UCI MTB World Cup XCO #3 La Bresse 2016: Elite men cross country Results

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Julien Absalon (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team) wins in front of French fans(Image credit: Robert Jones)

Julien Absalon won a record 31st cross-country World Cup in La Bresse, France, on Sunday. The win took place before a partisan crowd on a course less than 20 minutes from his home. Adding to the joy of the spectators, French riders took the next two spots on the podium, with Maxime Marotte (BH-SR Suntour-KMC) taking second and his team mate Victor Koretzky third. World Cup leader Nino Schurter (Scott-Odlo) suffered two flats and had to settle for fourth.

"It's incredible to win at home, but the pressure was really great," admitted Absalon. "It was really hard because it's important for me to go do a good race to thank all the spectators and all the guys who who work really hard during this last month [to build the course]. So, yes, I am really happy, and it will be one of the best moments in my career. Four years ago, in 2012 [when he also won here], it was a really great moment and also a really great moment today."

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Julien Absalon (Fra) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	1:26:38
2	Maxime Marotte (Fra) BH-SR Suntour-KMC	0:01:00
3	Victor Koretzky (Fra) BH-SR Suntour-KMC	0:01:24
4	Nino Schurter (Swi) SCOTT ODLO MTB Racing Team	0:01:42
5	Jaroslav Kulhavy (Cze) Specialized Racing	0:02:06
6	Mathias Fluckiger (Swi) Stöckli Pro Team	0:02:25
7	Jordan Sarrou (Fra) BH-SR Suntour-KMC	0:02:31
8	Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Moebel Maerki MTB Pro Team	0:02:43
9	Reto Indergand (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	0:03:09
10	Luca Braidot (Ita)	0:03:53
11	Carlos Coloma Nicolas (Spa) MMR Factory Racing Team	0:04:04
12	Jhonnatan Botero Villegas (Col)	0:04:09
13	Manuel Fumic (Ger) Cannondale Factory Racing XC	0:04:10
14	Thomas Litscher (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking Team	0:04:27
15	Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Cannondale Factory Racing XC	0:04:38
16	Anton Sintsov (Rus) JBG - 2 Professional MTB Team	0:04:39
17	Pablo Rodriguez Guede (Spa) MMR Factory Racing Team	0:04:59
18	Howard Grotts (USA) Specialized Racing	0:05:06
19	David Valero (Spa) MMR Factory Racing Team	0:05:22
20	Leandre Bouchard (Can)	0:05:23
21	Florian Vogel (Swi) Focus XC Team	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Martin Fanger (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	0:05:29
23	Jose Antonio Hermida Ramos (Spa) Multivan Merida Biking Team	0:05:46
24	Daniel McConnell (Aus) Trek Factory Racing XC	0:06:13
25	Jan Skarnitzl (Cze) SRAM Mitas Trek	0:06:32
26	Stephen Ettinger (USA)	0:06:43
27	Lukas Fluckiger (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	0:06:48
28	Fabian Giger (Swi) Kross Racing Team	0:06:54
29	Catriel Andres Soto (Arg) MMR Factory Racing Team	0:07:03
30	Karl Markt (Aut) Haibike Oetztal Pro Team	0:07:10
31	Ruben Scheire (Bel) Habitat Mountainbike Team	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) Bianchi Countervail	0:07:11
33	Bartlomiej Wawak (Pol) Kross Racing Team	0:07:12
34	Raphael Gagne (Can)	0:07:21
35	Martin Loo (Est)	0:07:22
36	Rudi Van Houts (Ned) Cst Superior Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team	0:07:33
37	Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) SCOTT ODLO MTB Racing Team	0:07:39
38	Luis Miranda Costa Mario (Por)	0:07:45
39	Martin Gujan (Swi) Wheeler Pro Team	0:07:58
40	James Reid (RSA)	0:08:08
41	Lars Forster (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	0:08:13
42	Hector Riveros (Col)	0:08:16
43	Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez (Spa) Trek Factory Racing XC	0:08:17
44	Derek Zandstra (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing	0:08:22
45	Jan Nesvadba (Cze) Expres CZ-Merida Team Kolin	0:08:36
46	Andrea Tiberi (Ita) FRM Factory Racing Team	0:08:44
47	Kevin Van Hoovels (Bel) Versluys Team	0:09:11
48	Christian Pfaffle (Ger)	0:09:15
49	Emilien Barben (Swi)	0:09:32
50	Miguel Martinez (Fra)	0:09:41
51	Bart De Vocht (Bel) Versluys Team	0:09:49
52	Emil Lindgren (Swe) Serneke Allebike MTB Team	0:09:53
53	Alexander Gehbauer (Aut)	0:10:12
54	Fabio Hernando Castaneda Monsalve (Col)	0:10:16
55	Daniele Braidot (Ita)	0:10:24
56	Michele Casagrande (Ita)	0:10:29
