Lucinda Brand wins Krawatencross
European champion beats Worst and Alvarado in the mud and rain

Lucinda Brand (Baloise Trek Lions) won the Krawatencross in Lille, Belgium, battling through the rain, mud and heavy sand in her first race since last weekend’s cyclo-cross world championships in the USA.
Now without the world champion’s rainbow jersey, Brand raced in her European champion’s colours and dominated the race. She finished 57 seconds ahead of Annmarie Worst (777) and 1:51 ahead of Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado (Alpecin-Fenix).
It was Brand's 18th win of the winter and she again took home the famous X²O Trofee series rubber duck.
In the earlier Junior women’s race, new world champion Zoe Backstedt won by almost a minute.
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Lucinda Brand (Ned) Baloise Trek Lions | 0:46:00 |
2 | Annemarie Worst (Ned) 777 | 0:00:57 |
3 | Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Ned) Alpecin - Fenix | 0:01:51 |
4 | Manon Bakker (Ned) Iko - Crelan | 0:02:11 |
5 | Aniek Van Alphen (Ned) 777 | 0:02:12 |
6 | Alicia Franck (Bel) Proximus - Alphamotorhomes - Doltcini Ct | 0:02:17 |
7 | Denise Betsema (Ned) Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal | 0:02:24 |
8 | Marion Norbert Riberolle (Bel) Starcasino Cx Team | 0:03:11 |
9 | Marie Schreiber (Lux) Tormans Cyclo Cross Team | 0:03:36 |
10 | Rebecca Gariboldi (Ita) | 0:03:41 |
11 | Anna Kay (GBr) Starcasino Cx Team | 0:03:59 |
12 | Marthe Truyen (Bel) Iko - Crelan | 0:04:09 |
13 | Suzanne Verhoeven (Bel) | 0:04:10 |
14 | Isa Nomden (Ned) | 0:04:21 |
15 | Ellen Van Loy (Bel) | 0:04:42 |
16 | Jana Dobbelaere (Bel) Starcasino Cx Team | 0:04:52 |
17 | Karen Verhestraeten (Bel) Iko - Crelan | 0:05:43 |
18 | Laura Verdonschot (Bel) | 0:06:28 |
19 | Julie Brouwers (Bel) | 0:06:43 |
20 | Femke Gort (Ned) Pissei - Groep T.O.M | 0:06:51 |
21 | Maud Kaptheijns (Ned) Cx Team Deschacht-Group Hens-Containers Maes | 0:07:01 |
22 | Loes Sels (Bel) Proximus - Alphamotorhomes - Doltcini Ct | 0:07:19 |
23 | Fauve Bastiaenssen (Bel) Pissei - Groep T.O.M | 0:08:32 |
24 | Meg De Bruyne (Bel) | 0:08:37 |
25 | Susanne Meistrok (Ned) Proximus - Alphamotorhomes - Doltcini Ct | 0:08:44 |
26 | Cato Cassiers (Bel) Starcasino Cx Team | 0:09:14 |
27 | Shana Maes (Bel) Tormans Cyclo Cross Team | 0:09:44 |
28 | Amy Perryman (GBr) | 0:09:57 |
29 | Marlies Vos (Ned) | 0:10:12 |
30 | Audrey De Keersmaeker (Bel) Starcasino Cx Team | 0:10:38 |
31 | Lies´L Schevenels (Bel) | 0:10:49 |
32 | Lara Defour (Bel) | 0:11:16 |
33 | Tessa Zwaenepoel (Bel) Proximus - Alphamotorhomes - Doltcini Ct | 0:11:34 |
34 | Tine Rombouts (Bel) | 0:11:51 |
35 | Floor Van Elsacker (Bel) | 0:11:58 |
36 | Nele De Vos (Bel) | 0:12:05 |
37 | Corey Coogan Cisek (USA) Velorevolution Wpcycles | 0:12:06 |
38 | Maïté Barthels (Lux) | 0:12:12 |
39 | Tinne Vermeiren (Bel) | 0:13:03 |
40 | Elleke Claessen (Ned) | |
41 | Allison Arensman (USA) Velorevolution Wpcycles | |
42 | Rosanne Breugelmans (Bel) Pissei - Groep T.O.M | |
43 | Kiona Dhont (Bel) | |
44 | Emily De Cuyper (Bel) | |
45 | Melanie Van Campfort (Bel) | |
46 | Lisette Schoon (Ned) |
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