May 25, 2014 (Nove Mesto, CZE) – The Elite Men’s race is soon underway with 160 riders on the start line. Nino Schurter (Sui) Scott-Odlo is back in the mix after his stint road racing up against Julien Absalon (Fra) BMC who is fired up after his win at round #2 in Cairns, Australia and local favourites Jaroslav Kulhavy (Cze) Specialized and Ondrej Cink (Multivan Merida). For Canada Geoff Kabush and teammate Derek Zandstra (Scott-3Rox) are joined by Raphael Gagne and Sebastien Cadieux-Duval…the men will do 1 Start Loop and 6 Laps… see race updates via Twitter feed below.
Results (brief)
1. Nino Schurter (Sui) Scott-Odlo 1:28:33
2. Stephane Tempier (Fra) BH-Suntour 0:08
3. Moritz Milatz (Ger) BMC MTB Racing Team 0:14
4. Daniel McConnell (Aus) Trek Factory Racing 0:28
5. Julien Absalon (Fra) BMC MTB Racing Team 0:29
23. Raphael Gagne (Can) 4:37
49. Geoff Kabush (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing 7:27
99. Derek Zandstra (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing -2 laps
104. Sebastien Cadieux-Duval (Can) -2 laps