The 2019 Telenet Superprestige series kicked off on Sunday in the Netherlands at Superprestige Gieten.
Set alongside a small lake, the early-season race offers a chance for riders to go to the beach, and wet conditions brought some of the mud we would expect to see later in the European fall and winter.
Tom Pidcock splashes through the lake. 2019 Superprestige Gieten. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
Among those riders racing in the Elite Women's race were Kaitie Keough (Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld), who started her Euro campaign this past weekend and recently crowned road World Champion Annemiek van Vleuten (Mitchelton - Scott).
Kaitie Keough skids down one of the muddy descents. 2019 Superprestige Gieten. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
The star of the race, and the Euro season thus far, was Ceylin Alvarado (Corendon - Circus), who won after attacking and going solo in the second lap.
Ceylin Alvarado went solo roughly 15 minutes into the race. 2019 Superprestige Gieten. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
In the Men's race, Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal) continued his hot start to the season, dispatching Toon Aerts (Telenet Baloise Lions) when he suffered a mechanical and then dropping Quinten Hermans (Telenet Baloise Lions) in the last lap to take home his fourth win of the season.
2019 Superprestige Gieten. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
For more from Superprestige Gieten, check out the photo gallery from Bart Hazen below.
Photo Gallery: 2019 Superprestige Gieten
Yara Kastelijn and Sanne Cant battled for 2nd in the late stages of the race. 2019 Superprestige Gieten. © B. Hazen / Cyclocross Magazine
