Loana Lecomte (Canyon CLLCTV) captured a solo win forward of a strung out elite ladies’s area on the WHOOP UCI MTB World Collection Olympic cross-country race at Crans Montana.
Second-placed Alessandra Keller (Thömus Maxon) completed 46 seconds again and one other 47 seconds later Puck Pieterse (Alpecin-Decuninck) took third.
The absence of the general XCO chief Haley Batten (Specialised Manufacturing facility Racing) and third place Savilia Blunk (Decathlon Ford Racing Crew) left alternatives for the sector, with Keller positioned to take advantage of by transferring forward of Batten within the XCO standings.
Lecomte and Laura Stigger (Specialised Manufacturing facility Racing) jumped to the entrance from the holeshot, however it was Keller who set the tempo for the primary foray into the woods. Kate Courtney (Scott-SRAM MTB Racing) moved forward in an off-camber part. Lecomte then struck with pace on a protracted descent and moved to a 15-second margin on the entrance.
After the opening circuit, Pieterse joined the entrance of the chase group, the place riders dismounted in a bit within the forest headed to a technical climb. Lecomte held her lead, with Pieterse gaining a small margin in her wake and Keller in third place.
On the second lap, the three leaders continued to battle however couldn’t catch one another’s wheels. Properly behind Stigger and Jen Jackson (Liv Manufacturing facility Racing) went forwards and backwards for fourth place.
After dismounting and working a steep, muddy part on the second lap, Pieterse took the lead, briefly. On one other uphill the place Pieterse used cyclocross abilities to run and carry her bike, Lecomte powered throughout the ascent on her bike and regained the lead, whereas Keller caught and handed Pieterse.
As soon as the bell rang for the ultimate lap, the rostrum had all however been determined, as Lecomte prolonged her hole with prowess via the numerous technical components of the course.
“It’s good to be again. I like this observe,” Lecomte mentioned after the win. “Even when we had a dry observe, it’s an actual mountain bike observe, with a number of technical sections, and really bodily. I can’t wait to be again right here for the World Championships subsequent yr. The key is simply to be pleased and have enjoyable on the bike.”
Stigger held on to fourth place, with Evie Richards (Trek Manufacturing facility Racing-Pirelli) taking fifth. Courtney accomplished her experience in eleventh.
Along with her runner-up place at her residence race, Keller took the lead from Haley Batten (Specialised Manufacturing facility Racing) within the general ladies’s World Cup standings.
“The house crowd was an awesome motivation. I gave the whole lot I had. I used to be utterly focussed on myself. As a result of the observe was extraordinarily difficult; something might occur at any time,” mentioned Keller, who completed second to Pieterse within the XCC race on Saturday.
Within the ladies’s U23 Olympic cross-country race, Olivia Onesti (Trinx Manufacturing facility Crew) gained by greater than a minute over Madigan Munroe (Trek Manufacturing facility Racing – Pirelli).
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