{"id":140085,"date":"2016-09-04T18:08:20","date_gmt":"2016-09-04T16:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/?p=140085"},"modified":"2016-09-05T08:21:43","modified_gmt":"2016-09-05T06:21:43","slug":"absalon-wins-his-7th-worldcup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/absalon-wins-his-7th-worldcup\/","title":{"rendered":"Absalon wins his 7th Worldcup Overall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ad3]<\/p>\n<p>Julien Absalon is the 2016 XCO worldcup winner. For the seventh time in his career, the French champion brings the cup home. Nino Schurter, even after the olympic gold, was motivated to fight until the finish line, but a flat tire in the 5th lap cost him a lot of time, and he ended 13th.<br \/>\nThe last worldcup race of the season had Ondrej Cink finishing in second and Rodriguez-Guede in third position.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-140076 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image1.jpg\" alt=\"image1\" width=\"1599\" height=\"1066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image1.jpg 1599w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image1-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1599px) 100vw, 1599px\" \/><\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>Until the fifth lap Absalon, Schurter and Cink have been riding together on front, then a rear flat tire threw Nino to the back, and for Julien it was easy to increase the gap to Cink and to reach the finish line cheered by the crowd.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-140074 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image1-1.jpg\" alt=\"image1 (1)\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image1-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image1-1-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Schurter finished the race together with Spanish legend Hermida, at his last worldcup race of his long career. The Swiss was smiling anyway, knowing that he fulfilled his long term achievement: the gold medal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image1-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140075\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image1-2-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"image1 (2)\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image1-2-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image1-2.jpg 1545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Results.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Results Men<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Standings.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Overall Men<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jolanda Neff won the women race, while Pendrel won the overall worldcup.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/w.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Results Women<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Standings1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Overall Women<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140136\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140136\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5311.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-140136\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5311.jpg\" alt=\"Emily warmin up\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5311.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5311-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emily warmin up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140108\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140108\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5330.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-140108\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5330.jpg\" alt=\"One of her fans\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5330.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5330-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of her fans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140160\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140160\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9186.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-140160\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9186.jpg\" alt=\"Emily on track. Not the best race of the year, but the Canadian finished 3rd in the overall\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9186.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9186-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emily on track. Not the best race of the year, but the Canadian finished 3rd in the overall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140156\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140156\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5429.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-140156\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5429.jpg\" alt=\"The evergreen Gunn Rita Dahle\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5429.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5429-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The evergreen Gunn Rita Dahle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140158\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140158\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5382.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-140158\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5382.jpg\" alt=\"Langvad missed the overall win for a few points\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5382.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5382-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Langvad missed the overall win for a few points<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140159\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140159\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5559.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-140159\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5559.jpg\" alt=\"Jenny Rissveds finished 5th, but her season goals have been already fulfilled\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5559.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5559-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jenny Rissveds finished 5th, but her season goals have been already fulfilled<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140138\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9208.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-140138\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9208.jpg\" alt=\"Unreachable today: Jolanda Neff\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9208.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9208-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unreachable today: Jolanda Neff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140152\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140152\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9245.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-140152\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9245.jpg\" alt=\"Party on, it's offseason!\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9245.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9245-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Party on, it&#8217;s offseason!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140125\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140125\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5720.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-140125\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5720.jpg\" alt=\"Marco Aurelio Fontana showed his best form of the year\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5720.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5720-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marco Aurelio Fontana showed his best form of the year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140134\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140134\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5750.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-140134\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5750.jpg\" alt=\"Nino Schurter searching for concentration before the race\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5750.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5750-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nino Schurter searching for concentration before the race<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140133\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5739.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-140133\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5739.jpg\" alt=\"Absalon warming up\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5739.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5739-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Absalon warming up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140140\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140140\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9308.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-140140\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9308.jpg\" alt=\"Go!\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9308.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9308-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Go!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140109\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140109\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9455.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-140109\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9455.jpg\" alt=\"Looking for the best line\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9455.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9455-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking for the best line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140143\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140143\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9380.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-140143\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9380.jpg\" alt=\"Schurter-Absalon, what else?\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9380.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9380-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Schurter-Absalon, what else?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140142\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140142\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9666.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-140142\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9666.jpg\" alt=\"Mechanics' life\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9666.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9666-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mechanics&#8217; life<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140147\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140147\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5831.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-140147\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5831.jpg\" alt=\"Tough climbs, lots of suffering\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5831.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC_5831-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tough climbs, lots of suffering<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140150\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140150\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_95431.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-140150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_95431.jpg\" alt=\"A goof way to close the season for Absalon\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_95431.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_95431-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A goof way to close the season for Absalon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140144\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140144\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9263.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-140144\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9263.jpg\" alt=\"Goodbye 2016 season!\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9263.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COP_9263-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goodbye 2016 season!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>[ad12]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad3] Julien Absalon is the 2016 XCO worldcup winner. For the seventh time in his career, the French champion brings the cup home. Nino Schurter, even after the olympic gold, was motivated to fight until the finish line, but a flat tire in the 5th lap cost him a lot of time, and he ended 13th. The last worldcup race of the season had Ondrej Cink finishing in second and Rodriguez-Guede in third position. , Until the fifth lap Absalon, Schurter and Cink have been riding together on front, then a rear flat tire threw Nino to the back, and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":140082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3683,3674],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.3 (Yoast SEO v19.7.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Absalon wins his 7th Worldcup Overall | MTB-MAG.COM<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/absalon-wins-his-7th-worldcup\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Absalon wins his 7th Worldcup Overall\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[ad3] Julien Absalon is the 2016 XCO worldcup winner. 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