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The favorite didn’t have the perfect start to her birthday race, but she had the perfect finish.

Dutch star Shirin van Anrooij was swarmed off the line but took less than a lap to hit the front of the U23 Women’s race at the 2023 UCI Cyclocross World Championships in Hoogerheide.

Great Britain’s Zoe Backstedt, last year’s Junior Women’s World Champ and current British Champ, had a fast start, and when Anrooij came by, she gave a determined chase.

Backstedt doggedly followed Van Anrooij, losing only a few seconds per lap but could not close the gap.

Kristýna Zemanova of the Czech Republic finished third.

American Maddie Munro finished 11th, top North American.

See the full results below. Stay tuned for more coverage and photos.

2023 Hoogerheide UCI Cyclocross World Championships Results: U23 Women

PosNrNameNationYOBTimeGap
16VAN ANROOIJ Shirin
NETHERLANDS
Netherlands200245:53-
221BACKSTEDT Zoe
GREAT BRITAIN
United Kingdom200446:26+0:33
320ZEMANOVÁ Kristýna
CZECH REPUBLIC
Czech Republic200347:25+1:32
412FOUQUENET Amandine
FRANCE
France200147:46+1:53
515SCHREIBER Marie
LUXEMBOURG
Luxembourg200347:58+2:05
610BURQUIER Line
FRANCE
France200348:09+2:16
72BENTVELD Leonie
NETHERLANDS
Netherlands200448:40+2:47
830KRAHL Judith
GERMANY
Germany200148:49+2:56
911DURAFFOURG Lauriane
FRANCE
France200249:00+3:07
1024BROUWERS Julie
BELGIUM
Belgium200249:25+3:32
118MUNRO Madigan
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
United States200249:33+3:40
1222COUZENS Millie
GREAT BRITAIN
United Kingdom200350:06+4:13
135OFFEREIN Iris
NETHERLANDS
Netherlands200350:07+4:14
144KNAVEN Mirre
NETHERLANDS
Netherlands200450:08+4:15
157GUNSALUS Lizzy
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
United States200350:09+4:16
1623MACLEAN-HOWELL Ella
GREAT BRITAIN
United Kingdom200450:28+4:35
1727ZONTONE Asia
ITALY
Italy200150:35+4:42
1819KOPECKY Julia
CZECH REPUBLIC
Czech Republic200450:40+4:47
193HARTOG Larissa
NETHERLANDS
Netherlands200151:17+5:24
2033MUL Malwina
POLAND
Poland200451:22+5:29
2113ONESTI Olivia
FRANCE
France200351:34+5:41
2236ANDERSSON Caroline
SWEDEN
Sweden200151:41+5:48
2317HLADÍKOVÁ Katerina
CZECH REPUBLIC
Czech Republic200451:55+6:02
2425CRABBÉ Kiona
BELGIUM
Belgium200152:09+6:16
2526BORELLO Carlotta
ITALY
Italy200252:16+6:23
2614BARTHELS Maïté
LUXEMBOURG
Luxembourg200152:37+6:44
2731ISHIDA Yui
JAPAN
Japan200252:40+6:47
2816WENZEL Liv
LUXEMBOURG
Luxembourg200453:26+7:33
2935SCHNEEBELI Jacqueline
SWITZERLAND
Switzerland2001-1 LAP
3018JERÁBKOVÁ Bára
CZECH REPUBLIC
Czech Republic2004-1 LAP
319BILODEAU Christiane
CANADA
Canada2001-2 LAP
3232OKURA Kokoro
JAPAN
Japan2004-2 LAP

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