Nikki Harris (Young Telenet-Fidea) managed her first cyclo-cross win of the season on Sunday. The 28-year-old British rider netted a big one, her first-ever World Cup victory. Harris won the fourth World Cup round of the season at the citadel in Namur, Belgium, ahead of Caroline Mani (Raleigh-Clement) and Eva Lechner (Colnago-SudTirol).
Italian champion Lechner takes over the lead in the World Cup standings from European champion Sanne Cant (Enertherm-BKCP), who had an off-day in Namur, finishing 14th.
Harris was delighted that she finally captured the big win of her dreams.
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“I can’t quite believe it myself. I literally dreamed of winning a World Cup for so long. I’ve wanted to win a race the whole season. I kept trying, kept trying. Today I just took the lead and felt good. I’m so happy,” Harris said in the post-race flash interview.
Before the start of the race it was clear Lechner and Cant were up for a duel within the race as they were only 11 points apart of each other in the World Cup classification. Nevertheless, 62 other riders were aiming to race as hard as possible on the tough course around the Namur citadel. Straight from the start the riders faced a first uphill slope towards the top of the citadel. Lechner took the best start. Luxembourg champion Christine Majerus (Boels-Dolmans) was the last rider who was able to hold the wheel of Lechner.
Halfway through the opening lap Lechner displayed her technical skills at the difficult off-camber descent, opening a gap on first chasers Harris, Ellen Van Loy (Young Telenet-Fidea), Katie Compton (Trek Factory Racing) and Kaitlin Antonneau (Cannondale). At the bottom of the course Harris and Van Loy bridged up to Lechner, briefly creating a lead group of three riders.
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