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Holmgren sisters make history for Canada at Cyclocross World Championships

Holmgren sisters make history for Canada at Cyclocross World Championships


Canadian twins Isabella and Ava Holmgren made history at the UCI Cyclocross World Championships in Hoogerheide, winning the first medals for Canada in the discipline at the highest level. And not just any medals, but Isabella took the gold and rainbow jersey for junior women with Ava following with the silver. 

The 17-year-olds were the favourites in the junior event. Ava won this year’s Junior Pan-American title and Elite Canadian national championship, and carried momentum with a junior race victory at World Cup Zonhoven. Isabella won the Junior national championship and won the women’s junior race at the X2O Trofee round on January 1 at GP Sven Nys. She was also the bronze medalist at Pan-Ams.

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