"I’m definitely going to the World Championship with confidence" - Is Lucinda Brand destined for a 2nd Rainbow Jersey?
Cyclocross
Lucinda Brand had already guaranteed herself the overall World Cup victory heading into the season's final round in Hoogerheide. But in front of her Dutch compatriots, the Baloise Glowi Lions leader confirmed herself as the best of the field, taking a dominant victory ahead of Blanka Kata Vas and Puck Pieterse on Sunday afternoon.
“It’s great to end the World Cup season like this. My start was good, but not great. Then I worked with Puck Pieterse and I felt good," reflected the former Dutch national and world champion in her post-race interview. "I wanted to continue together, but she made a mistake. Then I had to take my chance and keep riding. And the rest didn’t come back. I knew I had to keep going, so they had a hard time coming back, and that showed.”
Now, all eyes turn to next weekend's Cyclocross World Championships. Can Brand continue this strong form? “I really don’t know. It’s hard to analyze," she previews. "We’ll just assume that all the pieces of the puzzle are falling into place at the moment, so I’m definitely going to the World Championship with confidence.”
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| 01 | Brand Lucinda | - | 47:47 |
| 02 | Vas Blanka | - | + 28 |
| 03 | Pieterse Puck | - | + 38 |
| 04 | van Empel Fem | - | + 53 |
| 05 | Alvarado Ceylin del Carmen | - | + 01:31 |
| 06 | Backstedt Zoe | - | + 01:48 |
| 07 | Casasola Sara | - | + 01:57 |
| 08 | van der Heijden Inge | - | + 02:05 |
| 09 | Fouquenet Amandine | - | + 02:11 |
| 10 | Holmgren Isabella | - | + 02:20 |
| 11 | Clauzel Hélène | - | + 02:23 |
| 12 | Betsema Denise | - | + 02:27 |
| 13 | Bakker Manon | - | + 03:07 |
| 14 | Bentveld Leonie | - | + 03:18 |
| 15 | Brouwers Julie | - | + 03:19 |
| 16 | Worst Annemarie | - | + 03:26 |
| 17 | Chladonová Viktória | - | + 03:31 |
| 18 | Cant Sanne | - | + 03:38 |
| 19 | Peeters Jinse | - | + 03:51 |
| 20 | Muller Amandine | - | + 04:00 |
| 21 | van Alphen Aniek | - | + 04:11 |
| 22 | Norbert Riberolle Marion | - | + 04:25 |
| 23 | Gariboldi Rebecca | - | + 04:28 |
| 24 | McGill Sidney | - | + 04:39 |
| 25 | Hartog Larissa | - | + 04:53 |
| 26 | Lopez De San Roman Vida | - | + 05:01 |
| 27 | Franck Alicia | - | + 05:13 |
| 28 | Mani Caroline | - | + 05:18 |
| 29 | Ferguson Cat | - | + 05:32 |
| 30 | Krzystala Zuzanna | - | + 05:35 |
| 31 | Bialek Antonina | - | + 05:36 |
| 32 | Gery Célia | - | + 05:47 |
| 33 | Gallezot Electa | - | + 06:07 |
| 34 | Baroni Francesca | - | + 06:16 |
| 35 | Lechner Eva | - | + 06:25 |
| 36 | Kay Anna | - | + 06:28 |
| 37 | De Schoesitter Shanyl | - | + 06:36 |
| 38 | Langenbarg Puck | - | + 06:47 |
| 39 | Vervloet Sterre | - | + 06:50 |
| 40 | Rodriguez Revert Sofia | - | + 06:55 |
| 41 | Crabbe Kiona | - | + 06:59 |
| 42 | Coppens Nette | - | + 07:18 |
| 43 | Nuss Raylyn | - | + 07:37 |
| 44 | Megale Anna | - | + 07:52 |
| 45 | Barthels Maite | - | + 07:57 |
| 46 | Fontana Beatrice | - | + 07:58 |
| 47 | Glaus Jana | - | + 08:01 |
| 48 | Krahl Judith | - | + 08:19 |
| 49 | Douderova Katerina | - | + 08:21 |
| 50 | Sarkisov Katherine | - | + 08:34 |
| 51 | Crees Xan | - | + 08:46 |
| 52 | Bramati Lucia | - | + 08:55 |
| 53 | Wong Esther | - | + 08:59 |
| 54 | Jerabkova Bara | - | + 09:22 |
| 55 | Heigl Nadja | - | + 09:36 |
| 56 | Hurteloup Adèle | - | + 09:41 |
| 57 | De Martin Mia | - | + 09:53 |
Lucinda Brand caps off the final round with yet another win! 👏 pic.twitter.com/vE4a5nxXyF
— Eurosport (@eurosport) January 26, 2025
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