Radcross: After the European Championships, there were two small surprises in the Superprestige in Niel. While Laurens Sweeck triumphed in the men's category, Lucinda Brand won in the women's category.
In the sand, Sweeck beats the favorites
The sand section proved to be the decisive factor in the third men's Superprestige race. After Laurens Sweeck signaled his unstoppable lead on the first crossing, he launched a final attack against his remaining Belgian pursuers in the last lap. The Belgian champion thus edged out his compatriots Eli Iserbyt and Toon Aerts by 5 and 24 seconds respectively.
Lauren's Sweeck:
“That passage was my strong point. I knew I could make the difference there.”
Eli Iserbyt:
“It was a very difficult course. I think I was third best in the race after Laurens and Toon. I have reached the maximum.”
🏆 @LaurensSweeck makes the change in the sand and win for @IserbytEli and @ToAerts 💪🏻 #Superprestige2021 #SPNiel pic.twitter.com/MUugrmvJc1
— SuperprestigeCX (@SuperprestigeCX) November 11, 2020
Brand succeeds in getting revenge for the European Championship race
Lucinda Brand looked incredibly strong at the European Championships a few days ago . Nevertheless, she had to settle for third place. Today in Niel, she was hoping for revenge. But just like at the European Championships, she first had to make up a deficit – this time due to a wheel change. Once she had done so, she won the sprint against world and European champion Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado and Denise Betsema. This means the Dutch women continue to dominate at will.
Lucinda Brand:
“I changed bikes at the beginning and thought everyone would do that. But they didn't. As a result, I was far behind and had to catch up a lot.”
Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado:
“I should have started the sprint from the beginning. But I expected it to be tough against Lucinda on that uphill stretch. I couldn't leave today. I was really broken.
@lucinda_brand wins hair first Telenet Superprestige some of the seizoen 🥇 Proficiat! #Superprestige2021 #SPNiel pic.twitter.com/uFIuuSRtxz
— SuperprestigeCX (@SuperprestigeCX) November 11, 2020