Isabella Holmgren wins junior women's cyclocross world title

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UCI Cyclocross World Championships 2023 - final podium of the junior women's race in Hoogerheide - Isabella Holmgren wins — Isabella Holmgren in the rainbow strips as new world champion(Image credit: Matthias Ekman)

Isabella Holmgren led home a one-two finish for Canada in the junior women's race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, finishing 20 seconds up on her twin sister Ava in Hoogerheide.

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Brief results
Position	Rider (Country) Team	Time
1	Isabella Holmgren (Can)	0:42:13
2	Ava Holmgren (Can)	0:00:20
3	Celia Gery (Fra)	0:00:47
4	Federica Venturelli (Ita)	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Xaydee Van Sinaey (Bel)	0:00:52
6	Cat Ferguson (GBr)	0:01:00
7	Lauren Molengraaf (Ned)	0:01:12
8	Vanda Dlaskova (Cze)	0:01:23
9	Viktoria Chladonova (Svk)	0:01:41
10	Valentina Corvi (Ita)	0:01:47

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