The GP Sven Nys in Baal delivered today, the women's elite race was marked by a spectacular battle between
Fem van Empel and
Lucinda Brand, but the World Champion took the first victory of the year.
Fem van Empel took the holeshot and, as as the case in Hulst, the leading group was miles ahead of the competition. Her and Lucinda Brand stook out right from the first minutes of the race in a race that was marked by heavy mud.