The Dutch Joris Nieuwenhuis (Baloise Trek Lions) achieved his first victory in a test of Cyclocross World Cup by imposing its own Sunday on the snow of Val di Sole (Italy), in a race that, in the women’s category, was won by her compatriot Manon Bakker.
Nieuwenhuis dominated the race from the start, when he launched an attack at the end of the first lap that allowed him to open a gap to the other runners, who could not catch him throughout the course.
The Dutch cyclist completed the twenty-one kilometer route in 1:00.19 and was more than a minute ahead of his immediate pursuers, Belgian Niels Vandeputte and Joran Wyseure, second and third, respectively.
The Overall World Cupafter the dispute in seven tests, the Belgian Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) is still clearly in the lead with 208 points, followed by the Dutch Pim Ronhaar and Lars Van der Haar with 153 and 151.
In the women’s category, the podium is entirely from the Netherlands. Victory went to young 24-year-old runner Manon Bakker (Crelan-Corendon), who overtook her compatriot Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado on the last lap, coming in twenty-three seconds behind. Third is also the Dutch Puck Pieterse.
With these results, Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado continues to lead the overall standings with 195 points, followed by her compatriots Lucinda Brand, who did not compete in Val di Sole, with 135 and Manon Bakker with 133 .
Source: La Verdad
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