Brand redirects bronze finish at Cyclocross Worlds to mastery of Paris-Roubaix Femmes

HOOGERHEIDE NETHERLANDS FEBRUARY 04 Gold medalist Fem van Empel of The Netherlands and bronze medalist Lucinda Brand of The Netherlands pose on the podium during the medal ceremony after the 74th World Championships CycloCross 2023 Womens Elite CXWorldCup Hoogerheide2023 on February 04 2023 in Hoogerheide Netherlands Photo by David StockmanGetty Images
Bronze medalist Lucinda Brand walks on the podium of UCI Cyclocross World Championships ahead of elite women's winner Fem van Empel (Image credit: David Stockman/Getty Images)

Lucinda Brand already has a new target following a bronze medal finish in the elite women's race at the UCI Cyclocross World Championships - a  victory at Paris-Roubaix Femmes. 

After missing the first women’s edition of Paris-Roubaix in 2021, she played the loyal teammate last year to winner Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) before finishing third. In two months' time, Brand wants to use her cyclocross ability to win an iconic cobblestone trophy herself.