Aniek van Alphen solos to victory in CX Essen

Aniek van Alphen has secured the victory in Exact Cross Essen. She took off in the third lap and crossed the finish line a minute ahead of the rest of the group.

Leonie Bentveld started with a nice lead. Aniek van Alphen was behind the Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal rider. By the third lap, Alphen enjoyed a small lead over Yara Kastelijn. Anna Kay was in the third position.

Van Alphen doubled her lead to more than 20 seconds in the next two laps and was sure of her victory. Alicia Frank was trying her best for the second position. Luckily Van Alphen didn’t encounter any problems in the last two laps and crossed the finish line to secure the win. Alicia Frank finished second and Yara Kastelijn took the bronze.