Van Alphen wins elite womens race at Superprestige Boom

Aniek van Alphen has claimed a landmark victory in the Superprestige Boom cyclocross race, outsprinting Denise Betsema in a closely fought race after the two riders went clear in the final two laps.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.

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