Lucinda Brand has won the Zilvermeercross in Mol, a cyclocross race that does not count for the rankings. The Dutch was slightly stronger in the soft sand of the Zilvermeer than her compatriot Denise Betsema. Marianne Vos was third on the podium.
From the snow and cold in Mol, it is now going for Wout van Aert to the sun in Spain, where he will train for a week in the company of his teammates from Jumbo-Visma. As a brand new father, such a first internship after birth takes some getting used to.
Wout van Aert has won his first cyclocross race in the Belgian tricolor. Van Aert was the strongest in the sand in the Zilvermeercross in Mol and therefore had a good rehearsal for the World Cup in Ostend (31 January). Laurens Sweeck came in second. Many top riders sent their cat to Mol, which is not a classification cross.