Lucinda Brand wins X2O Trofee Kortrijk
Alvarado and Betsema complete all-Dutch podium at Urban Cross
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World champion Lucinda Brand (Baloise Trek Lions) took her seventh victory of the 2021-22 cyclo-cross season in Kortrijk on Saturday afternoon.
She came out on top of a duel with fellow Dutchwoman Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Alpecin-Fenix) after falling late on. Denise Betsema (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) completed the podium in the second round of the X2O Trofee.
"It was very tough today," Brand said after the race. "I got stuck at the start due to a crash, after which I had the feeling that the whole peloton was passing me.
"Luckily I was able to move up, but it cost me a lot of energy. I actually thought it was over early on the last lap, but then I fell," she added.
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucinda Brand (Baloise Trek Lions) | 0:47:49 |
| 2 | Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Alpecin – Fenix) | 0:00:07 |
| 3 | Denise Betsema (Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal) | 0:00:36 |
| 4 | Annemarie Worst (777) | 0:00:48 |
| 5 | Anna Kay (Starcasino CX Team) | |
| 6 | Sanne Cant (Iko - Crelan) | 0:00:51 |
| 7 | Marion Norbert Riberolle (Starcasino CX Team) | 0:01:04 |
| 8 | Kiona Rochette (Crelan-Iko) | 0:01:21 |
| 9 | Clara Honsinger (Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld) | 0:02:25 |
| 10 | Christine Majerus (SD Worx) | 0:02:39 |
| 11 | Katie Clouse (DNA Pro Cycling Team) | 0:03:41 |
| 12 | Ellen van Loy (Vondelmolen-De Ceuster Cycling Team) | 0:04:08 |
| 13 | Leonie Bentveld (NWV Groningen) | 0:04:46 |
| 14 | Joyce Vanderbeken (Bike-Advice Cycling Team) | 0:04:55 |
| 15 | Marthe Truyen (Iko - Crelan) | 0:05:04 |
| 16 | Julie de Wilde (Iko - Crelan) | 0:05:34 |
| 17 | Susanne Meistrok (Proximus-Alphamotorhomes-Doltcini Cycling Team) | 0:06:00 |
| 18 | Karen Verhestraeten (Iko - Crelan) | 0:06:07 |
| 19 | Fauve Bastiaenssen | |
| 20 | Jana Dobbelaere (Starcasino CX Team) | 0:07:02 |
| 21 | Alicia Sels (Proximus - Alphamotorhomes - Doltcini Ct) | 0:07:18 |
| 22 | Meg de Bruyne (Proximus-Alphamotorhomes-Doltcini Cycling Team) | 0:07:28 |
| 23 | Lara Defour (Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team) | 0:07:45 |
| 24 | Allison Arensman (Velo Revolution-WPcycles) | 0:09:16 |
| 25 | Shana Maes (Tormans-circus Cyclo Cross Team) | 0:09:46 |
| 26 | Amy Perryman (Montezuma´s Race Team) | 0:10:18 |
| 27 | Lotta Mansfield (Montezuma’s Race Team) | 0:10:50 |
| 28 | Chloë van den Eede (Proximus-Alphamotorhomes-Doltcini Cycling Team) | - 1 Lap |
| 29 | Pem Hoefmans (Watersley R&D Cycling Team) | |
| 30 | Cleo Kiekens (Acrog - Tormans Balen Bc) | |
| 31 | Corey Coogan Cisek (Velorevolution WPcycles) | |
| 32 | Audrey de Keersmaeker (Starcasino cx Team) | |
| 33 | Kiona Dhont (Vondelmolen-de Ceuster Cycling Team) | |
| 34 | Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) | |
| 35 | Tine Rombouts (Acrog - Tormans Balen Bc) | |
| 36 | Floor van Elsacker (Acrog - Tormans Balen Bc) | - 2 Laps |
| 37 | Jesse Vandenbulcke (Lotto Soudal Ladies) | |
| 38 | Adèle Hurteloup (Retz Bike Club) | |
| 39 | Evelien Hus (Acrog - Tormans Balen Bc) | |
| 40 | Femke Gort (Bns Technics-Group t.o.M.) | |
| 41 | Dina Cooper (Van Moer Logistics Cycling Team) | |
| 42 | Rosanne Breugelmans (BNS Technics-Group t.o.M.) | |
| 43 | Nele de Vos (Never Give up by Jolien Verschueren) | |
| 44 | Sterre Hendrickx (Acrog - Tormans Balen Bc) | |
| 45 | Michelle Geoghegan (Velorevolution-wpcycles) | |
| 46 | Emily de Cuyper (Individueel) | |
| 47 | Severine Bouchez (Independant Rp) | |
| 48 | Jo Blanchaert (Individueel) | |
| 49 | Tiger-lil Harinck (Cyclocross Team MJ Wood) | |
| 50 | Ella Maes (Alu Decock-litubel-Wielerteam Waregem) | |
| 51 | Marie van de Kerkhof (AA Drink Young Lions) | - 3 Laps |
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