BEATRIZ NELIA Smashes Lap Record as WorldWCR Returns for 2025 Season Prep

April 3, 2025

from www.worldsbk.com

• BEATRIZ NELIA announced her 2025 intentions loud and clear, not only topping Day 1 testing at Cremona but smashing ANA CARRASCO’s lap record in the process. Her 1’40.545s in the final session beat six-time race winner MARIA HERRERA and proved that last year’s champion pace is already within reach. When you’re going faster than the reigning champ’s best time before the season even starts, that’s the kind of statement that gets everyone’s attention.
• The battle for pace showed just how tight this championship will be, with HERRERA leading most sessions before NELIA’s late surge and ROBERTA PONZIANI completing an all-under-lap-record top three. Two-time 2024 winner SARA SANCHEZ finished P4 while PAKITA RUIZ and Mexican talent ASTRID MADRIGAL rounded out a competitive top six. The spread from P1 to P6 was just over a second, proving that any of these riders could be fighting for wins come Assen.
• The international depth of this series continues to impress, with strong showings from TAYLA RELPH (the Aussie with 2024 podium experience), German rider LUCY MICHEL, and rookies like BILLEE FULLER who managed P14 despite a crash. Even the riders dealing with crashes like MALLORY DOBBS and BEATRICE BARBERA showed the determination to get back out there and continue their prep work.

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