Returning from the World Championship in Lievin, where she finished sixth, today Sara Casasola climbed onto the podium of the international Cyclocross race held in Maldegem, Belgium. The Friulian rider from Crelan Corendon finished in third place in the women's elite race, which saw Luxembourg's Marie Schreiber win ahead of Dutch rider Inge Van Der Heijden. The men's race was won by Belgian Laurens Sweeck, who narrowly beat Eli Iserbyt and Niels Vandeputte.

WOMEN'S FINAL STANDINGS

01 SCHREIBER Marie - 42:11

02 VAN DER HEIJDEN Inge - + 16

03 CASASOLA Sara - + 21

04 HARTOG Larissa - + 01:10

05 CANT Sanne - + 01:20

06 NORBERT RIBEROLLE Marion - + 01:21

07 BROUWERS Julie - + 01:22

08 BETSEMA Denise - + 01:24

09 KAY Anna - + 01:42

10 MOLENGRAAF Lauren - + 02:16

11 DE BEER Jamie - + 02:53

12 BAELE Lotte - + 03:02

13 DE SCHOESITTER Shanyl - + 03:31

14 COPPENS Nette - + 03:40

15 GADEMAN Sera - + 03:49

MEN'S FINAL STANDINGS

01 SWEECK Laurens - 59:57

02 ISERBYT Eli - + 03

03 VANDEPUTTE Niels - + 09

04 VERSTRYNGE Emiel - + 12

05 AERTS Toon - + 13

06 HENDRIKX Mees - + 14

07 FERDINANDE Anton - + 15

08 MICHELS Jente - + 22

09 WYSEURE Joran - + 37

10 ADAMS Jens - + 41

11 VAN DEN EIJNDEN Guus - + 52

12 KUHN Kevin - + 01:00

13 KAMP Ryan - + 01:21

14 CORSUS Yordi - + 01:34

15 HORNY Clément - + 01:45