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The men's eliminator World Cup series was bound to get a new leader at round 3 in Albstadt, Germany, when Daniel Federspiel (Oetztal-Scott), the leader after round 2, broke his chain in qualifying, and round 1 winner Samuel Gaze of New Zealand did not start. Fabrice Mels (Salcano Alanya) earned the win, the second his career, while Australia's Paul van der Ploeg, the world champion, took the overall lead in the men's series after finishing second in Albstadt.
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fabrice Mels* (Bel) Salcano Alanya |
| 2 | Paul Van Der Ploeg (Aus) |
| 3 | Patrick Lüthi* (Swi) |
| 4 | Leandre Bouchard* (Can) |
| 5 | Simon Stiebjahn (Ger) Team Bulls |
| 6 | Heiko Gutmann (Ger) |
| 7 | Elia Silvestri (Ita) |
| 8 | Catriel Andres Soto (Arg) MMR Bikes Pro Team |
| 9 | Roger Jenny* (Swi) |
| 10 | Andy Eyring (Ger) |
| 11 | Emil Lindgren (Swe) Giant Pro XC Team |
| 12 | Lehvi Braam* (Ned) |
| 13 | Kevin Miquel (Fra) |
| 14 | Miha Halzer (Slo) |
| 15 | Miguel Martinez (Fra) Tropix-Frm |
| 16 | Borys Goral (Pol) |
| 17 | Ludek Seller* (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna Specialized Junior Mtb Team |
| 18 | Jan Nesvadba (Cze) |
| 19 | Maxime Herold* (Fra) Calvisson VTT |
| 20 | Andrew L'esperance (Can) |
| 21 | Peter Disera* (Can) |
| 22 | Titouan Perrin Ganier (Fra) Focus Rotor Coaching-System |
| 23 | Marco Schätzing (Ger) |
| 24 | Stefan Peter* (Swi) Wheeler - Ixs Team |
| 25 | Luiz Cocuzzi* (Bra) |
| 26 | Evgenii Pechenin (Rus) Format-Udmurtia |
| 27 | Martino Fruet (Ita) |
| 28 | Fabian Costa* (Aut) |
| 29 | Patryk Adamkiewicz* (Pol) Sante-Bsa Whistle Team |
| 30 | Kevin Berginc* (Slo) Unior Tools Team |
| 31 | Sébastien Cadieux-Duval (Can) |
| 32 | Adria Noguera Soldevila* (Spa) |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Van Der Ploeg (Aus) | 100 | pts |
| 2 | Fabrice Mels* (Bel) Salcano Alanya | 97 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Daniel Federspiel (Aut) Ötztal Scott Racing Team | 80 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Samuel Gaze (NZl) | 64 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Miha Halzer (Slo) | 63 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Emil Lindgren (Swe) Giant Pro XC Team | 33 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Patrick Lüthi* (Swi) | 30 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Simon Stiebjahn (Ger) Team Bulls | 28 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Leandre Bouchard* (Can) | 25 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Simon Gegenheimer (Ger) | 24 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Marek Konwa (Pol) Betch.Nl Superior Brentjens Mtb Racing Team | 20 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Julian Schelb (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 20 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Heiko Gutmann (Ger) | 18 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Krystof Bogar* (Cze) Betch.Nl Superior Brentjens Mtb Racing Team | 18 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Elia Silvestri (Ita) | 16 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Philip Buys (RSA) | 16 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Gregor Raggl (Aut) Ötztal Scott Racing Team | 16 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Kevin Miquel (Fra) | 16 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Catriel Andres Soto (Arg) MMR Bikes Pro Team | 14 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Matthias Wengelin (Swe) | 14 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus XC Team | 14 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Roger Jenny* (Swi) | 12 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Andy Eyring (Ger) | 10 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Marcel Wildhaber (Swi) Scott-Odlo Mtb Racing Team | 10 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Shaun Lewis (Aus) | 10 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Stöckli Pro Team | 8 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Lehvi Braam* (Ned) | 6 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Fabian Giger (Swi) Giant Pro XC Team | 6 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Tristan Ward (Aus) | 4 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Stefan Peter* (Swi) Wheeler - Ixs Team | 3 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Kevin Van Hoovels (Bel) Versluys Team | 3 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Borys Goral (Pol) | 3 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Miguel Martinez (Fra) Tropix-Frm | 2 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Steffen Thum (Ger) | 2 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Sepp Freiburghaus (Swi) | 1 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
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