New European champion Sanne Cant (Enertherm-BKCP) transformed the third round of the Superprestige in Ruddervoorde into a one-woman show on Sunday, riding away alone in the sand at the end of the first lap before completing a long solo ride to victory. On the podium she was flanked by compatriots Ellen Van Loy (Young Telenet-Fidea) and Jolien Verschueren (Young Telenet-Fidea).
“I felt good straight from the start and these were a fun 40 minutes. It’s the first time this season that I felt powerful,” Cant told Sporza after her dominant victory.
Cant strengthened her lead in the Superprestige series after Nikki Harris (Young Telenet-Fidea) abandoned the race during the second lap. She drops to fifth overall with 28 points. Cant now has 45 points. Verschueren is second with 39 points. Maud Kaptheijns (AA Drink-Kalas) finished fifth in Ruddervoorde and now has 32 points in the season-long competition. Helen Wyman (Kona Factory Team) lost the battle with Verschueren for third place and is now fourth overall in the Superprestige standings with 31 points.
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AS is often the case, Wyman had the best start on the fast Vrijgeweide start-finish road surface. She was marked by Cant and Van Loy. Harris didn’t feature in the top-five, while Jolien Verschueren had a bad start and was outside the top-15.
“Once again the start was a problem. I didn’t get away well and ended up at the back. Then you make stupid mistakes to get to the front. I crashed too. Then I focused on passing rider per rider. I no longer believed in the podium,” Verschueren said.
In front Cant set a blistering pace and only Wyman and Van Loy were able to keep up. At the end of the 2600 metres long course on the Pyfferoen meadow, the long sand section was perfect for a powerful rider like Cant. She rode through the whole sand section while Van Loy and Wyman were forced to hop off their bikes.
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