Cyclocross Roundup: Iserbyt and Worst Win Bern World Cup; Aerts and Arzufi Win Boom Superprestige

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Cyclocross Roundup: Iserbyt and Worst Win Bern World Cup; Aerts and Arzufi Win Boom Superprestige

Eli Yzerbitt (Pauwels-Sausen-Bingor) won his third of three races at the UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Bern, Switzerland, on Sunday, while European champion Annemarie Worst (777) won the women's race.

Yzerbito extended his lead in the men's overall to 30 points over Toon Arts of the Telenet Baloise Lions, who finished second for the third time behind Yzerbito.

Czech Katerina Nash (Luna) did well in seventh place, extending her lead to 23 points over Canadian Magali Rochette (Specialized - Feedback Sport), who won the opening World Cup race in Iowa City last month.

Meanwhile, in the second round of the Super Prestige Series, held the previous Saturday in Boom, Belgium, men's Toon Arts took the win from Telenet Baloise Lions teammate Quinten Hermans and Britain's Tom Pidcock (Trinity Racing). took the win.

However, Hermans, who finished second in both rounds, took the overall Superprestige lead, with Aerts moving up to fourth and Yzerbito dropping to ninth overall.

777's Alice Maria Alzufi won the boom and moved up to fifth overall in a tight top five in the women's Superprestige standings. World champion Sanne Canto (IKO-Crelan) took the lead after finishing second in the opening race and third on Saturday. Meanwhile, Eva Lechner (Creafin-Fristads), who finished second to Alzufi in the Boom, is in second place overall, just one point behind Canto.

Round 3 of the Superprestige Series will take place on Sunday, October 27 in Gabre, outside Ghent, and the World Cup will take a break until Round 4 in Tabor, Czech Republic, on Sunday, November 16.

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