Kulhavy dominates cross country World Cup

The fourth round of the men's World Cup cross country was dominated by Jaroslav Kulhavy (Specialized), who rode away from the rest of the field to win by nearly two minutes. In the absence of World Cup leader Julien Absalon (Orbea), who had stated that he would not attend Monte-Sainte-Anne or Windham [New York] as he prepared for the world championships, Kulhavy easily resumed the lead in the standings.

While Kulhavy rode away from the rest of the field on the first lap, behind him it was carnage on the infamous "Beatrice" rock garden descent, with almost every rider in the top-20 crashing at least once, many suffering mechanical problems, or cuts and bruises as they went tumbling down the rocks.

Nino Schurter (Scott-Swisspower) took control of second place immediately, with four riders fighting for the remaining podium spots - world champion Jose Hermida (Multivan-Merida), Mathias Flückiger (Trek World Racing), Florian Vogel (Scott-Swisspower) and Burry Stander (Specialized). The four rode consistently together until Stander crashed heavily on Beatrice on lap three, and dropped off the back of the chase group to limp home in sixth.

Hermida, who won the world title here last year, was conserving energy, and attacked very hard with a lap and a half to go, moving into third for the final lap, and almost catching Schurter in second at the line. Flückiger and Vogel rounded out the top-five.

"I knew that it would be better to be front," said Kulhavy, "so that I could avoid the traffic that would be a problem at the Beatrice. So I went hard on the first climb to get in front, and then I could go my own pace. This is a very hard course, but I like it, and I knew that I could take back the [World Cup] lead here."

Race Notes

- Kulhavy now leads the men's standings with 860 points, followed by Schurter at 670 and Absalon falls to third with 650 points.

- Geoff Kabush (Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) was the top North American, finishing in seventh after a strong final lap and a half. Kabush jumped 10 spots in the standings, to 25th with 211 points. "I'm really glad to be back running with the top guys at the front, after a frustrating early season in Europe," said Kabush. "I've had a really good month of training in June, and this course suits me well. I hope this is the start of a strong second half to the season."

