This year, for the first time, the Under 23 categories of men and women race separately from the elites in their own cross country World Cup competition. The Under 23 men raced today (Saturday), and the U23 women will race tomorrow.
In this second round, the top two riders from the first event in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, proved that they are the class of the field by again finishing one-two, in the reverse order from the first race, Alexander Gehbauer (Austria) dropped Gerhard Kerschbaumer (TX Active Bianchi) in the final kilometre for the win. The two are tied in points, but Gehbauer takes over the leader's jersey by virtue of the more recent victory.
American Stephen Ettinger (US National Team) worked his way up from mid-field to finish a very respectable 10th place. Ettinger struggled in the opening lap after starting 40th, but then began to move up steadily, posting the fastest split for the fourth lap.
"I balled up my first lap, I just couldn't get going," Ettinger said. "But once I got myself sorted out, I just spent the whole race picking riders off, so overall I'm pretty pleased with how my race went."
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Gehbauer (Aut) | 1:29:25 |
| 2 | Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) TX Active Bianchi | 0:00:05 |
| 3 | Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus MIG Team | 0:00:22 |
| 4 | Markus Bauer (Ger) | 0:00:38 |
| 5 | Jérémy Huguenin (Swi) Giant Swiss Sr - Suntour | 0:00:39 |
| 6 | David Fletcher (GBr) | 0:00:57 |
| 7 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 0:00:58 |
| 8 | Sebastien Carabin (Bel) Versluys - Evenza Team | 0:01:15 |
| 9 | Diego Rosa (Ita) Giant Italia Team | 0:01:23 |
| 10 | Stephen Ettinger (USA) | 0:01:41 |
| 11 | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 0:01:57 |
| 12 | Ondrej Cink (Cze) Merida Biking Team | 0:01:59 |
| 13 | Ruben Scheire (Bel) MPL Specialized Mtb Team | 0:02:15 |
| 14 | Jordan Sarrou (Fra) Scott Les Saisies | 0:02:29 |
| 15 | Matthias Rupp (Sui) Team Firebike - Droessiger | 0:02:49 |
| 16 | Julien Trarieux (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | 0:03:38 |
| 17 | Andy Eyring (Ger) | 0:03:42 |
| 18 | Piotr Brzozka (Pol) JBG - 2 Professional Mtb Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
| 19 | Shlomi Haimy (Isr) Focus MIG Team | 0:03:50 |
| 20 | Zsolt Juhasz (Hun) Euro One - Cube Mtb Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| 21 | Bart De Vocht (Bel) | 0:04:01 |
| 22 | Martin Gluth (Ger) | 0:04:07 |
| 23 | Marc Metzler (Swi) | 0:04:22 |
| 24 | Paul Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team | 0:04:34 |
| 25 | Hugo Drechou (Fra) | 0:04:37 |
| 26 | Gilles Sarrazin (Fra) Team Veloroc Lapierre | 0:04:39 |
| 27 | Thibaut Bellanger (Fra) Team Veloroc Lapierre | 0:04:45 |
| 28 | Jeff Luyten (Bel) MPL Specialized Mtb Team | 0:04:49 |
| 29 | Fabian Strecker (Ger) | 0:05:00 |
| 30 | Sebastian Batchelor (GBr) Infotre - Bi & Esse - Leecougan | 0:05:09 |
| 31 | Kerry Werner (USA) | 0:05:26 |
| 32 | Jakub Magnusek (Cze) S&H Superior Mtb Team | 0:05:47 |
| 33 | Emilien Barben (Swi) | 0:05:51 |
| 34 | Steven James (GBr) | 0:06:03 |
| 35 | Benjamin Buchi (Swi) | 0:06:10 |
| 36 | Rourke Croeser (Rsa) Orange Monkey / Cannondale | 0:06:12 |
| 37 | Henrique Avancini (Bra) ISD Cycling Team | 0:06:18 |
| 38 | Jonas De Backer (Bel) Rocky Roads - Orbea | 0:06:23 |
| 39 | Fabrice Mels (Bel) Rocky Roads - Orbea | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 40 | David Simon (Ger) Team Firebike - Droessiger | 0:06:39 |
| 41 | Jack Hinkens (USA) | 0:06:42 |
| 42 | Evan Mcneely (Can) | 0:06:58 |
| 43 | Rens De Bruin (Ned) | 0:07:05 |
| 44 | Felix Euteneuer (Ger) | 0:07:22 |
| 45 | Marcel Fleschhut (Ger) | 0:07:35 |
| 46 | Russell Finsterwald (USA) Subaru - Trek | 0:07:46 |
| 47 | Gregor Raggl (Aut) | 0:07:56 |
| 48 | Mario Luis Miranda Costa (Por) | 0:08:14 |
| 49 | Antoine Caron (Can) | 0:08:15 |
| 50 | Erik Groen (Ned) Feenstra Stevens Bike Team | 0:08:26 |
| 51 | Fabien Canal (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | 0:08:28 |
| 52 | Lukas Kuch (Ger) | 0:08:40 |
| 53 | Thomas Lapeyrie (Fra) Lapierre International | 0:08:58 |
| 54 | Kevin Krieg (Swi) | 0:09:19 |
| 55 | Trenton Day (Aus) | 0:09:44 |
| 56 | Mike Schuler (Swi) Mk - Zentralschweiz | 0:09:45 |
| 57 | Michael Crosbie (Aus) | 0:10:01 |
| 58 | Francis Morin (Can) Bh - Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | 0:10:20 |
| 59 | Simon Hupperetz (Bel) | 0:10:52 |
| 60 | Martino Di Pierdomenico (Ita) Infotre - Bi & Esse - Leecougan | 0:11:10 |
| 61 | Kyle Ward (Aus) | 0:11:14 |
