After a strong start landed her at the front of the race, Team Sunweb’s Lucinda Brand (NED) navigated the treacherous and technical course in Overijse, overcoming multiple falls to go forward and take the race win.
Speaking after the win, Brand said: “Today was a victory after a really hard race. I was in a constant battle with Nikki, who was really good on the technical sections, but I was stronger on the climbs and able to come back. It went like that each lap which made it super tough. Going into the last lap I was in the lead but I crashed again. I thought I’d lost the race but I just gave it one more hard fight and made it back to Nikki’s wheel. I managed to make some distance on the uphill again and was able to win the race. I’m super happy with this victory and the strength that I feel at the moment – now I’ll focus on recovering and look forward to next weekend.”
