Andreassen wins junior men's XC world title
Berta claims junior women's crown
The Junior men's cross-country race at the Mountain Bike World Championships in Vallnord, Andorra, began with heavy rain and even some hail, but that did not stop Simon Andreassen (Denmark) from successfully defending his title. Maximilian Brandl (Germany) took silver and Egan Bernal (Colombia) won the bronze medal.
Andreassen came into the race as the favourite, after a strong performance the day before as Denmark took bronze in the Team Relay. Along with Bernal and Brandl, the trio rode away from the rest of the field in the first half lap, and then Andreassen dropped the other two by the end of the first lap to solo in for the title.
Bernal initially took the lead in the chase, but could not decisively drop Brandl, and the German rider finally got a gap in the last half lap to take the silver medal.
Junior women
Italy took its first Cross-country title of the 2015 Mountain Bike World Championships on Thursday at Vallnord, Andorra, with a dominating performance by first year junior, Martina Berta. Evie Richards (Great Britain) took silver, with defending champion Nicole Koller (Switzerland) having to settle for bronze.
Heavy rain overnight left the track muddy and slippery for the women as they started their four-lap race. Richards jumped into the lead on the first climb, but Berta was not far behind and caught the British rider late in the first lap as the nearly 2000 metre altitude took its toll.
Berta was then able to ride away steadily to win by 1:20 over Richards. Richards hung on for silver, although she was nearly caught mid-race by Koller before recovering to stay clear.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Simon Andreassen (Denmark) | 1:13:27 |
2 | Maximilian Brandl (Germany) | 0:00:47 |
3 | Egan Bernal (Colombia) | 0:01:19 |
4 | Robin Hofmann (Germany) | 0:02:42 |
5 | Filippo Colombo (Switzerland) | 0:03:14 |
6 | Antoine Philipp (France) | 0:03:48 |
7 | Wilson Pena (Colombia) | 0:04:10 |
8 | Jonas Lindberg (Denmark) | 0:04:20 |
9 | Raphael Auclair (Canada) | 0:04:25 |
10 | Frazer Clacherty (Great Britain) | 0:05:11 |
11 | Matej Prudek (Czech Republic) | 0:05:32 |
12 | Thibault Daniel (France) | 0:05:47 |
13 | Petter Fagerhaug (Norway) | 0:05:59 |
14 | Julian Jessop (South Africa) | 0:06:08 |
15 | Vital Albin (Switzerland) | 0:06:27 |
16 | Francesco Bonetto (Italy) | 0:06:30 |
17 | Simon Gourc (France) | 0:06:40 |
18 | Josep Duran Reig (Spain) | 0:06:56 |
19 | Santiago Mesa (Colombia) | 0:07:01 |
20 | Thomas Craig (Great Britain) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Nick Burki (Switzerland) | 0:07:15 |
22 | Pierre De Froidmont (Belgium) | 0:07:32 |
23 | Ari Hirabayashi (Japan) | 0:08:21 |
24 | Jakob Dorigoni (Italy) | 0:08:40 |
25 | Niels Derveaux (Belgium) | 0:08:46 |
26 | Eirik Pettersen (Norway) | 0:08:51 |
27 | Axel Zingle (France) | 0:09:07 |
28 | Simon Schneller (Germany) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Joel Burman (Sweden) | 0:09:15 |
30 | Mark Mcguire (Great Britain) | 0:09:21 |
31 | Guy Leshem (Israel) | 0:09:40 |
32 | Tom Denayer (Belgium) | 0:09:54 |
33 | Bryan Dunkin (Australia) | 0:09:56 |
34 | Kirill Smirnov (Russian Federation) | 0:10:16 |
35 | Rhys Verner (Canada) | 0:10:23 |
36 | Antonio Folcarelli (Italy) | 0:10:45 |
37 | Sigurd Salberg Pedersen (Norway) | 0:10:49 |
38 | Vlad Dascalu (Romania) | 0:11:08 |
39 | Martin Emil Siggerud (Norway) | 0:11:27 |
40 | Christopher Blevins (United States Of America) | 0:11:36 |
41 | Danil Moskvin (Russian Federation) | 0:11:37 |
42 | Quinton Disera (Canada) | 0:11:43 |
43 | Joao Rocha (Portugal) | 0:11:52 |
44 | Ainur Akhmetov (Russian Federation) | 0:12:06 |
45 | Nathan Johnston (New Zealand) | 0:12:48 |
46 | Ryo Takeuchi (Japan) | 0:12:55 |
47 | Sean Fincham (Canada) | 0:13:25 |
48 | Gonzalo Artal Lokman (Argentina) | 0:13:52 |
49 | Jerry Dufour (United States Of America) | 0:14:09 |
50 | Attila Valter (Hungary) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Marco Joubert (South Africa) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Perry Van Den Bos (Netherlands) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Liam Jeffries (Australia) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Brais Sendin (Spain) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Timur Faziakhmetov (Russian Federation) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Volodymyr Kozlovskyy (Ukraine) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | James Curry (Ireland) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Roel Van Der Stegen (Netherlands) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Dario Thoma (Switzerland) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Jose Luciano Martinez Ronconi (Argentina) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Luke Brame (Australia) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Michael