Pan-Am Cyclocross Championships 2023: Isabella Holmgren wins elite women title

Isabella Holmgren won the 2023 elite women's 2023 Pan American Cyclocross Championships (Image credit: Myke Hermsmeyer)

Isabella Holmgren on the bridge at the 2023 Pan American Cyclocross Championships (Image credit: Myke Hermsmeyer)

A view of the 2023 Pan American Cyclocross Championships (Image credit: Myke Hermsmeyer)

Isabella Holmgren in action at the 2023 Pan American Cyclocross Championships (Image credit: Myke Hermsmeyer)

Isabella Holmgren celebrates victory at the 2023 Pan American Cyclocross Championships (Image credit: Myke Hermsmeyer)

Isabella Holmgren and Katie Clouse hug after the 2023 Pan American Cyclocross Championships (Image credit: Myke Hermsmeyer)

Isabella Holmgren in action at the 2023 Pan American Cyclocross Championships (Image credit: Myke Hermsmeyer)

The riders lined out during the 2023 Pan American Cyclocross Championships (Image credit: Myke Hermsmeyer)

The selection is made in the elite women's 2023 Pan American Cyclocross Championships (Image credit: Myke Hermsmeyer)

Katie Clouse leads the elite men's 2023 Pan American Cyclocross Championships (Image credit: Myke Hermsmeyer)

There was riding and running sections at the 2023 Pan American Cyclocross Championships (Image credit: Myke Hermsmeyer)

Isabella Holmgren (Canada) secured the elite women's title at the Pan American Cyclocross Championships on Sunday in Montana. 

The junior cyclocross and mountain bike world champion finished the race 50 seconds ahead of Clara Honsinger (USA) and 1:27 ahead of Katie Clouse (USA).

Honsinger had won the previous day's UCI elite women's race, beating Holmgren by about half a minute, but the tables had turned for the championships event held in Missoula on Sunday.

Clouse, along with Sidney McGill, had the fastest opening lap times, followed by Honsinger and Holmgren. 

However, by the sixth and final lap, Holmgren had increased her lead to nearly a minute, forcing Honsinger to settle for second and Clouse third.