September 09, 2012 (Saalfelden, AUT) – Here are the results from the Women/Men’s Eliminator qualifications and finals, a new championship event at the UCI MTB Worlds in Saalfelden, Austria. Elite Women’s XC. Geoff Kabush, the lone Canuck racing, qualified 9th as the top 32 riders advanced to the final. Alexandra Engen (Sweden), the top qualifier in the women’s race won the final and there was more gold for Switzerland as Ralph Naef took the men’s victory. Kabush was eliminated in the 1/4 finals and placed 10th overall.

Qualifications

Women

1. Alexandra Engen (Sweden)    2:17.093
2. Jenny Rissveds (Sweden)       1.922
3. Lea Davison (United States of America)       4.984
4. Jolanda Neff (Switzerland)        5.044
5. Eva Lechner (Italy)     5.358

Men

1. Miha Halzer (Slovenia)    2:04.874
2. Simon Gegenheimer (Germany)        0.059
3. Kenta Gallagher (Great Britain)        0.115
4. Mirco Widmer (Switzerland)       0.556
5. Fabrice Mels (Belgium)        0.751

9. Geoff Kabush (Canada)        1.344

Final

Women

Big Final
1. Alexandra Engen (Sweden)
2. Jolanda Neff* (Switzerland)
3. Aleksandra Dawidowicz (Poland)
4. Ramona Forchini° (Switzerland)

Small Final
5. Kathrin Stirnemann (Switzerland)
6. Eva Lechner (Italy)
7. Cécile Ravanel (France)
8. Anna Oberparleiter* (Italy)

1/4 Finals
9. Lea Davison (United States Of America)
10. Linda Indergand* (Switzerland)
11. Laura Turpijn (Netherlands)
12. Elisabeth Brandau (Germany)
13. Anneke Beerten (Netherlands)
14. Anne Terpstra* (Netherlands)
15. Serena Calvetti* (Italy)
16. Michelle Hediger* (Switzerland)

1/8 Finals
17. Katrin Leumann (Switzerland)
18. Maaris Meier (Estonia)
19. Kajsa Snihs* (Sweden)
20. Ingrid Sofie Jacobsen* (Norway)
21. Ana Zupan (Slovenia)
22. Rosara Joseph (New-Zealand)
23. Barbara Benko* (Hungary)
24. Rowena Fry (Australia)
25. Andrea Waldis° (Switzerland)
26. Mary Mcconneloug (United States Of America)
27. Alessia Bulleri* (Italy)
28. Georgia Gould (United States Of America)
29. Pavla Havlikova (Czech Republic)
30. Heidi Rosasen Sandsto (Norway)
31. Noelia Rodriguez (Argentina)
DNF  Jenny Rissveds° (Sweden)

Men

Big Final
1. Ralph Naef (Switzerland)
2. Miha Halzer (Slovenia)
3. Daniel Federspiel (Austria)
4. Christian Pfäffle* (Germany)

Small Final
5. Manuel Fumic (Germany)
6. Fabrice Mels* (Belgium)
7. Simon Gegenheimer (Germany)
8. Paul Van Der Ploeg (Australia)

1/4 Finals
9. Mirco Widmer* (Switzerland)
10. Geoff Kabush (Canada)
11. Simon Stiebjahn* (Germany)
12. Jan Nesvadba* (Czech Republic)
13. Kenta Gallagher* (Great Britain)
14. Martin Gluth* (Germany)
15. Andy Eyring (Germany)
16. Daniel Mcconnell (Australia)

1/8 Finals
17. Martino Fruet (Italy)
18. Heiko Gutmann (Germany)
19. Chris Jongewaard (Australia)
20. Gregor Raggl* (Austria)
21. Urban Ferencak* (Slovenia)
22. Henrique Avancini (Brazil)
23. Tim Lemmers (Netherlands)
24. Matthias Stirnemann* (Switzerland)
25. Luiz Cocuzzi* (Brazil)
26. Julian Schelb* (Germany)
27. Emil Lindgren (Sweden)
28. Fabien Canal (France)
29. Anton Cooper° (New-Zealand)
30. Michal Lami (Slovakia)
31. José Antonio Hermida Ramos (Spain)
DNF Rok Korosec* (Slovenia)