Schurter solos to victory in Les Gets
Kerschbaumer, Avancini round out podium
With a last lap attack, Nino Schurter (Scott-SRAM) scored the 32nd World Cup victory of his career on Sunday in Les Gets, France. Schurter has moved to within one win of Julien Absalon's all-time record.
The race proved to be tactical, with a select group forming at the front on the first lap. Dry, dusty and hot conditions at 1,200 metres of altitude on a circuit with lots of climbing seemed to make riders cautious from attacking too early.
A group formed containing Schurter, Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Torpado Ursus), Henrique Avancini (Cannondale Factory), Stephane Tempier (Bianchi Countervail), Ondrej Cink (Kross Racing), Jordan Sarrou (Absolite-Absalon), David Valero (MMR Factory) and Peter Disera (Norco Factory). Significantly, World Cup number-two ranked Mathieu van der Poel (Corendon-Circus) did not make the lead group, and seemed to been struggling from the start, dropping as low as 45th before finally recovering slightly in the last two laps to finish 16th.
Avancini and Kerschbaumer did most of the work on the climbs, with Schurter content to follow. Cink attacked on the fifth lap, splitting the group, with only Schurter, Avancini, Kerschbaumer and Tempier able to stay with him. Kerschbaumer then surged on the next lap, dropping Tempier, and on the seventh, penultimate, lap, Schurter went to the front for the first time, dropping everyone but Kerschbaumer.
He attacked again just before the start of the final lap, but Kerschbaumer clawed his way back, so Schurter backed off until the final climb of the race, and this time Kerschbaumer could not respond to Schurter's attack. Avancini held on for third, just ahead of Tempier, who out-sprinted Cink.
"It was a tough race, a tough course – very physical," said Schurter, who won his first world title in Les Gets as a junior back in 2004. "Gerhard was super strong, and I was a bit surprised when I dropped him on the second-to-last lap. That gave me confidence that I was the strongest today. On a physical track like this, it’s hard to get gaps, so for a long time it was an open race. Today was a big step towards the overall title."
In the overall standings, Schurter now leads by 245 points, with Avancini moving into second ahead of Van der Poel by 16 points. Mathias Fluckiger (Thomus RN) drops to fourth overall from second, after finishing ninth.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Nino Schurter (Swi) | 1:22:10 |
2 | Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) | 0:00:04 |
3 | Henrique Avancini (Bra) | 0:00:38 |
4 | Stephane Tempier (Fra) | 0:00:48 |
5 | Ondřej Cink (Cze) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Peter Disera (Can) | 0:01:08 |
7 | Jens Schuermans (Bel) | 0:01:21 |
8 | Jordan Sarrou (Fra) | 0:01:22 |
9 | Mathias Flueckiger (Swi) | 0:01:29 |
10 | David Valero Serrano (Spa) | 0:01:46 |
11 | Victor Koretzky (Fra) | 0:02:00 |
12 | Anton Sintsov (Rus) | 0:02:27 |
13 | Milan Vader (Ned) | 0:02:38 |
14 | Florian Vogel (Swi) | 0:02:45 |
15 | Luca Braidot (Ita) | 0:03:03 |
16 | Mathieu Van Der Poel (Ned) | 0:03:13 |
17 | Manuel Fumic (Ger) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Lars Forster (Swi) | 0:03:21 |
19 | Martins Blums (Lat) | 0:03:22 |
20 | Georg Egger (Ger) | 0:03:38 |
21 | Andri Frischknecht (Swi) | 0:03:39 |
22 | Carlos Coloma Nicolas (Spa) | 0:03:46 |
23 | Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Reto Indergand (Swi) | 0:03:47 |
25 | Luca Schwarzbauer (Ger) | 0:04:04 |
26 | Maxime Marotte (Fra) | 0:04:10 |
27 | Jan Vastl (Cze) | 0:04:16 |
28 | Thomas Litscher (Swi) | 0:04:17 |
29 | Sebastian Fini Carstensen (Den) | 0:04:18 |
30 | Keegan Swenson (USA) | 0:04:32 |
31 | Karl Markt (Aut) | 0:04:50 |
32 | Ben Zwiehoff (Ger) | 0:04:51 |
33 | Thomas Griot (Fra) | 0:04:57 |
34 | Lukas Flueckiger (Swi) | 0:05:07 |
35 | Daniele Braidot (Ita) | 0:05:11 |
36 | Anton Cooper (NZl) | 0:05:12 |
37 | Fabian Giger (Swi) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Andrea Tiberi (Ita) | 0:05:30 |
39 | Nicola Rohrbach (Swi) | 0:05:33 |
40 | Hugo Drechou (Fra) | 0:05:42 |
41 | Jan Škarnitzl (Cze) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Gioele Bertolini (Ita) | 0:06:13 |
43 | Alan Hatherly (RSA) | 0:06:16 |
44 | Martin Fanger (Swi) | 0:06:24 |
45 | Markus Schulte-Lünzum (Ger) | 0:06:32 |
46 | Noah Blöchlinger (Swi) | 0:06:55 |
47 | Erik Hægstad (Nor) | 0:06:59 |
48 | Martin Loo (Est) | 0:07:02 |
49 | Titouan Carod (Fra) | 0:07:29 |
50 | Grant Ferguson (GBr) | 0:07:33 |
51 | Guy Sessler (Isr) | 0:07:44 |
52 | Nicholas Pettina' (Ita) | 0:07:49 |
