Kulhavy wins World Cup in Nove Mesto
Czech rider takes first World Cup win since 2012 Olympic gold
In the past four years of the World Cup in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, there have been only two winners of the men's race - Olympic champion Jaroslav Kulhavy (Specialized) took the first edition, and Nino Schurter (Scott-Odlo) the last three. Once again, it came down to these two riders on Sunday, for the first round of the 2015 series.
Schurter attacked on the start loop, with Kulhavy, world champion Julien Absalon (BMC), Australian champion Dan McConnell (Trek Factory Racing) and Florian Vogel (Focus XC) the only riders to stay with him. Schurter surged again on the first full lap, and this time only Kulhavy could hang on.
Schurter appeared to be stronger, gapping Kulhavy on the climbs, but the Czech rider would always come back, possibly motivated by the cheers of thousands of his fans around the course. In the final half lap the tables were turned, when Kulhavy attacked and Schurter could not respond. The Czech rider rolled into the finishing arena to stands full of cheering fans, to win by 24 seconds.
Absalon and Vogel first dropped McConnell, and then Absalon went solo mid-race to take third ahead of Vogel, with Mathias Fluckiger (Stoeckli) taking the fifth and final podium spot.
"It was a very exciting race between me and Nino (Schurter) again," agreed Kulhavy, "and I attacked on the hardest climb and Nino stayed with me maybe 5 or 10 seconds before I got away. Then I just controlled my position to the finish. The finish was good and I didn't make any mistakes. The fans were so amazing. They helped a lot and pushed me. It was crazy. I would like to say thanks to them.
"I am really satisfied and it was my big goal this season. I have had a lot of troubles last year, a lot of health problems. So I am really satisfied. I am really, really happy. It is my biggest victory after the Olympic Games and we will celebrate tonight."
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jaroslav Kulhavy (Czech Republic) | 1:33:27 |
2 | Nino Schurter (Switzerland) | 0:00:24 |
3 | Julien Absalon (France) | 0:01:16 |
4 | Florian Vogel (Switzerland) | 0:02:02 |
5 | Mathias Flückiger (Switzerland) | 0:02:37 |
6 | Ralph Naef (Switzerland) | 0:02:59 |
7 | Andrea Tiberi (Italy) | 0:03:04 |
8 | Thomas Litscher (Switzerland) | 0:03:13 |
9 | Manuel Fumic (Germany) | 0:03:45 |
10 | José Antonio Hermida Ramos (Spain) | 0:03:53 |
11 | Daniel Mcconnell (Australia) | 0:04:17 |
12 | Lukas Flückiger (Switzerland) | 0:04:31 |
13 | Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Italy) | 0:04:37 |
14 | Matthias Stirnemann (Switzerland) | 0:05:03 |
15 | Fabian Giger (Switzerland) | 0:05:14 |
16 | Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez (Spain) | 0:05:18 |
17 | Bart De Vocht (Belgium) | 0:05:19 |
18 | Reto Indergand (Switzerland) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Carlos Coloma Nicolas (Spain) | 0:05:23 |
20 | David Joao Serralheiro Rosa (Portugal) | 0:05:39 |
21 | Stephen Ettinger (United States Of America) | 0:05:50 |
22 | Ondrej Cink (Czech Republic) | 0:06:05 |
23 | Derek Zandstra (Canada) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Hugo Drechou (France) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Martin Loo (Estonia) | 0:06:25 |
26 | Raphael Gagne (Canada) | 0:06:43 |
27 | Jan Skarnitzl (Czech Republic) | 0:06:46 |
28 | Mario Luis Miranda Costa (Portugal) | 0:06:48 |
29 | Leandre Bouchard (Canada) | 0:06:50 |
30 | Jeff Luyten (Belgium) | 0:06:52 |
31 | Maxime Marotte (France) | 0:06:59 |
32 | Michal Lami (Slovakia) | 0:07:06 |
33 | Ruben Scheire (Belgium) | 0:07:19 |
34 | Frank Beemer (Netherlands) | 0:07:24 |
35 | Karl Markt (Austria) | 0:07:26 |
36 | Anton Sintsov (Russian Federation) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Rourke Croeser (South Africa) | 0:07:31 |
38 | Timofei Ivanov (Russian Federation) | 0:07:32 |
39 | Marco Aurelio Fontana (Italy) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Tom Meeusen (Belgium) | 0:07:52 |
41 | Simon Stiebjahn (Germany) | 0:08:09 |
42 | Daniele Braidot (Italy) | 0:08:17 |
43 | Catriel Andres Soto (Argentina) | 0:08:26 |
44 | Nicola Rohrbach (Switzerland) | 0:08:31 |
45 | Marc Stutzmann (Switzerland) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | David Valero (Spain) | 0:08:32 |
47 | Andrea Righettini (Italy) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Shlomi Haimy (Israel) | 0:08:33 |
49 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands) | 0:08:35 |
50 | Martin Gujan (Switzerland) | 0:08:39 |
51 | Jiri Novak (Czech Republic) | 0:08:41 |
52 | Martin Gluth (Germany) | 0:08:53 |
53 | Jordan Sarrou (France) | 0:09:08 |
54 | Martin Fanger (Switzerland) | 0:09:10 |
55 | Mirko Tabacchi (Italy) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Martino Fruet (Italy) | 0:09:12 |
57 | Kerry Werner (United States) | 0:09:14 |
58 | Luca Braidot (Italy) | 0:09:32 |
59 | Wolfram Kurschat (Germany) | 0:09:36 |
60 | Philip Buys (South Africa) | 0:09:47 |
61 | Nicholas Pettina (Italy) | 0:09:58 |
62 | Marvin Gruget (France) | 0:10:03 |
63 | Marcel Wildhaber (Switzerland) | 0:10:07 |
64 | Geoff Kabush (Canada) | 0:10:22 |
65 | Spencer Paxson (United States) | 0:10:29 |
66 | Ricardo Paulo Reis Marinheiro (Portugal) | 0:10:30 |
67 | Adam Morka (Canada) | 0:10:36 |
68 | Jhonnatan Botero Villegas (Colombia) | 0:10:41 |
69 | Moritz Milatz (Germany) | 0:10:44 |
70 | Filip Eberl (Czech Republic) | 0:10:49 |
71 | Sebastien Carabin (Belgium) | 0:11:02 |
72 | Kohei Yamamoto (Japan) | 0:11:10 |
73 | Gregor Raggl (Austria) | 0:11:40 |
74 | Hans Becking (Netherlands) | 0:11:53 |
75 | Markus Bauer (Germany) | 0:12:00 |
