Il neo campione del mondo Hatherly e la svizzera Keller si impongono nelle gare XC di Lenzerheide, dove Nino Schurter ha dato l’addio alle competizioni.
Risultati uomini elite, donne elite, uomini U23, donne U23.
Alessandra Keller (Thömus Maxon) rose to the occasion and gave her home fans a victory to celebrate at the UCI Cross-country Olympic (XCO) World Cup in Bike Kingdom – Lenzerheide (Switzerland), presented by Le Gruyère, while newly crowned UCI XCO World Champion Alan Hatherly (Giant Factory Off-Road Team – XC) survived a last lap scare to win the Men Elite category.
The Swiss crowd also said an emotional farewell to Nino Schurter (Scott-SRAM MTB Racing Team) who retired following a stellar career.
The dry and dusty conditions at the Bike Kingdom – Lenzerheide provided dramatic races which were impacted by mechanicals and punctures.
While her rivals faded away, Keller kept calm before launching her bid for glory on the penultimate lap. Evie Richards (Trek Factory Racing – Pirelli) was just seven seconds behind the lead on the final lap before puncturing and finishing fourth. Jenny Rissveds (Canyon CLLCTV XCO) finished second following a determined performance, while Savilia Blunk (Decathlon Ford Racing Team) recovered from a crash while leading to take third.
In the men’s Elite, Hatherly re-produced his commanding display from Valais the previous weekend as nobody could follow his mid-race attack. That was until the last lap when the Giant Factory Off-Road Team – XC rider saw his one-minute advantage halved due to mechanical trouble with his chain. Meanwhile, Charlie Aldridge (Cannondale Factory Racing) led a four-man chasing group home for a personal best second XCO result, and Adrien Boichis (Specialized Factory Racing) placed third.
In the men’s U23 category, Finn Treudler (Cube Factory Racing) continued his domination by winning both the Cross-country Short Track (XCC) and XCO events in Bike Kingdom – Lenzerheide. Meanwhile, American Vida Lopez de San Roman (Trinity Racing) powered away from rival Valentina Corvi (Canyon CLLCTV XCO) to win the women’s U23.
gara elite donne:
1 - gran bella gara di Alessandra "Busty" Keller :mrgreen:
2 - incomprensibile e quasi imponderabile errore della rider Sevilla Blank di Rockrider che si è messa apposto gli occhiali quando era in piedi sulla bici in un tratto veloce in leggera discesa. Per carità di Dio, io sono l'ultimo degli stro...i ma mi è sembrato veramente un errore molto grossolano. Gli è andata di lusso ed è stata brava a recuperare ed arrivare comunque a podio, ma ha rischiato davvero tanto per una leggerezza mooooolto banale..
gara elite uomini:
1 - gara sfortunata per gli uomini Specy
2 - l'addio di N1no alle gare di coppa è qualcosa di unico. Veramente una leggenda vivente di questo sport.