Bresset takes first World Cup win
Langvad and Spitz second and third
Julie Bresset (BH - Suntour - Peisey Vallandry) won her first elite women's cross country World Cup in Dalby Forest, Yorkshire. Annika Langvad raced to second ahead of Sabine Spitz (Central Haibike Pro Team. Eva Lechner (Colnago Arreghini Sudtirol) and Ren Chengyuan (Specialized Racing) round out the podium places.
"This is the hardest course on the World Cup," said defending World Cup women's champion Catharine Pendrel (Luna) and her comment was borne out by the number of top riders who struggled at round two of the cross country series on Sunday in Dalby Forest, in the northeast of England.
The 6.1-kilometre circuit didnot have any particularly long, steep climbs, nor is it at altitude; however, it was unrelenting, especially in the gusty wind that made every open section a struggle.
In the five-lap (plus start loop) women's race, round one winner Ren Chengyuan (Specialized) jumped into an early lead, with Julie Bresset (BH-Suntour-Peisey Vallandry) leading the chase. Bresset was joined by Pendrel after the Canadian chased back from being caught behind a crash in the start loop. World Champion Maja Wloszczowska (CCC Polkowice), Lene Byberg (Specialized) and Nathalie Schneitter (Colnago Arreghini Sudtirol) were also there.
The young French rider bridged up to Chengyuan on the second lap, and the pair worked together to distance themselves from the chase group. Going into the last lap, Chengyuan had a slight gap on Bresset, and appeared to be on her way to a second consecutive win, however, the Chinese rider inexplicably slowed in the final kilometres, allowing Bresset to ride away to her first World Cup victory and the overall World Cup series lead.
Chengyuan had clearly hit a wall, as the chasers began to reel her in. First the Danish national champion Annika Langvad went by her, then Spitz and finally Lechner, with Chengyuan unable to hold any of their wheels, and barely hanging on for the fifth and final podium spot.
"I was very surprised when Ren slowed down," said Bresset, "but I did not wait, I just went! It is very special to win my first World Cup, and to win the leader's jersey, and I did not expect this. I will just do my best now to keep it."
Race note: Russian Irina Kalentieva (Topeak Ergon) was not in attendance due to a problem with her visa.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Julie Bresset (Fra) BH - Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | 1:40:59 |
2 | Annika Langvad (Den) | 0:01:03 |
3 | Sabine Spitz (Ger) Central Haibike Pro Team | 0:01:06 |
4 | Eva Lechner (Ita) Colnago Arreghini Sudtirol | 0:01:22 |
5 | Ren Chengyuan (Chn) Specialized Racing | 0:01:24 |
6 | Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) CCC Polkowice | 0:01:31 |
7 | Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team | 0:01:36 |
8 | Lene Byberg (Nor) Specialized Racing | 0:01:51 |
9 | Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Colnago Arreghini Sudtirol | 0:02:05 |
10 | Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Central Haibike Pro Team | 0:02:06 |
11 | Marie-Helene Premont (Can) Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain | 0:02:13 |
12 | Sabrina Enaux (Fra) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team | 0:02:41 |
13 | Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team | 0:02:51 |
14 | Annie Last (GBr) | 0:03:00 |
15 | Emily Batty (Can) Subaru - Trek | 0:03:48 |
16 | Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Ghost Factory Racing Team | 0:04:31 |
17 | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 0:04:32 |
18 | Nina Homovec (Slo) Orbea Geax | 0:04:51 |
19 | Hanna Klein (Ger) | 0:04:57 |
20 | Rosara Joseph (NZl) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 0:05:29 |
21 | Anna Szafraniec (Pol) CCC Polkowice | 0:05:30 |
22 | Hanlen Karen (NZl) | 0:05:38 |
23 | Cécile Ravanel (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | 0:05:42 |
24 | Esther Süss (Swi) | 0:05:47 |
25 | Rie Katayama (Jpn) | 0:06:11 |
26 | Alexandra Engen (Swe) | 0:06:40 |
27 | Mary Mcconneloug (USA) | 0:07:04 |
28 | Aleksandra Dawidowicz (Pol) CCC Polkowice | 0:07:11 |
29 | Sarah Koba (Swi) Giant Swiss Sr - Suntour | 0:07:24 |
30 | Lea Davison (USA) Specialized Racing | 0:07:38 |
31 | Laura Turpijn (Ned) Team Merida Combee | 0:08:41 |
32 | Laura Metzler (Fra) BH - Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | 0:08:51 |
33 | Pavla Havlikova (Cze) | 0:08:52 |
34 | Anja Gradl (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team | 0:09:02 |
36 | Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team | 0:09:05 |
37 | Silke Schmidt (Ger) | 0:09:12 |
38 | Amanda Sin (Can) | 0:09:17 |
39 | Anne Terpstra (Ned) MPL Specialized MTB Team | 0:09:42 |
40 | Heather Irmiger (USA) Subaru - Trek | 0:09:45 |
41 | Katherine Compton (USA) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 0:09:48 |
42 | Coralie Redelsperger (Fra) | 0:10:11 |
43 | Anna Villar Argente (Spa) | 0:10:20 |
44 | Janka Stevkova (Svk) | 0:10:53 |
