1 Holland Ladies Tour
1st Stage 4 Holland Ladies Tour
1st Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt
1st General Classification World Cup, Elite Road
1st Muizen-Mechelen
2nd World Championship, Elite Road
1st Beijing, Scratch
1st Beijing, Points race
1st National Championship, Elite Track, Scratch
2nd National Championship, Elite Track, Pursuit
1st National Championship, Elite Track, Points race
2008
1st Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a el Salvador
1st Stage 2 Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a el Salvador
1st Stage 3 Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a el Salvador
3rd Stage 5 Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a el Salvador
2nd Stage 6 Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a el Salvador
2nd General Classification Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a el Salvador
1st Prologue Vuelta a Occidente
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Occidente
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Occidente
1st General Classification Vuelta a Occidente
3rd Dorpenomloop Wijk en Aalburg
1st Parel van de Veluwe
1st Stage 1 Emakumeen Bira
1st Stage 2 Emakumeen Bira 
1st Stage 3 part a Emakumeen Bira
1st Stage 4 Emakumeen Bira
1st General Classification Emakumeen Bira
1st National Championship, Elite Road
1st Stage 2 Krasna Lipa Tour Féminine
3rd Stage 4 Krasna Lipa Tour Féminine
1st Stage 3 Krasna Lipa Tour Féminine
1st Olympic Games, Track, Elite Points race
3rd Stage 1 Holland Ladies Tour
2nd Stage 6 Holland Ladies Tour
3rd General Classification World Cup, Elite Road
1st Stage 2 part a Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
2nd Stage 4 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
3rd in General Classification Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
2nd World Championship, Elite Road
2nd Frankfurt a/Main, Cyclo-cross
2nd Antwerpen, Cyclo-cross
1st Zolder, Cyclo-cross
3rd Loenhout, Cyclo-cross
2009
2nd Pétange, Cyclo-cross
1st Bakel, Cyclo-cross
2nd National Championship, Elite Cyclo-cross
3rd Heerlen, Cyclo-cross
1st Pétange, Cyclo-cross
2nd Liévin, Cyclo-cross
1st World Championship, Elite Cyclo-cross
2nd Oostmalle, Cyclo-cross
1st Stage 5 Gracia - Orlova 
1st Omloop van Borsele
2nd Flevotour
2nd Lekkerkerk
1st Stage 1 Emakumeen Bira
2nd Stage 2 Emakumeen Bira 
3rd Stage 3 part b Emakumeen Bira
2nd Stage 2 RaboSter Zeeuwsche Eilanden 
2nd Pétange, Cyclo-cross
1st Antwerpen, Cyclo-cross
2nd Hoogerheide, Cyclo-cross
1st Oostmalle, Cyclo-cross
2nd Laarne
3rd Ronde van Vlaanderen
3rd Ronde van Drenthe
2nd Damesronde van Drenthe
1st Ronde van Gelderland
1st Waalse Pijl
1st Dorpenomloop Wijk en Aalburg
1st Stage 1 Giro di San Marino
1st Stage 4 Giro di San Marino
1st Stage 2 Giro di San Marino 
1st Vierdaagse van Rotterdam
2nd World Championship, Elite Cyclo-cross
1st København, Scratch
1st World Championship, Elite Track, Points race
1st Gran Prix International Dottignies
2nd Ronde van Drenthe
1st Waalse Pijl
3rd Omloop van Borsele
1st Stage 1 Gracia - Orlova
1st Stage 2 Gracia - Orlova
3rd Stage 4 Gracia - Orlova
1st Stage 3 Gracia - Orlova
1st General Classification Gracia - Orlova
2nd Omloop der Kempen
1st GP De Santa Ana
2nd Pétange, Cyclo-cross
3rd Vierdaagse van Rotterdam
1st World Championship, Elite Cyclo-cross
1st Oostmalle, Cyclo-cross
3rd GP Costa Etrusca
1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio
1st Damesronde van Drenthe 
1st Waalse Pijl
2nd Omloop van Borsele
1st Stage 1 Gracia - Orlova
3rd General Classification Gracia - Orlova
2nd Berner Rundfahrt 
