MTB World Cup Cross Country #2 & Eliminator #1 - Houffalize 2012: Elite men cross country Results

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Adam Craig (Rabobank Giant Offroad Team)(Image credit: Tour of Japan)

Julien Absalon (Orbea) scored a decisive victory at the second round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Houffalize, Belgium, letting all his rivals know that the two-time defending Olympic champion is on track for his title defence later this summer in London. Absalon's victory was his third at Houffalize.

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Julien Absalon (Fra) Orbea Racing Team	1:30:22
2	Nino Schurter (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB Racing Team	0:00:38
3	Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Cannondale Factory Racing	0:01:03
4	Burry Stander (RSA) Specialized Racing	0:01:20
5	Manuel Fumic (Ger) Cannondale Factory Racing	0:01:34
6	Florian Vogel (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB Racing Team	0:02:17
7	Stéphane Tempier (Fra) TX Active Bianchi	0:02:23
8	Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra)	0:02:34
9	José Antonio Hermida Ramos (Spa) Multivan Merida Biking Team	0:02:38
10	Fabian Giger (Swi) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	0:02:47
11	Geoff Kabush (Can) Scott-3Roxracing	0:03:05
12	Jaroslav Kulhavy (Cze) Specialized Racing	0:03:15
13	Lukas Flückiger (Swi) Trek World Racing	0:03:32
14	Maxime Marotte (Fra) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry	0:03:58
15	Rudi Van Houts (Ned) Multivan Merida Biking Team	0:04:04
16	Karl Markt (Aut) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team	0:04:10
17	Martin Gujan (Swi) Cannondale Factory Racing	0:04:20
18	Moritz Milatz (Ger) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	0:04:26
19	Christoph Sauser (Swi) Specialized Racing	0:04:28
20	Emil Lindgren (Swe) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	0:04:34
21	Inaki Lejarreta Errasti (Spa) Orbea Racing Team	0:05:03
22	Thomas Litscher (Swi) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team	0:05:06
23	Jan Skarnitzl (Cze) Rubena Auto-Mencik Specialized	0:05:16
24	Mathias Flückiger (Swi) Trek World Racing	0:05:25
25	Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez (Spa) Wildwolf - Trek Pro Racing	0:05:32
26	Jochen Kass (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team	0:05:36
27	Tony Longo (Ita) TX Active Bianchi	0:05:38
28	Henk Jaap Moorlag* (Ned) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	0:05:42
29	Liam Killeen (GBr) Giant Factory Off-Road Team	0:05:44
30	Kohei Yamamoto (Jpn) Specialized Racing	0:05:46
31	Wolfram Kurschat (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing Team	0:05:53
32	Carlos Coloma Nicolas (Spa) Wildwolf - Trek Pro Racing	0:06:05
33	Sven Nys (Bel)	0:06:20
34	Marek Konwa* (Pol) Milka-Superior MTB Racing Team	0:06:29
35	Fabien Canal (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix	0:06:34
36	Stephen Ettinger (USA) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	0:06:37
37	Samuel Schultz (USA) Subaru - Trek	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Jürg Graf (Swi) Bskgraf Rollmat-Koba MTB Team	0:06:45
39	Milan Spesny (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team	0:06:51
40	Derek Zandstra (Can) Scott-3Roxracing	0:06:57
41	Jiri Novak (Cze)	0:06:58
42	Ivan Alvarez Gutierrez (Spa) Elettroveneta - Corratec	0:07:06
43	Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) Lapierre International	0:07:16
44	Matous Ulman (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team	0:07:21
45	Todd Wells (USA) Specialized Racing	0:07:22
46	Julien Taramarcaz (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	0:07:24
47	Uwe Hochenwarter (Aut) Muskelkater Genesis Team	0:07:44
48	Chris Jongewaard (Aus) Milka-Superior MTB Racing Team	0:07:53
49	Robert Mennen (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing Team	0:08:10
50	Piotr Brzozka (Pol) JBG - 2 Professional MTB Team	0:08:18
51	Michele Casagrande (Ita) Elettroveneta - Corratec	0:08:23
52	Lachlan Norris (Aus) Giant Factory Off-Road Team	0:08:25
53	Patrik Gallati (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	0:08:37
54	Alban Lakata (Aut) Topeak Ergon Racing Team	0:08:39
55	Cédric Ravanel (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix	0:08:42
56	Umberto Corti (Ita) Team CBE Tecnoimpianti A.S.D.	0:08:44
57	Martino Fruet (Ita)	0:08:52
58	David Joao Serralheiro Rosa (Por)	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Max Plaxton (Can)	0:08:58
60	Lukas Sablik (Cze) Rubena Auto-Mencik Specialized	0:09:02
61	Jeremiah Bishop (USA) Cannondale Factory Racing	0:09:10
62	Robby De Bock (Bel)	0:09:17
63	Daniel Mcconnell (Aus)	0:09:21
