Isabella Holmgren wins junior women's cyclocross world title

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Canadian beats twin sister Ava to victory in Hoogerheide

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UCI Cyclocross World Championships 2023 - final podium of the junior women's race in Hoogerheide - Isabella Holmgren wins
Isabella Holmgren in the rainbow strips as new world champion(Image credit: Matthias Ekman)

Isabella Holmgren led home a one-two finish for Canada in the junior women's race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, finishing 20 seconds up on her twin sister Ava in Hoogerheide.

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Brief results
PositionRider (Country) TeamTime
1Isabella Holmgren (Can)0:42:13
2Ava Holmgren (Can)0:00:20
3Celia Gery (Fra)0:00:47
4Federica Venturelli (Ita)Row 3 - Cell 2
5Xaydee Van Sinaey (Bel)0:00:52
6Cat Ferguson (GBr)0:01:00
7Lauren Molengraaf (Ned)0:01:12
8Vanda Dlaskova (Cze)0:01:23
9Viktoria Chladonova (Svk)0:01:41
10Valentina Corvi (Ita)0:01:47
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