Cuban cyclist Sierra finishes seventh in Dutch UCI event

HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 12 (acn) Cuban Arlenis Sierra finished seventh in the Ronde Van Drenthe, in Holland, second event of the 2018 UCI Women's World Tour, thus consolidating herself as leader of the Kazakh club Astana Womens.

This outstanding performance was preceded last Friday with another great achievement when ranking fifth among highly qualified rivals in the Drentse Acht van Westerveld race.
Next Sunday Sierra will attend the third event of the World Tour, the Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio Trophy, in Italy, where last year she ranked second.
Sierra, 25, currently appears 14th in the UCI World Individual Ranking with 60 points.
Another Cuban cyclist, Heidy Praderas, who is only 20, officially debuted this season with the Astana squad, although she is just learning in each race against world-class rivals, an opportunity she does not want to lose.