64	Ruben Ruzafa Cueto (Spa) Orbea Racing Team	0:09:27
65	Christoph Soukup (Aut)	0:09:28
66	Martin Loo (Est) Hard Rock Canossa Merida	0:09:38
67	Catriel Andres Soto (Arg) Wildwolf - Trek Pro Racing	0:09:43
68	Shlomi Haimy (Isr) Focus Mig Team	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Hannes Metzler (Aut)	0:09:44
70	Hans Becking (Ned) Milka-Superior MTB Racing Team	0:10:02
71	Kristian Hynek (Cze)	0:10:08
72	Marek Galinski (Pol) JBG - 2 Professional MTB Team	0:10:09
73	Marc Colom (Fra) Team Newcycling	0:10:15
74	Klaus Nielsen (Den)	0:10:18
75	Marcel Wildhaber (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB Racing Team	0:10:24
76	Michal Lami (Svk)	0:10:35
77	Dariusz Batek (Pol)	0:10:38
78	Jérémy Huguenin (Swi) Giant Swiss Sr - Suntour	0:10:51
79	Sergji Rysenko (Ukr) ISD MTB Team	0:11:02
80	Pierre-Geoffroy Plantet (Fra) Lapierre International	0:11:09
81	Giancarlo Sax (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team	0:11:19
82	Magnus Darvell (Swe) Team Herbalife 24 Raumerrittet	0:11:22
83	Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru - Trek	0:11:33
84	Andrea Tiberi (Ita) Torpado Surfing Shop	0:11:39
85	Ola Kjören (Nor) Team Herbalife 24 Raumerrittet	0:11:43
86	Alexis Chenevier (Fra) Scott Les Saisies	0:11:51
87	Spencer Paxson (USA) Kona	0:11:57
88	Martin Fanger (Swi) Giant Swiss Sr - Suntour	0:11:58
89	Karl Platt (Ger) Team Bulls	0:12:00
90	Filip Eberl (Cze)	0:12:04
91	Cameron Jette (Can) Scott-3Roxracing	0:12:05
92	Andy Eyring (Ger)	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	Andras Parti (Hun)	0:12:06
94	David Fletcher (GBr) Orange Monkey-Cannondale	0:12:21
95	Tim Wynants (Bel) Milka Brentjens MTB Racing Team	0:12:22
96	Kevin Van Hoovels (Bel) Versluys Team	0:12:34
97	Oliver Beckingsale (GBr)	0:12:45
98	Tiago Jorge Oliveira Ferreira (Por) Bi&Esse - Infotre Protek	0:12:46
99	Daniel Eymann (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team	Row 98 - Cell 2
100	Frank Beemer (Ned)	0:12:49
101	Bjorn Brems (Bel)	0:12:50
102	Paul Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team	0:13:09
103	Markus Bauer (Ger)	0:13:25
104	Irjan Luttenberg (Ned)	0:13:41
105	Ludovic Dubau (Fra) Team Newcycling	0:13:48
106	Periklis Ilias (Gre) Team Protek	0:13:50
107	Pascal Meyer (Swi)	0:14:13
108	Giuseppe Lamastra (Ita)	0:14:15
109	Simon Gegenheimer (Ger)	0:14:19
110	Fredrik Edin (Swe)	0:14:20
111	Sebastien Carabin (Bel) Versluys Team	0:14:24
112	Lee Williams (GBr)	0:14:34
113	Oleksandr Gerashchenko (Ukr) ISD MTB Team	0:15:56
114	Robert Gehbauer (Aut)	0:16:55
-1lap	Ole Christian Fagerli (Nor) Team Herbalife 24 Raumerrittet	Row 114 - Cell 2
-1lap	Sang Hoon Na (Kor)	Row 115 - Cell 2
-1lap	Frank Schotman (Ned) MPL Specialized MTB Team	Row 116 - Cell 2
-1lap	Tim Lemmers (Ned) Feenstra Stevens Bike Team	Row 117 - Cell 2
-1lap	Severin Disch (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team	Row 118 - Cell 2
-1lap	Davy Huygens (Bel)	Row 119 - Cell 2
-1lap	Steffen Thum (Ger)	Row 120 - Cell 2
-1lap	Patrick Gaudy (Bel)	Row 121 - Cell 2
-1lap	Jimmy Tielens (Bel)	Row 122 - Cell 2
-1lap	Seiya Hirano (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team	Row 123 - Cell 2
-1lap	Benjamin Sonntag (Ger)	Row 124 - Cell 2
-1lap	Pascal Hossay (Bel) Merida Wallonie Mountain Bike Team	Row 125 - Cell 2
-1lap	Michael Broderick (USA)	Row 126 - Cell 2
-1lap	Paul Oldham (GBr)	Row 127 - Cell 2
-1lap	Kazuhiro Yamamoto (Jpn)	Row 128 - Cell 2
-1lap	Adam Craig (USA) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	Row 129 - Cell 2
-1lap	Sepp Freiburghaus (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team	Row 130 - Cell 2
-1lap	Rafal Alchimowiz (Pol)	Row 131 - Cell 2
-2laps	Marios Athanasiadis (Cyp)	Row 132 - Cell 2
-2laps	Christopher Maletz (Ger)	Row 133 - Cell 2
-2laps	Abdulkadir Kelleci (Tur)	Row 134 - Cell 2
-2laps	Jonas Baumann (Swi) Wheeler - Ixs Team	Row 135 - Cell 2
-2laps	John Whittington (GBr)	Row 136 - Cell 2
-2laps	Mariusz Gil (Pol)	Row 137 - Cell 2
-2laps	Vitalii Zubchenko (Ukr) ISD MTB Team	Row 138 - Cell 2
-2laps	Marco Schätzing (Ger)	Row 139 - Cell 2
-3laps	Ruben Almeida (Por)	Row 140 - Cell 2
-3laps	Dennis Ebert (Ned)	Row 141 - Cell 2
-3laps	Marc Metzler (Swi)	Row 142 - Cell 2
-3laps	Matthias Waldhart (Aut)	Row 143 - Cell 2
-3laps	Bostjan Hribovsek (Slo)	Row 144 - Cell 2
-3laps	Giorgos Fattas (Cyp)	Row 145 - Cell 2
DNF	Nicola Rohrbach (Swi)	Row 146 - Cell 2
DNF	Simon Scheiber (Aut) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team	Row 147 - Cell 2
DNF	Ralph Naef (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking Team	Row 148 - Cell 2
DNF	Tomasz Drozdz (Pol) JBG - 2 Professional MTB Team	Row 149 - Cell 2
DNF	Weisong Tong (Chn)	Row 150 - Cell 2
DNF	Rafal Hebisz (Pol)	Row 151 - Cell 2
