Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado wins elite women's Azencross

Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Corendon-Circus)
Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Corendon-Circus) (Image credit: Getty Images)

Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Corendon-Circus) won the DVV Verzekeringen trofee Azencross in Loenhout on Friday. The Dutch rider soloed to victory by 1:45 ahead of world champion Sanne Cant (Iko-Crelan) and Annemarie Worst (777).

The race started with several crashes that took down Loes Sels and Yara Kastelijn. The accidents did not affect Alvarado, who distanced herself from her rivals early in the opening lap.

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