Betsema wins Telenet Superprestige Middelkerke
Brand wins Telenet Superprestige
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Denise Betsema (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) won the final Telenet Superprestige round in Middelkerke. The Dutch rider won ahead of her compatriots Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Alpecin-Fenix) and world champion Lucinda Brand (Baloise Trek Lions).
Brand won the Telenet Superprestige title to add to her victories at the UCI World Cup series and the World Championships. She took the Telenet Superprestige title after winning five rounds and securing 114 points, Alvarado was second with 112 points and Betsema third with 101 points.
Brand is also leading the X20 badkamers Trofee by 38 seconds ahead of Betsema and 4:35 ahead of Alvarado, with two rounds to go at Krawatencross and Brussels Universities Cyclocross.
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denise Betsema (Ned) Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal | 0:49:28 |
| 2 | Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Ned) Alpecin - Fenix | 0:00:32 |
| 3 | Lucinda Brand (Ned) Baloise Trek Lions | 0:01:08 |
| 4 | Manon Bakker (Ned) Credishop-fristads | 0:01:31 |
| 5 | Yara Kastelijn (Ned) Credishop-fristads | 0:01:53 |
| 6 | Sanne Cant (Bel) Iko - Crelan | 0:02:26 |
| 7 | Marion Norbert Riberolle (Fra) Starcasino CX Team | 0:02:35 |
| 8 | Inge Van der Heijden (Ned) 777 | 0:02:47 |
| 9 | Aniek Van Alphen (Ned) Credishop-fristads | 0:02:52 |
| 10 | Puck Pieterse (Ned) Alpecin - Fenix | 0:03:40 |
| 11 | Anna Kay (GBr) Starcasino CX Team | 0:04:06 |
| 12 | Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) 777 | 0:04:26 |
| 13 | Eva Lechner (Ita) Starcasino CX Team | 0:04:36 |
| 14 | Alicia Franck (Bel) Proximus - Alphamotorhomes - Doltcini CT | 0:04:45 |
| 15 | Rebecca Fahringer (USA) | 0:04:55 |
| 16 | Ellen Van loy (Bel) Baloise Trek Lions | 0:05:24 |
| 17 | Kiona Crabbé (Bel) | 0:05:35 |
| 18 | Fem Van Empel (Ned) Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal | 0:06:02 |
| 19 | Julie De Wilde (Bel) Iko - Crelan | 0:06:17 |
| 20 | Jinse Peeters (Bel) | 0:07:11 |
| 21 | Lucia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Nesta - Skoda Alecar CX Team | 0:07:38 |
| 22 | Karen Verhestraeten (Bel) Iko - Crelan | 0:08:01 |
| 23 | Suzanne Verhoeven (Bel) | 0:08:43 |
| 24 | Fauve Bastiaenssen (Bel) | 0:09:54 |
| 25 | Julie Brouwers (Bel) | 0:11:38 |
| Row 25 - Cell 0 | Hannah Van Boven (Ned) | 2 laps |
| Row 26 - Cell 0 | Laura Greenhalgh (GBr) | 2 laps |
| Row 27 - Cell 0 | Siobhan Kelly (Can) | 2 laps |
| Row 28 - Cell 0 | Tine Rombouts (Bel) | 2 laps |
| Row 29 - Cell 0 | Lise Van Wunsel (Bel) | 3 laps |
| Row 30 - Cell 0 | Annemarie Worst (Ned) 777 | DNF |
| Row 31 - Cell 0 | Maïté Barthels (Lux) | DNF |
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