- Gerhard Kerschbaumer (TX Active Bianchi) won the Under 23 race earlier in the day, riding away from Fabien Canal (GT Skoda Chamonix) on the third lap. He took over the World Cup lead with his win.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jaroslav Kulhavy (Cze) Specialized Racing1:35:51
2Nino Schurter (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB - Racing0:01:42
3José Antonio Hermida Ramos (Spa) Multivan Merida Biking Team0:01:54
4Mathias Flückiger (Swi) Trek World Racing0:02:33
5Florian Vogel (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB - Racing0:02:51
6Burry Stander (RSA) Specialized Racing0:03:42
7Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain0:04:14
8Christoph Sauser (Swi) Specialized Racing0:04:31
9Thomas Litscher (Swi) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team0:04:33
10Martin Gujan (Swi) Cannondale Factory RacingRow 9 - Cell 2
11Stéphane Tempier (Fra) TX Active Bianchi0:04:56
12Maxime Marotte (Fra) BH - Suntour - Peisey Vallandry0:05:09
13Patrik Gallati (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team0:05:20
14Manuel Fumic (Ger) Cannondale Factory Racing0:05:48
15Ralph Naef (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking Team0:06:56
16Severin Disch (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team0:07:09
17Lukas Flückiger (Swi) Trek World Racing0:07:38
18Todd Wells (USA) Specialized Racing0:07:43
19Rudi Van Houts (Ned) Multivan Merida Biking Team0:07:51
20Ivan Alvarez Gutierrez (Spa) Giant Italia Team0:08:34
21Carlos Coloma Nicolas (Spa) Wildwolf - Trek Racing0:08:42
22Samuel Schultz (USA) Subaru - TrekRow 21 - Cell 2
23Inaki Lejarreta Errasti (Spa) Orbea0:08:47
24Karl Markt (Aut) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team0:09:03
25Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru - Trek0:09:07
26Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez (Spa) Wildwolf - Trek Racing0:09:20
27Fabian Giger (Swi) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team0:09:40
28Jiri Friedl (Cze) Rubena - Birell - Specialized Cycling Team0:09:59
29Lukas Kaufmann (Swi)0:10:04
30Kohei Yamamoto (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor0:10:21
31Liam Killeen (GBr) Giant Factory Off-Road Team0:10:44
32Cédric Ravanel (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix0:11:16
33Jochen Kass (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team0:12:02
34Moritz Milatz (Ger) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team0:12:16
35Matous Ulman (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team0:12:32
36Irjan Luttenberg (Ned) MPL Specialized MTB Team0:12:50
37Jiri Novak (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team0:13:37
38Spencer Paxson (USA) Kona0:13:49
39Adam Craig (USA) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team0:13:55
40Marc Colom (Fra) Team Newcycling0:14:08
41Adam Morka (Can)0:14:10
42Nicola Rohrbach (Swi) Elettroveneta - Corratec0:14:33
43Marek Galinski (Pol) JBG - 2 Professional MTB Team0:15:39
44Pierre-Geoffroy Plantet (Fra) Lapierre International0:16:06
-1lapJeremiah Bishop (USA)Row 44 - Cell 2
-1lapAndrew Watson (Can)Row 45 - Cell 2
-1lapAndras Parti (Hun) Euro One - Cube MTB TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
-1lapUwe Hochenwarter (Aut) Muskelkater Genesis TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
-1lapEric Batty (Can)Row 48 - Cell 2
-1lapDerek Zandstra (Can)Row 49 - Cell 2
-1lapSepp Freiburghaus (Swi) Thoemus Racing TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
-1lapPeter Glassford (Can)Row 51 - Cell 2
-1lapJan Skarnitzl (Cze) Rubena - Birell - Specialized Cycling TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
-2lapsMatthew Hadley (Can)Row 53 - Cell 2
-2lapsRaphael Gagne (Can)Row 54 - Cell 2
-2lapsLachlan Norris (Aus) Giant Factory Off-Road TeamRow 55 - Cell 2
-2lapsJoshua Carlson (Aus)Row 56 - Cell 2
-2lapsWolfram Kurschat (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
-2lapsMichael Broderick (USA)Row 58 - Cell 2
-2lapsHenk Jaap Moorlag (Ned) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
-2lapsNiels Wubben (Ned) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
