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After easing to victory at Saturday’s Superprestige spherical in Niel, Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado (Alpecin-Deceuninck) dominated as soon as once more on the third UCI World Cup spherical of the season in Dendermonde.
The Dutchwoman had no equals through the six-lap race, hitting the entrance of the sector on the primary lap and driving away to solo to a elegant victory for the second time in two days.
Lucinda Model (Baloise Trek Lions) was her closest competitor, trying to maintain Alvarado in verify on the opening lap earlier than letting go. She completed up the day in second place, 37 seconds down, although the race wasn’t anyplace close to as shut as the ultimate time hole suggests.
Zoe Bäckstedt (Canyon-Sram) rounded out the rostrum in third place, although the British champion was virtually one other full minute off the tempo at 1:35 down, whereas no different riders got here house inside two minutes of Alvarado.
“It feels good to win twice in a row once more. I am in superb form,” Alvarado mentioned later. “It went higher than anticipated. It is good to race with this sense.
“I knew upfront that I needed to experience at my very own tempo. Lucinda went rapidly however I did not let myself be fooled by that.”
“In fact, I had two tough years and final season was blended. Then I observed that I used to be having fun with cyclocross once more. It is vital to maintain working onerous and it’ll repay.”
As soon as once more, world champion Fem van Empel (Jumbo-Visma) wasn’t on the beginning line, leaving Alvarado as the highest favorite on Sunday after her straightforward win a day earlier. She hit the entrance throughout the first couple of minutes of the race, taking on from Model, who was taking over her first race again from damage.
After Alvarado took over the lead, there was no stopping her, regardless of there being over 50 minutes left to run within the race. Model additionally rode a lonely race in second, with no riders behind in a position to get throughout to her regardless of the likes of Aniek van Alphen (Cyclocross Reds) and Crelan-Corendon pair Manon Bakker and Inge van der Heijden racing behind her.
Up entrance, Alvarado’s benefit held at across the 50-second mark for a lot of the race, her victory by no means doubtful over the seven laps. Behind Model, Bäckstedt fought Marion Norbert-Riberolle (Crelan-Corendon) for the ultimate podium spot.
The 19-year-old Briton got here out on prime ultimately, ultimately leaving the Belgian behind and pulling out a 26-second hole. The day, nevertheless, was Alvarado’s as she celebrated her third win of the 2023-24 season.
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