MTB World Cup Cross Country #2, Eliminator #1 & Downhill #2 - Cairns 2014: Elite women cross country Results

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Winner Eva Lechner(Image credit: Marius Maasewerd)

The women's five-lap race at round 2 of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Cairns, Australia, started out as expected, with a battle between World Cup leader Jolanda Neff (Liv Pro XC) and Eva Lechner, who quickly opened a gap on the rest of the field. However, Neff began to struggle on the climbs in the second lap, allowing the Italian champion to open a 26-second gap by the start of the third lap. Lechner never looked back, as she soloed in for the third World Cup victory of her career.

Behind it was a different story, with Neff fading to finish ninth and barely hanging onto her leader's jersey. Sabine Spitz (Sabine Spitz Haibike) moved into second, followed by Emily Batty (Trek Factory Racing) and Russian national champion Irina Kalentieva. Batty flatted on lap three allowing Kalentieva to catch up, but the Russian then made a mistake on lap four, with Batty once again moving clear in third.

"I really cannot believe it," said Lechner, "because I was expecting a bigger group in the front. I was leading the whole race alone, which was a surprise to me. By the second lap I was looking back, and I couldn't believe the gap I had. Usually I don't like conditions like this, with the humidity and the heat, I like it more when it's raining and it's cold. So I'm very happy to be able to win a World Cup in these conditions."

"It was a pretty solid start for me," said Batty, who equalled her best ever finish in a World Cup. "Leading into the first climb, I was top six or seven and feeling really strong. I burped my wheel in a corner, but it worked out fine, because I was able to get to the tech zone and get a fast wheel change without losing too many positions. Thankfully it was on the second lap, early enough in the race that I was able to regain the places I lost."

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Eva Lechner (Ita) Team Colnago Sudtirol	1:38:48
2	Emily Batty (Can) Trek Factory Racing	0:00:52
3	Irina Kalentieva (Rus)	0:01:07
4	Sabine Spitz (Ger) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team	0:01:19
5	Tanja Zakelj (Slo) Unior Tools Team	0:02:07
6	Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team	0:02:24
7	Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing	0:03:45
8	Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Ghost Factory Racing	0:04:04
9	Jolanda Neff (Swi) Liv Pro Xc Team	0:04:36
10	Rebecca Henderson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing	0:05:03
11	Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team	0:05:28
12	Adelheid Morath (Ger) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team	0:06:10
13	Hanna Klein (Ger) Bh-Suntour-Kmc	0:07:59
14	Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) Liv Pro Xc Team	0:08:28
15	Serena Calvetti (Ita)	0:08:51
16	Mikaela Kofman (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing	0:09:32
17	Kate Fluker (NZl)	0:10:10
18	Barbara Benko (Hun) Focus Xc Team	0:10:42
19	Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Specialized Racing Xc	0:11:03
20	Samara Sheppard (NZl) Ktm Houffalize Team	0:12:45
21	Ekateryna Anoshina (Rus)	0:13:16
22	Vera Andreeva (Rus)	0:13:39
23	Alice Pirard (Bel) Team Merida Wallonie Mtb	0:14:32
24	Tory Thomas (Aus)	0:15:14
25	Katherine O'neill (NZl)	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Mio Suemasa (Jpn) Unior Tools Team	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Paula Gorycka (Pol) 4F Racing Team	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Sarah Riley (Aus)	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Alexandra Engen (Swe) Ghost Factory Racing	Row 28 - Cell 2
DNF3	Julie Bresset (Fra) Bh-Suntour-Kmc	Row 29 - Cell 2
DNF1	Karen Hill (Aus)	Row 30 - Cell 2
DNS	Jodie Willett (Aus)	Row 31 - Cell 2

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Teams
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team	75	pts
2	Trek Factory Racing	56	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Ghost Factory Racing	49	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Team Colnago Sudtirol	40	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Liv Pro Xc Team	39	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Unior Tools Team	33	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Luna Pro Team	20	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Bh-Suntour-Kmc	18	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Scott-3Rox Racing	15	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Focus Xc Team	13	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Specialized Racing Xc	12	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Ktm Houffalize Team	11	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Team Merida Wallonie Mtb	8	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	4F Racing Team	4	Row 13 - Cell 3

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Elite women cross country World Cup standings after two rounds
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Jolanda Neff (Swi) Liv Pro Xc Team	350	pts
2	Eva Lechner (Ita) Team Colnago Sudtirol	330	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Emily Batty (Can) Trek Factory Racing	300	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Irina Kalentieva (Rus)	280	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Sabine Spitz (Ger) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team	280	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) Liv Pro Xc Team	238	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Tanja Zakelj (Slo) Unior Tools Team	218	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team	200	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing	196	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Ghost Factory Racing	195	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Alexandra Engen (Swe) Ghost Factory Racing	188	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team	186	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Rebecca Henderson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing	169	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Specialized Racing Xc	163	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team	154	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Annika Langvad (Den) Specialized Racing Xc	150	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Hanna Klein (Ger) Bh-Suntour-Kmc	150	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Serena Calvetti (Ita)	136	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Barbara Benko (Hun) Focus Xc Team	122	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Paula Gorycka (Pol) 4F Racing Team	114	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Vera Andreeva (Rus)	112	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Julie Bresset (Fra) Bh-Suntour-Kmc	110	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Ekateryna Anoshina (Rus)	106	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Tory Thomas (Aus)	102	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Feenstra Felt Pb Kenda Bike Team	90	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Adelheid Morath (Ger) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team	85	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Mikaela Kofman (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing	74	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Kate Fluker (NZl)	72	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Corina Gantenbein (Swi) Fischer-Bmc	72	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Mariske Strauss (RSA) Orange Monkey Pro Team	68	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	Samara Sheppard (NZl) Ktm Houffalize Team	66	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Esther Süss (Swi) Wheeler - Ixs Team	66	Row 31 - Cell 3
33	Alice Pirard (Bel) Team Merida Wallonie Mtb	60	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Michelle Hediger (Swi) Fischer-Bmc	58	Row 33 - Cell 3
35	Katherine O'neill (NZl)	56	Row 34 - Cell 3
36	Mio Suemasa (Jpn) Unior Tools Team	54	Row 35 - Cell 3
37	Karen Hanlen (NZl)	54	Row 36 - Cell 3
38	Sarah Riley (Aus)	50	Row 37 - Cell 3
39	Tracy Moseley (GBr)	48	Row 38 - Cell 3
40	Cindy Montambault (Can)	46	Row 39 - Cell 3
41	Elisabeth Brandau (Ger)	40	Row 40 - Cell 3

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Women's World Cup team standings after two rounds
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Ghost Factory Racing	112	pts
2	Liv Pro Xc Team	111	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team	107	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Trek Factory Racing	93	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Specialized Racing Xc	63	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Team Colnago Sudtirol	58	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Bh-Suntour-Kmc	54	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Unior Tools Team	50	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Multivan Merida Biking Team	35	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Luna Pro Team	30	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Fischer-Bmc	21	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Feenstra Felt Pb Kenda Bike Team	20	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Focus Xc Team	17	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Scott-3Rox Racing	15	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	4F Racing Team	13	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Orange Monkey Pro Team	12	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Ktm Houffalize Team	11	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Wheeler - Ixs Team	11	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Team Merida Wallonie Mtb	8	Row 18 - Cell 3