3rd Stage 1 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
1st Stage 4 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
1st Stage 7 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
1st Stage 8 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
3rd General Classification Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
2nd Stage 1 Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale
3rd Stage 2 Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale
1st Stage 4 Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale
3rd General Classification Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale
1st National Championship, Elite Road
3rd European Championship, U-23 ITT
3rd European Championship, U-23 Road
3rd Stage 1 Tour de Bretagne
1st Stage 1 Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen
3rd Stage 2 Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen
3rd Stage 4 Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen
2nd General Classification Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen
1st Open de Suede Vargarda
1st Holland Hills Classic
2nd GP Ouest France
2nd Stage 1 Holland Ladies Tour
3rd Stage 2 Holland Ladies Tour
3rd Stage 3 Holland Ladies Tour
2nd Stage 6 Holland Ladies Tour
1st General Classification Holland Ladies Tour
2nd Stage 3 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile 
1st Stage 4 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
1st Stage 6 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
2nd World Championship, Elite Road
1st European Championship, Elite Cyclo-cross
2nd Nommay, Cyclo-cross
1st Koksijde, Cyclo-cross
2nd Gieten, Cyclo-cross
1st Frankfurt a/Main, Cyclo-cross
2nd Kalmthout, Cyclo-cross
1st Zolder, Cyclo-cross
2nd Loenhout, Cyclo-cross 
2010
1st Pétange, Cyclo-cross
2nd National Championship, Elite Cyclo-cross
3rd Roubaix, Cyclo-cross
1st Hoogerheide, Cyclo-cross
1st World Championship, Elite Cyclo-cross
1st General Classification Gracia - Orlova
1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio
2nd Ronde van Vlaanderen 
1st Stage 1 Gracia - Orlova
2nd Stage 2 Gracia - Orlova
1st Stage 4 Gracia - Orlova
3rd Stage 3 Gracia - Orlova
1st Stage 5 Gracia - Orlova
1st GP Sankomij
3rd Prologue Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
1st Stage 8 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
2nd Stage 9 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
1st Points classification Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
1st Young rider classification Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
2nd Teams classification Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin 
1st Emakumen Saria
1st Stage 1 Emakumeen Bira
1st Stage 3 part b Emakumeen Bira
3rd Stage 3 part a Emakumeen Bira
1st National Championship, Elite ITT
2nd National Championship, Elite Road
3rd Stage 2 Giro d'Italia Donne
1st Stage 5 Giro d'Italia Donne
1st Stage 6 Giro d'Italia Donne
2nd Stage 7 Giro d'Italia Donne
1st Draai van de Kaai
1st Stage 2 Route du France Féminine
1st Stage 5 Route du France Féminine
2nd GP Ouest France
2nd Stage 1 Holland Ladies Tour 
1st Stage 3 Holland Ladies Tour
2nd Stage 4 Holland Ladies Tour
2nd Stage 5 Holland Ladies Tour
2nd Stage 6 Holland Ladies Tour
1st Stage 7 Holland Ladies Tour
1st General Classification Holland Ladies Tour
2nd Stage 4 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
1st Stage 5 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
2nd Stage 6 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
2nd World Championship, Road, Elite
1st Melbourne, Elimination race
2nd Antwerpen, Cyclo-cross
2nd Kalmthout, Cyclo-cross