Zetak (Czech Republic) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Callum Carson (Australia) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Jakub Kurty (Slovakia) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Filip Helta (Poland) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Masaki Yamada (Japan) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Jozsef Krisztian Kadi (Hungary) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Gal Sherf (Israel) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Norbert Norwik (Poland) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Armin Embacher (Austria) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Carson Beckett (United States Of America) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | William Gascoyne (Great Britain) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Michael Potter (Australia) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Tristan De Lange (Namibia) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Matej Ulik (Slovakia) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Alex Lack (Australia) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Amando Martinez (Mexico) | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Tomass Iljenko (Latvia) | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Kirill Tarassov (Estonia) | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Anders Johnson (United States Of America) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Eli Kranefuss (United States Of America) | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Serdar Anil Depe (Turkey) | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Chad Scallan (Zimbabwe) | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Nicolas Delich (Chile) | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Liam Beahan (Zimbabwe) | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Torben Drach (Germany) | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lars Koch (Germany) | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Harrison Mudgway (New Zealand) | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Paul Wright (New Zealand) | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Martina Berta (Italy) | 1:08:40 |
2 | Evie Richards (Great Britain) | 0:01:20 |
3 | Nicole Koller (Switzerland) | 0:02:27 |
4 | Ida Jansson (Sweden) | 0:03:18 |
5 | Alessia Verrando (Italy) | 0:03:39 |
6 | Jana Czeczinkarova (Czech Republic) | 0:04:28 |
7 | Greta Seiwald (Italy) | 0:04:39 |
8 | Antonia Daubermann (Germany) | 0:05:32 |
9 | Sina Frei (Switzerland) | 0:06:12 |
10 | Aline Seitz (Switzerland) | 0:06:22 |
11 | Felicitas Geiger (Germany) | 0:06:45 |
12 | Katja Neuner (Austria) | 0:08:22 |
13 | Ffion James (Great Britain) | 0:08:28 |
14 | Helene Clauzel (France) | 0:08:40 |
15 | Kristina Ilyina (Russian Federation) | 0:10:04 |
16 | Adela Safarova (Czech Republic) | 0:10:43 |
17 | Viktoria Kirsanova (Russian Federation) | 0:11:00 |
18 | Laurie Arseneault (Canada) | 0:11:21 |
19 | Iiris Ounmaa (Estonia) | 0:11:30 |
20 | Clea Cochelin (France) | 0:11:50 |
21 | Magdalena Duran (Spain) | 0:11:58 |
22 | Haley Batten (United States Of America) | 0:12:08 |
23 | Rachel Anders (United States Of America) | 0:12:48 |
24 | Naama Noyman (Israel) | 0:13:42 |
25 | Ksenia Lepikhina (United States Of America) | 0:14:05 |
26 | Mari-Liis Mottus (Estonia) | 0:14:52 |
27 | Frances Du Toit (South Africa) | 0:16:14 |
28 | Patrycja Piotrowska (Poland) | 0:17:51 |
29 | Mackenzie Myatt (Canada) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Maria Fernanda Arevalo Granados (Colombia) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Jemma Manchester (New Zealand) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Shannon Hope (New Zealand) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Gabriela Mancera Forero (Colombia) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Megan Williams (Australia) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Emily Handford (Canada) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Maria Jose Delgado (Colombia) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Stacey Hyslop (Zimbabwe) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Clarissa Mai (Germany) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anna Spielmann (Austria) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maria Rodriguez Navarrete (Spain) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kelsey Urban (United States Of America) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Soren Meeuwisse (Canada) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Skye Davidson (Zimbabwe) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Toshimi Sato (Japan) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Anna Saier (Germany) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
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