Lucinda Brand returns to CX in Dendermonde: "I think she can immediately reach a good level"
Cyclocross
The women's cyclocross campaign in 2023/24 has been utterly dominated by Fem van Empel so far. The reappearance of her compatriot, Lucinda Brand at the upcoming UCI World Cup in Dendermonde could see that change.
“Lucinda trained last week and I got a good impression of her form. I think she can immediately reach a good level in Dendermonde," says Dutch national coach Gerben De Knegt in quotes collected by Wielerflits, looking ahead to the upcoming cross, in which van Empel will be a notable absentee.
Brand, a former World Champion from back in 2021 and a multiple-time World Cup race winner hasn't been seen racing a cross since the 19th of February this year, where she finished in second place at an x20 Trophee race behind van Empel.
The complete selection of Dutch women for Dendermonde is Brand, Aniek van Alphen, Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado, Manon Bakker, Leonie Bentveld, Denise Betsema, Inge van der Heijden, Isa Nomden, Iris Offerein and Annemarie Worst.
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Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
His reporting spans the full racing calendar, from one-day classics to stage races, with a focus on accurate, real-time coverage and clear contextual analysis. For statistics, results, and historical context, he regularly uses resources such as ProCyclingStats. To support reporting on rider activity and training context where relevant, he also references Strava.
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