Gehbauer wins second straight Under 23 men's World Cup
Austrian extends World Cup overall lead
Alexander Gehbauer (Austria National Team) extended his lead in the men's under 23 cross country World Cup series at round three in Offenburg, Germany, with his second straight victory in a blazing fast race.
After rain earlier in the week, the skies cleared and the sun came out for the start of racing on Saturday. This led to the track drying out and lap times in the sub-16 minute range for the five-lap race. A group of 11 riders formed at the front on the first lap, and were still together on lap two. It wasn't until the third lap that the pace began to reduce the numbers at the front.
Gerhard Kerschbaumer (TX Active Bianchi), the winner of round one and tied for points with Gehbauer after round two, crashed heavily through the rough, rooty Snake Pit section on lap two and backed off after that, eventually finishing 10th.
Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Focus MIG), Fabien Canal (GT Skoda Chamonix), Markus Bauer (German National Team), Matthias Stirnemann (Thoemus Racing), Diego Rosa (Giant Italia), Ondrej Cink (Merida) and Stephen Ettinger (US National Team) remained at the front and taking turns setting the pace with Gehbauer.
Rosa tried an attack in the third lap, but Gehbauer chased him down and the group stayed together until the final climb on the last lap, when it exploded under a series of attacks, with Gehbauer carving out a slim nine-second victory over a chase group led by Schulte-Luenzum, who beat Canal for second. Ettinger came in just behind the group for sixth.
Gehbauer now holds a 68-point lead in the World Cup standings over Kerschbaumer, with Schulte-Luenzum a distant 120 points back.
Ettinger moved up from his second row start position to join the leaders on lap two, managing to stay in contention until the final climb. "I had a much better start position than last week," the Washington rider said, "and it made a big difference passing people. I got up to the leaders, but I was yo-yoing off the back on the climbs, and I just didn't have it for the attacks on the last climb. It would have been great to finish top-five, but I'm really happy with this, it's my best finish ever."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Alexander Gehbauer (Aut) | 1:20:05 |
2 | Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus MIG Team | 0:00:09 |
3 | Fabien Canal (Fra) Gt Skoda Chamonix | 0:00:10 |
4 | Markus Bauer (Ger) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 0:00:11 |
6 | Stephen Ettinger (USA) | 0:00:18 |
7 | Ondrej Cink (Cze) Merida Biking Team | 0:00:49 |
8 | Diego Rosa (Ita) Giant Italia Team | 0:01:06 |
9 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 0:01:24 |
10 | Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) TX Active Bianchi | 0:01:31 |
11 | Jordan Sarrou (Fra) Scott Les Saisies | 0:01:32 |
12 | Marek Konwa (Pol) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team | 0:01:34 |
13 | Ruben Scheire (Bel) MPL Specialized MTB Team | 0:01:35 |
14 | Ivan Smirnov (Rus) | 0:01:38 |
15 | Jérémy Huguenin (Swi) Giant Swiss Sr - Suntour | 0:01:40 |
16 | Jeff Luyten (Bel) MPL Specialized MTB Team | 0:01:49 |
17 | Zsolt Juhasz (Hun) Euro One - Cube MTB Team | 0:01:52 |
18 | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 0:02:11 |
19 | Luca Braidot (Ita) | 0:02:38 |
20 | Marek Rauchfuss (Cze) | 0:02:39 |
21 | Marcel Fleschhut (Ger) | 0:02:43 |
22 | Bryan Falaschi (Ita) | 0:02:55 |
23 | Reto Indergand (Swi) MK - Zentralschweiz | 0:03:11 |
24 | Piotr Brzozka (Pol) Jbg - 2 Professional MTB Team | 0:03:18 |
25 | Julian Schelb (Ger) | 0:03:21 |
26 | Julien Trarieux (Fra) Gt Skoda Chamonix | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Hugo Drechou (Fra) | 0:03:24 |
28 | Nicholas Pettina (Ita) Elettroveneta - Corratec | 0:03:26 |
29 | Sascha Bleher (Ger) | 0:03:29 |
30 | Shlomi Haimy (Isr) Focus MIG Team | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Emilien Barben (Swi) | 0:03:32 |
32 | Sebastien Carabin (Bel) Versluys - Evenza Team | 0:03:34 |
33 | David Fletcher (GBr) | 0:03:46 |
34 | Felix Euteneuer (Ger) | 0:03:55 |
35 | Daniel Eymann (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 0:04:30 |
36 | Olof Jonsson (Swe) Rocky Roads - Orbea | 0:04:42 |
