Neff claims Albstadt World Cup victory
Swiss rider extends World Cup lead
Jolanda Neff (Stoeckli) extended her lead in the women's Cross-country World Cup with her second straight victory on Sunday, in Albstadt, Germany.
Known for its steep climbs and tricky descents, Albstadt has caught many riders by surprise after going out too hard in the early laps and then fading.
Neff attacked on the first climb and no one could stay with her. Defending Albstadt champion Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Rabo Liv) led the chase for one lap but then had to pull out of the race due to an injury she has been dealing with. However, at that point Neff was already 56 seconds ahead of her chasers.
Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Multivan Merida) and world champion Pendrel took up the chase, but for the first half of the race could only manage to hold Neff at a minute. In the second half of the race they began to slowly reel the Swiss rider in, but it was 'too little, too late', as Neff rolled across the line to take her second win. Dahle Flesjaa outsprinted Pendrel to take second.
"Well, I didn't start so quickly," explained Neff. "I waited the whole start loop, and I only went in the first big lap. So I think that made a bit of a difference, so I could save myself some energy at the beginning of the race and I could pull through to the finish."
"That's the way I like it best [riding alone at the front], because then I never have to fight for the downhill to be first and I can always ride my speed. That makes it very good for me to find my own rhythm and hopefully don't blow myself up."
"It is absolutely awesome that I will be riding in the leader's jersey in Lenzerheide [Round 3], which is my home World Cup. That's a big goal for me and I am looking forward very much to that race."
Neff leads the overall standings with a perfect score of 500 points, followed by Dahle Flesjaa with 400 and Pendrel at 310.
Full results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jolanda Neff (Swi) Stoeckli Pro Team | 1:36:07 |
2 | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 0:00:28 |
3 | Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team | 0:00:30 |
4 | Emily Batty (Can) Trek Factory Racing | 0:01:16 |
5 | Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) Kross Racing Team | 0:01:27 |
6 | Helen Grobert (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing | 0:01:41 |
7 | Irina Kalentyeva (Rus) Moebel Maerki Mtb Pro Team | 0:01:44 |
8 | Rebecca Henderson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing | 0:01:59 |
9 | Lea Davison (USA) Specialized Racing | 0:02:09 |
10 | Esther Suss (Swi) Wheeler - Ixs Team | 0:02:18 |
11 | Sabine Spitz (Ger) | 0:02:36 |
12 | Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Habitat Mountainbiketeam | 0:03:04 |
13 | Linda Indergand (Swi) Focus Xc Team | 0:03:14 |
14 | Annika Langvad (Den) Specialized Racing | 0:03:35 |
15 | Githa Michiels (Bel) Versluys Team | 0:03:51 |
16 | Yana Belomoina (Ukr) Betch.Nl Superior Brentjens Mtb Racing Team | 0:04:13 |
17 | Eva Lechner (Ita) Team Colnago Sudtirol | 0:04:27 |
18 | Anne Terpstra (Ned) Habitat Mountainbiketeam | 0:04:38 |
19 | Barbara Benko (Hun) Focus Xc Team | 0:04:50 |
20 | Kate Fluker (NZl) | 0:05:12 |
21 | Annie Last (GBr) | 0:05:30 |
22 | Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Rose Vaujany Fueled By Ultrasports | 0:05:59 |
23 | Erin Huck (USA) Scott-3Rox Racing | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Corina Gantenbein (Swi) Haibike Oetztal Pro Team | 0:06:33 |
25 | Tanja Zakelj (Slo) Unior Tools Team | 0:06:51 |
26 | Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team | 0:07:28 |
27 | Chloe Woodruff (USA) | 0:07:38 |
28 | Ekateryna Anoshina (Rus) Rusvelo | 0:07:41 |
29 | Adelheid Morath (Ger) Bh-Sr Suntour-Kmc | 0:07:56 |
30 | Alice Pirard (Bel) Merida-Wallonie Mountain Bike Team | 0:08:21 |
31 | Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Haibike Oetztal Pro Team | 0:08:46 |
32 | Jovana Crnogorac (Srb) Salcano Cappadocia | 0:09:02 |
33 | Marine Groccia (Swi) | 0:09:23 |
34 | Peta Mullens (Aus) | 0:09:26 |
35 | Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing | 0:10:22 |
36 | Hanna Klein (Ger) Bh-Sr Suntour-Kmc | 0:10:42 |
37 | Serena Calvetti (Ita) | 0:11:05 |
38 | Sandra Walter (Can) | 0:11:15 |
39 | Janka Keseg Stevkova (Svk) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Raiza Goulao-Henrique (Bra) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Mikaela Kofman (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Nina Wrobel (Ger) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Karla Stepanova (Cze) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Agustina Maria Apaza (Arg) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Sabrina Enaux (Fra) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Laura Metzler (Fra) Btwin Mtb Racing Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Mary Mcconneloug (USA) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Jitka Skarnitzlova (Cze) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Anna Oberparleiter (Ita) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Isabella Moreira Lacerda (Bra) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Anna Villar Argente (Spa) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Hielke Elferink (Ned) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Rocio Martin Rodriguez (Spa) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Aurelia Perry (Fra) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Mariske Strauss (RSA) Novus Omx Pro Team | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Cindy Montambault (Can) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Florence Darbellay (Swi) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Nadine Rieder (Ger) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Lucie Vesela (Cze) Gt Bikeplac Opportunity | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Katrin Schwing (Ger) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Helle Haugaard Jessen (Den) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Noelia Rodriguez (Arg) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Cherie Vale (RSA) Novus Omx Pro Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Lucia Vazquez Crespo (Spa) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Marta Pastore (Ita) Team Piemonte Fci | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Rotem Gafinovitz (Isr) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Aleksandra Dawidowicz (Pol) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Ghost Factory Racing | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Claudia Galicia Cotrina (Spa) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) Raboliv | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kerry Macphee (GBr) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Superior Mtb Team | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Chengyuan Ren (Chn) China Jiangsu Zgl Mtb Team | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jolanda Neff (Swi) Stoeckli Pro Team | 500 | pts |
