In round 2 of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup eliminator on Friday, Alexandra Engen (Ghost Factory) went two-for-two among the women, in a performance that shows the Swedish rider is clearly the dominant rider in the sport right now.
Stirnemann took charge in the start of the final; however, Engen was just biding her time, and swept by on the finishing straight to easily win.
"It was so crazy, so nice [to win]," Engen said. "Kathrin [Stirnemann] did a marvelous race. I know she wanted to jump to the right side, so I braked and wanted to hold her back and she jumped to the left side instead. Then she went full gas, which was more or less my tactic. When I caught her, I thought it might last and it did."
Engen now has a perfect 120 points in the World Cup standings, with Stirnemann a distant second at 65 points and Jenny Rissveds (Scott-Odlo) at 60. Mullens, who missed the first round, is eighth, with 25 points.
Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandra Engen (Swe) Ghost Factory Racing |
| 2 | Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team |
| 3 | Ingrid Boe Jacobsen (Nor) Sepura XC Superior |
| 4 | Peta Mullens (Aus) Team Colnago Sudtirol |
| 5 | Jenny Rissveds (Swe) Scott-Odlo MTB Racing Team |
| 6 | Aline Seitz (Swi) Switzerland |
| 7 | Andreane Lanthier-Nadeau (Can) |
| 8 | Eva Lechner (Ita) Team Colnago Sudtirol |
| 9 | Kate Courtney (USA) Specialized Racing XC |
| 10 | Anne Terpstra (Ned) Betch.Nl Superior Brentjens MTB Racing Team |
| 11 | Andréanne Pichette (Can) |
| 12 | Rachel Pageau (Can) |
| 13 | Nadine Rieder (Ger) |
| 14 | Barbara Benko (Hun) Focus XC Team |
| 15 | Pierina Beeli (Swi) Switzerland |
| 16 | Lena Putz (Ger) Genesis Mountainbike Racing Team |
| 17 | Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team |
| 18 | Sina Frei (Swi) Switzerland |
| 19 | Irena Berkova (Cze) |
| 20 | Anna Oberparleiter (Ita) |
| 21 | Iryna Popova (Ukr) Cycling Club Roma MTB Team |
| 22 | Hielke Elferink (Ned) |
| 23 | Iwona Kurczab (Pol) |
| 24 | Paula Gorycka (Pol) 4F Racing Team |
| 25 | Nicole Koller (Swi) Switzerland |
| 26 | Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Specialized Racing XC |
| 27 | Pavlina Sulcova (Cze) |
| 28 | Michelle Andres (Swi) Switzerland |
| 29 | Anna Konovalova (Rus) Format-Udmurtia |
| 30 | Maxine Filby (GBr) |
| 31 | Jelena Eric (Srb) Serbia |
| 32 | Amber Johnston (NZl) |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandra Engen (Swe) Ghost Factory Racing | 120 | pts |
| 2 | Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team | 65 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Jenny Rissveds (Swe) Scott-Odlo MTB Racing Team | 60 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Eva Lechner (Ita) Team Colnago Sudtirol | 34 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Ingrid Boe Jacobsen (Nor) Sepura XC Superior | 30 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Jolanda Neff* (Swi) Liv Pro XC Team | 30 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Kate Courtney (USA) Specialized Racing XC | 30 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Peta Mullens (Aus) Team Colnago Sudtirol | 25 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Aline Seitz (Swi) Switzerland | 18 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Andreane Lanthier-Nadeau (Can) | 16 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Sabine Spitz (Ger) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team | 16 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Jovana Crnogorac (Srb) Salcano Alanya | 14 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Barbara Benko (Hun) Focus XC Team | 13 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Helen Grobert (Ger) Focus XC Team | 12 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Anne Terpstra (Ned) Betch.Nl Superior Brentjens MTB Racing Team | 10 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Andréanne Pichette (Can) | 8 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Emily Parkes (Aus) | 8 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Rachel Pageau (Can) | 6 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Paula Gorycka (Pol) 4F Racing Team | 6 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Nadine Rieder (Ger) | 4 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Amber Johnston (NZl) | 4 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Pierina Beeli (Swi) Switzerland | 2 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Lena Putz (Ger) Genesis Mountainbike Racing Team | 1 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
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