Sanne Cant (Crelan-Corendon) soloed to her first victory of the 2024-25 season on the Cyclocross Otegem on Monday, the Belgian veteran going clear on the ultimate lap after a battle with Aniek van Alphen (Seven Racing).
After Van Alphen rolled residence 12 seconds down, newly topped Belgian champion Marion Norbert Riberolle (Crelan-Corendon) got here residence to spherical out the rostrum at 26 seconds, rounding out a profitable day for the green-clad crew.
British rider Anna Kay (Proximus-Cyclis-Alphamotorhomes) was the quickest rider initially of the ladies’s occasion, which was lacking numerous the highest Dutch names, together with Lucinda Model, Fem van Empel, and Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado.
She was joined on the entrance in a gaggle of eight by the top of the opening lap, nonetheless, with Cant, Van Alphen and Riberolle all up there among the many leaders.
No main ruptures appeared on the second lap, although Cant and Van Alphen did present their power on the third. The pair went clear firstly of that circuit, leaving Riberolle trying to make up the hole on her personal.
She would not follow the lead duo, nonetheless, as an alternative ceding a 30-second hole to Cant and Van Alphen as they began the ultimate lap. Up entrance, it was left to a duel to determine the victory, with the 35-year-old Cant finally proving the stronger girl and breaking away to assert a solo win earlier than her retirement come season’s finish.
Additional again, Riberolle was battling Julie Brouwers (Carles Liégeois Roasters) for the ultimate spot on the rostrum. The Crelan-Corendon racer ultimately got here out on prime on the demise, beating out Brouwers by a solitary second.
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