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The first round of the cross country UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, held in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, served notice that riders are entering the season in top form, with the elite men averaging over 20 kilometre per hour for their 31.8-kilometre race.
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nino Schurter (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing | 1:34:50 |
| 2 | Julien Absalon (Fra) Orbea | 0:00:16 |
| 3 | Jaroslav Kulhavy (Cze) Specialized Racing | 0:01:07 |
| 4 | José Antonio Hermida Ramos (Spa) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 0:01:15 |
| 5 | Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Cannondale Factory Racing | 0:01:46 |
| 6 | Manuel Fumic (Ger) Cannondale Factory Racing | 0:01:48 |
| 7 | Inaki Lejarreta Errasti (Spa) Orbea | 0:01:51 |
| 8 | Stéphane Tempier (Fra) TX Active Bianchi | 0:01:54 |
| 9 | Carlos Coloma Nicolas (Spa) Wildwolf-Trek Racing | 0:02:33 |
| 10 | Todd Wells (USA) Specialized Racing | 0:02:36 |
| 11 | Burry Stander (RSA) Specialized Racing | 0:02:45 |
| 12 | Maxime Marotte (Fra) BH-Suntour-Peisey Vallandry | 0:02:57 |
| 13 | Christoph Sauser (Swi) Specialized Racing | 0:03:08 |
| 14 | Martin Gujan (Swi) Cannondale Factory Racing | 0:03:11 |
| 15 | Mathias Flückiger (Swi) Trek World Racing | 0:03:30 |
| 16 | Ivan Alvarez Gutierrez (Spa) Giant Italia Team | 0:03:45 |
| 17 | Patrik Gallati (Swi) BMC Mountain Bike Racing Team | 0:03:53 |
| 18 | Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez (Spa) Wildwolf-Trek Racing | 0:04:08 |
| 19 | Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain | 0:04:22 |
| 20 | Ralph Naef (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 0:04:47 |
| 21 | Thomas Litscher (Swi) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team | 0:05:11 |
| 22 | Lukas Flückiger (Swi) Trek World Racing | 0:05:32 |
| 23 | Moritz Milatz (Ger) BMC Mountain Bike Racing Team | 0:05:36 |
| 24 | Rudi Van Houts (Ned) | 0:05:44 |
| 25 | Jelmer Pietersma (Ned) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team | 0:05:56 |
| 26 | Martin Fanger (Swi) Giant Swiss SR-Suntour | 0:05:59 |
| 27 | Liam Killeen (GBr) Giant Factory Off-Road Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Fabian Giger (Swi) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team | 0:06:06 |
| 29 | Pierre-Geoffroy Plantet (Fra) Team Newcycling | 0:06:14 |
| 30 | Florian Vogel (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing | 0:06:34 |
| 31 | Ruben Ruzafa Cueto (Spa) Orbea | 0:06:53 |
| 32 | Jochen Kass (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 0:07:06 |
| 33 | Lukas Kaufmann (Swi) | 0:07:18 |
| 34 | Derek Zandstra (Can) | 0:07:28 |
| 35 | Wolfram Kurschat (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing Team | 0:07:37 |
| 36 | Karl Markt (Aut) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team | 0:07:51 |
| 37 | Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru-Trek | 0:07:52 |
| 38 | Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team | 0:08:08 |
| 39 | Tony Longo (Ita) TX Active Bianchi | 0:08:20 |
| 40 | Oliver Beckingsale (GBr) | 0:08:23 |
| 41 | Marek Galinski (Pol) JBG-2 Professional MTB Team | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| 42 | Andras Parti (Hun) Euro One-Cube MTB Team | 0:08:27 |
| 43 | Nicola Rohrbach (Swi) Elettroveneta-Corratec | 0:08:29 |
| 44 | Kevin Van Hoovels (Bel) Versluys-Evenza Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| 45 | Jiri Friedl (Cze) Rubena - Birell - Specialized Cycling Team | 0:08:30 |
| 46 | Milan Spesny (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team | 0:08:34 |
| 47 | Matous Ulman (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| 48 | Daniel Mcconnell (Aus) | 0:09:02 |
| 49 | Pascal Meyer (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 0:09:03 |
| 50 | Adam Craig (USA) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team | 0:09:26 |
| 51 | Jiri Novak (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team | 0:09:41 |
| 52 | Martino Fruet (Ita) | 0:09:58 |
| 53 | Uwe Hochenwarter (Aut) Muskelkater Genesis Team | 0:10:07 |
| 54 | Samuel Schultz (USA) Subaru-Trek | 0:10:13 |
| 55 | Chris Jongewaard (Aus) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| 56 | Hannes Metzler (Aut) Muskelkater Genesis Team | 0:10:22 |
| 57 | Marc Colom (Fra) Team Newcycling | 0:10:24 |
| 58 | Emil Lindgren (Swe) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team | 0:10:45 |
| 59 | Umberto Corti (Ita) Team CBE Tecnoimpianti A.S.D. | 0:11:02 |
| 60 | Niels Wubben (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team | 0:11:13 |
| 61 | Alban Lakata (Aut) Topeak Ergon Racing Team | 0:11:18 |
| 62 | Rene Tann (Ger) | 0:11:48 |
| 63 | Simon Scheiber (Aut) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team | 0:12:03 |
| 64 | Robert Mennen (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing Team | 0:12:20 |
| 65 | Sergji Rysenko (Ukr) ISD Cycling Team | 0:12:22 |
| 66 | Matthias Leisling (Ger) Muskelkater Genesis Team | 0:12:23 |
| 67 | Ben Henderson (Aus) | 0:12:29 |
| 68 | Andrew Watson (Can) | 0:12:33 |
| 69 | Giuseppe Lamastra (Ita) Elettroveneta-Corratec | 0:12:42 |
| 70 | Adam Morka (Can) | 0:13:10 |
| 71 | Matthys Beukes (RSA) | 0:13:41 |
| 72 | Martin Loo (Est) Infotre - Bi&Esse- Leecougan | 0:14:02 |
| 73 | Torsten Marx (Ger) | 0:14:14 |
| 74 | Evgeniy Pechenin (Rus) Forward-Udmurtia | 0:14:25 |
