Näf passes on mountain bike Worlds participation after injury

Winner Ralph Naf of Switzerland

Winner Ralph Naf of Switzerland (Image credit: Joris Beverloo)

Switzerland's Ralph Näf, one of the contenders for a World Championship cross country medal, will not make the trip to compete in Canberra, Australia, next week. Näf made the decision to sit out worlds after crashing two weeks ago on a training ride.

Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews.  She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike race coverage and assists with the road, 'cross and track coverage.