Brand wins overall Superprestige title in Gavere

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Worst bests Betsema in seventh round of series while Backstedt takes fourth

2021 UEC Cyclo-cross European Championships - Col du Vam - Drenthe - Women Elite - 06/11/2021 - Kata Blanca Vas (HUN) - Lucinda Brand (NED) - Sara Kastelijn (NED) - photo Tommaso Pelagalli/BettiniPhoto©2020
European Cyclo-cross champion Lucinda Brand (Baloise Trek Lions) won her sixth Superprestige Series race Saturday in Gavere (Image credit: Tommaso Pelagalli/BettiniPhoto)

Lucinda Brand (Trek Baloise Lions) officially secured the overall title of the Telenet Superprestige series on Saturday with a dominant victory on a muddy course in Gavere, Belgium on Saturday. It was her sixth victory out of seven starts in the series, and her 19th overall victory of the 2021-2022 season.

Annemarie Worst (777) took second while Denise Betsema (Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal) secured third place, trailed 40 seconds later by 18-year-old Zoe Backstedt in fourth. 

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Results
Pos.Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Lucinda Brand (Ned) Baloise Trek Lions 0:46:33
2Annemarie Worst (Ned) 777 0:00:35
3Denise Betsema (Ned) Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal 0:00:51
4Zoe Backstedt (GBr) 0:01:31
5Aniek van Alphen (Ned) 777 0:02:25
6Manon Bakker (Ned) IKO - Crelan 0:03:27
7Hélène Clauzel (Fra) A.S Bike Racing 0:03:57
8Marie Schreiber (Lux) Tormans Cyclo Cross Team 0:04:06
9Rebecca Gariboldi (Ita) 0:04:11
10Marion Norbert Riberolle (Bel) Starcasino CX Team 0:05:10
11Suzanne Verhoeven (Bel) 0:05:21
12Perrine Clauzel (Fra) A.S Bike Racing 0:05:49
13Ellen Van Loy (Bel) 0:06:15
14Jana Dobbelaere (Bel) Starcasino CX Team 0:06:37
15Marthe Truyen (Bel) IKO - Crelan 0:07:34
16Lotte Baele (Bel) 0:08:03
17Julie Brouwers (Bel) 0:08:41
18Cato Cassiers (Bel) Starcasino CX Team 0:08:58
19Rosanne Breugelmans (Bel) Pissei - Groep T.O.M
20Camille Devigne (Fra)
21Fauve Bastiaenssen (Bel) Pissei - Groep T.O.M
22Kim van de Steene (Bel)
23Laura Greenhalgh (GBr) Velorevolution WPcycles
24Maïté Barthels (Lux)
25Nele de Vos (Bel)
26Meg de Bruyne (Bel)
27Corey Coogan Cisek (USA) Velorevolution WPcycles
28Allison Arensman (USA) Velorevolution WPcycles
29Christine Verdonck (Bel)
30Tessa Zwaenepoel (Bel) Proximus - Alphamotorhomes - Doltcini CT
31Kiona Dhont (Bel)
32Chloë van den Eede (Bel)
33Jana van der Veken (Bel)
34Michelle Geoghegan (Irl) Velorevolution WPcycles
35Jo Blanchaert (Bel)
DNFAlicia Franck (Bel) Proximus - Alphamotorhomes - Doltcini CT
DNFXaydee van Sinaey (Bel)
DNFFamke van Waterschoot (Ned)
DNFAnna Kay (GBr) Starcasino CX Team
Jackie Tyson
Jackie Tyson
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Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. On the bike, she has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast), and spends time on gravel around horse farms in north Georgia.

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