57	Jeff Luyten (Bel)	0:10:44
58	Evan Mcneely (Can)	0:10:47
59	Hector Leonardo Paez Leon (Col)	0:10:50
60	Frank Beemer (Ned) Habitat Mountainbike Team	0:11:00
61	Geoff Kabush (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing	0:11:06
62	Maximilian Vieider (Ita)	0:11:15
63	Marcel Wildhaber (Swi) SCOTT ODLO MTB Racing Team	0:11:23
64	Cameron Ivory (Aus)	0:11:40
65	Shlomi Haimy (Isr) Novus OMX Pro Team	0:11:54
66	Henrique Avancini (Bra) Cannondale Factory Racing XC	0:12:02
67	Keegan Swenson (USA)	0:12:16
68	Rotem Ishay (Isr)	0:12:20
69	Spencer Paxson (USA) Kona Factory Team XC	0:12:54
70	Steffen Thum (Ger) Rose Vaujany Fueled By Ultrasports	0:13:07
71	Russell Finsterwald (USA) SRAM/TLD Racing	0:13:37
72	Michael Stunzi (Swi)	- 1 Lap
73	Phillip Pearce (GBr)	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Fabian Paumann (Swi) Wheeler Pro Team	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Moritz Milatz (Ger)	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Martin Gluth (Ger) Novus OMX Pro Team	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Kohei Yamamoto (Jpn) Trek Factory Racing XC	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Evan Guthrie (Can)	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Tomas Paprstka (Cze) Expres CZ-Merida Team Kolin	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Gregor Raggl (Aut) Haibike Oetztal Pro Team	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Maximilian Holz (Ger)	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Brendan Johnston (Aus)	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	Pieter Geluykens (Bel) Focus Rotor G-Skin Racing Team	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Mirko Tabacchi (Ita)	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Florian Chenaux (Swi)	Row 84 - Cell 2
86	Simon Gegenheimer (Ger) Rose Vaujany Fueled By Ultrasports	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Tobias Rotermund (Ger)	Row 86 - Cell 2
88	Andrew L'esperance (Can)	Row 87 - Cell 2
89	Diyer Rincon (Col)	Row 88 - Cell 2
90	Lysander Kiesel (Ger)	- 2 Laps
91	Mathieu Van Der Poel (Ned)	Row 90 - Cell 2
92	Thomas Sampson (USA)	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	Zdenek Vobecky (Cze)	Row 92 - Cell 2
94	Matthias Grick (Aut)	Row 93 - Cell 2
95	Chris Baddick (GBr)	Row 94 - Cell 2
96	Erik Groen (Ned) Stappenbelt Specialized MTB Team	Row 95 - Cell 2
97	Jorgen Flion (Bel)	Row 96 - Cell 2
98	Russell Nankervis (Aus)	Row 97 - Cell 2
99	Louis Wolf (Ger)	Row 98 - Cell 2
100	Jan Withaar (RSA)	Row 99 - Cell 2
101	Tudor Oprea Ovidiu (Rom)	Row 100 - Cell 2
102	Wolfram Kurschat (Ger) Koch Engineering / Muesing Racing Team	Row 101 - Cell 2
103	Roger Jenny (Swi)	Row 102 - Cell 2
104	Cristobal Silva Ibaceta (Chi) FRM Factory Racing Team	Row 103 - Cell 2
105	Stuart Marais (RSA)	- 3 Laps
106	Zhen Wang (Chn) China Jiangsu ZGL MTB Team	Row 105 - Cell 2
107	Maximilian Maier (Ger)	Row 106 - Cell 2
108	Titouan Perrin Ganier (Fra) Focus Rotor G-Skin Racing Team	Row 107 - Cell 2
109	Guy Diaz Grollier (And)	Row 108 - Cell 2
110	Andras Parti (Hun) Waberer's Evopro MTB Team	Row 109 - Cell 2
111	Nathan Byukusenge (Rwa)	Row 110 - Cell 2
112	Lucian Logigan (Rom)	Row 111 - Cell 2
113	Kirill Kazantsev (Kaz) Fastos Development Team	Row 112 - Cell 2
114	Jan Schaer (Swi)	Row 113 - Cell 2
115	Cristian Correa (Chi)	- 4 Laps
116	Jason Bouttell (GBr)	Row 115 - Cell 2
DNF	Grant Ferguson (GBr) Cst Superior Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team	Row 116 - Cell 2
DNF	Hugo Drechou (Fra) Calvisson VTT	Row 117 - Cell 2
DNF	Didier Bats (Bel)	Row 118 - Cell 2
DNF	Ivan Seledkov (Rus)	Row 119 - Cell 2
DNF	Luiz Cocuzzi (Bra)	Row 120 - Cell 2
DNF	Stephane Tempier (Fra) Bianchi Countervail	Row 121 - Cell 2
DNF	Andrea Righettini (Ita)	Row 122 - Cell 2
DNF	Sascha Weber (Ger)	Row 123 - Cell 2
DNF	Jens Schuermans (Bel) Versluys Team	Row 124 - Cell 2
DNF	Ondrej Cink (Cze) Multivan Merida Biking Team	Row 125 - Cell 2
DNF	Hans Becking (Ned) Cst Superior Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team	Row 126 - Cell 2
DNF	Nicola Rohrbach (Swi)	Row 127 - Cell 2
DNF	Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus XC Team	Row 128 - Cell 2
DNS	Anton Cooper (NZl) Cannondale Factory Racing XC	Row 129 - Cell 2
DNS	Sebastien Carabin (Bel) Merida Wallonie MTB Team	Row 130 - Cell 2
DNS	Marc Stutzmann (Swi)	Row 131 - Cell 2
DNS	Sakari Lehtinen (Fin)	Row 132 - Cell 2