DNF	Lukas Kaufmann (Swi) Team Fujibikes Rockets	Row 152 - Cell 2
DNF	David Collins (GBr)	Row 153 - Cell 2
DNF	Miha Halzer (Slo) Energijateam.Com	Row 154 - Cell 2
DNF	Matthias Wengelin (Swe) Team Herbalife 24 Raumerrittet	Row 155 - Cell 2
DNF	Jorgen Flion (Bel)	Row 156 - Cell 2
DNF	Przemyslaw Ebertowski (Pol)	Row 157 - Cell 2
DNS	Daniel Federspiel (Aut) Notebooksbilliger.De Team	Row 158 - Cell 2
DNS	Brian Lopes (USA)	Row 159 - Cell 2

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Teams
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Cannondale Factory Racing	74	pts
2	Scott - Swisspower MTB Racing Team	61	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Specialized Racing	61	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Orbea Racing Team	50	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Multivan Merida Biking Team	43	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	35	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	TX Active Bianchi	28	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Trek World Racing	25	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team	24	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Scott-3Roxracing	20	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry	17	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	13	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Rubena Auto-Mencik Specialized	8	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Wildwolf - Trek Pro Racing	6	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Giant Factory Off-Road Team	2	Row 14 - Cell 3

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Elite men World Cup standings after two rounds
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Nino Schurter (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB Racing Team	450	pts
2	Julien Absalon (Fra) Orbea Racing Team	400	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Burry Stander (RSA) Specialized Racing	350	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Manuel Fumic (Ger) Cannondale Factory Racing	300	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Cannondale Factory Racing	260	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Stéphane Tempier (Fra) TX Active Bianchi	230	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Jaroslav Kulhavy (Cze) Specialized Racing	225	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	José Antonio Hermida Ramos (Spa) Multivan Merida Biking Team	220	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Lukas Flückiger (Swi) Trek World Racing	210	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Fabian Giger (Swi) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	180	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Moritz Milatz (Ger) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	160	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Maxime Marotte (Fra) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry	158	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Christoph Sauser (Swi) Specialized Racing	144	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Rudi Van Houts (Ned) Multivan Merida Biking Team	142	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra)	139	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Inaki Lejarreta Errasti (Spa) Orbea Racing Team	136	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Florian Vogel (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB Racing Team	130	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Thomas Litscher (Swi) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team	130	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Mathias Flückiger (Swi) Trek World Racing	128	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Emil Lindgren (Swe) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	128	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Karl Markt (Aut) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team	124	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Martin Gujan (Swi) Cannondale Factory Racing	124	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Geoff Kabush (Can) Scott-3Roxracing	122	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Carlos Coloma Nicolas (Spa) Wildwolf - Trek Pro Racing	120	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Jochen Kass (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team	118	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Kohei Yamamoto (Jpn) Specialized Racing	106	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Ivan Alvarez Gutierrez (Spa) Elettroveneta - Corratec	100	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez (Spa) Wildwolf - Trek Pro Racing	98	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Ralph Naef (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking Team	95	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Tony Longo (Ita) TX Active Bianchi	88	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	Milan Spesny (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team	83	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Liam Killeen (GBr) Giant Factory Off-Road Team	82	Row 31 - Cell 3
