September 08, 2017 (Cairns, Australia) – Marc-Andre Fortier was the top Canadian racing to a strong 12th-place finish in the 27.4 km U23 Men’s competition, start Loop + 6 Laps, as New Zealand’s Samuel Gaze defended his title at the 2017 Mountain Bike Championships in Cairns, Australia. Alan Hatherly (South Africa) took the silver and Maximilian Brandl (Germany) the bronze.
![Marc Andre Fortier © Michal Cerveny](https://i0.wp.com/pedalmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Fortier-CER_0937.2.jpg?resize=525%2C395&quality=100&ssl=1)
![(l-r) Quinton Disera, Sean Fincham, Peter Disera, Marc Andre Fortier at finish of U23 Men’s XCO © Michal Cerveny](https://i0.wp.com/pedalmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Team-Can-CEM_6903.4.jpg?resize=525%2C435&quality=100&ssl=1)
1. Samuel Gaze (New Zealand) 1:17:46
2. Alan Hatherly (South Africa) 0:11
3. Maximilian Brandl (Germany) 0:51
4. Sebastian Fini Carstensen (Denmark) 1:26
5. Milan Vader (Netherlands) 1:33
6. Jan Vastl (Czech Republic) 1:45
7. Filippo Colombo (Switzerland) 2:11
8. Maximilian Foidl (Austria) 2:11
9. Ben Oliver (New Zealand) 2:12
10. Nadir Colledani (Italy) 2:40
12. Marc Andre Fortier (Canada) 3:00
17. Quinton Disera (Canada) 3:37
24. Peter Disera (Canada) 4:45
33. Sean Fincham (Canada) 5:31
60. Raphael Auclair (Canada) 11:32