With the overall X²0 Badkamers Trofee series title on the line today in Brussels, Lucinda Brand (Telenet Baloise Lions) needed to avoid mistakes and mechanicals to keep her series lead and win the overall.
Brand came into today with just a 41 second lead over Denise Betsema (Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal).
The X²0 Badkamers Trofee is run like a stage race, with a cumulative overall time determining the series winner and time bonuses on the line within the race.
Betsema was on top form, coming off a victory in Saturday’s Ethias Cross in Eeklo.
Unfortunately for the 2021 Cyclocross World Champ, she couldn’t avoid either, and crossed the line banging her pedals and in tears believing she had lost the overall title to Betsema.
De dames zijn aan hun Soudal Brussels Universities Cyclocross begonnen!#X2OBadkamersTrofee#SoudalLadiesTrophy pic.twitter.com/AepE87bgIJ
— X²O Badkamers Trofee (@X2OTrofee) February 14, 2021
Fortunately for Brand, even after Betsema took a 5-second first lap bonus and finished 31 seconds ahead, the title was still hers. Brand finished with five seconds in hand for the overall series title.
En ook het eindklassement kleurt volledig Nederlands! #x2obadkamerstrofee#SoudalLadiesTrophy pic.twitter.com/iVmIcSf8Cb
— X²O Badkamers Trofee (@X2OTrofee) February 14, 2021
The day’s victory belonged to Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Alpecin Fenix), who used the technical track, filled with off-cambers and stairs, to her advantage.
Europees kampioene Ceylin Alvarado voelt zich in haar sas op het ijs in Brussel! Ze slaat meteen een kloofje.#X2OBadkamersTrofee#SoudalLadiesTrophy pic.twitter.com/DvyPPVDJ2a
— X²O Badkamers Trofee (@X2OTrofee) February 14, 2021
The victory was Alvarado’s second victory in a row, after winning last weekend’s Krawatencross thriller but skipping yesterday’s race in Eeklo.
🎥 Ceylin Alvarado heeft de Soudal Brussels Universities Cyclocross bij de vrouwen op haar naam geschreven. Lucinda Brand finishte als vijfde en pakt (nipt) de eindzege in de Soudal Ladies Trophy.#X2OBadkamersTrofee #SoudalLadiesTrophy pic.twitter.com/1khgzzS8tW
— X²O Badkamers Trofee (@X2OTrofee) February 14, 2021
American Rebecca Fahringer (Kona Maxxis Shimano) finished 15th, with Canadian Siobhan Kelly (Black Dog Racing) in 26th.
2021 X²0 badkamers Trofee - Brussels Universities Cyclocross Results: Elite Women
| Rank | BIB | Last Name | First Name | Country | Team | Age | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ALVARADO | Ceylin del Carmen | NED | ALPECIN - FENIX | 23 | 0:40:46 |
| 2 | 5 | BETSEMA | Denise | NED | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | 28 | 0:40:52 |
| 3 | 6 | BAKKER | Manon | NED | CREDISHOP-FRISTADS | 22 | 0:41:06 |
| 4 | 15 | VAN EMPEL | Fem | NED | PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL | 19 | 0:41:21 |
| 5 | 1 | BRAND | Lucinda | NED | BALOISE TREK LIONS | 32 | 0:41:23 |
| 6 | 4 | WORST | Annemarie | NED | 777 | 26 | 0:41:30 |
| 7 | 9 | KAY | Anna | GBR | STARCASINO CX TEAM | 22 | 0:41:45 |
| 8 | 12 | VAN ALPHEN | Aniek | NED | CREDISHOP-FRISTADS | 22 | 0:42:00 |
| 9 | 3 | CANT | Sanne | BEL | IKO - CRELAN | 31 | 0:42:09 |
| 10 | 17 | NORBERT RIBEROLLE | Marion | FRA | STARCASINO CX TEAM | 22 | 0:42:39 |
| 11 | 11 | LECHNER | Eva | ITA | STARCASINO CX TEAM | 36 | 0:43:11 |
| 12 | 14 | VAN LOY | Ellen | BEL | BALOISE TREK LIONS | 41 | 0:43:19 |
| 13 | 7 | KASTELIJN | Yara | NED | CREDISHOP-FRISTADS | 24 | 0:43:27 |
| 14 | 8 | VAN DER HEIJDEN | Inge | NED | 777 | 22 | 0:44:20 |
| 15 | 10 | FAHRINGER | Rebecca | USA | 32 | 0:44:43 | |
| 16 | 13 | ARZUFFI | Alice Maria | ITA | 777 | 27 | 0:44:53 |
| 17 | 23 | VERHESTRAETEN | Karen | BEL | IKO - CRELAN | 30 | 0:45:02 |
| 18 | 22 | CRABBÉ | Kiona | BEL | 20 | 0:45:22 | |
| 19 | 26 | MEISTROK | Susanne | NED | PROXIMUS - ALPHAMOTORHOMES - DOLTCINI CT | 22 | 0:45:22 |
| 20 | 34 | BASTIAENSSEN | Fauve | BEL | 24 | 0:45:42 | |
| 21 | 21 | TRUYEN | Marthe | BEL | BALOISE TREK LIONS | 22 | 0:46:21 |
| 22 | 32 | PEETERS | Jinse | BEL | 22 | 0:46:25 | |
| 23 | 31 | VAN BOVEN | Hannah | NED | 22 | 0:47:55 | |
| 24 | 20 | VERHOEVEN | Suzanne | BEL | 25 | 0:48:14 | |
| 25 | 28 | BARTHELS | Maïté | LUX | 20 | -1 LAP | |
| 26 | 30 | KELLY | Siobhan | CAN | 25 | -1 LAP | |
| 27 | 35 | GREENHALGH | Laura | GBR | 36 | -1 LAP | |
| 28 | 36 | ROMBOUTS | Tine | BEL | 21 | -2 LAPS | |
| 24 | MULDER | Mascha | NED | GROUP HENS - MAES CONTAINERS | 27 | DNF | |
| 25 | VAN ANROOIJ | Lindy | NED | STARCASINO CX TEAM | 25 | DNF |
