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Julien Absalon (Orbea) came into Offenburg undefeated during the past four years, and he left in the same fashion, after a dominating performance that also put him into the World Cup leader's jersey. Jaroslav Kulhavy (Specialized), the World Cup leader coming into the race finished second, while Maxime Marotte (BH Suntour Peisey Vallandry) took third.
Absalon came into Offenburg with two second places for the season in the World Cup, but he had stated earlier that he was building for this race, which he calls "the best World Cup course in the world".
A group of 12 riders formed at the front of the race on the first lap of seven, and rode away from the rest of the field along with Absalon, Kulhavy and Marotte, Burry Stander (Specialized), Christoph Sauser (Specialized), world champion Jose Hermida (Multivan Merida), Nino Schurter (Scott-Swisspower), Marco Fontana (Cannondale), Thomas Litscher (Felt Oetztal X-Bionic), Nicolas Coloma (Wildwolf-Trek), Rudi van Houts and Ivan Alvarez Gutierrez (Giant Italia).
By lap three, Coloma, Alvarez Gutierrez and van Houts were gone, and then Hermida flatted. Sauser crashed while chasing Absalon and Kulhavy and later suffered a broken wheel afte getting a flat and riding his rim. Both had to run to the next tech zone on lap four.
Absalon launched his attack on the same lap, exploding the group. Kulhavy took off in solo pursuit, but couldn't close the gap, followed by Marotte just in front of Stander. They would finish in that order, with Coloma jumping back into the final podium spot after posting the fastest split for the sixth lap.
"I tried first to attack on the first lap," said Absalon, "but I saw six guys on my wheel, so I said, 'ok, I need to wait a little'. I sat in for two laps on wheels and I saw Kulhavy was very strong. I knew I needed to attack in the beginning of a long climb, like I have done each year, and so I did the same."
"In the third and fourth lap, I was waiting on the downhill and I attacked just at the first feed zone and I did the long climb at the front. After I took 15 sec on Kulhavy, I felt good. I made no mistakes. To win a World Cup you need to do a perfect race because the gaps are small. I planned the beginning of my season to peak for this race because I like it so much and it is only two hours from my home." He was greeted with hugs and kisses from his wife and baby.
Kulhavy was not surprised at Absalon's strong showing, saying, "Julien was way strong today and I did what I could to race for the finish. I knew Julien would be strong here and in fact, he was."
Absalon's win moved him 40 points ahead of Kulhavy for the lead in the World Cup, but he has stated that he will not attend the two North American race (Mont Ste. Anne), so he will lose the lead in the next round.
Additional reporting by Sue George
Full Results
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julien Absalon (Fra) Orbea | 1:46:21 |
| 2 | Jaroslav Kulhavy (Cze) Specialized Racing | 0:00:29 |
| 3 | Maxime Marotte (Fra) BH - Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | 0:00:41 |
| 4 | Burry Stander (RSA) Specialized Racing | 0:01:05 |
| 5 | Carlos Coloma Nicolas (Spa) Wildwolf - Trek Racing | 0:02:30 |
| 6 | Fabian Giger (Swi) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 0:02:33 |
| 7 | Nino Schurter (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB - Racing | 0:02:35 |
| 8 | Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Cannondale Factory Racing | 0:02:36 |
| 9 | Thomas Litscher (Swi) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team | 0:02:45 |
| 10 | Ivan Alvarez Gutierrez (Spa) Giant Italia Team | 0:02:53 |
| 11 | Rudi Van Houts (Ned) | 0:02:57 |
| 12 | Inaki Lejarreta Errasti (Spa) Orbea | 0:03:06 |
| 13 | Christoph Sauser (Swi) Specialized Racing | 0:03:20 |
| 14 | Moritz Milatz (Ger) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | 0:03:29 |
| 15 | José Antonio Hermida Ramos (Spa) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 0:03:31 |
| 16 | Liam Killeen (GBr) Giant Factory Off-Road Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Florian Vogel (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB - Racing | 0:03:40 |
| 18 | Karl Markt (Aut) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team | 0:03:44 |
| 19 | Stéphane Tempier (Fra) TX Active Bianchi | 0:04:02 |
| 20 | Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez (Spa) Wildwolf - Trek Racing | 0:04:21 |
| 21 | Lukas Flückiger (Swi) Trek World Racing | 0:04:43 |
| 22 | Mathias Flückiger (Swi) Trek World Racing | 0:04:45 |
| 23 | Martin Gujan (Swi) Cannondale Factory Racing | 0:04:47 |
| 24 | Martin Fanger (Swi) Giant Swiss SR - Suntour | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| 25 | Jan Skarnitzl (Cze) Rubena - Birell - Specialized Cycling Team | 0:04:53 |
| 26 | Derek Zandstra (Can) | 0:04:56 |
| 27 | Henk Jaap Moorlag (Ned) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 0:05:09 |
| 28 | Manuel Fumic (Ger) Cannondale Factory Racing | 0:05:30 |
| 29 | Ralph Naef (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 0:05:31 |
| 30 | Catriel Andres Soto (Arg) Team Protek | 0:05:38 |
| 31 | Wolfram Kurschat (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing Team | 0:05:39 |
| 32 | Martino Fruet (Ita) | 0:05:48 |
| 33 | Todd Wells (USA) Specialized Racing | 0:05:50 |
| 34 | Sepp Freiburghaus (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 0:05:51 |
| 35 | Kevin Van Hoovels (Bel) Versluys - Evenza Team | 0:05:54 |
| 36 | Andras Parti (Hun) Euro One - Cube MTB Team | 0:06:05 |
| 37 | Balz Weber (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | 0:06:17 |
| 38 | Matous Ulman (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team | 0:06:21 |
| 39 | Daniel Mcconnell (Aus) | 0:06:23 |
| 40 | Uwe Hochenwarter (Aut) Muskelkater Genesis Team | 0:06:28 |
