Superprestige Asper-Gavere

The gals were back out last Sunday flying the Zannata-Champion System colors at Superprestige's Asper-Gavere.  Although the mud wasnt as bad as it was last year, that didnt stop the crashes from happening.  From the first lap, women were steadily hitting the ground.  Luckily our gals finished the race in one piece.  Veerle came back from a slow start to finish just out of the top 10 in 11th place, behind Pavla Havlikova.  It was a very strong finish in a star-studded field where the podium was filled with Katie Compton, Marianne Vos and Daphny Van den Brand.

Christine had a good start and was on the wheel of Belgian Champ Joyce Vanderbeken and Pavla going into the second lap.  Unfortunately that lap was the last she saw of the gals.  At the bottom of the muddy extended climb, her rear deraileur snapped off and buried itself in the spokes of her wheel, forcing her to run the whole climb and into the pit.  With only one bike for the rest of the race, she rode defensively, doing her best to keep the bike healthy enough to make it to the finish.  At the end, she was 14th.

To read Christine's race report published on CYCLOCROSS Magazine, click HERE!

To read CYCLOCROSS Magazine's coverage of the women's race, click HERE!

Their next big race is Koksijde World Cup on 28 November.

Thanks for your support!

(veerle photo: Ali Verleyen, christine photo: Mario Yskout)