Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Corendon-Circus) won her first senior cyclo-cross race at the DVV Verzekeringen Trofee - Brussels Universities Cyclocross on Sunday, celebrating with a show of natural happiness as she crossed the finish line alone.
The 20-year-old Dutch rider and Under 23 European champion beat Loes Sels (Pauwels Sauzen – Vastgoedservice) by 43 seconds, with Laura Verdonschot third at 59 seconds. The USA’s Katie Compton (KFC Racing-Trek) was fourth at 1:12.
World champion Sanne Cant (Iko-Beobank) was only seventh after a crash during the race. Britain’s Nikki Brammeier was fifth at 1:20.
Del Carmen Alvarado is the seventh different winner during the DVV race series as the women’s racing continues to be highly competitive.
Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Ned) Corendon - Circus | 0:50:15 |
| 2 | Loes Sels (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Vastgoedservice | 0:00:43 |
| 3 | Laura Verdonschot (Bel) Marlux - Bingoal | 0:00:59 |
| 4 | Katherine Compton (USA) | 0:01:12 |
| 5 | Nikki Brammeier (GBr) | 0:01:20 |
| 6 | Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) Steylaerts - 777 | 0:01:50 |
| 7 | Sanne Cant (Bel) Corendon - Circus | 0:02:00 |
| 8 | Maud Kaptheijns (Ned) Team Charles | 0:02:01 |
| 9 | Ellen Van Loy (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions | 0:02:08 |
| 10 | Kaitlin Keough (USA) | 0:02:22 |
| 11 | Inge Van Der Heijden (Ned) | 0:02:41 |
| 12 | Marthe Truyen (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions | 0:02:44 |
| 13 | Sophie De Boer (Ned) | 0:03:37 |
| 14 | Aniek Van Alphen (Ned) | 0:03:46 |
| 15 | Pauline Delhaye (Fra) | 0:03:56 |
| 16 | Suzanne Verhoeven (Bel) | 0:04:04 |
| 17 | Rebecca Fahringer (USA) | 0:04:44 |
| 18 | Fleur Nagengast (Ned) Telenet Fidea Lions | 0:05:05 |
| 19 | Mari-Liis Mõttus (Est) | 0:05:46 |
| 20 | Jennifer Malik (USA) | 0:07:33 |
| 21 | Larissa Hartog (Ned) | 0:07:44 |
| 22 | Paulien Rooijakkers (Ned) | 0:08:23 |
| 23 | Corey Coogan Cisek (USA) | 1 lap |
| 24 | Monique Van De Ree (Ned) | 2 laps |
| 25 | Rebecca Gross (USA) | 2 laps |
| 26 | Irene Gerritsen (Ned) | 2 laps |
| 27 | Emily Werner (USA) | 2 laps |
| 28 | Didi De Vries (Ned) | 3 laps |
| 29 | Maria Larkin (Irl) | 3 laps |
| 30 | Tine Rombouts (Bel) | 3 laps |
| 31 | Nerea Isusi Ranero (Spa) | 3 laps |
| 32 | Maria Arbeloa Lopez (Spa) | 3 laps |
| 33 | Jo Blanchaert (Bel) | 4 laps |
| 34 | Naomi De Roeck (Bel) | 4 laps |
| DNF | Kim Van De Steene (Bel) Tarteletto - Isorex | |
| DNF | Manon Bakker (Ned) |
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