Estonian Martin Loo (InfoTre Lee Cougan) won the UCI category C2 Yokneam race in northern Israel today in a tight battle with Austrian Hannes Metzler (Muskelkater Genesis Team). Switzerland's Mathias Rupp (eam Firebike Droessiger) was third.
The race, held under a clear blue sky in the forest surrounding Kibbutz Mishmar Haemek covered 6.5 laps of a 5.3km circuit.
Loo and Metzler rode away from the rest of the field on the second lap and stayed together until the last lap, when Loo opened a small gap over Metzler and held it on to the finish.
Former Israeli Champion Shlomi Haimi (Focus MIG) suffered from two flat tires, but was able to finish 11th among a strong international field of 40 riders.
In the women's race the winner was Hungarian Barbara Benko (Euroone-Cube MTB UCI Team), who took an early lead over local crowd favorite Inbar Ronen (CCC) and maintained it. Belgian champion Kristien Nelen (Scott - Goeman UCI Team) was third.
Riders from 10 countries participated in the race, and they are expected to return to participate in tomorrow's C1 race in Haifa.
Full Results
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Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Martin Loo (Est) InfoTre Lee Cougan
1:42:05
2
Hannes Metzler (Aut) Muskelkater Genesis Team
0:00:06
3
Mattias Rupp (Swi) Team Firebike Droessiger
0:02:28
4
Matthias Leisling (Ger) Muskelkater Genesis Team
0:02:56
5
Szilard Buruczki (Hun) Euroone-Cube MTB UCI Team
0:03:56
6
Sebastian Szraucner (Ger) Team Berg
0:04:15
7
Evgeny Pechenin (Rus) Forward-Udmurtia
0:06:14
8
Wolfgang Krenn (Aut) Bike Team Kaiser
0:06:41
9
Christopher Maletz (Ger) Team Easton Rockets
0:06:56
10
Benjamin Büchi (Swi) Swiss GS Domaine du Frigoulet
0:08:15
11
Robby Debock (Bel) Waasland MTB Team
0:08:38
12
Shlomi Haimi (Isr) Focus MIG
0:08:46
13
David Simon (Ger)
0:08:57
14
Georgios Pattes-Toumanis (Gre) Greece
0:09:40
15
Marek Csielka (Hun) Euroone-Cube MTB UCI Team
0:11:26
16
Dimitrios Antoniadis (Gre) Greece
0:11:34
17
Idan Shapira (Isr) CCC
0:12:27
18
Dror Pekatch (Isr) Israel Go Pro
0:12:54
19
Christian Bickel (Swi)
0:14:01
20
Alexios Kokovikas (Gre) Greece
0:14:12
21
Kirill Kazantsev (Kaz) Kazakhstan
0:14:17
22
Paul Beales (GBr) Orange Monkey - Cannondale
0:16:24
23
Anton Korolev (Rus) Forward-Udmurtia
0:17:08
24
Marco Schaetzing (Ger)
0:17:13
25
Itai Bireboim (Isr) For Galilee Cycle
0:17:23
-1lap
Eliad Daniel (Isr) CCC
Row 25 - Cell 2
-1lap
Oded Danon (Isr) CCC
Row 26 - Cell 2
-1lap
Zsolt Juhasz (Hun) Euroone-Cube MTB UCI Team
Row 27 - Cell 2
-1lap
Gabor Bogar (Hun) Euroone-Cube MTB UCI Team
Row 28 - Cell 2
-1lap
Alexey Belokrylov (Rus) Forward-Udmurtia
Row 29 - Cell 2
-1lap
Tal Koler (Isr) TeaMisgav
Row 30 - Cell 2
-1lap
Noam Strashnov (Isr) For Galilee Cycle
Row 31 - Cell 2
-1lap
Ron Shimaon (Isr) ECO Team
Row 32 - Cell 2
-1lap
Benjamin Shemidt (Isr) TACC
Row 33 - Cell 2
DNF
Andras Parti (Hun) Euroone-Cube MTB UCI Team
Row 34 - Cell 2
DNF
Ben Roff (GBr) Orange Monkey - Cannondale
Row 35 - Cell 2
DNF
Anton Michaelov (Isr) TACC
Row 36 - Cell 2
DNS
George Fattas (Cyp) Cyprus
Row 37 - Cell 2
DNS
Andras Szatmary (Hun) Euroone-Cube MTB UCI Team
Row 38 - Cell 2
DNS
Nikolay Zaitsev (Kaz) Kazakhstan
Row 39 - Cell 2
DNS
Artium Golovachshenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan
Row 40 - Cell 2
DNS
Yoav Tal (Isr) Emek Haosher
Row 41 - Cell 2
DNS
Ori Crulovich (Isr)
Row 42 - Cell 2
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Elite women
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Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Barbara Benko (Hun) Euroone-Cube MTB UCI Team
1:47:15
2
Inbar Ronen (Isr) CCC
0:00:43
3
Kristien Nelen (Bel) Scott - Goeman UCI Team
0:07:29
4
Noga Korem (Isr) TeaMisgav
0:08:57
5
Paz Bash (Isr) TACC
0:11:57
6
Anna Konovalova (Rus) Forward-Udmurtia
0:16:47
-1lap
Idit Shub (Isr) CCC
Row 6 - Cell 2
-1lap
Gili Tamir (Isr) CCC
Row 7 - Cell 2
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