Dutch rider Lucinda Brand became world cyclo-cross champion by beating her compatriots Ceylin Alvarado and Puck Pieterse in Hulst, the Netherlands, on Saturday.

The 36-year-old Brand won 18 World Cup races this season and added this title to the 2021 crown after recovering from a late fall and producing a powerful finish.

Lucinda Brand Reclaims World Title After Late Scare

Another Dutch cycling star Mathieu van der Poel is gunning for a record-breaking eighth men's title on Sunday.

Mathieu Van der Poel Eyes Historic Eighth Title

He has not been beaten in more than two years in cyclo-cross and this season he has often opened up an unassailable lead in the first quarter of the race.