As elite racing launched on the new North American venue of Lake Placid on Saturday, Sina Frei (Specialised Manufacturing unit Racing) and Victor Koretzky (Specialised Manufacturing unit Racing) claimed victories within the short-track cross nation on the Whoop UCI Mountain Bike World Collection.
Each crossed the road solo, with Frei breaking away with Jenny Rissveds within the remaining lap earlier than dropping her on the ultimate climb whereas Koretzky launched his profitable assault away from the main group of 5 as he approached the rock backyard, taking victory in his newly acquired World Champion’s jersey.
“It was wonderful,” mentioned Koretzky. “It was my first race [in the jersey] and it was numerous pleasure for me. It’s at all times particular while you put on this jersey. It’s just for one yr so you have to take pleasure in it.”
Simon Andreassen (Cannondale Manufacturing unit Racing) was second within the elite males’s race whereas his teammate Alan Hatherly got here third. Within the elite ladies’s race it was world champion Evie Richards (Trek Manufacturing unit Racing – Pirelli) who got here third behind Frei and Rissveds, outsprinting Loana Lecomte (Canyon CLLCTV). Eighth place was sufficient to safe the general short-track sequence victory for Alessandra Keller (Thömus Maxon) though there’s nonetheless one spherical to go.
“It’s wonderful,” mentioned Keller. “Securing the general means loads to me. Even right this moment I had a fairly good race, I made one mistake that mainly price me the rostrum however nonetheless I’m very completely satisfied to be there once more and particularly to safe it one spherical earlier than the end.”
The short-track cross nation and cross nation Olympic sequence concludes in Mont-Sainte-Anne in Canada subsequent weekend.
Outcomes – Elite Ladies XCC
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Outcomes Elite Males XCC
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