Ireland's Aoife O'Brien scalps pro riders for victory in Belgium

Aoife O'Brien takes victory in Belgium yesterday, a very strong win ahead of pro riders

Aoife O'Brien (Spellman Dublin Port) has taken a very strong win in Belgium, where the 19-year-old was best in Grand Prix Garage Scheerens into Dudzele, Bruges.

O'Brien was best of 87 starters when the event came down to a bunch sprint, in the rain, after 84.5km of racing. She took the win ahead of Alana Castrique (Cofidis Women Team) and Yenthe van Lommel (Cyclingteam Belco-Van Eyck).

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"It was a fairly sketchy in the last few kilometres, with a lot of rain, and everyone trying to move up," O'Brien told stickybottle. "I just really focused and made sure I was following good wheels. There was some English girls over at it so I got on their train.

"The road narrowed in the last few hundred metres and I was up in the front few riders and just opened my sprint from there, when I could see a gap. It was a complete shock to be honest I couldn’t believe it when I crossed the line."

Grand Prix Garage Scheerens | Top 15

  1. O BRIEN AOIFESPELLMAN DUBLIN PORT2H05´13"
  2. CASTRIQUE ALANA COFIDIS
  3. VAN LOMMEL YENTHE CYCLING TEAM BELCO/VAN EYCK
  4. BRUNEEL ANNAVAN MOER LOGISTICS CYCLING TEAM
  5. SELVA FRANCESCA TORELLI
  6. LISTER GRACEBROTHER UK ORIENTATION MARKETING
  7. VANHOVE MARITHPHV
  8. TORTOLINA GAIAASD WOMEN CYCLING PROJECT
  9. DEMEY VALERIE LIV
  10. GINS TARA DCH
  11. DESMET CHLOEKDM PACK CYCLING TEAM
  12. OLSEN ELISE MARIEKITCHENS REDANT CYCLING TEAM
  13. DEBBODT LENSYKITCHENS REDANT CYCLING TEAM
  14. SCAVONE DINAHCARBONBIKE GIORDANA BY GEN Z
  15. MAES SARAHDD GROUP - ISOREX - NOAQUA CYCLING TEAM

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