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Shirin van Anrooij (Baloise Trek Lions) rode solo beneath the lights and gained the Actual Cross spherical in Mol Friday. Teammate Lucinda Model surged previous Annemarie Worst (777) on the mid-point of the race and the duo secured the ultimate spots on the Zilvermeercross podium, Model in second and Worst in third.
Zoe Backstedt (EF Training-TIBCO-SVB) took fourth place, greater than a minute behind Van Anrooij, using 10 seconds sooner than Aniek van Alphen (777), who was fifth.
The highest 5 girls within the World Cup standings have been absent from the Friday evening experience within the rain, together with the main duo of 20-year-olds Fem van Empel (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) and second-placed Puck Pieterse (Alpecin-Deceuninck). Van Anrooij earned her first elite World Cup victory in Beekse Bergen towards the 2 rivals and is now sixth within the World Cup standings.Â
She nonetheless needed to negotiate a moist course, deep sand and former World Champion Model to safe her second victory of the season.Â
“My begin wasn’t nice, however I wished to get to the sand first and use that stretch. I made a mistake as soon as and the remaining did not get any nearer. Then I knew: if I do not make any extra errors, then I’ll make it,” she informed Gazet van Antwerpen.Â
Van Anrooij took management of the race from the beginning, joined on the primary laps by Worst, with a spot to Backstedt and Model.Â
It was on the second lap that Model broke away from the younger Briton and joined Worst.Â
With one lap to go, Model chased alone in second place, 23 seconds behind the chief and Worst then tried to shut a spot that started to widen from six seconds. The quartet held positions to the end.
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