Luca Schwarzbauer (Canyon CCLCTV) and Laura Stigger (Specialised Manufacturing unit Racing) gained cross-country quick observe races in Val di Sole on Friday. The XCO races opened the fourth spherical of the 2023 MTB World Cup, with XCC afterward the weekend.
Dry and quick situations prevailed for the 38-rider girls’s subject because the quick observe occasion noticed lead change upon lead change all through the seven-lap race.
Austria’s Stigger surged forward of Puck Pieterse (Alpecin-Deceuninck) for the victory.
Six seconds behind the duelling duo, Alessandra Keller (Thömus Maxon) was overtaken within the remaining dash by World Champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Ineos Grenadiers).
Ferrand-Prevot holds the ladies’s lead within the quick observe standings, with Stigger transferring to second and Pieterse in third.
As soon as the boys hit the 1.1km observe, the sphere of 40 riders battled one another and the rain. Every lap noticed a bottleneck type on the rock backyard characteristic, then the broad meadow space allowed for assaults and passes. By the final lap, 15 riders remained collectively on the entrance
Schwarzbauer had room to spare because the German crossed the road forward of Alan Hatherly (Cannondale Manufacturing unit Racing) for his second victory in 4 outings. Joshua Dubau (RockRider Ford Racing) outsprinted Pierre de Froidmont (Orbea Manufacturing unit Crew) for third place.
Schwarzbauer has a strong 200-point lead within the males’s XCC standings, with Jordan Sarrou (Crew BMC) in second and Dubau in third.
The subsequent spherical of World Cup cross-country races shall be on August 25 in Pal Arinsal, Andorra.
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