Kessiakoff wins his first World Cup

Fredrik Kessiakoff (Sweden)

Fredrik Kessiakoff (Sweden) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

Fredrik Kessiakoff (Cannondale-Vredestein) won the World Cup cross country final race and took his first-ever World Cup win today in Maribor, Slovenia. Kessiakoff was part of a lead group that formed at the end of the first lap. The group also contained Christoph Sauser (Specialized), José Hermida (Multivan Merida Biking Team) and Manuel Fumic (Fumic.Brothers.International).