Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Fenix-Deceuninck) showcased her talent in treacherous situations, conquering the sand to say her second victory of the 2024-2025 World Cup at Zonhoven. She completed forward of Zoe Backstedt (Canyon-SRAM) and present World Cup chief Lucinda Model (Baloise Trek Lions). A morning storm introduced heavy rain and wind, delaying earlier races and reworking the course with packed sand, puddles, and dirt.
After a robust begin, Backstedt surged to the entrance alone, sustaining a lead of round 15 seconds because the chase group behind frequently shifted. Halfway by means of the race, Model and Inge van der Heijden (Fenix-Deceuninck) bridged throughout to hitch her. Alvarado caught the leaders one lap later and capitalized on a mistake by Model, powering forward to safe the victory.
Behind her, Model and Backstedt dueled it out for the remaining podium spots with Backstedt successful the battle for silver, crossing the road 5 seconds behind Alvarado, Model took third, an extra 10 seconds later.
Alvarado was joyful however stunned to get the win after a troublesome day of racing in yesterday’s Hulst Phrase Cup the place she completed eighth.
“I believe [the win means] quite a bit after yesterday’s day of feeling, I believe at the moment was completely completely different, and I did not anticipate to win at the moment, in order that’s an excellent higher victory,” Alvarado mentioned.
After skipping the Dublin World Cup, Alvarado stays unsure about her possibilities of claiming the general title. She additionally opted out of touring to Sardinia for the Cabras World Cup, which was finally canceled as a consequence of hazardous climate situations.
“I skipped two races and yesterday was not a superb day, so I believe for the [overall] victory shall be a tough one. So we’ll see. I hold using, hopefully good in the course of the World Cups after which we’ll see on the finish.”
Annemarie Worst (Cyclocross Reds) crashed out of the entrance group on the massive sand drop on the second lap, and deserted the race.
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