Marianne Bos debuts rainbow jersey in cyclocross "Killemko Nacht van Vuurden".

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Marianne Bos debuts rainbow jersey in cyclocross "Killemko Nacht van Vuurden".

World champion Marianne Vos will start her cyclocross season at home with Jumbo-Visma at the C2-level Kiremko Nacht van Woerden in the Netherlands on October 25.

It will be her first race of the cyclocross season wearing the rainbow jersey she earned by winning her eighth world title at the UCI Cyclocross World Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Vos dominated her Dutch teammate Lucinda Brand in a two-woman battle and made history as the rider with the most cyclocross world titles (8) as Italy's Silvia Persico took the bronze medal.

She recently finished 14th at the road world championships in Wollongong, where compatriot Annemiek van Fruten took the world title.

Despite having to miss the Paris-Roubaix Femme due to COVID-19, it was another successful road season for Vos. He took two wins at the Giro d'Italia Donne, extending his tally of stage wins in Italy to 32.

He also won two stages at the Tour de France and led the race wearing the yellow jersey for five stages before giving it up to overall winner Van Hulten.

After a brief recovery after the Wollongong Worlds, Vos is ready to begin her cyclocross campaign in Kiremko Nacht van Woerden.

She will be up against a quality Facing a field. Dutch sprinter Lorena Wiebes will also be on the start line.

Cyclingonline.nl (opens in new tab) reports that she will also be competing in the World Cup Maasmechelen on October 30, the European cyclocross championships in Namur on November 5, the World Cup GP Beekse Bergen on November 13, the She will compete in the Superprestige Merckxplus on November 19 and the World Cup Oberlaise on November 20.

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