37 | Matej Nepustil (Cze) Merida Biking Team | 0:04:55 |
38 | Mikhail Baryshnikov (Rus) | 0:05:02 |
39 | Jonas Pedersen (Den) | 0:05:06 |
40 | Daniele Braidot (Ita) | 0:05:13 |
41 | Timofei Ivanov (Rus) | 0:05:15 |
42 | Kerry Werner (USA) | 0:05:16 |
43 | Thibaut Bellanger (Fra) Team Veloroc Lapierre | 0:05:28 |
44 | Rens De Bruin (Ned) | 0:05:30 |
45 | Kornel Osicki (Pol) Jbg - 2 Professional MTB Team | 0:05:45 |
46 | Jakub Magnusek (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team | 0:05:46 |
47 | Stefan Peter (Swi) MK - Zentralschweiz | 0:05:52 |
48 | Fabrice Mels (Bel) Rocky Roads - Orbea | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | David Simon (Ger) Team Firebike - Droessiger | 0:05:56 |
50 | Evan Mcneely (Can) | 0:05:58 |
51 | Gregor Raggl (Aut) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Matthias Hoi (Aut) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Gilles Sarrazin (Fra) Team Veloroc Lapierre | 0:06:03 |
54 | Tomas Pesek (Cze) | 0:06:04 |
55 | Trenton Day (Aus) | 0:06:13 |
56 | Ludwig Döhl (Ger) | 0:06:28 |
57 | Kenta Gallagher (GBr) | 0:06:36 |
58 | Bart De Vocht (Bel) | 0:06:46 |
59 | Jack Hinkens (USA) | 0:06:52 |
60 | Sebastian Batchelor (GBr) Infotre - Bi & Esse - Leecougan | 0:06:55 |
61 | Thomas Lapeyrie (Fra) Lapierre International | 0:07:05 |
62 | Kevin Krieg (Swi) | 0:07:09 |
63 | Jonas De Backer (Bel) Rocky Roads - Orbea | 0:07:16 |
64 | Marvin Gruget (Fra) | 0:07:24 |
65 | Russell Finsterwald (USA) Subaru - Trek | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Marcus Nicolai (Ger) | 0:07:28 |
67 | Rourke Croeser (RSA) Orange Monkey / Cannondale | 0:07:34 |
68 | Marc Stutzmann (Swi) | 0:07:38 |
69 | Cameron Ivory (Aus) | 0:07:45 |
70 | Vasilis Adamou (Cyp) | 0:07:48 |
71 | Tomas Paprstka (Cze) | 0:08:05 |
72 | Kenneth Hansen (Den) | 0:08:09 |
73 | Manfred Zöger (Aut) | 0:08:14 |
74 | Christopher Schwab (Aut) | 0:08:38 |
75 | Mirco Widmer (Swi) Giant Swiss Sr - Suntour | 0:08:44 |
76 | Martino Di Pierdomenico (Ita) Infotre - Bi & Esse - Leecougan | 0:08:47 |
77 | Michael Crosbie (Aus) | 0:08:56 |
78 | Maximilian Holz (Ger) | 0:09:07 |
79 | Dominic Calitz (RSA) Team Protek | 0:09:38 |
80 | Andy Eyring (Ger) | 0:09:51 |
81 | Paul Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team | 0:10:21 |
82 | Samuel Shaw (NZl) | 0:10:25 |
83 | Idan Shapira (Isr) | 0:10:43 |
84 | Dimitrios Antoniadis (Gre) | 0:11:01 |
85 | Mykhaylo Batsutsa (Ukr) Infotre - Bi & Esse - Leecougan | 0:11:26 |
86 | Pietro Sarai (Ita) Giant Italia Team | 0:11:42 |
87 | Urban Ferencak (Slo) Torpado Surfing Shop | 0:12:35 |
88 | Roger Walder (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB - Racing | 0:13:18 |
89 | Kyle Ward (Aus) | 0:13:42 |
90 | Anton Liyubuy (Ukr) | 0:14:59 |
91 | Mark Csielka (Hun) Euro One - Cube MTB Team | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Merlin Spranz (Aus) | 0:15:00 |
93 | Michalis Kittis (Cyp) | 0:15:50 |
94 | Nikolay Zaitsev (Kaz) | 0:16:22 |
95 | Simon Stiebjahn (Ger) | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Timotheos Skettos (Cyp) | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Jan Svorada (Cze) Merida Biking Team | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Geismayr (Aut) | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fabian Strecker (Ger) | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Wenzel Böhm-Gräber (Ger) | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simon Seehofer (Aut) | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Henrique Avancini (Bra) ISD Cycling Team | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marc Metzler (Swi) | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martin Gluth (Ger) | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Benjamin Buchi (Swi) | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jose Maria Sanchez Ruiz (Spa) | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andras Szatmary (Hun) Euro One - Cube MTB Team | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Markus Preiss (Aut) | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dmytro Titarenko (Ukr) ISD Cycling Team | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jan Nesvadba (Cze) | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Nicolas Jeantet (Ita) ISD Cycling Team | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Francis Morin (Can) BH - Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
