Denise Betsema will miss the beginning of cyclocross season: "Fortunately the cyclo-cross season starts a little later, this gives a little more time to prepare"

Denise Betsema has had to postpone the official start of her cyclo-cross season. The 30-year-old lady from Texel, is still suffering too much from the consequences of a fall during training about two months ago. CyclingOnline reports this.

Betsema, who will also represent the colors of Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal again this cyclo-cross winter, reportedly hit the asphalt particularly hard when she was training on Texel. "It was a big blow. Fortunately, I did not suffer any fractures, but I did suffer bruises and open wounds that required stitches. My leg stayed swollen for so long that I had to cut out three weeks of training. That set me back several steps in my preparation," she describes her injuries.

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The sand specialist is already training again, but would prefer to wait a little longer before returning to racing. This would normally take place on the weekend of October 8, at the Exact Cross of Beringen. "Fortunately the cyclo-cross season starts a little later this year. This way I had a little more time to prepare. Currently the pain still flares up a bit after my workouts. But as soon as I return to competition, I hope to be able to do that again at one hundred percent. I want to get back to a good start straight away," says Betsema.

"Missing a World Cup round is a shame," she continues her story at the Dutch cycling platform. "But by canceling the long trip to the US, I gain extra training days. During the Waterloo weekend I race in my own country in Oisterwijk, the Netherlands. A good test for the material and for my body, a week before I ride my first big cross in Overijse."

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