Osl surprises in South Africa

Elisabeth Osl (Central Ghost Pro Team)

Elisabeth Osl (Central Ghost Pro Team) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

An incredulous Elisabeth Osl couldn't believe her own performance in South Africa last weekend when she won her first cross country UCI World Cup at age 23. Osl had a break-out race in which she defeated more established and older champions like former World Champion Irina Kalentieva (Topeak Ergon) in second and Norwegian Lene Byberg (Specialized Factory Racing) in third.