Under 23 men individual World Cup standings after three rounds
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alexander Gehbauer (Aut) | 250 | pts |
2 | Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) TX Active Bianchi | 182 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus MIG Team | 130 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Fabien Canal (Fra) Gt Skoda Chamonix | 110 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Markus Bauer (Ger) | 100 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 94 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Marek Konwa (Pol) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team | 78 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Jordan Sarrou (Fra) Scott Les Saisies | 69 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | David Fletcher (GBr) | 62 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Jérémy Huguenin (Swi) Giant Swiss SR - Suntour | 58 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Stephen Ettinger (USA) | 57 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 52 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Diego Rosa (Ita) Giant Italia Team | 51 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 50 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Ondrej Cink (Cze) Merida Biking Team | 48 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Piotr Brzozka (Pol) JBG - 2 Professional MTB Team | 40 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Sebastien Carabin (Bel) Versluys - Evenza Team | 39 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Ruben Scheire (Bel) MPL Specialized MTB Team | 32 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Zsolt Juhasz (Hun) Euro One - Cube MTB Team | 24 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Marcel Fleschhut (Ger) | 23 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Olof Jonsson (Swe) Rocky Roads - Orbea | 22 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Erik Groen (Ned) Feenstra Stevens Bike Team | 20 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Jeff Luyten (Bel) MPL Specialized MTB Team | 18 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Rourke Croeser (RSA) Orange Monkey / Cannondale | 16 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Kornel Osicki (Pol) JBG - 2 Professional MTB Team | 14 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Ivan Smirnov (Rus) | 14 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Matthias Rupp (Swi) Team Firebike - Droessiger | 13 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Andy Eyring (Ger) | 12 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Julien Trarieux (Fra) Gt Skoda Chamonix | 10 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Shlomi Haimy (Isr) Focus MIG Team | 7 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Henrique Avancini (Bra) ISD Cycling Team | 7 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Luca Braidot (Ita) | 7 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Marek Rauchfuss (Cze) | 6 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Gilles Sarrazin (Fra) Team Veloroc Lapierre | 5 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Bart De Vocht (Bel) | 5 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Bryan Falaschi (Ita) | 4 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Martin Gluth (Ger) | 4 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Simon Stiebjahn (Ger) | 4 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Reto Indergand (Swi) MK - Zentralschweiz | 3 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Marc Metzler (Swi) | 3 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Paul Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team | 2 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Thibaut Bellanger (Fra) Team Veloroc Lapierre | 2 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Hugo Drechou (Fra) | 1 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Julian Schelb (Ger) | 1 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
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