1st Loenhout, Cyclo-cross
2nd Zolder, Cyclo-cross
2011
1st Pétange, Cyclo-cross
3rd Tervuren, Cyclo-cross
1st National Championship, Elite Cyclo-cross
1st Pontchâteau, Cyclo-cross
3rd Hoogerheide, Cyclo-cross
1st World Championship, Elite Cyclo-cross
1st Valkenburg, Cyclo-cross
1st World Championship, Elite Track, Scratch
3rd Ronde van Vlaanderen 
1st Stage 1 Energiewacht Tour
1st Stage 4 Energiewacht Tour
3rd General Classification Energiewacht Tour
1st Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo
1st Ronde van Drenthe
1st Waalse Pijl
3rd Omloop van Borsele
1st GP Elsy Jacobs
1stn GP Nicolas Frantz
1st Dorpenomloop Wijk en Aalburg
1st Gooik
1st GP Ciudad de Valladolid
1st Emakumen Saria
1st Stage 1 Emakumeen Bira
1st Stage 2 Emakumeen Bira
2nd Stage 3 part b Emakumeen Bira
2nd Stage 3 part a Emakumeen Bira
1st Stage 4 Emakumeen Bira
1st General Classification Emakumeen Bira
1st Stage 1 RaboSter Zeeuwsche Eilanden
1st Stage 3 RaboSter Zeeuwsche Eilanden
1st General Classification RaboSter Zeeuwsche Eilanden
1st National Championship, Elite ITT
1st National Championship, Elite Road
1st Stage 1 Giro d'Italia Donne
1st Stage 3 Giro d'Italia Donne
2nd Stage 5 Giro d'Italia Donne
1st Stage 6 Giro d'Italia Donne
1st Stage 7 Giro d'Italia Donne
2nd Stage 8 Giro d'Italia Donne
1st Stage 9 Giro d'Italia Donne
1st General Classification Giro d'Italia Donne
3rd Stage 10 Giro d'Italia Donne
2nd Stage 1 Trophée d'Or Féminin
1st Stage 4 Trophée d'Or Féminin
3rd GP Ouest France
1st Stage 1 Holland Ladies Tour
2nd Stage 2 Holland Ladies Tour
2nd Stage 3 Holland Ladies Tour
1st Stage 5 Holland Ladies Tour
1st Stage 6 Holland Ladies Tour
1st General Classification Holland Ladies Tour
2nd World Championship, Elite Road
2012

1st Pétange, Cyclo-cross 
1st National Championship, Cyclo-cross 
1st Liévin, Cyclo-cross 
1st in Rucphen, Cyclo-cross 
1st in Hoogerheide, Cyclo-cross 
2nd in World Cup, Cyclo-cross 
1st World Championship, Cyclo-cross, Koksijde 
1st Lille -B-, Cyclo-cross 
1st Valkenburg aan de Geul, Cyclo-cross 
2nd Oostmalle, Cyclo-cross 
3rd Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo 
1st Ronde van Drenthe (World Cup 1)
1st Euregio Ladies Tour 
1st Trofeo Binda (World Cup 2)

3º in Stage 1 Energiewacht Tour (F), Appingedam (NED) 
3º in Stage 2 Energiewacht Tour (F), Bad Nieuweschans (NED) 
2º in Stage 3 Energiewacht Tour (F), Midwolda (NED) 
3º in Stage 4 part a Energiewacht Tour (F), Winsum (NED) 
2º in Waalse Pijl (F), Huy (BEL) 
1º in Stage 1 GP Elsy Jacobs (F), Garnich (LUX) 
2º in Stage 2 GP Elsy Jacobs (F), Mamer (LUX) 
1º in General Classification GP Elsy Jacobs (F) (LUX) 
2º in GP Città di Cornaredo (F) (ITA) 
2º in Holland Hills Classic (F), Valkenburg (NED) 
2º in National Championship, Road, Elite, The Netherlands (F), Kerkrade (NED) 
1º in Stage 1 Giro d'Italia Donne (F), Terracina (ITA) 
1º in Stage 2 Giro d'Italia Donne (F), Roma (ITA) 
1º in Stage 4 Giro d'Italia Donne (F), Montecatini Alto (ITA) 
2º in Stage 6 Giro d'Italia Donne (F), Salsomaggiore Terme (ITA) 
1º in Stage 7 Giro d'Italia Donne (F), Castagnola delle Lanze (ITA) 
1º in Stage 8 Giro d'Italia Donne (F), Lonate Pozzolo (ITA) 
2º in Stage 9 Giro d'Italia Donne (F), Bergamo (ITA) 
1º in General Classification Giro d'Italia Donne (F) (ITA) 
1º in Stage 1 Tour Féminin en Limousin (F), Châteauponsac (FRA) 
2º in Stage 2 Tour Féminin en Limousin (F), Bosmoreau-les-Mines (FRA) 
2º in Stage 3 Tour Féminin en Limousin (F), Vallière (FRA) 
1º in Stage 4 Tour Féminin en Limousin (F), Ussel (FRA) 
1º in General Classification Tour Féminin en Limousin (F) (FRA) 
1st, Women's Road Race, Olympic Games