Cycling: At the Superprestige in Heusden-Zolder, Mathieu van der Poel didn't give the competition a chance. Lucinda Brand triumphed in the women's sprint.
Van der Poel with an early attack
Mathieu van der Poel left no doubt at today's Superprestige race in Heusden-Zolder that the cyclocross dominator is back. The Dutch world champion won with an impressive solo after attacking in the second round. Wout van Aert was only second, 35 seconds behind. The overall leader up to this race, Eli Iserbyt, fell heavily on the third lap and probably suffered a broken elbow.
Daily classification in Zolder
1. Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin – Fenix) +1:02:07
2. Wout Van Aert (Jumbo – Visma) +0:35
3. Lars van der Haar (Telenet – Baloise) +0:39
4. Laurens Sweeck (Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal) +0:44
5. Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal) +1:13
Overall ranking in Superprestige after 7 out of 8 runs
1. Toon Aerts (Telenet – Baloise) 89 points
2. Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal) 84 points
3. Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal) 80
4. Laurens Sweeck (Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal) 78
5. Lars van der Haar (Telenet - Baloise) 78
💪🏻 @mathieuvdpoel rond zijn tight solo after overwinning. 🏆 #Superprestige2021 #SPHeusdenZolder pic.twitter.com/4FTGuf0CXs
— SuperprestigeCX (@SuperprestigeCX) December 26, 2020
Brand has the fastest sprint
The women got down to business much more closely than the men. The winner could only be determined in the sprint on the home straight. Lucinda Brand once again proved her fast legs. In front of world champion Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado, Annemarie Worst and Denise Betsema, she crossed the finish line as the winner at the same time. In the overall standings, however, it remains close with one race to go.
Daily classification in Zolder
1. Lucinda Brand (Telenet-Baloise) 40:38
2. Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Alpecin – Fenix) St
3. Annemarie Worst (777)
4. Denise Betsema (Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal)
5. Manon Bakker (Credishop – Fristads) +0:15
Overall ranking in Superprestige after 7 out of 8 runs
1. Lucinda Brand (Telenet – Baloise) 101 points
2. Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Alpecin – Fenix) 98
3. Denise Betsema (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) 86
4. Annemarie Worst (777) 79
5. Yara Kastelijn (Creafin - Fristads) 72
This moment 🇳🇱 @lucinda_brand won an exciting and quick weekend in the Telenet Superprestige in Heusden-Zolder. In the sprint, Alvarado hit @AnnemarieMTB ! 🏆🏎️ #SPHeusdenZolder #Superprestige2021 pic.twitter.com/mRPihEt8Ol
— SuperprestigeCX (@SuperprestigeCX) December 26, 2020