76 | Matthys Beukes (South Africa) | 0:12:05 |
77 | Cristian Cominelli (Italy) | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Ricardo Pscheidt (Brazil) | 0:12:12 |
79 | Matthias Wengelin (Sweden) | 0:12:14 |
80 | Rubens Valeriano (Brazil) | 0:12:19 |
81 | Maximilian Holz (Germany) | 0:12:50 |
82 | Zsolt Juhasz (Hungry) | 0:12:53 |
83 | Maximilian Vieider (Italy) | 0:13:00 |
84 | Daniel Eymann (Switzerland) | 0:13:33 |
85 | Michele Casagrande (Italy) | 0:13:58 |
86 | Julien Trarieux (France) | 0:14:03 |
87 | James Reid (South Africa) | 0:14:16 |
88 | Simon Gegenheimer (Germany) | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Cameron Ivory (Australia) | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Paolo Cesar Montoya Cantillo (Costa Rica) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Erik Groen (Netherlands) | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Evan Guthrie (Canada) | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Tomas Paprstka (Czech Republic) | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Marek Konwa (Poland) | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Michael Stünzi (Switzerland) | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Sergji Rysenko (Ukraine) | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Miguel Martinez (France) | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Gerrit Rosenkranz (Germany) | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Jason Bouttell (Great Britain) | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Evgenii Pechenin (Russia) | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Fabian Paumann (Switzerland) | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Markus Preiss (Austria) | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Jan Nesvadba (Czech Republic) | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Ever Alejandro Gomez (Bolivia) | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Patricio Maximiliano Farias Diaz (Chile) | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Russell Finsterwald (United States) | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Jorgen Flion (Belgium) | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Zdenek Vobecky (Czech Republic) | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Rotem Ishay (Israel) | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Cole Oberman (United States) | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Steffen Thum (Germany) | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Germany) | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Marco Ponta (Italy) | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Sebastian Alejandro Miranda Maldonado (Chile) | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Steven James (Great Britain) | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Jan Withaar (South Africa) | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Oleksandr Gerashchenko (Ukraine) | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Matiss Preimanis (Latvia) | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Christopher Maletz (Germany) | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Michal Malík (Czech Republic) | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Zhen Wang (China) | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Matthias Grick (Austria) | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Lysander Kiesel (Germany) | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Luciano Caraccioli (Argentina) | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Milan Damek (Czech Republic) | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Daniel Grossi Soares De Souza (Brazil) | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | Kornel Osicki (Poland) | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Cristobal Silva Ibaceta (Chile) | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | David Flaten (United States) | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Emmanuel Castillo (Mexico) | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Kirill Kazantsev (Kazakhstan) | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Artyom Golovaschenko (Kazakhstan) | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Daniel Castillo (Mexico) | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Noe Alejandro Rodriguez Acevedo (Mexico) | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | George-Vlad Sabau (Romania) | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Stéphane Tempier (France) | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Raymond Hobeika (Lebanon) | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Henrique Avancini (Brazil) | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pavel Skalicky (Czech Republic) | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Emil Lindgren (Sweden) | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martin Haring (Slovakia) | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Van Hoovels (Belgium) | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ismael Ventura Sanchez (Spain) | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sascha Weber (Germany) | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kristian Hynek (Czech Republic) | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julian Schelb (Germany) | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonas De Backer (Belgium) | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Rudi Van Houts (Netherlands) | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Andras Parti (Hungry) | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
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