| 62 | Daniel Kaufmann (Swi) | 0:11:23 |
| 63 | Billy Whenman (GBr) | 0:12:18 |
| 64 | Cameron Ivory (Aus) | 0:15:24 |
| 65 | Laurent Evrard (Bel) | 0:18:34 |
| -1lap | Jose Maria Sanchez Ruiz (Spa) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Simon Stiebjahn (Ger) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Kornel Osicki (Pol) JBG - 2 Professional Mtb Team Dnf4 | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team Dnf4 | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Luca Braidot (Ita) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Olof Jonsson (Swe) Rocky Roads - Orbea Dnf3 | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Dumeni Vincenz (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team Dnf3 | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Daniel Eymann (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team Dnf2 | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Kenta Gallagher (GBr) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Simon Seehofer (Aut) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Gehbauer (Aut) | 160 | pts |
| 2 | Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) TX Active Bianchi | 160 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 70 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | David Fletcher (GBr) | 62 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus MIG Team | 60 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Marek Konwa (Pol) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team | 60 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Fabien Canal (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | 50 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Markus Bauer (Ger) | 50 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Jordan Sarrou (Fra) Scott Les Saisies | 49 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Jérémy Huguenin (Swi) Giant Swiss SR - Suntour | 46 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 44 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Sebastien Carabin (Bel) Versluys - Evenza Team | 39 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Piotr Brzozka (Pol) Jbg - 2 Professional MTB Team | 38 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Diego Rosa (Ita) Giant Italia Team | 24 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Stephen Ettinger (USA) | 22 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Olof Jonsson (Swe) Rocky Roads - Orbea | 22 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Erik Groen (Ned) Feenstra Stevens Bike Team | 20 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Marcel Fleschhut (Ger) | 18 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Ondrej Cink (Cze) Merida Biking Team | 18 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Rourke Croeser (RSA) Orange Monkey / Cannondale | 16 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Ruben Scheire (Bel) MPL Specialized MTB Team | 16 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Zsolt Juhasz (Hun) Euro One - Cube MTB Team | 15 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Kornel Osicki (Pol) JBG - 2 Professional MTB Team | 14 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Matthias Rupp (Swi) Team Firebike - Droessiger | 13 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Andy Eyring (Ger) | 12 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Julien Trarieux (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | 10 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 10 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Jeff Luyten (Bel) MPL Specialized MTB Team | 8 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Henrique Avancini (Bra) ISD Cycling Team | 7 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Shlomi Haimy (Isr) Focus MIG Team | 7 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Gilles Sarrazin (Fra) Team Veloroc Lapierre | 5 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Bart De Vocht (Bel) | 5 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Martin Gluth (Ger) | 4 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Simon Stiebjahn (Ger) | 4 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Marc Metzler (Swi) | 3 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Paul Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team | 2 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Thibaut Bellanger (Fra) Team Veloroc Lapierre | 2 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Hugo Drechou (Fra) | 1 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
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