Lauren Molengraaf wins junior women's title at Cyclo-cross European Championships

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Valentina Corvi takes silver, Xaydee van Sinaey bronze medal

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Dutch Lauren Molengraaf celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the junior women race at the European Championships cyclocross cycling in Namur on November 5 2022 Belgium OUT Photo by DAVID PINTENS various sources AFP Belgium OUT Photo by DAVID PINTENSBelgaAFP via Getty Images
Lauren Molengraaf wins junior women's cyclocross title at European Championships(Image credit: Getty Images)

Lauren Molengraaf (Netherlands) secured a solo victory in the junior women's race at the Cyclo-cross European Championships in Namur.  She finished with a slim three seconds in hand to take the title from silver medallist Valentina Corvi (Italy) and Xaydee Van Sinaey (Belgium).

Molengraaf has had a strong season winning the under-19 World Cup rounds in Tabor and Maasmechelen in October. 

She forced a gap on the penultimate lap, and only Corvi and Van Sinaey could follow the fast pace.

On the last lap, Van Sinaey fell off the pace, leaving Molengraaf and Corvi to a two-up battle for the title.

Molengraaf proved strongest, distancing the Italian in the closing metres of other race to take the win.

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Results
Pos.Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Lauren Molengraaf (Ned) 0:36:55
2Valentina Corvi (Ita) 0:00:03
3Xaydee Van Sinaey (Bel) 0:00:14
4Cat Ferguson (GBr) 0:00:48
5Amandine Muller (Fra) 0:01:04
6Eliška Hanáková (Cze) 0:01:17
7Célia Gery (Fra) 0:01:31
8Viktória Chladoňová (Svk) 0:01:39
9Julie Lillelund (Den) 0:01:47
10Shanyl De Schoesitter (Bel) 0:01:52
11Arianna Bianchi (Ita) 0:02:00
12Vanda Dlasková (Cze) 0:02:21
13Jana Glaus (Swi) 0:02:29
14Muriel Furrer (Swi) 0:02:42
15Elizabeth Mckinnon (GBr) 0:02:56
16Karla Nováková (Cze) 0:02:57
17Imogen Wolff (GBr) 0:03:02
18Anaïs Moulin (Fra) 0:03:12
19Messane Bräutigam (Ger) 0:03:16
20Alice Colling (GBr) 0:03:19
21Alicja Matula (Pol) 0:03:36
22Lore De Schepper (Bel) 0:03:43
23Jule Märkl (Ger) 0:03:51
24Lore Sas (Bel) 0:04:00
25Wendy Bunea (Rom)
26Puck Langenbarg (Ned) 0:04:15
27Libby Bell (GBr) 0:04:22
28Sofia Ungerová (Svk) 0:04:38
29Kateřina Douděrová (Cze) 0:04:41
30Finley Aspholm (Fin) 0:05:16
31Alexandra Valade (Fra) 0:05:27
32Dorota Vojtíšková (Svk) 0:05:32
33Sara Sonnemans (Ned) 0:05:38
34Olympia Norrid-Mortensen (Den) 0:05:40
35Nora Fischer (Aut) 0:05:44
36Maria Filgueiras Barcenilla (Spa) 0:05:57
37Bloeme Kalis (Ned) 0:06:30
38Maja Jozkowicz (Pol) 0:07:30
39Aroa Otero Taboas (Spa) 0:07:45
40Nahia Arana Quintanilla (Spa) 0:08:28
41Roxanne Takken (Ned) 0:09:04
42Nelia Kabetaj (Alb)
43Uxia Soto Alvarez (Spa)
44Kaija Budde (Ger)
DNFJana Van Der Veken (Bel)
DNSFleur Moors (Bel)
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