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Helen in her UK champs jersey
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Global Racing Team/Bio-Racer rider Helen Wyman stood on the World Cup podium for
the 2nd time this season.
Helen took control of the final round of the World Cup in the early laps yesterday
in Hoogerheide and managed to gain 3rd place.
The fast road start in bright conditions saw the riders going through the town
centre before hitting the first off road section. Helen was 3rd into the first
set of corners and waited for her chance to take the lead until the second half
of the lap. The group at that point was 6 strong, and included Katie Compton,
the US Champion who was racing in Europe for the first time.
Once Helen hit the front, she set about reducing the size of the lead group
and within half a lap there were only 3 riders left.
These three, familiar to the front of World Cup races (Hanka kupfernagel, Marianne
Vos, and Helen) settled for a lap before the attacking started.
Unfortunately for Helen she made an error on a small decent and hit the course
marking and fell. This meant the remainder of the race was a chase for Helen
to see if she could bridge the small gap to the front, whist ensuring she stayed
ahead of Maryline Salvetat of France who was charging through the following
riders.
After her bike change, Helen road very strongly to the line in the heavy rain
which had set in and managed to secure her 3rd place, behind winner Hanka, and
Vos in 2nd. It was a solid ride only 7 days before the World Championships and
show that’s Helen’s coming to form just at the right time.
Behind Helen, Global Racing Team Rider Gabby Day was battling in a large group
and managed to gain 23rd place. Having secured the UK National series last week,
Gabby is in confident mood and hope to be well in the top 20 come the muddy
Worlds course.
Elite Women Result
1 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Focus-worldsportstar 42.02
2 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank 0.04
3 Helen Wyman (GBr) Global Racing Team 0.36
4 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) 1.04
5 Laurence Leboucher (Fra) 1.10
6 Reza Hormes (Ned) 1.26
7 Birgit Hollmann (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann 1.31
8 Christelle Ferrier Bruneau (Fra) 1.39
9 Vania Rossi (Ita) 2.05
10 Katie Compton (USA) 2.18
23 Gabriella Day (GBr) Global Racing Team 4.38
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