Ondrej Cink (Cze) Merida Biking Team held off Michiel van der Heijden (Ned) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team for the win the U23 Men’s 25.5km race – 1 Start Loop + 5 Laps – with Austria’s Alexander Gehbauer in third. The top Canuck was Evan McNeely in 29th followed by Evan Guthrie in 48th with Etienne Moreau in 93rd.
France’s Margot Moschetti won the 16.58km Junior Women’s XC as the juniors completed one Start Loop + 3 Laps. Barbora Machulkova (Cze) was second and Jenny Rissveds (Swe) finished 3rd – no Canadian women competed.
Victor Koretzky (Fra) Bikepark.ch Craft led the Junior Men in their 4-lap w/start loop 21.04km race with a comfortable 1:42-margin over Romain Seigle (Fra) Definitive Spectra.Tec ASPTT in second followed by Antoine Bouqueret of France in third – no Canadian junior men raced.
Results (brief)
U23 Women
1. Jolanda Neff (Sui) Wheeler-Ixs Team 1:18:48
2. Yana Belomoyna (Ukr) Bi&Esse-Infotre Protek 1:01
3. Paula Gorycka (Pol) 4F E-Vive Racing Team 1:55
4. Samara Sheppard (Nzl) Wheeler-IXS Team 2:27
5. Candice Neethling (RSA) 3:45
18. Andréanne Pichette (Can) Canadian National Team 9:25
24. Laura Bietola (Can) Canadian National Team 12:23
U23 Men
1. Ondrej Cink (Cze) Merida Biking Team 1:19:58
2. Michiel van der Heijden (Ned) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team 0:06
3. Alexander Gehbauer (Aut) 0:50
4. Daniele Braidot (Ita) 1:22
5. Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus Mig Team 1:36
29. Evan McNeely (Can) Canadian National Team 5:07
48. Evan Guthrie (Can) Canadian National Team 8:09
93. Etienne Moreau (Can) Xprezo-Borsao -2 laps
Junior Women
1. Margot Moschetti (Fra) 1:04:56
2. Barbora Machulkova (Cze) 1:40
3. Jenny Rissveds (Swe) 1.54
4. Andrea Waldis (Sui) 2:33
5. Henriette Elvrum Handal (Nor) 2:34
Junior Men
1. Victor Koretzky (Fra) Bikepark.ch Craft 1:07:19
2. Romain Seigle (Fra) Definitive Spectra.Tec ASPTT 1:42
3. Antoine Bouqueret (Fra) France 2:14
4. Ben Zwiehoff (Ger) Germany 2:39
5. Dominic Zumstein (Sui) Scott – Swisspower MTB Racing Team 3:04