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168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fem van Empel made it a hat-trick of elite 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Cyclo-cross World Championship titles after coming back from a late attack by 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lucinda Brand to take victory in Liévin, France, on Satu𓃲rday♔. Puck Pieterse rounded out the podium in third place for an all-Dutch podium.

The much-awaited battle between the Dutch rivals transpired into an intriguing contest, which wa𝐆s decided in the final moments of the elite women's six-lap race.

Brand powered away while Van Empel was taking a bike change on the pen𓂃ultimate lap, which put Van Empel under severe pressure ahead of the closing lap of the race.

However, 22-year-old Van E𒀰mpel used her running speed and streꦯngth on the steep climbs to claw back on the final lap.

The rivals went side-b🍒y-side and traded blows in the closing stages as they𒉰 charged through the last technical sections.

However, a mistake by Brand coming into the final tarmac finꦺish gave Van Empel the advantage she required to take a slender victory.

Completing an all-Dutch podium, Pieterse gave eve🍷rything to challenge her other two rivals in the opening stages.

However, from the midway point, Pieterse was distanced and was left struggling a dozen seconds behind her rivals before losing time in the closing stages to f꧃inish third🐲 1:09 behind.

Meanwhile, Van Empel was able to ride a finishing mud mound as Brand stalled tꦬo force her winning margin. “I didn’t realise that I’d won the race [coming into the tarmac finish] because I needed to go really deep,” said Van Empel.

“Mentally, it was quite hard after last weekend [t♛wo results off the podium]; this is qu🐻ite emotional. 

"Lucinda (Br♋and) was a g💯reat competitor today, respect to her, she rode a very good season.

“I’m happy for her as well for her podium finish anཧd Puck coming in third place, we [the Netherlands] didꦫ a very good job."

Van Empel also noted the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:changi꧙ng weather and course conditions in the days leading up to the race, which made for unpredicta෴ble racing.

“In the last few days, the course changed every day, and it was difficult as it changed after the recon this morning. It’s always tricky in the race to see how the course is, but after a few laps, you ꧑know the course well, and you need to find some points where you are better than the rest. I expected before the race that it might be a hard battle, and it was.”

How it unfolded

The elite women’s race was billed♐ as the showcase on Saturday at the 🉐Cyclo-cross World Championship and potentially the most open race of the weekend.

Weaknesses have been found in defending champion Van Empel’s armoury this season, with the Dutch youngster winning 10 of 19 outings coming int𒁃o the evenꩲt.

A small field for the elite women’s event saw 35 entries from 12 nations, with the Neth🙈erlands represented by nine competitors.

However, one rider who was missing from the start line was eight-time World Champion  168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marianne Vos who 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:pulled out due to a calf injury sustained last weekend in 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Maasmechelen World Cup.

The sma🔯ll mining town of Liévin in northern France hosted the world championship event over a three-kilometre course, which included a combination of steep banks, technical off-camber and grassland.

A sea of Dutch jersey dominated th𝓰e front row of the starting grid but it was French rider Amandine Fouquenet, who powered around the outside to lead into the first corners.

Dutch riders Pieterse and Van Empel were in close proximity as the field ebb✅ed through the opening sections.

Pieterse won the Dutch Nꩵational ti♕tle last month and took the lead going into the opening technical off-camber as Fouquenet fell back after her starting effort.

Van Empel was keen to put her mark on the event and powereꦜd past Pieterse after the first climb, and the pair quickly had a gap of 10 seconds.

After winning the World Cup event in Maasmechelen last weekend, Blanka Kata Vas was keen not to a🐽llow the leading pair t🦋o ride away, and she chased along with the experienced Brand.

By the conclusion of the opening lap, the leading pair had established a gap of nine seconds over a lone chasing Brand and Vas w🎃as a further five seconds b🎃ack.

After failing to ride away at the front on ༺the opening lap, Van Empel stopped her charge on the second lap and Brand🉐 closed to form a leading trio.

As both of her ri🅠vals took bike changes Brand took advantage and led for the first tim꧃e, as the Dutch trio started trading blows.

Pieterse was next to attack through a final muddy section of the lap and ♛pulled out a slender advantage as Van Empel struggled to get mud and stones out of her pedals.

The E⭕uropean champion was forced to change bikꦏes and lost a handful of seconds on Pieterse and Brand.

After being put onto the back꧙ foot on the third lap Van Empel showed her strength as she again powered up the lap’s steep bank to regain🏅 the lead.

Brand sensed a weakness in her rivals, and while rival Van Empel responded, Pieterse was g☂apped and fell ღfour seconds behind following a bike change.

After followi♛ng the mid-race attack of her rival Van Empel hit back at Brand and forceಞd a slender advantage.

However, Van Emp💎el was taking no risks, and ✱Brand returned as her rival elected to run a technical section.

Despite showing signs of tiredness, Pieterse🅘 was able to stay in contention with her Dutc🌜h opponents and was dangling at four seconds back.

A fourth-lap bike change by Van Empel allowed World Cup overall winner Brand to pull out an advant💯age once again. However, the Visma-Lease a Bike rider was again equal to the challenge and quickly clawed her opponent back.

The 🉐tactical games of Brand and Van Empel continued into the penultimate lap, and Pieterse sat 15 seconds back while Inge Van der Heijden battled her way into fourth.

Van Empel was showing signs of struggling to clip into her pedals throughout the race but🍸 was losing no ground as the battle continued.

🦋A further bike change by Van Empel allowed Brand the slender advantage she required to gap her rival by 🀅a handful of seconds again.

Brand threw everything at her rival with little over a lap remaining and pulled out a sizable gap. However, Van Empel sprinted up the finishing road climb and💎 powered back to her opponent, as Pieterse fell to 36 sꦗeconds back.

Th🍬e defending world champion used her running speed and strength on a steep climb to pull back to her rival🔯 once again.

The pair came into the final section 💦together before Brand got caught o🦄n the final mud mound, and Van Empel sprinted up the tarmac finish for victory.

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