World champion Lucinda Brand has asked the UCI to change the rules of cyclocross to prevent lapped riders from influencing the outcome.

The Dutchwoman, who has not been unfairly hampered in recent races and has won five times in eight days, is actually speaking on behalf of her rivals.

Brand, who won the GP Sven Nys in Baar on New Year's Day, posted a video on social media showing her compatriot Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado being blocked in her path by a lapped rider on a running section and having to slow her pursuit.

Concurrent with the video, Brando sent a strong message to the sport's governing body.

"Hey UCI, when are you going to fix this problem? Unfortunately, yesterday, the race in Ceylin was ruined.

"This is not about this particular rider, this happens every week. It feels unfair to get one warning after another from UCI officials for something as trivial as the position of the number on your arm. But the real issues that are affecting the race are being ignored right now!"

UCI cyclocross regulations stipulate that a rider who is lapped by the leader must continue until the end of the lap in which he was passed before leaving the race.

However, a rider may be removed from the race at any point by officials based on the 80% rule.

However, Brand feels that the current rules are not sufficient to exclude a fallen rider when it comes to the crucial second half of a big race. She has already contacted the UCI to suggest possible solutions, but claims to have received no response.

"I already contacted them last year about this issue and suggested a solution, but nothing happened; you may be overthinking my suggestion to also use the pit area for the 80% rule," Brand wrote.

"But let's work it out together. We, the riders and staff, have a huge responsibility. Let's remind each other to 'get out of the way' when we're about to be lapped! After all, nobody wants to ruin the race."

Brand has been dominant in women's cyclocross this season, winning 15 races since October and becoming the overwhelming favorite to retain the world title in the US at the end of January.