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Sunday, October 4, 2009 Compton and Albert begin World Cup with wins by VeloNation Press at 3:01 PM EST   comments Categories: Pro Cycling, Cyclocross, Race Reports and Results   The UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup opened today in Treviso, Italy with Katie Compton (Planet Bike) continuing her success across the pond, and World Champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) showing off his rainbow stripes in dominant form. Compton cruised in for victory 28 seconds ahead of Daphny Van Den Brand with Vision 1 Racing's Christel Ferrier-Bruneau a further 6 seconds behind. Albert blew away the competition finishing with 42 seconds in hand over Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) with Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb Pro Job) coming across the line in third 52 seconds off the World Champion's pace. The second round of the World Cup is two weeks away on October 18 in Pizen, Czech Republic. Women's Results: 1. Katherine COMPTON in 37:37 2. Daphny VAN DEN BRAND in 38:05 3. Christel FERRIER-BRUNEAU in 38:11 4. Sanne VAN PAASSEN in 38:32 5. Pavla HAVLIKOVA in 38:47 Men's Results: 1. Niels ALBERT BEL in 1:04:50 2. Zdenek STYBAR CZE in 1:05:32 3. Klaas VANTORNOUT in 1:05:42 4. Martin BINA CZE in 1:05:50 5. Francis MOUREY in 1:05:54       comments Follow @Pro_Cycling Tweet Subscribe via RSS or daily email Contact the editor about this article Related Articles USA Cycling announces teams for Cyclocross World Championships USA Cycling declares Boulder’s Valmont Bike Park ready for cyclocross nationals Cyclocross World Cup: Albert goes solo in Rome victory over van der Haar Cyclocross World Cup: Compton overcomes Vos again to take victory in Rome Bpost Bank Trofee: Sven Nys wins his own race for a twelfth time in a one-man show Cyclocross World Cup: Compton powers away from Vos on a fast, dry Zolder circuit Cyclocross roundup: Albert seeking to pull back World Cup points in Heusden-Zolder