| 41 | Kohei Yamamoto (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor | 0:06:33 |
| 42 | Nicola Rohrbach (Swi) Elettroveneta - Corratec | 0:06:50 |
| 43 | Cédric Ravanel (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | 0:06:56 |
| 44 | Marek Galinski (Pol) JGB - 2 Professional MTB Team | 0:07:17 |
| 45 | Samuel Schultz (USA) Subaru - Trek | 0:07:29 |
| 46 | Jochen Kass (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 0:07:38 |
| 47 | Periklis Ilias (Gre) Team Protek | 0:07:45 |
| 48 | Oliver Beckingsale (GBr) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| 49 | Irjan Luttenberg (Ned) MPL Specialized MTB Team | 0:07:48 |
| 50 | Hannes Metzler (Aut) Muskelkater Genesis Team | 0:07:49 |
| 51 | Martin Loo (Est) Infotre - Bi & Esse - Leecougan | 0:07:53 |
| 52 | Filip Eberl (Cze) | 0:08:29 |
| 53 | Patrik Gallati (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | 0:08:35 |
| 54 | Michal Lami (Svk) | 0:08:40 |
| 55 | Niels Wubben (Ned) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 0:08:47 |
| 56 | Lukas Kaufmann (Swi) | 0:08:53 |
| 57 | Jiri Novak (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team | 0:09:07 |
| 58 | Rene Tann (Ger) | 0:09:12 |
| 59 | Marc Colom (Fra) Team Newcycling | 0:09:27 |
| 60 | Robert Mennen (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing Team | 0:09:44 |
| 61 | Sergji Rysenko (Ukr) Isd Cycling Team | 0:09:55 |
| 62 | Adam Craig (USA) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 0:10:11 |
| 63 | Ole Christian Fagerli (Nor) | 0:10:24 |
| 64 | Bjorn Brems (Bel) Versluys - Evenza Team | 0:10:32 |
| 65 | Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team | 0:10:36 |
| 66 | Giuseppe Lamastra (Ita) Elettroveneta - Corratec | 0:10:40 |
| 67 | Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru - Trek | 0:10:54 |
| 68 | Andrew Watson (Can) | 0:11:10 |
| 69 | Jonathan Galante (Fra) | 0:11:28 |
| 70 | Philip Buys (RSA) | 0:11:33 |
| 71 | Milan Spesny (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team | 0:11:35 |
| 72 | Julien Taramarcaz (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | 0:11:39 |
| 73 | Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain | 0:11:54 |
| 74 | Mattias Wengelin (Swe) | 0:12:02 |
| 75 | Torsten Marx (Ger) | 0:12:13 |
| 76 | Cristian Cominelli (Ita) TX Active Bianchi | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
| 77 | Tim Wynants (Bel) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team | 0:12:17 |
| 78 | Yader Zoli (Ita) Torpado Surfing Shop | 0:12:32 |
| 79 | Matthias Leisling (Ger) Muskelkater Genesis Team | 0:12:58 |
| 80 | Pascal Hossay (Bel) G - Skin - Deforche MTB Racing Team | 0:13:09 |
| 81 | Pascal Schmutz (Swi) | 0:13:14 |
| 82 | Karl Platt (Ger) Team Bulls | 0:13:23 |
| 83 | Ludovic Dubau (Fra) Team Newcycling | 0:13:43 |
| 84 | Jiri Friedl (Cze) Rubena - Birell - Specialized Cycling Team | 0:14:31 |
| 85 | Michele Casagrande (Ita) Elettroveneta - Corratec | 0:14:40 |
| -1lap | Benjamin Wittrup Justesen (Den) | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Umberto Corti (Ita) Team Cbe Tecnoimpianti A.S.D. | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Jelmer Pietersma (Ned) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Jonas Baumann (Swi) | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Simon Scheiber (Aut) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Simon Gegenheimer (Ger) | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Alexis Chenevier (Fra) Scott Les Saisies | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Jeroen Boelen (Ned) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Cristobal Silva Ibaceta (Chi) | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Marc Bassingthwaighte (Nam) | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Kazuhiro Yamamoto (Jpn) | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Severin Disch (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Jorgen Flion (Bel) | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Marco Schätzing (Ger) Team Firebike - Droessiger | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Bas Peters (Ned) Team Merida Combee | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Michael Broderick (USA) | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Paul Remy (Fra) | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Seiya Hirano (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Christopher Maletz (Ger) | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Samuele Porro (Ita) | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Giancarlo Sax (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Lukas Sablik (Cze) | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Steffen Thum (Ger) | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Klaus Nielsen (Den) | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Heiko Gutmann (Ger) | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Artyom Golovaschenko (Kaz) | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Raphael Gagne (Can) | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Marco Arnold (Swi) Giant Swiss SR - Suntour | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Sang Hoon Na (Kor) | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Marios Athanasiadis (Cyp) | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Robby De Bock (Bel) | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Emil Lindgren (Swe) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Spencer Paxson (USA) Kona | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Georgios Pattes-Toumanis (Gre) Team Protek | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Gabor Bogar (Hun) Euro One - Cube MTB Team | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Brian Lopes (USA) | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Rafal Hebisz (Pol) | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Kirill Kazantsev (Kaz) | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Brice Scholtes (Bel) G - Skin - Deforche MTB Racing Team | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Lucien Besancon (Swi) | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
