Cyclo-cross World Championships: Lucinda Brand soloes to second career elite women’s title

A four-time cyclo-cross World Championships silver medallist, Brand finally repeated her success from Oostende in 2021 following a dominant season.

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Pieterse and Alvarado both posed questions of their countrywoman in the early stages, before Brand showed her power to force a gap. The pressure resulted in Pieterse crashing heavily on a descent, only for Brand to crash herself as Alvarado pulled level.

However, Brand was not to be denied a second world title and had time to lift her bike in triumph at taking the victory. Alvarado was able to enjoy second, while Pieterse came out of a large group to clinch third.

The win was made even sweeter as Brand’s world championships build-up had been far from perfect after suffering a minor calf injury last weekend.