Dutch cyclocross star and current World Champ Lucinda Brand will keep the UEC Continental Cyclocross Championship jersey hidden at least until Fayetteville Worlds.
After a chaotic first lap of racing, with Kata Blanka Vas leading, Brand skipped a bike change and left everyone wishing they did the same.
Vas leading before Brand’s big attack. 2021 (European) UEC Continental Cyclocross Championships, Elite Women. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
The current rainbow jersey wearer had a blistering second lap to permanently gap her competitors.
Lucinda Brand dominated the 2021 (European) UEC Continental Cyclocross Championships, Elite Women, with a second-lap attack. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
The gap grew by more than ten seconds per lap for the next four laps, and soon it was a race for second.
Lucinda Brand dominated the 2021 (European) UEC Continental Cyclocross Championships, Elite Women, with a second-lap attack. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Hungary’s Vas and the Netherland’s Yara Kastelijn were locked in a battle for second, while defending UEC champ Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado joined the two and made it a three-woman race for the final two podium steps.
Kata Blanka Vas escaped the Dutch chase for second. 2021 (European) UEC Continental Cyclocross Championships, Elite Women. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Kastelijn and Alvarado. 2021 (European) UEC Continental Cyclocross Championships, Elite Women. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Alvarado faded late, while Vas surged on the last lap to take silver with Kastelijn making it two Dutch on the podium.
Lucinda Brand dominated the 2021 (European) UEC Continental Cyclocross Championships, Elite Women, with a second-lap attack. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
2021 (European) UEC Continental Cyclocross Championships, Elite Women. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Full results below. See the results from the Junior Women’s race and thrilling U23 Men’s race here.
2021 UEC European Cyclocross Championships Results: Elite Women
| Pos | Nr | Name / UCI MTB Team | NAT | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | BRAND Lucinda | NED | 48:22 | - |
| 2 | 24 | VAS Kata Blanka | HUN | 49:18 | +0:56 |
| 3 | 4 | KASTELIJN Yara | NED | 49:24 | +1:02 |
| 4 | 1 | ALVARADO Ceylin Del Carmen | NED | 49:51 | +1:29 |
| 5 | 5 | BETSEMA Denise | NED | 50:23 | +2:01 |
| 6 | 10 | CLAUZEL Hélène | FRA | 50:43 | +2:21 |
| 7 | 3 | WORST Annemarie | NED | 50:56 | +2:34 |
| 8 | 12 | ARZUFFI Alice Maria | ITA | 51:12 | +2:50 |
| 9 | 13 | PERSICO Silvia | ITA | 51:20 | +2:58 |
| 10 | 15 | CANT Sanne | BEL | 51:26 | +3:04 |
| 11 | 8 | VAN DER HEIJDEN Inge | NED | 51:42 | +3:20 |
| 12 | 6 | VAN ALPHEN Aniek | NED | 51:53 | +3:31 |
| 13 | 11 | LECHNER Eva | ITA | 52:05 | +3:43 |
| 14 | 16 | FRANCK Alicia | BEL | 52:44 | +4:22 |
| 15 | 17 | VERHOEVEN Suzanne | BEL | 53:04 | +4:42 |
| 16 | 19 | BARHOUMI Zina | SUI | 53:57 | +5:35 |
| 17 | 7 | BAKKER Manon | NED | 54:17 | +5:55 |
| 18 | 21 | BRANDAU Elisabeth | GER | 54:40 | +6:18 |
| 19 | 20 | KRÄHEMANN Lara | SUI | 54:54 | +6:32 |
| 20 | 9 | CLAUZEL Perrine | FRA | -1 LAP | |
| 21 | 18 | TRUYEN Marthe | BEL | -1 LAP | |
| 22 | 14 | CASASOLA Sara | ITA | -1 LAP | |
| 23 | 22 | HEIGL Nadja | AUT | -2 LAP | |
| 24 | 25 | BOROWIECKA Barbara | POL | -3 LAP | |
| 25 | 26 | BIALEK Antonina | POL | -3 LAP | |
| 26 | 23 | SALMELA Kajsa | FIN | -3 LAP |
