Cyclingnews 2005 Reader Poll Results
Best female cyclocross rider
Lyne Bessette at US nationals - riding
against the men in the non-championship Liberty Cup
Photo ©: Ed Collier
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Just as she has blitzed almost every race in North America this season, Lyne
Bessette blitzed the poll for top female cyclocross rider. It's hardly surprising
- about the only significant race Bessette has not won this year was the US
national championships because, of course, as a Canadian she's not actually
eligible.
In Bessette's absence, poll runner-up Katie Compton made her annual appearance
at a major cross event and won the US national championship. You have to admire
Compton's style. She trains quietly at home for a few months, turns up to nationals
and blitzes the field, then declines a spot on the US team because it's more
important to her to be able to captain a tandem for blind stoker Karissa Whitsell
in Paralympic events. That's class, and 18 percent of you agree!
Top German cyclocrosser Hanka Kupfernagel was third.
Results
Votes %ge
1 Lyne Bessette 2106 33.5
2 Katie Compton 1153 18.4
3 Hanka Kupfernagel 847 13.5
4 Daphny van Den Brand 646 10.3
5 Barbara Howe 633 10.1
6 Christine Vardaros 307 4.9
7 Wendy Simms 272 4.3
8 Laurence Leboucher 240 3.8
9 Maryline Salvetat 77 1.2
Total 6281
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