MTB Worlds: France takes record seventh Team Relay title

Jordan Sarrou (France)
Jordan Sarrou (France) (Image credit: Rob Jones)

Team France took the first rainbow jerseys of the 2021 Mountain Bike World Championships on Wednesday, in Val di Sole, Italy, dominating the Team Relay. The defending champions won a record seventh title in the event, breaking a tie with Switzerland in the standings. The USA came from behind to take silver, catching Germany in the final lap.

This is the second year that the Team Relay has featured riders from all six cross country (XCO) categories - men and women in junior, under-23 and elite. The lead changed hands three times during the race.

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Full Results
Pos.Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Mathis Azzaro (France) 1:25:51
Row 1 - Cell 0 Adrien Boichis (France)
Row 2 - Cell 0 Lena Gerault (France)
Row 3 - Cell 0 Tatiana Tournut (France)
Row 4 - Cell 0 Line Burquier (France)
Row 5 - Cell 0 Jordan Sarrou (France)
2Christopher Blevins (United States Of America) 0:00:48
Row 7 - Cell 0 Brayden Johnson (United States Of America)
Row 8 - Cell 0 Savilia Blunk (United States Of America)
Row 9 - Cell 0 Ruth Holcomb (United States Of America)
Row 10 - Cell 0 Kate Courtney (United States Of America)
Row 11 - Cell 0 Riley Amos (United States Of America)
3Leon Reinhard Kaiser (Germany) 0:00:49
Row 13 - Cell 0 Paul Schehl (Germany)
Row 14 - Cell 0 Sina Van Thiel (Germany)
Row 15 - Cell 0 Nina Benz (Germany)
Row 16 - Cell 0 Ronja Eibl (Germany)
Row 17 - Cell 0 Luca Schwarzbauer (Germany)
4Luca Braidot (Italy) 0:01:39
Row 19 - Cell 0 Marco Betteo (Italy)
Row 20 - Cell 0 Martina Berta (Italy)
Row 21 - Cell 0 Sara Cortinovis (Italy)
Row 22 - Cell 0 Marika Tovo (Italy)
Row 23 - Cell 0 Juri Zanotti (Italy)
5Reto Indergand (Switzerland) 0:02:04
Row 25 - Cell 0 Finn Treudler (Switzerland)
Row 26 - Cell 0 Nicole Koller (Switzerland)
Row 27 - Cell 0 Jacqueline Schneebeli (Switzerland)
Row 28 - Cell 0 Noëlle Rüetschi (Switzerland)
Row 29 - Cell 0 Alexandre Balmer (Switzerland)
6Harry Birchill (Great Britain) 0:02:27
Row 31 - Cell 0 Charlie Aldridge (Great Britain)
Row 32 - Cell 0 Isla Short (Great Britain)
Row 33 - Cell 0 Ella Maclean-Howell (Great Britain)
Row 34 - Cell 0 Anna Kay (Great Britain)
Row 35 - Cell 0 Corran Carrick-Anderson (Great Britain)
7Jan Vastl (Czech Republic) 0:03:05
Row 37 - Cell 0 Jan Zatloukal (Czech Republic)
Row 38 - Cell 0 Tereza Tvarůžková (Czech Republic)
Row 39 - Cell 0 Tereza Sásková (Czech Republic)
Row 40 - Cell 0 Karolína Bedrníková (Czech Republic)
Row 41 - Cell 0 Filip Konečný (Czech Republic)
8Gregor Raggl (Austria) 0:04:06
Row 43 - Cell 0 Samuel Gabl (Austria)
Row 44 - Cell 0 Katharina Sadnik (Austria)
Row 45 - Cell 0 Mona Mitterwallner (Austria)
Row 46 - Cell 0 Daniel Churfürst (Austria)
Row 47 - Cell 0 Laura Stigger (Austria)
9Jarne Vandersteen (Belgium) 0:04:52
Row 49 - Cell 0 Tim Rex (Belgium)
Row 50 - Cell 0 Githa Michiels (Belgium)
Row 51 - Cell 0 Julia Grégoire (Belgium)
Row 52 - Cell 0 Pierre De Froidmont (Belgium)
Row 53 - Cell 0 Emeline Detilleux (Belgium)
10Carter Woods (Canada) 0:05:54
Row 55 - Cell 0 Zorak Paille (Canada)
Row 56 - Cell 0 Nicole Bradbury (Canada)
Row 57 - Cell 0 Emilly Johnston (Canada)
Row 58 - Cell 0 Jennifer Jackson (Canada)
Row 59 - Cell 0 Leandre Bouchard (Canada)
11Oscar Lind (Sweden) 0:06:22
Row 61 - Cell 0 Jakob Söderqvist (Sweden)
Row 62 - Cell 0 Hugo Sandin (Sweden)
Row 63 - Cell 0 Tilda Hylén (Sweden)
Row 64 - Cell 0 Malin Oskarsson (Sweden)
Row 65 - Cell 0 Linn Gustafzzon (Sweden)
12Mateusz Nieboras (Poland) 0:06:58
Row 67 - Cell 0 Filip Brzoska (Poland)
Row 68 - Cell 0 Katarzyna Solus-Miskowicz (Poland)
Row 69 - Cell 0 Kinga Zur (Poland)
Row 70 - Cell 0 Matylda Szczecinska (Poland)
Row 71 - Cell 0 Krzysztof Lukasik (Poland)
13Matej Ulik (Slovakia) 0:09:23
Row 73 - Cell 0 Jakub Jenčuš (Slovakia)
Row 74 - Cell 0 Tereza Kurnická (Slovakia)
Row 75 - Cell 0 Janka Keseg Stevkova (Slovakia)
Row 76 - Cell 0 Radka Paulechová (Slovakia)
Row 77 - Cell 0 Martin Hrtánek (Slovakia)
14David Domingo Campos Motos (Spain) 0:09:55
Row 79 - Cell 0 Aniol Morell Coll (Spain)
Row 80 - Cell 0 Lucia Gomez Andreu (Spain)
Row 81 - Cell 0 Sara Mendez Berlanga (Spain)
Row 82 - Cell 0 Nuria Bosch Pico (Spain)
Row 83 - Cell 0 David Valero Serrano (Spain)
15Kai Von During (South Africa)
LAPMadison Mann (South Africa)
LAPAndrea Schöfmann (South Africa)
LAPLuca Ruwiel (South Africa)
LAPDanielle Strydom (South Africa)
LAPJohan Van Zyl (South Africa)

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