May 27, 2011 (Offenburg, Germany) – Top qualifier Pavla Havlikova (Cze) bested the Elite Women’s field in the Elimination Finals at round #3 of the UCI MTB World Cup in Offenburg, Germany on Friday. Eva Lechner (Ita) Colnago Arreghini Sudtirol was second and Annie Last (Gbr) British National Team placed third in the Big Final.

Thomas Litscher (Sui) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team topped the men’s race with Severin Disch (Sui) Thoemus Racing Team in second and Simon Gegenheimer (Ger) in third. Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain qualified 40th and Francis Morin (Can) BH-Suntour-Peisey Vallandry in 47th did not advance.

Results

Elite Women

Big Final
1. Pavla Havlikova (Cze)
2. Eva Lechner (Ita) Colnago Arreghini Sudtirol
3. Annie Last (Gbr) British National Team
4. Oksana Rybakova (Rus)
5. Katherine O’Shea (Aus)
6. Lisa Mitterbauer (Aut) Bikepark.ch Scott

Small Final
7. Lea Davison (USA) Specialized Racing
8. Alexandra Engen (Swe)
9. Elisabeth Sveum (Nor) Team Merida Smart Safety
10. Anneke Beerten (Ned) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team
11. Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team
12. Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team

Round 1
13. Pavlina Sulcova (Cze) Merida Biking Team
14. Nicoletta De Jager (Ned)
15. Janka Stevkova (Svk)
16. Vera Andreeva (Rus)
17. Ekaterina Anoshina (Rus)
18. Lucie Vesela (Cze) GT Czech Team
19. Virginie Pointet (Sui)
20. Amy Dombroski (USA)
21. Kseniya Kirillova (Rus)
22. Nataliya Krompets (Ukr) ISD Cycling Team
23. Elvira Khayrullina (Rus)

Elite Men

Big Final
1. Thomas Litscher (Sui) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team
2. Severin Disch (Sui) Thoemus Racing Team
3. Simon Gegenheimer (Ger)
4. Martin Gujan (Sui) Cannondale Factory Racing
5. Daniel Federspiel (Aut)
6. Brian Lopes (USA) Team USA

Small Final
7. Balz Weber (Sui) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team
8. Jochen Kass (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team
9. Kevin Van Hoovels (Bel) Versluys-Evenza Team
10. Burry Stander (RSA) Specialized Racing
11. Lukas Kaufmann (Sui)
12. Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Cannondale Factory Racing

Round 1
13. Mattias Wengelin (Swe)
14. Ralph Naef (Sui) Multivan Merida Biking Team
15. Philip Buys (RSA)
16. Fabrice Mels (Bel) Rocky Roads-Orbea
17. Paul Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team
18. Frantisek Lami (Svk)
19. Klaus Nielsen (Den)
20. Lukas Sablik (Cze)
21. Daniel Mcconnell (Aus)
22. Jan Nesvadba (Cze)
23. Nicolas Jeantet (Ita) ISD Cycling Team
24. Martin Fanger (Sui) Giant Swiss Sr-Suntour
25. Manuel Fumic (Ger) Cannondale Factory Racing
26. Magnus Darvell (Swe)
27. Kenta Gallagher (Gbr)
28. José Antonio Hermida Ramos (Esp) Multivan Merida Biking Team
29. Oleksandr Gerashchenko (Ukr) ISD Cycling Team
30. Michal Lami (Svk)
31. Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team
32. Todd Wells (USA) Specialized Racing
33. Sepp Freiburghaus (Sui) Thoemus Racing Team
34. Emil Lindgren (Swe) Rabobank-Giant Off-Road Team
35. Nicola Rohrbach (Sui) Elettroveneta-Corratec
36. Heiko Gutmann (Ger)

Qualifications

Elite Women
1. Pavla Havlikova Cze) 02:05.3
2. Oksana Rybakova (Rus) 0:00.5
3. Eva Lechner (Ita) Colnago Arreghini Sudtirol 0:00.7
4. Annie Last (Gbr) 0:01.7
5. Katherine O’Shea (Aus) 0:02.7
6. Anneke Beerten (Ned) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team 0:02.7
7. Lisa Mitterbauer (Aut) Bikepark.ch Scott 0:02.9
8. Lea Davison (USA) Specialized Racing 0:04.3
9. Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team 0:04.4
10. Elisabeth Sveum (Nor) Team Merida Smart Safety 0:04.4
11. Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team 0:04.5
12. Alexandra Engen (Swe) 0:05.4
13. Pavlina Sulcova (Cze) Merida Biking Team 0:08.9
14. Nicoletta De Jager (Ned) 0:09.2
15. Janka Stevkova (Svk) 0:09.3
16. Virginie Pointet (Sui) 0:10.8
17. Amy Dombroski (USA) 0:11.6
18. Kseniya Kirillova (Rus) 0:11.6
19. Vera Andreeva (Rus) 0:11.7
20. Ekaterina Anoshina (Rus) 0:12.1
21. Lucie Vesela (Cze) GT Czech Team 0:12.8
22. Nataliya Krompets (Ukr) ISD Cycling Team 0:13.5
23. Elvira Khayrullina (Rus) 0:15.9