| 75 | Ludovic Dubau (Fra) Team Newcycling | 0:14:42 |
| 76 | Steffen Thum (Ger) | 0:14:59 |
| 77 | Magnus Darvell (Swe) | 0:15:21 |
| 78 | Andrea Tiberi (Ita) Torpado Surfing Shop | 0:15:56 |
| 79 | Simon Gegenheimer (Ger) | -1 lap |
| 80 | Frank Schotman (Ned) MPL Specialized MTB Team | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
| 81 | Christopher Maletz (Ger) | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
| 82 | Irjan Luttenberg (Ned) MPL Specialized MTB Team | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
| 83 | Michael Broderick (USA) Kenda/Seven/No Tubes | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
| 84 | Severin Disch (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
| 85 | Troy Wells (USA) | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
| 86 | Kohei Yamamoto (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
| 87 | Mattias Wengelin (Swe) | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
| 88 | Lee Williams (GBr) | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
| 89 | Bjorn Brems (Bel) Versluys-Evenza Team | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
| 90 | Renay Groustra (RSA) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
| 91 | Oliver Munnik (RSA) | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
| 92 | Pierre Lebreton (Fra) BH-Suntour-Peisey Vallandry | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
| 93 | Michele Casagrande (Ita) Elettroveneta-Corratec | -2 laps |
| 94 | Ben Melt Swanepoel (RSA) | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
| 95 | Alexey Medvedev (Rus) Elettroveneta-Corratec | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
| 96 | Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN Qhubeka | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
| 97 | Matthias Waldhart (Aut) | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
| 98 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Giant Factory Off-Road Team | -3 laps |
| 99 | Jelmer Jubbega (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
| 100 | Christoph Soukup (Aut) | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
| 101 | Lee John (Zim) | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
| 102 | Martinus Esmeyer (RSA) | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
| 103 | Christopher Wolhuter (RSA) | -4 laps |
| 104 | Sepp Freiburghaus (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) Lapierre International | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Henk Jaap Moorlag (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Philip Buys (RSA) | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jan Skarnitzl (Cze) Rubena - Birell - Specialized Cycling Team | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Cédric Ravanel (Fra) Gt Skoda Chamonix | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Adrian Brzozka (Pol) JBG-2 Professional MTB Team | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Brandon Stewart (RSA) | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Marc Bassingthwaighte (Nam) | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Francois Theron (RSA) | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Max Knox (RSA) | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Nino Schurter (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing | 250 | pts |
| 2 | Julien Absalon (Fra) Orbea | 200 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Jaroslav Kulhavy (Cze) Specialized Racing | 160 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | José Antonio Hermida Ramos (Spa) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 150 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Cannondale Factory Racing | 140 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Manuel Fumic (Ger) Cannondale Factory Racing | 130 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Inaki Lejarreta Errasti (Spa) Orbea | 120 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Stéphane Tempier (Fra) TX Active Bianchi | 110 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Carlos Coloma Nicolas (Spa) Wildwolf-Trek Racing | 100 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Todd Wells (USA) Specialized Racing | 95 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Burry Stander (RSA) Specialized Racing | 90 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Maxime Marotte (Fra) BH-Suntour-Peisey Vallandry | 85 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Christoph Sauser (Swi) Specialized Racing | 80 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Martin Gujan (Swi) Cannondale Factory Racing | 78 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Mathias Flückiger (Swi) Trek World Racing | 76 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Ivan Alvarez Gutierrez (Spa) Giant Italia Team | 74 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Patrik Gallati (Swi) BMC Mountain Bike Racing Team | 72 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez (Spa) Wildwolf-Trek Racing | 70 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain | 68 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Ralph Naef (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 66 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Thomas Litscher (Swi) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team | 64 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Lukas Flückiger (Swi) Trek World Racing | 62 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Moritz Milatz (Ger) BMC Mountain Bike