Final Results from the Val di Sole XC World Championships 2021
The results are in from the 2021 XC World Championships in Val di Sole. In the U23 racing, Mona Mitterwallner took an incredibly dominant win to pull ahead of Laura Stigger by over two minutes. Crossing the line a further one and a half minutes back was Caroline Bohe in third place. The U23 Men also saw a big win as Martin Vidaurre Kossmann finished the race with just over a minute on Juri Zanotti.
In the Elite Women's racing, Evie Richards takes the rainbow stripes after an incredible performance. Evie leaves Val di Sole with the rainbow stripes and a silver medal in the XCC Short Track World Championships. Evie Richards has also become the first British woman to win the Elite XC World Championships. In second place, Anne Terpstra managed to fight her way to the front and crossed the line just over a minute back. After a close fight for third place, Sina Frei beat Jolanda Neff in a sprint finish for the bronze medal. Pauline Ferrand Prevot was very strong in the early stages of the race with a lead of 31 seconds after the first lap, but after falling back in the second half of the race, Pauline has to settle with sixth place.
Nino Schurter is back as he takes his ninth Elite XC World Championships title. Nino now holds the record for the youngest and oldest Elite Men's XC World Champion. Coming in second place was Mathias Flueckiger, who was wheel to wheel with Nino Schurter for the whole race. Mathias was bested to the line in a wild sprint that started just before the final downhill. Completing the top three was Victor Koretzky, the only rider to come within a minute and a half of the top two riders.
Check out the full results below.
Results:
Elite Women (5 Laps)
1st. Evie Richards: 1:23:52
2nd. Anne Terpstra: +1:03
3rd. Sina Frei: +1:08
4th. Jolanda Neff: +1:08
5th. Maja Wloszczowska: +1:47
1st. Evie Richards: 1:23:52
2nd. Anne Terpstra: +1:03
3rd. Sina Frei: +1:08
4th. Jolanda Neff: +1:08
5th. Maja Wloszczowska: +1:47
Elite Men (6 Laps)
1st. Nino Schurter: 1:22:25
2nd. Mathias Flueckiger: +2
3rd. Victor Koretzky: +1:14
4th. Vlad Dascalu: +1:42
5th. Max Brandl: +1:49
1st. Nino Schurter: 1:22:25
2nd. Mathias Flueckiger: +2
3rd. Victor Koretzky: +1:14
4th. Vlad Dascalu: +1:42
5th. Max Brandl: +1:49
U23 Women (4 Laps)
1st. Mona Mitterwallner: 1:06:57
2nd. Laura Stigger: +2:04
3rd. Caroline Bohe: +3:26
4th. Marika Tovo: +4:03
5th. Kata Blanka Vas: +4:10
1st. Mona Mitterwallner: 1:06:57
2nd. Laura Stigger: +2:04
3rd. Caroline Bohe: +3:26
4th. Marika Tovo: +4:03
5th. Kata Blanka Vas: +4:10
U23 Men (5 Laps)
1st. Martin Vidaurre Kossmann: 1:10:31
2nd. Juri Zanotti: +1:03
3rd. Joel Roth: +1:38
4th. Luca Schaetti: +1:55
5th. Jofre Cullell Estape: +2:23
1st. Martin Vidaurre Kossmann: 1:10:31
2nd. Juri Zanotti: +1:03
3rd. Joel Roth: +1:38
4th. Luca Schaetti: +1:55
5th. Jofre Cullell Estape: +2:23
Results:
Elite Women
Elite Men
U23 Women
U23 Men
Live Race Updates:
8:13 am PDT
Nino Schurter wins his ninth Elite World Championships title in Val di Sole!
8:12 am PDT
Mathias Flueckiger and Nino Schurter are heading into the final downhill, it looks like we are in for a wild sprint finish between the two Swiss riders.
8:01 am PDT
Going into the final lap the top five Elite Men are:
1st. Mathias Flueckiger: 1:09:34
2nd. Nino Schurter: +1
3rd. Victor Koretzky: +44
4th. Max Brandl: +1:07
5th. Vlad Dascalu: +1:07
7:58 am PDT
A problem for Ondrej Cink as he runs up the climb on the second half of the lap. It looks like he may be having shifting problems.
7:51 am PDT
Mathias Flueckiger has launched an attack halfway up the first climb of lap five. Nino Schurter has been able to hold on so far but Mathias will lead into the next downhill.
7:49 am PDT
Victor Koretzky has now overtaken Ondrej Cink to hold the bronze medal position. Both riders are still around 40 seconds off the leading pair of Mathias Flueckiger and Nino Schurter.
7:47 am PDT
After the fourth lap the top five Elite Men are:
1st. Nino Schurter: 56:23
2nd. Mathias Flueckiger: +0
3rd. Ondrej Cink: +41
4th. Victor Koretzky: +43
5th. Max Brandl: +58
7:44 am PDT
The leading Swiss riders can't seem to drop each other as they are still wheel to wheel at the front of the race. Ondrej Cink is slightly closing in on the pair as the gap drops to 47 seconds.
7:39 am PDT
Mathias Flueckiger and Nino Schurter are still pushing a rapid pace at the front as the gap to Ondrej Cink builds to 54 seconds.
7:34 am PDT
After the third lap the top five Elite Men are:
1st. Mathias Flueckiger: 43:10
2nd. Nino Schurter: +0
3rd. Ondrej Cink: +38
4th. Vlad Dascalu: +51
5th. Victor Koretzky: +51
7:20 am PDT
After the second lap the top six Elite Men are:
1st. Mathias Flueckiger: 30:12
2nd. Nino Schurter: +1
3rd. Ondrej Cink: +35
4th. Victor Koretzky: +36
5th. Vlad Dascalu: +36
6th. Henrique Avancini: +36
7:18 am PDT
The gap from Mathias Flueckiger and Nino Schurter to the chasing group has grown to 25 seconds.
