Sanne Cant (Enertherm-BKCP) faced little opposition during the fourth round of the Bpost Bank Trophy in Essen. The European and Belgian champion turned the race into a one-woman-show, finishing with a 26 seconds bonus over young Dutch rider Thalita de Jong (Rabobank). It was her first victory of the season in the Bpost Bank Trophy.
“It wasn’t the plan before the race [to ride alone]. I planned to profit a bit until the race was halfway due to the wind. Then suddenly I had a gap and I didn’t hesitate,” Cant told Sporza.
Cant had a good start, riding just behind British champion Helen Wyman (Kona Factory Team) who managed to take the hole shot in Essen. At one of the deep mud sections Cant surged forward and took the lead. On the fast course Cant was clearly able to maintain a higher rhythm than her rivals.
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“I wanted confirmation for myself. I’ve worked very hard on these type of courses this summer,” Cant said.
Trophy leader Jolien Verschueren (Young Telenet-Fidea) finished third in Essen, trailing Cant by 32 seconds. Thanks to the bonus seconds at the intermediate sprint and at the finish Cant gained 25 extra seconds on Verschueren, meaning Verschueren’s lead on Cant dropped from 1:17 to 20 seconds in the event series standings based on time.
“There’s many more hard races. A lot of time can still be won or lost,” Cant said.
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