45 | Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing Team | 0:11:30 |
46 | Daniela Veronesi (Ita) | 0:11:38 |
47 | Githa Michiels (Bel) Trek - KMC Trade Team Vzw | 0:11:46 |
48 | Tanja Zakelj (Slo) Orbea Geax | 0:11:57 |
49 | Rowena Fry (Aus) | 0:12:21 |
50 | Sandra Santanyes Murillo (Spa) | 0:13:13 |
51 | Mical Dyck (Can) | 0:13:57 |
52 | Katherine O'shea (Aus) | 0:14:09 |
53 | Maddie Horton (GBr) | 0:14:26 |
54 | Maaris Meier (Est) | 0:14:38 |
55 | Fabienne Niederberger (Swi) | 0:14:57 |
56 | Jenni King (Aus) | 0:15:02 |
57 | Melanie Spath (Ger) | 0:15:46 |
58 | Maria Osl (Aut) Fischer - BMC | 0:15:59 |
59 | Krista Park (USA) | 0:16:25 |
60 | Kristien Nelen (Bel) V.Z.W. Goeman Scott Cycling Team | 0:16:31 |
61 | Nicoletta De Jager (Ned) | 0:17:50 |
62 | Corina Gantenbein (Swi) Fischer - BMC | 0:18:18 |
63 | Judith Pollinger (Ita) Infotre - Bi & Esse - Leecougan | 0:18:38 |
64 | Stephanie Wiedner (Aut) | 0:20:08 |
-1lap | Amy Dombroski (USA) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Gracie Elvin (Aus) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Carina Kirssi (Fin) V.Z.W. Goeman Scott Cycling Team | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Chloe Forsman (USA) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Tracy Moseley (GBr) Trek World Racing | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Lucie Vesela (Cze) GT Czech Team | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Ingrid Bosscha (Ned) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Elliot Caitlin (Irl) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Ciara Mcmanus (Irl) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Maxine Filby (GBr) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Melanie Alexander (GBr) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Kiona Harbers (Ned) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Anneke Beerten (Ned) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Sally Gabriel (GBr) | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Natasha Barry (GBr) | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lee Craigie (GBr) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Inbar Ronen (Isr) | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Magdalena Sadlecka (Pol) CCC Polkowice | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak Ergon Racing Team | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Lesley Ingram (GBr) | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Central Haibike Pro Team | 53 | pts |
2 | Colnago Arreghini Sudtirol | 52 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Specialized Racing | 52 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Luna Pro Team | 42 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | BH - Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | 40 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | CCC Polkowice | 39 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain | 20 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team | 19 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Subaru - Trek | 16 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Ghost Factory Racing Team | 15 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Multivan Merida Biking Team | 14 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Orbea Geax | 13 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 11 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | GT Skoda Chamonix | 8 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Giant Swiss SR - Suntour | 2 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Julie Bresset (Fra) BH - Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | 450 | pts |
2 | Ren Chengyuan (Chn) Specialized Racing | 390 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Annika Langvad (Den) | 280 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Sabine Spitz (Ger) Central Haibike Pro Team | 280 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team | 270 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Lene Byberg (Nor) Specialized Racing | 250 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) CCC Polkowice | 240 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Colnago Arreghini Sudtirol | 230 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Eva Lechner (Ita) Colnago Arreghini Sudtirol | 226 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Marie-Helene Premont (Can) Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain | 190 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Ghost Factory Racing Team | 169 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak Ergon Racing Team | 160 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 157 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team | 150 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Emily Batty (Can) Subaru - Trek | 150 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Sabrina Enaux (Fra) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team | 149 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Esther Süss (Swi) | 148 