Elite Men
1. Manuel Fumic (Ger) Cannondale Factory Racing 01:49.8
2. Brian Lopes (USA) Team USA 0:00.1
3. Thomas Litscher (Sui) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team 0:00.9
4. Klaus Nielsen (Den) 0:01.3
5. Mattias Wengelin (Swe) 0:01.4
6. Simon Gegenheimer (Ger) 0:01.9
7. Ralph Naef (Sui) Multivan Merida Biking Team 0:02.3
8. Daniel Federspiel (Aut) 0:02.4
9. Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team 0:02.5
10. Magnus Darvell (Swe) 0:02.7
11. Philip Buys (RSA) 0:02.7
12. Fabrice Mels (Bel) Rocky Roads-Orbea 0:03.0
13. Burry Stander (RSA) Specialized Racing 0:03.1
14. Lukas Sablik (Cze) 0:03.4
15. Todd Wells (USA) Specialized Racing 0:03.4
16. Lukas Kaufmann (Sui) 0:03.4
17. Kenta Gallagher (Gbr) 0:03.4
18. Daniel McConnell (Aus) 0:03.6
19. José Antonio Hermida Ramos (Esp) Multivan Merida Biking Team 0:03.6
20. Jan Nesvadba (Cze) 0:03.8
21. Jochen Kass (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team 0:03.8
22. Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Cannondale Factory Racing 0:03.8
23. Sepp Freiburghaus (Sui) Thoemus Racing Team 0:04.0
24. Emil Lindgren (Swe) Rabobank-Giant Off-Road Team 0:04.1
25. Martin Gujan (Sui) Cannondale Factory Racing 0:04.1
26. Severin Disch (Sui) Thoemus Racing Team 0:04.3
27. Paul Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team 0:04.5
28. Oleksandr Gerashchenko (Ukr) ISD Cycling Team 0:04.5
29. Kevin Van Hoovels (Bel) Versluys-Evenza Team 0:04.5
30. Balz Weber (Sui) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team 0:04.6
31. Nicola Rohrbach (Sui) Elettroveneta-Corratec 0:04.6
32. Heiko Gutmann (Ger) 0:04.6
33. Frantisek Lami (Svk) 0:04.6
34. Nicolas Jeantet (Ita) ISD Cycling Team 0:04.7
35. Michal Lami (Svk) 0:04.7
36. Martin Fanger (Sui) Giant Swiss SR-Suntour 0:04.8
37. Sergji Rysenko (Ukr) ISD Cycling Team 0:05.0
38. Marco Schätzing (Ger) Team Firebike-Droessiger 0:05.1
39. Julien Taramarcaz (Sui) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team 0:05.4
40. Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain 0:06.0
41. Moritz Milatz (Ger) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team 0:06.4
42. Urban Ferencak (Slo) Torpado Surfing Shop 0:06.9
43. Henrique Avancini (Bra) ISD Cycling Team 0:07.5
44. Matthias Waldhart (Aut) 0:07.5
45. Robby De Bock (Bel) Gesponsord 0:07.8
46. Benjamin Wittrup Justesen (Den) 0:08.0
47. Francis Morin (Can) BH-Suntour-Peisey Vallandry 0:08.0
48. Spencer Paxson (USA) Kona 0:08.9
49. Milan Dolezal (Cze) GT Czech Team 0:09.4
50. Ivan Smirnov (Rus) 0:09.5
51. Cristobal Silva Ibaceta (Chi) 0:09.5
52. Marat Sharafislamov (Rus) 0:09.8
53. Christopher Schwab (Aut) 0:10.1
54. Brice Scholtes (Bel) G-Skin-Deforche MTB Racing Team 0:11.1
55. Samuel Shaw (NZl) 0:12.3
56. Patrik Gallati (Sui) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team 0:16.2
57. Kazuhiro Yamamoto (Jpn) 0:19.8
DNS Ludovic Dubau (Fra) Team Newcycling