Mille Nielsen wins Copenhagen Cyclocross Cup day 1, Women Elite
by Radiociclismo AI
Mille Nielsen (DK) takes the Women Elite at Copenhagen Cyclocross Cup day 1 at Ballerup Super Arena in 00:46:41. Xan Crees second, Ann-Dorthe Lisbygd third.
Mille Nielsen (DK) wins the Women Elite race of the Copenhagen Cyclocross Cup day 1, held at the Ballerup Super Arena on 24 October 2026. The Dane closes the circuit in 00:46:41, ahead of all her rivals in the finishing order. For the nineteen-year-old Dane it is her first win of the season in Women Elite cyclocross: with this race her record rises to 4 races contested, 1 victory and 1 podium. Her build-up had spoken of steady progress: 12th place at the Stockholm Cyclocross Weekend Day 1 on 10 October 2026, then 7th at the Varberg Cyclocross Day 1 on 17 October and 5th at the Varberg Cyclocross Day 2 on 18 October, up to the success in Ballerup. On the podium, behind the winner, Xan Crees (GB) finishes in second place. The twenty-six-year-old Briton is the most consistent of the group in this Women Elite cyclocross season: with this race she reaches 7 races, 2 victories and 7 podiums. In her previous races she was 2nd at the Varberg Cyclocross Day 2 on 18 October 2026, 2nd at the Varberg Cyclocross Day 1 on 17 October and 1st at the Stockholm Cyclocross Weekend Day 2 on 11 October. Third place for Ann-Dorthe Lisbygd (DK), a forty-two-year-old Dane who in this Women Elite cyclocross season now counts 3 races, 0 victories and 1 podium. Her recent record shows 6th place at the Varberg Cyclocross Day 2 on 18 October 2026 and 5th place at the Varberg Cyclocross Day 1 on 17 October. Completing the top ten of the finishing order: 4th Amy Perryman (GB), 5th Kaija Budde (DE), 6th Tomke Windelband (DE), 7th Clara Widell (SE), 8th Anna-Sofie Nørgaard (DK), 9th Cindy Schwedler (DE). The classification lists 10 riders.