Racing Team | 60 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Rudi Van Houts (Ned) | 58 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Jelmer Pietersma (Ned) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team | 56 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Martin Fanger (Swi) Giant Swiss SR-Suntour | 54 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Liam Killeen (GBr) Giant Factory Off-Road Team | 52 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Fabian Giger (Swi) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team | 50 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Pierre-Geoffroy Plantet (Fra) Team Newcycling | 48 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Florian Vogel (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing | 46 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Ruben Ruzafa Cueto (Spa) Orbea | 44 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Jochen Kass (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 42 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Lukas Kaufmann (Swi) | 40 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Derek Zandstra (Can) | 38 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Wolfram Kurschat (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing Team | 36 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Karl Markt (Aut) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team | 34 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru-Trek | 32 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team | 30 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
| 39 | Tony Longo (Ita) TX Active Bianchi | 29 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
| 40 | Oliver Beckingsale (GBr) | 28 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
| 41 | Marek Galinski (Pol) JBG-2 Professional MTB Team | 27 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
| 42 | Andras Parti (Hun) Euro One-Cube MTB Team | 26 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
| 43 | Nicola Rohrbach (Swi) Elettroveneta-Corratec | 25 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
| 44 | Kevin Van Hoovels (Bel) Versluys-Evenza Team | 24 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
| 45 | Jiri Friedl (Cze) Rubena - Birell - Specialized Cycling Team | 23 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
| 46 | Milan Spesny (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team | 22 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
| 47 | Matous Ulman (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team | 21 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
| 48 | Daniel Mcconnell (Aus) | 20 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
| 49 | Pascal Meyer (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 19 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
| 50 | Adam Craig (USA) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team | 18 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
| 51 | Jiri Novak (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team | 17 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
| 52 | Martino Fruet (Ita) | 16 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
| 53 | Uwe Hochenwarter (Aut) Muskelkater Genesis Team | 15 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
| 54 | Samuel Schultz (USA) Subaru-Trek | 14 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
| 55 | Chris Jongewaard (Aus) | 13 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
| 56 | Hannes Metzler (Aut) Muskelkater Genesis Team | 12 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
| 57 | Marc Colom (Fra) Team Newcycling | 11 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
| 58 | Emil Lindgren (Swe) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team | 10 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
| 59 | Umberto Corti (Ita) Team CBE Tecnoimpianti A.S.D. | 9 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
| 60 | Niels Wubben (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team | 8 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Specialized Racing | 73 | pts |
| 2 | Cannondale Factory Racing | 71 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Orbea | 59 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing | 41 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Multivan Merida Biking Team | 41 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Wildwolf-Trek Racing | 35 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Trek World Racing | 25 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | TX Active Bianchi | 23 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | BMC Mountain Bike Racing Team | 22 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | BH-Suntour-Peisey Vallandry | 19 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Giant Italia Team | 15 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain | 12 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team | 10 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Milka Trek MTB Racing Team | 6 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Giant Swiss SR-Suntour | 5 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Giant Factory Off-Road Team | 4 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team | 3 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Team Newcycling | 2 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
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