Yesterday the team started at Fidea's Jaarmaarktcross. The race was added to the women's calendar at the last minute thanks to Golazo Sports President Christophe Impens. Traditionally the course is completely covered in 25 centimeters of mud, making it a spectacular event. But without the mud, it was basically a road race. The guys were averaging 30.7kph if that gives you a better idea of the highway racing!
The start was fast and frantic. And within 30 seconds into the race, the riders were dumped into a long stretch of dirt with only one good line. Unfortunately both Veerle and Christine had not the best start and hit the dirt far back in the field. By the time the course opened up for passing opportunities, the gaps were in place. Even so, Veerle was quite successful in passing many riders to finish in a solid 13th place. Back problems did hold her back though from doing even better! Christine finished one spot behind in 14th.
(photos courtesy of Cindy Nagels)
Their next race is Superprestige's Asper-Gavere in Belgium. This is the race where Niels Albert almost ended his season last year due to a crash on the treacherous mud chute.
On a side note, during Christine's pre-ride, while checking out a tricky section on the course, she heard someone yell to her, "Nice bike!" So natually due to her sociable personality, she responded, "yeah, it's designed by some famous guy who won world championships five times. And all the belgians always talk about him. I cant remember his name but i heard he's a real hottie - ooh la la!!" They all laughed while a guy amongst them pointed at himself while beaming from ear to ear. Yes, it was Roland Liboton himself standing on the sidelines!
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