2 | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 400 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team | 310 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Irina Kalentyeva (Rus) Moebel Maerki Mtb Pro Team | 250 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Emily Batty (Can) Trek Factory Racing | 235 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) Kross Racing Team | 235 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Helen Grobert (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing | 230 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Lea Davison (USA) Specialized Racing | 220 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Rebecca Henderson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing | 220 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Annika Langvad (Den) Specialized Racing | 218 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Linda * Indergand (Swi) Focus Xc Team | 170 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Habitat Mountainbiketeam | 163 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Esther Suss (Swi) Wheeler - Ixs Team | 161 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) Raboliv | 160 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Sabine Spitz (Ger) | 160 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Eva Lechner (Ita) Team Colnago Sudtirol | 144 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Githa Michiels (Bel) Versluys Team | 138 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Annie Last (GBr) | 138 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team | 134 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Tanja Zakelj (Slo) Unior Tools Team | 132 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Barbara Benko (Hun) Focus Xc Team | 132 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Yana Belomoina (Ukr) Betch.Nl Superior Brentjens Mtb Racing Team | 130 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Anne Terpstra (Ned) Habitat Mountainbiketeam | 110 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Chloe Woodruff (USA) | 106 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Erin Huck (USA) Scott-3Rox Racing | 104 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Rose Vaujany Fueled By Ultrasports | 98 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Adelheid Morath (Ger) Bh-Sr Suntour-Kmc | 98 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Peta Mullens (Aus) | 90 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Corina Gantenbein (Swi) Haibike Oetztal Pro Team | 81 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Isabella Moreira Lacerda (Bra) | 77 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Marine Groccia (Swi) | 74 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Alice Pirard (Bel) Merida-Wallonie Mountain Bike Team | 73 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Jovana Crnogorac (Srb) Salcano Cappadocia | 70 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Ghost Factory Racing | 68 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Karla Stepanova (Cze) | 67 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Kate Fluker (NZl) | 66 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Ekateryna Anoshina (Rus) Rusvelo | 66 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Raiza Goulao-Henrique (Bra) | 66 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Anna Oberparleiter (Ita) | 65 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Hanna Klein (Ger) Bh-Sr Suntour-Kmc | 64 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Haibike Oetztal Pro Team | 61 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Chengyuan Ren (Chn) China Jiangsu Zgl Mtb Team | 58 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Nina Wrobel (Ger) | 58 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Janka Keseg Stevkova (Svk) | 58 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Sandra Walter (Can) | 52 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Aleksandra Dawidowicz (Pol) | 48 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
47 | Sabrina Enaux (Fra) | 47 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
48 | Jitka Skarnitzlova (Cze) | 45 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
49 | Agustina Maria Apaza (Arg) | 43 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
50 | Mary Mcconneloug (USA) | 39 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
51 | Mikaela Kofman (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing | 38 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
52 | Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing | 36 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
53 | Serena Calvetti (Ita) | 32 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
54 | Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) | 31 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
55 | Hielke Elferink (Ned) | 29 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
56 | Paula Gorycka (Pol) 4F-Scott Racing Team | 26 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
57 | Cindy Montambault (Can) | 26 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
58 | Anna Villar Argente (Spa) | 24 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
59 | Laura Metzler (Fra) Btwin Mtb Racing Team | 22 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
60 | Pavlina Sulcova (Cze) | 21 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
61 | Nataliia Krompets (Ukr) Isd Mtb Team | 20 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
62 | Rocio Martin Rodriguez (Spa) | 14 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
63 | Aurelia Perry (Fra) | 13 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
64 | Mariske Strauss (RSA) Novus Omx Pro Team | 12 | Row 63 - Cell 3 |
65 | Lisa Mitterbauer (Aut) Habitat Mountainbiketeam | 12 | Row 64 - Cell 3 |
66 | Florence Darbellay (Swi) | 10 | Row 65 - Cell 3 |
67 | Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Superior Mtb Team | 10 | Row 66 - Cell 3 |
68 | Nadine Rieder (Ger) | 9 | Row 67 - Cell 3 |
69 | Cherie Vale (RSA) Novus Omx Pro Team | 9 | Row 68 - Cell 3 |
70 | Lucie Vesela (Cze) Gt Bikeplac Opportunity | 8 | Row 69 - Cell 3 |
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