May 28, 2011 (Offenburg, Germany) – Alexander Gehbauer (Aut) KTM took the win in the U23 Men’s XC race, 26.6km, crossing the line alone as the battle for the remaining podium spots saw Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus MIG Team claim second by only 1s over Fabien Canal (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix in third Markus Bauer (Ger) in fourth with the same time as Canal. Canada’s Evan McNeely (Can) Team Canada finished in 50th.

Results (brief)

1. Alexander Gehbauer (Aut) KTM 1:20:05
2. Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus MIG Team 0:09
3. Fabien Canal (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix 0:10
4. Markus Bauer (Ger)
5. Matthias Stirnemann (Sui) Thoemus Racing Team 0:11
6. Stephen Ettinger (USA) 0:18
7. Ondrej Cink (Cze) Merida Biking Team 0:49
8. Diego Rosa (Ita) Giant Italia Team 1:06
9. Michiel van Der Heijden (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Off-Road Team 1:24
10. Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) TX Active Bianchi 1:31

50. Evan McNeely (Can) Team Canada 5:58