Sanne Cant (Beobank-Corendon) claimed her 100th career victory at the UCI Telenet Cyclo-cross World Cup on Tuesday in Heusden-Zolder, a place she considers her hometown. She took the win ahead of American Katie Compton (Trek) and Italian Eva Lechner (Clif Pro Team).
"I deserve a piece of cake," said Cant, who was surprised with a large cake with the number 100 written across the top in frosting as she stood on the top step of the podium.
"I am very happy with my 100th victory."
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Cant competed on December 23 at the Waaslandcross in Sint-Niklaas. She had a slow start and could not make up the lost ground on eventual winner Lucinda Brand (Sunweb). She expressed her disappointment that she did not take her 100th career win on that day, but it made her win in Heusden-Zolder three days later all the more important.
"Last week I could smell that victory, but then I just could not win," Cant said in a report on Nieuwsblad.be and in the post-race flash interview. "I am therefore very happy to win here, a World Cup in my hometown. It does not get any better. The spectators were amazing. It was a beautiful place to take the win."
Cant started the final lap patiently waiting on the wheels of Compton and Lechner, who swapped taking the lead in a strategic battle for the win. Thirteen seconds back, a group of five that included Brand, Marianna Vos, Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, Ellen Van Loy and Laura Verdonschot tried to claw their way back to the three leaders.
— Sanne Cant (@Sannecant) December 26, 2017
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