Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Fenix-Deceuninck) doubled up within the Superprestige Mol Zilvermeercross on Monday, taking victory simply 24 hours after successful in Zonhoven.
The former world champion took her ninth win of the cyclocross season within the rain, beating Lucinda Brand (Baloise Trek Lions) by 34 seconds. Inge van der Heijden (Crelan-Corendon) was third at 59 seconds. Sanne Cant was fourth.
After 4 laps, Alvarado opened a small hole after which took benefit of Lucinda Brand’s fall to increase her lead. The victory helped Alvarado consolidate her lead within the Superprestige.
“I heard that Brand had fallen, however she wasn’t working that far at that time, so I believed for certain she would nonetheless have the ability to catch up. She didn’t, in order that was the second for me to open the throttle,” Alvarado mentioned.
“My begin was after all a disgrace, however there’s nothing you are able to do about it. I used to be capable of end it with two victories, in order that feels good.
Alvarado can benefit from the holidays earlier than returning to racing on December 26 on the Gavare World Cup race.
How it unfolded
Van der Heijden took off like a rocket firstly, main on the primary lap as Brand and Alvarado chased behind. They quickly joined her to create a three-rider battle, swapping positions as they dived into the sand and hit the climbs. After 20 minutes of racing, Cant was already 45 seconds behind.
In the ultimate battle for victory, van der Heijden was the primary to crack and she or he needed to let Brand and Alvarado go.
Then on the fourth of simply six laps, and with solely 43 minutes of racing, Brand stumbled within the sand and Alvarado received a spot. It was only some seconds however she opened the fuel and surged away to victory.
That gave back-to-back victories for Alvarado and 4 out of 5 wins within the Superprestige sequence. That is loads of cause to have fun at Christmas.
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