{"id":131129,"date":"2016-05-29T16:20:52","date_gmt":"2016-05-29T14:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/?p=131129"},"modified":"2016-05-30T12:10:32","modified_gmt":"2016-05-30T10:10:32","slug":"french-supremacy-in-la-bresse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/french-supremacy-in-la-bresse\/","title":{"rendered":"French Supremacy in La Bresse"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Julien Absalon wins his 31st worldcup race in front of his fans in La Bresse, France, followed by to Frenchmen: Marotte and Koretzky.<\/p>\n

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Thousands of spectators cheered the riders along the track, during a race that wasn’t that lucky for Nino Schurter: two flat tires kept him out of the game for the victory, but he managed to maintain the leadership in the overall classification finishing fourth in front of a steadily getting stronger Kulhavy.<\/p>\n

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Schurter rode for the first time in years a 29er: the new Scott Spark (check the details here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Since 1998, when he won the Junior Worlds, Absalon has been racing at top levels, following the technical evolution of mountain biking to stay at the pace with a younger and technically stronger competition: 29er, full suspension, dropper post. Today’s victory is for sure a part of the Frenchman attention for details.<\/p>\n

\"Jannick,<\/a>
Jannick, Scott Racing’s mechanic, had a fast first wheel change. The second one happened at a different Tech Zone, and it took much longer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Slippery<\/a>
Slippery when wet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Very<\/a>
Very slippery…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Schurter<\/a>
Schurter flying over obstacles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Marotte.\"<\/a>
Marotte.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Not<\/a>
Not too bad, Nino: 4th after 2 flats!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Color,<\/a>
Color, what color?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n