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Cyclo-cross World Championships: Leonie Bentveld scores another Dutch win in the under-23 women's race

HULST, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 01: Leonie Bentveld of Netherlands celebrates at finish line as race winner during 77th UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships 2026 - Women's U23 / #UCIWWT / on February 01, 2026 in Hulst, Netherlands. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images).

Leonie Bentveld sealed the Netherlands with another gold medal in the women’s under-23 race at the Cyclo-cross World Championships, following an exciting final lap battle with teenager Viktória Chladonová (Slovakia).

Bentveld used her technical ability on the steep descents in Hulst to gain a last-lap lead and then pull out a winning advantage.

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