-2lapsSeiya Hirano (Jpn) Team Bridgestone AnchorRow 61 - Cell 2
-2lapsCameron Jette (Can)Row 62 - Cell 2
-2lapsMarc-Andre Daigle (Can)Row 63 - Cell 2
-2lapsFélix Cote (Can)Row 64 - Cell 2
-3lapsRotem Ishai (Isr)Row 65 - Cell 2
-3lapsTravis Woodruff (USA)Row 66 - Cell 2
-3lapsChristian Bickel (Swi)Row 67 - Cell 2
-3lapsPierre Lebreton (Fra) BH - Suntour - Peisey VallandryRow 68 - Cell 2
-3lapsSid Taberlay (Aus)Row 69 - Cell 2
-3lapsMichal Lami (Svk)Row 70 - Cell 2
-4lapsChristopher Hamlin (USA)Row 71 - Cell 2
DNFMartin Fanger (Swi) Giant Swiss Sr - SuntourRow 72 - Cell 2
DNFPascal Meyer (Swi) Thoemus Racing TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
DNFMarco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Cannondale Factory RacingRow 74 - Cell 2
DNFEmil Lindgren (Swe) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road TeamRow 75 - Cell 2
DNFCristobal Silva Ibaceta (Chi)Row 76 - Cell 2
DNFTroy Wells (USA)Row 77 - Cell 2
DNFLeni Trudel (Can)Row 78 - Cell 2
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Specialized Racing89pts
2Scott - Swisspower MTB - Racing63Row 1 - Cell 3
3Multivan Merida Biking Team60Row 2 - Cell 3
4Trek World Racing44Row 3 - Cell 3
5Cannondale Factory Racing38Row 4 - Cell 3
6Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team29Row 5 - Cell 3
7Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain24Row 6 - Cell 3
8TX Active Bianchi20Row 7 - Cell 3
9BH - Suntour - Peisey Vallandry19Row 8 - Cell 3
10BMC Mountainbike Racing Team18Row 9 - Cell 3
11Thoemus Racing Team15Row 10 - Cell 3
12Wildwolf - Trek Racing15Row 11 - Cell 3
13Subaru - Trek15Row 12 - Cell 3
14Giant Italia Team11Row 13 - Cell 3
15Orbea8Row 14 - Cell 3
16Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team4Row 15 - Cell 3
17Rubena - Birell - Specialized Cycling Team3Row 16 - Cell 3
18Team Bridgestone Anchor1Row 17 - Cell 3
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Elite men World Cup standings after four rounds
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jaroslav Kulhavy (Cze) Specialized Racing860pts
2Nino Schurter (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB - Racing670Row 1 - Cell 3
3Julien Absalon (Fra) Orbea650Row 2 - Cell 3
4Burry Stander (RSA) Specialized Racing490Row 3 - Cell 3
5Maxime Marotte (Fra) BH - Suntour - Peisey Vallandry480Row 4 - Cell 3
6José Antonio Hermida Ramos (Spa) Multivan Merida Biking Team458Row 5 - Cell 3
7Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Cannondale Factory Racing410Row 6 - Cell 3
8Manuel Fumic (Ger) Cannondale Factory Racing398Row 7 - Cell 3
9Carlos Coloma Nicolas (Spa) Wildwolf - Trek Racing389Row 8 - Cell 3
10Christoph Sauser (Swi) Specialized Racing380Row 9 - Cell 3
11Thomas Litscher (Swi) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team359Row 10 - Cell 3
12Stéphane Tempier (Fra) TX Active Bianchi358Row 11 - Cell 3
13Florian Vogel (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB - Racing328Row 12 - Cell 3
14Fabian Giger (Swi) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team312Row 13 - Cell 3
15Martin Gujan (Swi) Cannondale Factory Racing309Row 14 - Cell 3
16Moritz Milatz (Ger) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team306Row 15 - Cell 3
17Ivan Alvarez Gutierrez (Spa) Giant Italia Team297Row 16 - Cell 3
18Rudi Van Houts (Ned) Multivan Merida Biking Team294Row 17 - Cell 3
19Mathias Flückiger (Swi) Trek World Racing288Row 18 - Cell 3
20Todd Wells (USA) Specialized Racing279Row 19 - Cell 3
21Lukas Flückiger (Swi) Trek World Racing266Row 20 - Cell 3
22Inaki Lejarreta Errasti (Spa) Orbea265Row 21 - Cell 3
23Karl Markt (Aut) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team226Row 22 - Cell 3
24Liam Killeen (GBr) Giant Factory Off-Road Team216Row 23 - Cell 3
25Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain211Row 24 - Cell 3
26Ralph Naef (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking Team190Row 25 - Cell 3
27Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez (Spa) Wildwolf - Trek Racing190Row 26 - Cell 3
28Martin Fanger (Swi) Giant Swiss Sr - Suntour168Row 27 - Cell 3
