‘For me it was perfect’ – Marlen Reusser profits from Demi Vollering breakaway and post-injury strength to grab Dwars door Vlaanderen victory

For all that her team had been singing her praises, Marlen Reusser (Movistar) did not quite know how Dwars door Vlaanderen would go when she lined up in Waregem on Wednesday.

Coming back from an injury to her knee and shoulder, and having only had one proper day of racing so far in 2026, Reusser was thrown straight back into it in Belgium and hoped to be one of the protagonists.