| -4laps | Chris Jongewaard (Aus) | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
| -4laps | Matthias Waldhart (Aut) | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
| -5laps | Frank Schotman (Ned) MPL Specialized MTB Team | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
| -5laps | Besik Gavasheli (Geo) | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Christoph Soukup (Aut) | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Pascal Meyer (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Evgeny Nikolaev (Rus) | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Andrea Tiberi (Ita) Torpado Surfing Shop | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Oleksandr Gerashchenko (Ukr) Isd Cycling Team | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Ruben Ruzafa Cueto (Spa) Orbea | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Magnus Darvell (Swe) | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Matthias Lauk (Swi) | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Tony Longo (Ita) TX Active Bianchi | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Pierre-Geoffroy Plantet (Fra) Team Newcycling | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Daniel Federspiel (Aut) | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Fabio Ursi (Ita) Team Cbe Tecnoimpianti A.S.D. | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Alban Lakata (Aut) Topeak Ergon Racing Team | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Max Plaxton (Can) | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Pierre Lebreton (Fra) BH - Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
Teams
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Specialized Racing | 83 | pts |
| 2 | Orbea | 59 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Wildwolf - Trek Racing | 39 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Scott - Swisspower MTB - Racing | 38 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team | 35 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Cannondale Factory Racing | 34 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | BH - Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | 32 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 30 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Giant Italia Team | 21 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Trek World Racing | 19 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Multivan Merida Biking Team | 18 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | 17 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Giant Factory Off-Road Team | 15 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | TX Active Bianchi | 12 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Giant Swiss SR - Suntour | 7 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Rubena - Birell - Specialized Cycling Team | 6 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Team Protek | 1 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
Elite men individual World Cup standings after three rounds
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julien Absalon (Fra) Orbea | 650 | pts |
| 2 | Jaroslav Kulhavy (Cze) Specialized Racing | 610 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Nino Schurter (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB - Racing | 470 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Cannondale Factory Racing | 410 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Maxime Marotte (Fra) Bh - Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | 395 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Burry Stander (RSA) Specialized Racing | 360 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Carlos Coloma Nicolas (Spa) Wildwolf - Trek Racing | 325 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Manuel Fumic (Ger) Cannondale Factory Racing | 320 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | José Antonio Hermida Ramos (Spa) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 298 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Christoph Sauser (Swi) Specialized Racing | 270 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Moritz Milatz (Ger) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | 268 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Stéphane Tempier (Fra) Tx Active Bianchi | 268 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Fabian Giger (Swi) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 260 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Thomas Litscher (Swi) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team | 259 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Ivan Alvarez Gutierrez (Spa) Giant Italia Team | 231 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Rudi Van Houts (Ned) | 226 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Martin Gujan (Swi) Cannondale Factory Racing | 214 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Todd Wells (USA) Specialized Racing | 209 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Inaki Lejarreta Errasti (Spa) Orbea | 205 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Lukas Flückiger (Swi) Trek World Racing | 194 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Florian Vogel (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB - Racing | 188 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Liam Killeen (GBr) Giant Factory Off-Road Team | 172 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Karl Markt (Aut) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team | 168 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Martin Fanger (Swi) Giant