Superprestige Niel: Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado dominates from start to finish

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Lucinda Brand second, Marion Norbert Riberolle third at Jaarmarktcross

Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado was dominant in the mud in Niel
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Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Fenix-Deceuninck) was in a class of her own as she soloed to her fourth win of the 2024 cyclocross season at the Superprestige Niel, taking the lead on the first of five laps and staying away all the way to the finish. 

Despite losing out to Dutch champion Lucinda Brand (Baloise Trek Lions) in Sunday's Rapencross, Alvarado easily managed to pull away in the opening phases with no response from her rivals. 

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However, the Italian champion lost out on the final podium spot after teammate Marion Norbert Riberolle worked her way past on the final lap with a last-gasp sprint to the line.

Her third win in a row in Niel moved her up to equal first in the Superprestige overall standings on 42 points, alongside Brand, with Casasola five points off them in third and world champion Fem van Empel (Visma-Lease a Bike) further down on 28 points. 

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James Moultrie
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James Moultrie is a gold-standard NCTJ journalist who joined Cyclingnews as a News Writer in 2023 after originally contributing as a freelancer for eight months, during which time he also wrote for Eurosport, Rouleur and Cycling Weekly. Prior to joining the team he reported on races such as Paris-Roubaix and the Giro d’Italia Donne for Eurosport and has interviewed some of the sport’s top riders in Chloé Dygert, Lizzie Deignan and Wout van Aert. Outside of cycling, he spends the majority of his time watching other sports – rugby, football, cricket, and American Football to name a few.

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