Lucinda Brand wins Azencross Loenhout

Lucinda Brand (Baloise Trek) has won four races in a row (Image credit: Getty Images)

Lucinda Brand (Baloise Trek Lions) soloed to victory at Azencross Loenhout after distancing Denise Betsema (Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal) on the final lap. The world champion came home 14 seconds clear of Betsema, while Shirin van Anrooij (Baloise Trek Lions) took third at 33 seconds.

Brand, Betsema and Van Anrooij led from the start of the race, with Annemarie Worst (777) battling to stay in contact before dropping back. The world champion took the bell with both Betsema and Van Anrooij for company but she distanced them both on the final lap to claim the win.

Brand has now finished on the podium of 13 consecutive races, a sequence stretching back to early November, and has won four in a row.

Full Results
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Lucinda Brand (Ned) Baloise Trek Lions	0:46:33
2	Denise Betsema (Ned) Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal	0:00:15
3	Shirin van Anrooij (Ned) Baloise Trek Lions	0:00:33
4	Annemarie Worst (Ned) 777	0:01:05
5	Sanne Cant (Bel) IKO - Crelan	0:01:36
6	Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Ned) Alpecin - Fenix	0:01:40
7	Marion Norbert Riberolle (Bel) Starcasino CX Team	0:01:46
8	Yara Kastelijn (Ned) IKO - Crelan	0:02:08
9	Hélène Clauzel (Fra) A.S. Bike Crossteam	0:02:22
10	Anna Kay (GBr) Starcasino CX Team	0:02:38
11	Aniek van Alphen (Ned) 777	0:03:15
12	Clara Honsinger (USA) Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld	0:03:28
13	Katie Clouse (USA) Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld	0:03:46
14	Zoe Backstedt (GBr)	0:03:55
15	Harriet Harnden (GBr) Trek Factory Racing CX	0:04:15
16	Ellen Van Loy (Bel)	0:04:18
17	Anaïs Morichon (Fra) Team Royalbikeshop.Com	0:04:24
18	Kristýna Zemanová (Cze)	0:04:34
19	Madigan Munro (USA) Trek Factory Racing CX	0:04:43
20	Eva Lechner (Ita)	0:04:48
21	Lucia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Nesta - MMR CX Team	0:04:51
22	Marie Schreiber (Lux) Tormans - Circus Cyclo Cross Team	0:05:10
23	Josie Nelson (GBr)	0:05:15
24	Lise-Marie Henzelin (Swi)	0:05:22
25	Karen Verhestraeten (Bel) IKO - Crelan	0:05:32
26	Julie De Wilde (Bel) IKO - Crelan	0:05:36
27	Millie Couzens (GBr)	0:05:37
28	Tereza Kurnická (Svk)
29	Laura Verdonschot (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal	0:05:44
30	Marthe Truyen (Bel) IKO - Crelan	0:05:47
31	Jana Dobbelaere (Bel) Starcasino CX Team	0:05:52
32	Judith Krahl (Ger) Schamel p/b Kloster Kitchen	0:06:21
33	Sidney Mcgill (Can)	0:06:29
34	Erica Zaveta (USA)	0:06:37
35	Jinse Peeters (Bel) Proximus - Alphamotorhomes - Doltcini CT	0:06:47
36	Tereza Vaníčková (Cze)	0:06:48
37	Nadja Heigl (Aut) KTM Alchemist Powered by Brenta Brakes	0:06:53
38	Caitlin Bernstein (USA)	0:07:02
39	Maud Kaptheijns (Ned) CX Team Deschacht-group Hens-containers Maes	0:07:08
40	Isa Nomden (Ned)	0:07:09
41	Susanne Meistrok (Ned) Proximus - Alphamotorhomes - Doltcini CT
42	Loes Sels (Bel) Proximus - Alphamotorhomes - Doltcini CT	0:07:18
43	Fauve Bastiaenssen (Bel) BNS Technics - Groep T.O.M	0:07:19
44	Anais Grimault (Fra) Team S1 Neo Loudeac	0:07:23
45	Sara Cueto Vega (Spa) Unicaja Banco - Gijon	0:07:58
46	Meg De Bruyne (Bel)	0:08:14
47	Nikola Bajgerová (Cze)	0:08:23
48	Lauriane Duraffourg (Fra) A.S. Bike Crossteam	0:08:24
49	Lara Defour (Bel)	0:08:25
50	Sofia Rodriguez Revert (Spa) Teika - GSport	0:08:51
51	Emily Werner (USA)	0:08:57
52	Veerle Goossens (Ned)	0:09:26
53	Julie Brouwers (Bel)	0:09:33
54	Shana Maes (Bel) Tormans - Circus Cyclo Cross Team
55	Marlies Vos (Ned)
56	Jesse Vandenbulcke (Bel)
57	Lydia Pinto Larenjo (Spa) Nesta - MMR CX Team
58	Lauren Zoerner (USA)
59	Lotta Mansfield (GBr)
60	Sterre Vervloet (Bel)
61	Bridget Tooley (USA)
62	Famke Van Waterschoot (Ned)
63	Tessa Zwaenepoel (Bel) Proximus - Alphamotorhomes - Doltcini CT
64	Siobhan Kelly (Can)
65	Laura Greenhalgh (GBr) VeloRevolution WPcycles
66	Lise Van Wunsel (Bel)
67	Floor Van Elsacker (Bel)
68	Audrey De Keersmaeker (Bel) Starcasino CX Team
69	Prisca Jaquet (Swi)
70	Rebecca Gross (USA)
71	Rosanne Breugelmans (Bel) BNS Technics - Groep T.O.M
72	Christiane Bilodeau (Can)
73	Corey Coogan Cisek (USA) VeloRevolution WPcycles
74	Lies´L Schevenels (Bel)
75	Nele De Vos (Bel)
76	Tine Rombouts (Bel)
77	Sara Beeckmans (Bel)
78	Anoek Kuijpers (Ned)
DNF	Perrine Clauzel (Fra) A.S. Bike Crossteam
DNF	Olivia Onesti (Fra) Starcasino CX Team
DNF	Sara Bonillo Talens (Spa) Teika - GSport
DNF	Katelyn Walcroft (Can)
DNF	Maïté Barthels (Lux)