The juniors in action at the Zolder Cyclo-cross Worlds. (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The UCI Elite Junior win went to Denzel Stephenson for the second day in a row Sunday at the KMC CrossFest, with Stephenson winning the sprint to the line with second and third placed riders Lane Maher and Gunnar Holmgren.
“The last lap I realized it was going to be a sprint," Stephenson said. "We got a little gap over Gunner over the barriers, because I hopped and he’s really fast running, and it was a two-up sprint for the end and I was able to get him.”
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Emotional Movistar rider crossed the line in last place on stage 4, more than 26 minutes Tadej Pogačar, after sustaining several injuries in crash two days earlier