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Inge van der Heijden (777) rode solo across the line to win the C1 elite women’s contest at OZ Cross in Fayetteville, Arkansas on Friday. Trailing 25 seconds later in second place was Hélène Clauzel (AS Bike Racing), and 11 seconds later Manon Bakker (Crelan-Fristads) in third.
Fourth place was decided in a sprint between a pair of US riders, Clara Honsinger (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB) and Austin Killips (Nice Bikes), with Honsinger taking the spot.
“Yeah, I had a really good start. I was on my own enough to go full gas in the last lap and I’m really happy to take the win today,” Heijden said at the finish. “I was pushing a lot on the climb. It was really hard. I’m really looking forward to Sunday to…
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