On a busy weekend in bike racing, the Elite Women kicked off the 2022-2023 UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Waterloo, Wisconsin at the Trek Bikes headquarters.
The women might have delivered the most thrilling event of the weekend, with six Dutch women all in contention for the win with just a lap to go.
The event saw repeated attacks, including a stunning one from Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Alpecin-Deceuninck) that split the group.
Alvarado is the first one to attack, but it all comes together in the end. Who will take the victory home? 🤔Two laps to go! 🏁 #CXWorldCup pic.twitter.com/w6gLwBLran
— UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup (@UCIcyclocrossWC) October 9, 2022
While the group would come back together, thanks to a determined chase by Lucinda Brand (Baloise Trek), the final lap was filled with fireworks. Brand and Fem van Empel (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) went bar-to-bar into the final corners, until Brand popped and left Van Empel and Alvarado to sprint for the win.
Fem van Empel wins in Waterloo!🏆 She beats Alvarado in the sprint after a thrilling final lap. 🔥 Lucinda Brand 🥉 joins the duo on the podium. #CXWorldCup pic.twitter.com/HQRzQdkaa2
— UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup (@UCIcyclocrossWC) October 9, 2022
See the full results below. Stay tuned for coverage from the Elite Men’s race in Waterloo.
2022 UCI Waterloo Cyclocross World Cup Results: Elite Women
| Pl | Rider (Team) | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | * VAN EMPEL Fem (PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL) | 47:39:00 |
| 2 | ALVARADO Ceylin del Carmen (ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK) | 47:39:00 |
| 3 | BRAND Lucinda (BALOISE TREK LIONS) | 47:48:00 |
| 4 | BETSEMA Denise (PAUWELS SAUZEN - BINGOAL) | 47:50:00 |
| 5 | WORST Annemarie (777) | 48:00:00 |
| 6 | VAN DER HEIJDEN Inge (777) | 48:15:00 |
| 7 | HONSINGER Clara (EF EDUCATION - TIBCO - SVB) | 48:22:00 |
| 8 | CLAUZEL Hélène (AS BIKE RACING) | 48:30:00 |
| 9 | * MUNRO Madigan (TREK FACTORY RACING CX) | 49:16:00 |
| 10 | MANI Caroline (FRANCE) | 49:33:00 |
| 11 | BAKKER Manon (CRELAN - FRISTADS) | 49:43:00 |
| 12 | NUSS Raylyn (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) | 49:58:00 |
| 13 | KILLIPS Austin (NICE BIKES) | 50:11:00 |
| 14 | KAPTHEIJNS Maud (DESCHACHT-HENS-MAES) | 50:15:00 |
| 15 | * HOLMGREN Ava (CANADA) | 50:25:00 |
| 16 | * HOLMGREN Isabella (CANADA) | 50:40:00 |
| 17 | BERNSTEIN Caitlin (NICE BIKES) | 50:40:00 |
| 18 | * ZOERNER Lauren (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) | 50:50:00 |
| 19 | MCGILL Sidney (CANADA) | 51:25:00 |
| 20 | MEGALE Anna (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) | 51:26:00 |
| 21 | * HICKEY Cassidy (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) | 51:41:00 |
| 22 | * GUNSALUS Lizzy (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) | 51:43:00 |
| 23 | WERNER Emily (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) | 51:50:00 |
| 24 | * KRAHL Judith (HEIZOMAT RADTEAM P/B KLOSTER KITCHEN) | 52:02:00 |
| 25 | GILBERT Sunny (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) | 52:07:00 |
| 26 | * FRANCIS Jenaya (CANADA) | 52:13:00 |
| 27 | * FRASER Chloe (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) | 52:22:00 |
| 28 | ZAVETA Erica (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) | 52:50:00 |
| 29 | * BILODEAU Christiane (CANADA) | 53:04:00 |
| 30 | GOOSSENS Veerle (NETHERLANDS) | 54:49:00 |
| 31 | * BOND Keira (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) | 54:58:00 |
| 32 | KELLY Siobhan (CANADA) | 46:05:00 |
| 33 | LARKIN Maria (IRELAND) | 46:18:00 |
| 34 | WALCROFT Katelyn (CANADA) | 36:39:00 |
| *=U23 |
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