Seventh consecutive podium for Sara Casasola who today again secured third place in Lokeren (Belgium) at the Rapencross, a stage of the Challenge X2O Trofee Badkamers. The Friulian, who started explosively but was then slowed down by some technical issues, recovered brilliantly in the final stretch to claim a well-deserved third place behind the usual Lucinda Brand and her Crelan Corendon teammate Marion Norbert Riberolle, who finished second.

From October 5th until today, Casasola has not missed a podium: she won the first and second stages of the Giro delle Regioni in Tarvisio and Osoppo and conquered the second round of Superprestige in Overijse. She was second in Essen (Exact Cross) and Ruddervoorde (Superprestige), third yesterday at the Koppenbergcross in Oudenaarde, and now third today in Lokeren.

FINAL STANDINGS

01 BRAND Lucinda - 49:38

02 NORBERT RIBEROLLE Marion - + 17

03 CASASOLA Sara - + 17

04 VAN ALPHEN Aniek - + 22

05 BENTVELD Leonie - + 37

06 VAN DER HEIJDEN Inge - + 01:03

07 BAKKER Manon - + 02:27

08 ZEMANOVA Kristyna - + 02:38

09 VAS Blanka - + 02:48

10 BROUWERS Julie - + 03:09

11 BETSEMA Denise - + 03:29

12 KALIS Bloeme - + 03:37

13 MOLENGRAAF Lauren - + 03:47

14 MUSGRAVE Kaya - + 04:11

15 DE SCHOESITTER Shanyl - + 04:21

16 CRABBE Kiona - + 04:37

17 VERVLOET Sterre - + 05:27

18 VAN DE STEENE Kim - + 05:50

19 LANGENBARG Puck - + 06:10

20 SONNEMANS Sara - + 07:35