29Patrik Gallati (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team167Row 28 - Cell 3
30Derek Zandstra (Can)162Row 29 - Cell 3
31Jochen Kass (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team158Row 30 - Cell 3
32Jan Skarnitzl (Cze) Rubena - Birell - Specialized Cycling Team137Row 31 - Cell 3
33Matous Ulman (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team127Row 32 - Cell 3
34Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru - Trek126Row 33 - Cell 3
35Nicola Rohrbach (Swi) Elettroveneta - Corratec125Row 34 - Cell 3
36Jiri Friedl (Cze) Rubena - Birell - Specialized Cycling Team123Row 35 - Cell 3
37Samuel Schultz (USA) Subaru - Trek114Row 36 - Cell 3
38Lukas Kaufmann (Swi)112Row 37 - Cell 3
39Oliver Beckingsale (GBr)108Row 38 - Cell 3
40Henk Jaap Moorlag (Ned) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team104Row 39 - Cell 3
41Ruben Ruzafa Cueto (Spa) Orbea102Row 40 - Cell 3
42Pierre-Geoffroy Plantet (Fra) Lapierre International99Row 41 - Cell 3
43Wolfram Kurschat (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing Team99Row 42 - Cell 3
44Uwe Hochenwarter (Aut) Muskelkater Genesis Team99Row 43 - Cell 3
45Andras Parti (Hun) Euro One - Cube MTB Team98Row 44 - Cell 3
46Marek Galinski (Pol) JBG - 2 Professional MTB Team90Row 45 - Cell 3
47Kevin Van Hoovels (Bel) Versluys - Evenza Team86Row 46 - Cell 3
48Severin Disch (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team85Row 47 - Cell 3
49Jiri Novak (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team82Row 48 - Cell 3
50Martino Fruet (Ita)79Row 49 - Cell 3
51Marc Colom (Fra) Team Newcycling76Row 50 - Cell 3
52Cédric Ravanel (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix75Row 51 - Cell 3
53Kohei Yamamoto (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor73Row 52 - Cell 3
54Daniel Mcconnell (Aus)73Row 53 - Cell 3
55Irjan Luttenberg (Ned) MPL Specialized MTB Team71Row 54 - Cell 3
56Jelmer Pietersma (Ned) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team56Row 55 - Cell 3
57Sepp Freiburghaus (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team55Row 56 - Cell 3
58Jeremiah Bishop (USA)52Row 57 - Cell 3
59Chris Jongewaard (Aus)47Row 58 - Cell 3
60Adam Craig (USA) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team47Row 59 - Cell 3
61Catriel Andres Soto (Arg) Team Protek46Row 60 - Cell 3
62Christoph Soukup (Aut)42Row 61 - Cell 3
63Robert Mennen (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing Team38Row 62 - Cell 3
64Niels Wubben (Ned) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team37Row 63 - Cell 3
65Emil Lindgren (Swe) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team35Row 64 - Cell 3
66Balz Weber (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team32Row 65 - Cell 3
67Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra)32Row 66 - Cell 3
68Spencer Paxson (USA) Kona30Row 67 - Cell 3
69Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team30Row 68 - Cell 3
70Hannes Metzler (Aut) Muskelkater Genesis Team30Row 69 - Cell 3
71Tony Longo (Ita) TX Active Bianchi29Row 70 - Cell 3
72Adam Morka (Can)27Row 71 - Cell 3
73Michal Lami (Svk)24Row 72 - Cell 3
74Andrew Watson (Can)22Row 73 - Cell 3
75Milan Spesny (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team22Row 74 - Cell 3
76Periklis Ilias (Gre) Team Protek21Row 75 - Cell 3
77Max Plaxton (Can)20Row 76 - Cell 3
78Eric Batty (Can)19Row 77 - Cell 3
79Michele Casagrande (Ita) Elettroveneta - Corratec19Row 78 - Cell 3
80Pascal Meyer (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team19Row 79 - Cell 3
81Martin Loo (Est) Infotre - Bi & Esse - Leecougan17Row 80 - Cell 3
82Peter Glassford (Can)16Row 81 - Cell 3
83Eberl Filip (Cze)16Row 82 - Cell 3
84Hadley Matthew (Can)14Row 83 - Cell 3
85Gagne Raphael (Can)13Row 84 - Cell 3
86Lakata Alban (Aut) Topeak Ergon Racing Team13Row 85 - Cell 3
87Norris Lachlan (Aus) Giant Factory Off-Road Team12Row 86 - Cell 3
88Carlson Joshua (Aus)11Row 87 - Cell 3
89Tann Rene (Ger)10Row 88 - Cell 3
90Broderick Michael (USA)9Row 89 - Cell 3
91Corti Umberto (Ita) Team Cbe Tecnoimpianti A.S.D.9Row 90 - Cell 3

 

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