Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Alpecin-Deceuninck) fought through the mud and rain to win the Merksplas Superprestige race, extending her run of cyclocross victories to three.
Lucinda Brand (Baloise Trek Lions) challenged Alvarado as she continued her comeback but errors in the rain ultimately cost her precious seconds and she finished 26 seconds behind.
Marion Norbert Riberolle (Crelan-Corendon) fought with Annemarie Worst (Cyclocross Reds) to finish third at 52 seconds.
“It was a really hard race, not only due to the weather conditions but also about the race itself with the riders,” Alvarado said post race.
“I can be really happy about this victory because I fought hard for it. I’m happy with that one.”