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Annie Last (GBr) | 144 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Rosara Joseph (NZl) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 144 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Central Haibike Pro Team | 141 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Anna Szafraniec (Pol) CCC Polkowice | 126 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Nina Homovec (Slo) Orbea Geax | 122 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Mary Mcconneloug (USA) | 112 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Alexandra Engen (Swe) | 110 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Hanna Klein (Ger) | 108 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Rie Katayama (Jpn) | 98 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Sarah Koba (Swi) Giant Swiss Sr - Suntour | 96 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Tanja Zakelj (Slo) Orbea Geax | 92 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Laura Metzler (Fra) BH - Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | 92 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing Team | 91 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Heather Irmiger (USA) Subaru - Trek | 86 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Cécile Ravanel (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | 83 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Katherine Compton (USA) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 81 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Laura Turpijn (Ned) Team Merida Combee | 78 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Amanda Sin (Can) | 66 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Hanlen Karen (NZl) | 62 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Silke Schmidt (Ger) | 62 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team | 61 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Anne Terpstra (Ned) MPL Specialized MTB Team | 54 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Anna Villar Argente (Spa) | 53 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Aleksandra Dawidowicz (Pol) CCC Polkowice | 50 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Lea Davison (USA) Specialized Racing | 46 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) Central Haibike Pro Team | 44 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Pavla Havlikova (Cze) | 40 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Anja Gradl (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team | 38 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Magdalena Sadlecka (Pol) CCC Polkowice | 38 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
47 | Krista Park (USA) | 38 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
48 | Katherine O'shea (Aus) | 38 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
49 | Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team | 36 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
50 | Marielle Saner-Guinchard (Swi) Bikepark.Ch Scott | 32 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
51 | Coralie Redelsperger (Fra) | 26 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
52 | Vera Andreeva (Rus) | 26 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
53 | Janka Stevkova (Svk) | 24 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
54 | Oksana Rybakova (Rus) | 24 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
55 | Daniela Veronesi (Ita) | 22 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
56 | Githa Michiels (Bel) Trek - KMC Trade Team Vzw | 21 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
57 | Jager Nicoletta De (Ned) | 21 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
58 | Inbar Ronen (Isr) | 20 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
59 | Rowena Fry (Aus) | 19 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
60 | Nataliya Krompets (Ukr) Isd Cycling Team | 19 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
61 | Sandra Santanyes Murillo (Spa) | 18 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
62 | Stephanie Wiedner (Aut) | 18 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
63 | Mical Dyck (Can) | 17 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
64 | Rocio Gamonal Ferrera (Spa) | 17 | Row 63 - Cell 3 |
65 | Judith Pollinger (Ita) Infotre - Bi & Esse - Leecougan | 16 | Row 64 - Cell 3 |
66 | Maddie Horton (GBr) | 15 | Row 65 - Cell 3 |
67 | Samantha Sanders (RSA) | 15 | Row 66 - Cell 3 |
68 | Maaris Meier (Est) | 14 | Row 67 - Cell 3 |
69 | Anneke Beerten (Ned) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team | 14 | Row 68 - Cell 3 |
70 | Fabienne Niederberger (Swi) | 13 | Row 69 - Cell 3 |
71 | Jenni King (Aus) | 12 | Row 70 - Cell 3 |
72 | Melanie Spath (Ger) | 11 | Row 71 - Cell 3 |
73 | Maria Osl (Aut) Fischer - BMC | 10 | Row 72 - Cell 3 |
74 | Kristien Nelen (Bel) V.Z.W. Goeman Scott Cycling Team | 8 | Row 73 - Cell 3 |
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