Jolanda Neff has been ruled out of next week’s UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships after fracturing her elbow and right collarbone at the recent World Cup event in Hoogerheide.
Neff, the reigning cross-country MTB World Champion, crashed heavily on lap four of the race when she and Pauline Ferrand-Prevot touched on an off-camber descent. Both looked to be in severe pain and were taken to hospital. While Ferrand-Prevot managed to avoid any broken bones, the same couldn’t be said about Neff. It is a big blow for the Swiss team, who believed that Neff could have put the nation on the podium for the first time in the elite women’s race.
"Jolanda was in excellent condition. She was able to win a medal at these cyclo-cross worlds," said national coach Bruno Diethelm.
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Neff has undergone surgery at the Berit-Klinik in Speicher, Switzerland and is expected to be able to return to racing in just a few short weeks.
Vos takes confidence from Hoogerheide
Under normal circumstances, fourth place would be nothing to shout about for Marianne Vos. However, the seven-time cyclo-cross world champion took big confidence from finishing in just that spot at the Hoogerheide World Cup last weekend.
Vos struggled with illness over the New Year and had to sit out the defence of her national title as she tried to shrug it off. Fourth is her best result so far this season and is a sign for Vos that she’ll be able to compete at the World Championships in Valkenburg this weekend.
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