Lucinda Brand (Baloise Glowi Lions) continued her strong start to the 2025-26 cyclocross season with another victory, this time coming at Koppenbergcross, the first round of the X2O Trofee.
The Dutch veteran started her season with wins at Kermiscross Ardooie and Exact Cross Essen before taking second at the first round of the Superprestige series at Overijse.
On the famous cobbled hill of the Koppenberg, she got back to winning ways, holding off 19-year-old Frenchwoman Célia Gery (AS Bike Racing-France Literie) on the final lap to win by 19 seconds.
Further back, Italian racer Sara Casasola (Crelan-Corendon) came in at 1:23 down to round out the podium, 22 seconds up on another French rider, Hélène Clauzel.
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