Jordan Sarrou (Team BMC) claimed a hard-fought victory in the men's cross country in Snowshoe, out-sprinting Nino Schurter (Scott-SRAM) after a brutally fast last lap.
Marcel Guerrini (BIXS Performance) took third ahead of Mathias Flückiger (Thomus Maxon) and Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers).
Flat tyres punctuated the men's cross country race in Snowshoe, with Tom Pidcock suffering a front puncture not long after he bridged up to the leaders on lap 4.
The world champion only had Mathias Flückiger (Thömus Maxon) in between him and the three leaders but ran out of course.
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