7:13 am PDT
At split one on lap two Nino Schurter and Mathias Flueckiger have built a 10 second lead on Victor Koretzky in third and 14 seconds on Ondrej Cink in fourth place.
7:11 am PDT
On the first big climb of lap two it is Nino Schurter and Mathias Flueckiger who are setting a blistering pace.
7:08 am PDT
After the first lap the top seven Elite Men are:
1st. Victor Koretzky: 17:35
2nd. Nino Schurter: +2
3rd. Ondrej Cink: +2
4th. Henrique Avancini: +2
5th. Mathias Flueckiger: +2
6th. Vlad Dascalu: +2
7th. Filippo Colombo: +2
7:05 am PDT
At the second split on lap one it looks like the chasing group has joined back up with Nino Schurter at the front to make a group of six riders at the front.
7:01 am PDT
Nino is back! It has been a while since we saw Nino Schurter pushing this hard at the front and he looks to be back on strong form today. Will he take another World Championships title?
7:00 am PDT
At the first split it is Nino Schurter and Ondrej Cink who lead the race with Henrique Avancini, Victor Koretzky and Mathias Flueckiger chasing them down.
6:54 am PDT
After the start loop the top five Elite Men are:
1st. Ondrej Cink: 4:32
2nd. Henrique Avancini: +1
3rd. Victor Koretzky: +1
4th. Mathias Flueckiger: +1
5th. Nino Schurter: +1
6:50 am PDT
The Elite Men's race is off, Henrique Avancini is leading the riders out on the short start loop.
5:24 am PDT
Evie Richards is the 2021 Elite Women's XC World Champion! Evie becomes the first British woman to take the Elite title.
5:20 am PDT
A huge mistake for Maja Wloszczowska has most likely taken her out of contention for the bronze medal today. Will it be Jolanda or Sina who takes third position?
5:09 am PDT
Going into the last lap the top five Elite Women are:
1st. Evie Richards: 1:07:58
2nd. Anne Terpstra: +56
3rd. Pauline Ferrand Prevot: +1:41
4th. Maja Wloszczowska: +1:41
5th. Jolanda Neff: +1:41
5:06 am PDT
Evie Richards now sits nearly a minute ahead of Anne Terpstra with Sina Frei and Maja Wloszczowska passing Pauline Ferrand Prevot in the fight for a bronze medal.
4:56 am PDT
Anne Terpstra has passed Pauline Ferrand Prevot to take second place.
4:53 am PDT
After the third lap the top five Elite Women are:
1st. Evie Richards: 52:16
2nd. Pauline Ferrand Prevot: +38
3rd. Anne Terpstra: +45
4th. Rebecca McConnell: +1:13
5th. Maja Wloszczowska: +1:13
4:49 am PDT
The gap between Evie Richards and Pauline Ferrand Prevot has grown to 28 seconds at the second split.
4:43 am PDT
Evie Richards is starting to ride away from Pauline Ferrand Prevot as the gap sits at 13 seconds after the first climb on lap three.
4:38 am PDT
After the second lap the top six Elite Women are:
1st. Evie Richards: 36:39
2nd. Pauline Ferrand Prevot: +0
3rd. Jolanda Neff: +41
4th. Rebecca McConnell: +41
5th. Maja Wloszczowska: +41
6th. Anne Terpstra: +41
4:34 am PDT
Evie Richards is now in the lead, she has managed to close more than thirty seconds in just over half a lap.
4:32 am PDT
Evie Richards is flying today and has almost completely closed the gap to Pauline Ferrand Prevot.
4:27 am PDT
Evie Richards is closing in on Pauline Ferrand Prevot with the gap dropping from 31 to 18 seconds at the first split on lap two.
4:22 am PDT
After the first lap the top five Elite Women are:
1st. Pauline Ferrand Prevot: 20:36
2nd. Evie Richards: +31
3rd. Sina Frei: +31
4th. Anne Terpstra: +52
5th. Jolanda Neff: +52
4:18 am PDT
At the second split on lap one Pauline has built her lead to just over 30 seconds. Evie Richards is now the rider in second place chasing down Pauline with Sina Frei in third place. Jolanda Neff has dropped back to fifth.
4:12 am PDT
Pauline Ferrand Prevot has built an 18-second gap to Jolanda Neff at split one on the first lap. Following Jolanda is Sina Frei, 29 seconds off the leader.
4:10 am PDT
Pauline Ferrand Prevot looks to be back on form today as she is starting to pull away at the front of the race. Only Jolanda Neff is able to stay close to her up the first big climb on lap one.
4:06 am PDT
After the start loop the top six Elite Women are:
1st. Jolanda Neff: 5:33
2nd. Linda Indergand: +0
3rd. Evie Richards: +0
4th. Kate Courtney: +0
5th. Pauline Ferrand Prevot: +0
6th. Rebecca McConnell: +0
4:00 am PDT
The Elite Women are off with Rebecca McConnell leading out the start loop.
The Elite Women's racing kicks off at: PST 04:00 / EST 07:00 / BST 12:00 / CEST 13:00
The Elite Men will start at: PST 06:45 / EST 09:45 / BST 14:45 / CEST 15:45
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And Richards… she was an absolute machine but said she didn’t think she had that kind of performance in her. Bravo to both!
Lexware team.
Suspect this late into her career, she's already thinking about the switch to becoming a lifestyle brand ambassador (social media influencer).
2nd. Mathias Flueckiger: +2
Should be:
2nd. Mathias Flueckiger: +0:02
You can see who is working on their weaknesses and who isn't.
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