Cant claims Diegem Superprestige victory
Worst, Betsema round out podium
Sanne Cant (Iko-Beobank) sprinted to victory at the sixth Superprestige round of the season in Diegem. European champion Annemarie Worst (Steylaerts-777.be) and Denise Betsema (Marlux-Bingoal) rounded off the podium in a tight race.
The trio had caught up with solo leader Eva Lechner (Clif Pro Team) towards the end of the penultimate lap of the race, with a standoff ensuing as the sprint to the line loomed. Lechner, who had been out front for much of the race, tried to make a difference on the final stretch of sand, but had to settle for fourth in the end.
On lap two Lechner was already up front with Worst, as the duo quickly separated themselves from the rest of the pack. Without much cooperation behind, it was Carmen del Ceylin Alvarado (Corendon-Circus) who took it upon herself to chase, going solo in pursuit at one point.
Eventually, a larger group coalesced, chasing some fifteen seconds behind as Worst put in a stinging attack for the lead. But Italian champion Lechner wouldn’t let her go; the duo expending energy that they perhaps didn’t have left to spend at the end of the race.
With two laps to race, Lechner was away on her own after Worst got caught up in a ribbon barrier. It looked for a time as though she would be riding to a lone victory. Cant and Betsema would put paid to that, though, with the duo catching Worst before Betsema put in the attack on the tarmac section that bridged the gap to Lechner.
With the four all together, none of the women put in a real attempt to go solo on the final lap, preferring to duke it out in the sprint. And it was Cant who prevailed to take her second Superprestige victory of the season.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Sanne Cant (Bel) Corendon - Circus | 0:41:27 |
2 | Annemarie Worst (Ned) Steylaerts - 777 | 0:00:02 |
3 | Denise Betsema (Ned) Marlux - Bingoal | 0:00:03 |
4 | Eva Lechner (Ita) Creafin Tüv Sud | 0:00:06 |
5 | Maud Kaptheijns (Ned) Crelan - Charles | 0:00:33 |
6 | Laura Verdonschot (Bel) Marlux - Bingoal | 0:00:46 |
7 | Nikki Brammeier (GBr) | 0:00:52 |
8 | Christine Majerus (Lux) | 0:00:56 |
9 | Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Ned) Corendon - Circus | 0:01:13 |
10 | Jolanda Neff (Swi) Trek Factory Racing Cx | 0:01:16 |
11 | Inge Van Der Heijden (Ned) | 0:01:23 |
12 | Fleur Nagengast (Ned) Telenet Fidea Lions | 0:01:24 |
13 | Anna Kay (GBr) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Kaitlin Keough (USA) | 0:01:27 |
15 | Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) Steylaerts - 777 | 0:01:28 |
16 | Shirin Van Anrooij (Ned) | 0:02:26 |
17 | Ellen Van Loy (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions | 0:02:31 |
18 | Marthe Truyen (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions | 0:02:33 |
19 | Nadja Heigl (Aut) Ktm Alchemist Racing Team | 0:02:44 |
20 | Geerte Hoeke (Ned) Creafin Tüv Sud | 0:02:48 |
21 | Manon Bakker (Ned) | 0:02:52 |
22 | Jennifer Jackson (Can) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Sunny Gilbert (USA) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Anne Terpstra (Ned) | 0:03:02 |
25 | Mari-Liis Mõttus (Est) | 0:03:11 |
26 | Karen Verhestraeten (Bel) | 0:03:21 |
27 | Kata Blanka Vas (Hun) | 0:03:38 |
28 | Jana Czeczinkarová (Cze) | 0:03:40 |
29 | Elle Anderson (USA) | 0:03:42 |
30 | Harriet Harnden (GBr) | 0:03:51 |
31 | Pauline Delhaye (Fra) | 0:03:55 |
32 | Monique Van De Ree (Ned) | 0:05:20 |
33 | Sophie Thackray (GBr) | 0:05:37 |
34 | Dana Gilligan (Can) | 0:05:49 |
35 | Corey Coogan Cisek (USA) | 0:05:57 |
36 | Fiona Turnbull (GBr) | 0:06:04 |
37 | Tereza Vaníčková (Cze) | 0:06:16 |
38 | Magdeleine Vallieres Mill (Can) | 0:06:20 |
39 | Emily Wadsworth (GBr) Tp Racing | 0:06:32 |
40 | Tessa Zwaenepoel (Bel) | 0:07:01 |
41 | Letizia Brufani (Ita) | 0:07:02 |
42 | Rebecca Gross (USA) | 0:07:04 |
43 | Mélissa Rouiller (Swi) | 0:07:06 |
44 | Tess Van Loy (Bel) | 0:07:08 |
45 | Marie Lynn (GBr) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Clea Seidel (Ger) | 0:07:27 |
47 | Sidney Mcgill (Can) | 0:07:53 |
48 | Xan Crees (GBr) | 0:08:11 |
49 | Katie Scott (GBr) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Kätlin Kukk (Est) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Sarah Berkane (Fra) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Louise Heywood-Mahe (GBr) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Sara Cueto Vega (Spa) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Suzie Godart (Lux) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Ishbel Strathdee (GBr) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Julia Nikolopoulos (Ger) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Ida Johansson (Swe) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Ellie Dilks (GBr) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Nieke Coppens (Bel) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Naomi De Roeck (Bel) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Ida Erngren (Swe) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Ruby West (Can) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
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