33	Derek Zandstra (Can) Scott-3Roxracing	76	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Fabien Canal (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix	74	Row 33 - Cell 3
35	Matous Ulman (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team	68	Row 34 - Cell 3
36	Wolfram Kurschat (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing Team	65	Row 35 - Cell 3
37	Jan Skarnitzl (Cze) Rubena Auto-Mencik Specialized	60	Row 36 - Cell 3
38	Daniel Mcconnell (Aus)	58	Row 37 - Cell 3
39	Samuel Schultz (USA) Subaru - Trek	58	Row 38 - Cell 3
40	Marek Konwa* (Pol) Milka-Superior MTB Racing Team	57	Row 39 - Cell 3
41	Catriel Andres Soto (Arg) Wildwolf - Trek Pro Racing	56	Row 40 - Cell 3
42	Stephen Ettinger (USA) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	56	Row 41 - Cell 3
43	Cédric Ravanel (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix	53	Row 42 - Cell 3
44	Henk Jaap Moorlag* (Ned) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	50	Row 43 - Cell 3
45	Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) Lapierre International	49	Row 44 - Cell 3
46	Uwe Hochenwarter (Aut) Muskelkater Genesis Team	48	Row 45 - Cell 3
47	Martin Fanger (Swi) Giant Swiss Sr - Suntour	46	Row 46 - Cell 3
48	Michele Casagrande (Ita) Elettroveneta - Corratec	45	Row 47 - Cell 3
49	Piotr Brzozka (Pol) JBG - 2 Professional MTB Team	41	Row 48 - Cell 3
50	Sven Nys (Bel)	40	Row 49 - Cell 3
51	Julien Taramarcaz (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	40	Row 50 - Cell 3
52	Jürg Graf (Swi) Bskgraf Rollmat-Koba MTB Team	38	Row 51 - Cell 3
53	Max Plaxton (Can)	34	Row 52 - Cell 3
54	Kevin Van Hoovels (Bel) Versluys Team	30	Row 53 - Cell 3
55	Robert Mennen (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing Team	30	Row 54 - Cell 3
56	Alban Lakata (Aut) Topeak Ergon Racing Team	29	Row 55 - Cell 3
57	Jiri Novak (Cze)	27	Row 56 - Cell 3
58	Patrik Gallati (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	24	Row 57 - Cell 3
59	Todd Wells (USA) Specialized Racing	23	Row 58 - Cell 3
60	Chris Jongewaard (Aus) Milka-Superior MTB Racing Team	20	Row 59 - Cell 3
61	Marek Galinski (Pol) JBG - 2 Professional MTB Team	20	Row 60 - Cell 3
62	Philip Buys (RSA)	17	Row 61 - Cell 3
63	Lachlan Norris (Aus) Giant Factory Off-Road Team	16	Row 62 - Cell 3
64	Paul Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team	16	Row 63 - Cell 3
65	Andrea Tiberi (Ita) Torpado Surfing Shop	14	Row 64 - Cell 3
66	Adam Craig (USA) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	13	Row 65 - Cell 3
67	Umberto Corti (Ita) Team CBE Tecnoimpianti A.S.D.	12	Row 66 - Cell 3
68	Nicola Rohrbach (Swi)	12	Row 67 - Cell 3
69	Martino Fruet (Ita)	11	Row 68 - Cell 3
70	David Joao Serralheiro Rosa (Por)	10	Row 69 - Cell 3
71	Sebastien Carabin (Bel) Versluys Team	10	Row 70 - Cell 3
72	Lukas Sablik (Cze) Rubena Auto-Mencik Specialized	8	Row 71 - Cell 3

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Team World Cup standings after two rounds
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Specialized Racing	140	pts
2	Cannondale Factory Racing	132	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Scott - Swisspower MTB Racing Team	101	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Multivan Merida Biking Team	99	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Orbea Racing Team	94	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Trek World Racing	64	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Rabobank Giant Offroad Team	63	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	TX Active Bianchi	51	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team	39	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry	35	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	33	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Wildwolf - Trek Pro Racing	29	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Scott-3Roxracing	22	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Elettroveneta - Corratec	15	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Rubena Auto-Mencik Specialized	8	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	S&H Superior MTB Team	5	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Giant Factory Off-Road Team	2	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Giant Swiss SR - Suntour	1	Row 17 - Cell 3