Swiss Sr - Suntour | 168 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Derek Zandstra (Can) | 144 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Mathias Flückiger (Swi) Trek World Racing | 138 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez (Spa) Wildwolf - Trek Racing | 136 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Jan Skarnitzl (Cze) Rubena - Birell - Specialized Cycling Team | 122 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Jochen Kass (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 118 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Ralph Naef (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 114 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Oliver Beckingsale (GBr) | 108 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Ruben Ruzafa Cueto (Spa) Orbea | 102 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Nicola Rohrbach (Swi) Elettroveneta - Corratec | 99 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Henk Jaap Moorlag (Ned) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 96 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain | 91 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Matous Ulman (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team | 91 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Wolfram Kurschat (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing Team | 89 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Patrik Gallati (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | 87 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
| 39 | Kevin Van Hoovels (Bel) Versluys - Evenza Team | 86 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
| 40 | Martino Fruet (Ita) | 79 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
| 41 | Uwe Hochenwarter (Aut) Muskelkater Genesis Team | 79 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
| 42 | Andras Parti (Hun) Euro One - Cube MTB Team | 77 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
| 43 | Pierre-Geoffroy Plantet (Fra) Team Newcycling | 75 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
| 44 | Jiri Friedl (Cze) Rubena - Birell - Specialized Cycling Team | 73 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
| 45 | Daniel Mcconnell (Aus) | 73 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
| 46 | Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru - Trek | 70 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
| 47 | Marek Galinski (Pol) JBG - 2 Professional MTB Team | 65 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
| 48 | Lukas Kaufmann (Swi) | 64 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
| 49 | Jelmer Pietersma (Ned) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team | 56 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
| 50 | Samuel Schultz (USA) Subaru - Trek | 52 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
| 51 | Jiri Novak (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team | 50 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
| 52 | Marc Colom (Fra) Team Newcycling | 48 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
| 53 | Chris Jongewaard (Aus) | 47 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
| 54 | Catriel Andres Soto (Arg) Team Protek | 46 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
| 55 | Christoph Soukup (Aut) | 42 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
| 56 | Sepp Freiburghaus (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 38 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
| 57 | Robert Mennen (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing Team | 38 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
| 58 | Irjan Luttenberg (Ned) MPL Specialized MTB Team | 37 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
| 59 | Niels Wubben (Ned) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 37 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
| 60 | Emil Lindgren (Swe) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 35 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
| 61 | Cédric Ravanel (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | 33 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
| 62 | Balz Weber (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | 32 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
| 63 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) | 32 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
| 64 | Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team | 30 | Row 63 - Cell 3 |
| 65 | Hannes Metzler (Aut) Muskelkater Genesis Team | 30 | Row 64 - Cell 3 |
| 66 | Jeremiah Bishop (USA) | 29 | Row 65 - Cell 3 |
| 67 | Tony Longo (Ita) Tx Active Bianchi | 29 | Row 66 - Cell 3 |
| 68 | Kohei Yamamoto (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor | 27 | Row 67 - Cell 3 |
| 69 | Michal Lami (Svk) | 24 | Row 68 - Cell 3 |
| 70 | Milan Spesny (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team | 22 | Row 69 - Cell 3 |
| 71 | Periklis Ilias (Gre) Team Protek | 21 | Row 70 - Cell 3 |
| 72 | Max Plaxton (Can) | 20 | Row 71 - Cell 3 |
| 73 | Michele Casagrande (Ita) Elettroveneta - Corratec | 19 | Row 72 - Cell 3 |
| 74 | Pascal Meyer (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 19 | Row 73 - Cell 3 |
| 75 | Adam Craig (USA) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 18 | Row 74 - Cell 3 |
| 76 | Martin Loo (Est) Infotre - Bi & Esse - Leecougan | 17 | Row 75 - Cell 3 |
| 77 | Filip Eberl (Cze) | 16 | Row 76 - Cell 3 |
| 78 | Alban Lakata (Aut) Topeak Ergon Racing Team | 13 | Row 77 - Cell 3 |
| 79 | Severin Disch (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 11 | Row 78 - Cell 3 |
| 80 | Rene Tann (Ger) | 10 | Row 79 - Cell 3 |
| 81 | Umberto Corti (Ita) Team CBE Tecnoimpianti A.S.D. | 9 | Row 80 - Cell 3 |
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