Lucinda Brand gained the women’ World Cyclocross race and have become world champion for the primary time – © DAVID STOCKMAN – BELGA
In a luxurious setting in Ostend, the women’ cyclocross world race and it’s lastly Lucinda Brand who turns into world champion for the primary time. Sanne Cant, who fell shortly after the beginning, completed 8th.
Dominating and undivided this season, the Dutch have been once more this Saturday afternoon in Ostend. With a Dutch hat-trick on the rostrum, it is lastly Lucinda Brand who raised his arms on the finish. The bike owner dominated the race from begin to end. She received forward of her compatriots Annemarie Worst and Denise Betsema for a 100% Dutch podium and succeeds Ceylin Alvarado, sixth Saturday. Sanne Cant is eighth and finest Belgian.
Sane Cant and Alvarado fell from the beginning
From the primary meters, Sanne Cant, triple world champion between 2017 and 2019, and Ceylin Alvarado, reigning world champion, fell in a flip and have been rapidly left behind by the Dutch Denise Betsema.
In the third spherical, Lucinda Brand joined Betsema within the lead whereas Annemarie Worst adopted a number of meters behind. The reigning vice-world champion lastly returned to her two compatriots in the course of the fourth spherical.
In the final lap, Brand and Worst distanced Betsema on the sandy a part of the course. In the plowed fields, Worst slipped in a bend and Brand flew to his first world title with 8 seconds forward of Worst and 19 seconds on Betsema.
The American Clara honsinger (+ 0: 52) and the Dutch Yara Kastelijn (+1.04) full the highest 5. Ceylin Alvardo completed sixth at 1:12 behind Brand. Sanne Cant completed eighth and first in Belgium at 1:43.
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Second gold medal for the Netherlands at these Worlds after the victory of Pim Ronhaar among the many males’s hopefuls
Dutch Pim ronhaar, 19, grew to become world cyclo-cross champion within the below 23 class (hopes) forward of his compatriot Ryan kamp and the Belgian Timo Kielich, Saturday in Ostend.
Ronhaar, favourite in the beginning of the race, gained with eight seconds forward of his closest pursuer.
The elite males’s race is scheduled for Sunday. The Belgian Wout van Aert and Dutch Mathieu van der Poel are the favorites.
►►► To learn additionally: Wout van Aert on the recognition of the course of the Worlds: “Van der Poel is the favorite”
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