Andorra MTB World Cup: Mitterwallner solos to win her first elite women’s XCO

Mona Mitterwallner (Cannondale Factory Racing) wins her first elite women's XCO
Mona Mitterwallner (Cannondale Factory Racing) wins her first elite women's XCO (Image credit: PAL ARINSAL MTB WORLD CUP)

As more rain continued to hammer parts of Europe, cross-country marathon World Champion Mona Mitterwallner (Cannondale Factory Racing) claimed her first elite cross-country Olympic World Cup victory in one of the toughest XCO World Cups of the season.

The 21-year-old battled the mud, the cold and the altitude to win with a 34-second advantage to Friday’s XCC winner Alessandra Keller (Thömus Maxon) who took second. World Champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Ineos Grenadiers), on her hard-tail bike, crossed the line a further 56 seconds back for third place.

Lyne Lamoureux

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