53 | Ivan Filatov (Rus) | 0:07:51 |
54 | Maxime Loret (Fra) | 0:07:53 |
55 | Denis Fumarola (Ita) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | David Menut (Fra) | 0:07:54 |
57 | Severin Disch (Swi) | 0:08:08 |
58 | Mirko Tabacchi (Ita) | 0:08:23 |
59 | Lorenzo Pellegrini (Ita) | 0:08:35 |
60 | Andrew L'Esperance (Can) | 0:08:48 |
61 | Simon Vitzthum (Swi) | 0:09:08 |
62 | Mário Costa (Por) | 0:09:31 |
63 | Nick Vanpol (Bel) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Florian Chenaux (Swi) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Erno Mccrae (Bel) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Christian Pfäffle (Ger) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Daniel James Mcconnell (Aus) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Andrin Beeli (Swi) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Martin Gluth (Ger) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Joshua Dubau (Fra) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Tom Bell (GBr) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Mattia Setti (Ita) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Davide Clerici (Ita) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Moritz Bscherer (Aut) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | David Rosa (Por) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Zdeněk Vobecký (Cze) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Marc Andre Fortier (Can) | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Bruno Vitali (Swi) | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Bastien Rolland (Fra) | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Rob Vanden Haesevelde (Bel) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Ben Oliver (NZl) | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Jordan Meier (Fra) | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Maximilian Foidl (Aut) | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Adrien Chenaux (Swi) | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Léo Lhomme (Swi) | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Edoardo Bonetto (Ita) | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Joseph De Poortere Emelien (Fra) | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Anthony Zaragoza (Fra) | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Lucas Dubau (Fra) | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Harold Flandre (Fra) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Raphael Gagne (Can) | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Anthony Ralle (Fra) | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Kevin Panhuyzen (Bel) | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Samuel Gaze (NZl) | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Raphael Gay (Fra) | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Jan Schär (Swi) | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Thibaud Saint Guilhem (Fra) | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Sebastian Jayne (Aus) | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Vincent Sibille (Fra) | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Pedro Rodriguez Mesa (Spa) | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Antoine Orchampt (Fra) | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Fabien Bragagia (Fra) | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Rodolphe Lestievent (Fra) | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Ingvar Omarsson (Isl) | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Cyril Bourdon (Fra) | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Leandre Bouchard (Can) | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Arthur Tropardy (Fra) | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Rémi Groslambert (Fra) | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | David Duggan (GBr) | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Tumelo Makae (Les) | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Wout Alleman (Bel) | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Clément Noel (Fra) | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nadir Colledani (Ita) | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez (Spa) | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jakub Zamrozniak (Pol) | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bartlomiej Wawak (Pol) | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pablo Rodriguez Guede (Spa) | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Gregor Raggl (Aut) | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
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