July 08, 2018 (Val di Sole, Italy) – Canada’s Emily Batty (Trek Factory Racing XC) raced to a stellar second-place finish in the Elite Women’s 26.9 km race (start loop + 6 laps) for her best result this season. Sandra Walter (Can) Team Canada finished 18th and Haley Smith (Can) Norco Factory Team XC was 19th.

Results

Elite Women
1. Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) Kross Racing Team 1:30:51
2. Emily Batty (Can) Trek Factory Racing XC 0:09
3. Jolanda Neff (Sui) Kross Racing Team 0:30
4. Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) Canyon Factory Racing XC 0:38
5. Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Team Merida Gunn-Rita 0:41
6. Alessandra Keller* (Sui) Thömus – RN Racing Team 1:39
7. Kate Courtney (USA) Specialized Racing 1:41
8. Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) 1:41
9. Yana Belomoina (Ukr) CST Sandd American Eagle MTB Racing Team 1:58
10. Anne Tauber (Ned) CST Sandd American Eagle MTB Racing Team 2:20

18. Sandra Walter (Can) Team Canada 4:55
19. Haley Smith (Can) Norco Factory Team XC 5:16
41. Maghalie Rochette (Can) Clif Pro Team 12:09
46. Catherine Fleury (Can) -1 lap
52. Cindy Montambault (Can) Team Canada -1 lap
53. Elyse Nieuwold (Can) -1 lap
56. Rebecca Beaumont (Can) -1 lap

U23 Women
1. Sina Frei (Sui) Ghost Factory Racing 1:01:08
2. Evie Richards (Gbr) Trek Factory Racing XC 0:26
3. Malene Degn (Den) Ghost Factory Racing 1:47
4. Isla Short (Gbr) Habitat Mountain Bike Team 2:22
5. Ronja Eibl (Ger) 2:44
6. Martina Berta (Ita) KMC-Ekoi-SRSuntour 3:01
7. Haley Batten (USA) Clif Pro Team 3:13
8. Marika Tovo (Ita) 3:20
9. Nicole Koller (Sui) Moebel Maerki MTB Pro Team 3:30
10. Helene Clauzel (Fra) KMC-Ekoi-SRSuntour 3:36

29. Mackenzie Myatt (Can) Team Canada 8:50
46. Juliette Tetreault (Can) Team Canada 14:10
49. Anne Julie Tremblay (Can) -1 lap

U23 Men
1. Petter Fagerhaug (Nor) 1:16:40
2. Joshua Dubau (Fra) 0:18
3. Vlad Dascalu (Rou) Brujula Bike Racing Team 20
4. Filippo Colombo (Sui) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team 0:34
5. Christopher Blevins (USA) Specialized Racing 0:38
6. David Nordemann (Ned) CST Sandd American Eagle MTB Racing Team 0:42
7. Martin Emil Siggerud (Nor) 1:32
8. Ben Oliver (Nzl) 1:33
9. Matej Prudek (Cze) Gapp System – Cabtech MTB Racing Team 1:33
10. Tobias Johannessen (Nor) Team Sørensen Racing 1:33

30. Sean Fincham (Can) Team Canada 4:22
38. Quinton Disera (Can) Norco Factory 5:22
53. Gunnar Holmgren (Can) Team Canada 6:52
62. Raphael Auclair (Can) Pivot Cycles-OTE 7:51
64. Marc Andre Fortier (Can) Pivot Cycles-OTE 8:05
80. Felix Belhumeur (Can) Pivot Cycles-OTE -1 lap
99. Brody Sanderson (Can) Team Canada -3 laps

Elite Men
1. Nino Schurter (Sui) Scott-SRAM MTB Racing 1:26:32
2. Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) Torpado Gabogas 0:06
3. Mathieu Van Der Poel (Ned) Corendon-Circus 1:09
4. Henrique Avancini (Bra) Cannondale Factory Racing XC 1:14
5. Florian Vogel (Sui) Focus XC Team 1:32
6. David Valero Serrano (Esp) MMR Factory Racing Team 2:02
7. Stephane Tempier (Fra) Bianchi Countervail 2:16
8. Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez (Esp) Trek Factory Racing XC 2:33
9. Gioele Bertolini (Ita) Team Focus Selle Italia 2:38
10. Thomas Litscher (Sui) JB Brunex Felt Factory Team 2:40

55. Leandre Bouchard (Can) KMC-Ekoi-SRSuntour 8:00
62. Raphael Gagne (Can) Silverback OMX Pro Team 8:34
78. Peter Disera (Can) Norco Factory Team XC -1 lap
90. Andrew L’Esperance (Can) Team Canada -2 laps
104. Alexandre Vialle (Can) -3 laps