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Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Liv Pro XC), showed that her win last weekend in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, in the round 3 of the cross country World Cup was no fluke, by recording her second victory in a row in Albstadt, Germany, on Sunday.
The women's seven-lap race saw Ferrand Prevot shoot into the lead on the first lap, never to relinquish it. By the end of lap one, she was almost 30 seconds ahead, and continued to set the fastest lap times through the race, to win by nearly three minutes.
Behind, Gunn Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Multivan Merida) moved into second place on lap two, but her lead over a chase group containing World Cup leader Jolanda Neff (Liv Pro XC), Catharine Pendrel (Luna), Tanja Zakelj (Unior Tools), Adelheid Morath (Sabine Spitz Haibike) and Maja Wloszczowska (Liv Pro XC), was never more than 30 seconds.
Dahle Flesjaa managed to hold on for second, while Neff made a last lap surge to take third and pad her lead in the overall standings.
"I felt a little pressure before the start," said Ferrand Prevot, "so I tried to relax. I started fast and I felt good. I am very, very happy to take my second win. I had a small crash before the finish, but it was nothing really. I was not so fresh and just lost some concentration."
Ferrand Prevot will now return to the road, and will not mountain bike again until Worlds.
Behind, Pendrel commented that she felt like she was "stuck in a Liv Giant sandwich". With Ferrand Prevot's teammates Neff and Wloszczowska in the chase group but not contributing to the chase, it was left to Pendrel and Morath to do the work.
Neff now leads the overall World Cup standings after four of seven races with 650 points. Dahle Flesjaa jumped to second from sixth, and now has 560 points, with Ferrand Prevot moving into third with 500 points.
Results
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pauline Ferrand Prevot* (Fra) Liv Pro XC Team | 1:30:59 |
| 2 | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 0:02:59 |
| 3 | Jolanda Neff* (Swi) Liv Pro XC Team | 0:03:19 |
| 4 | Tanja Zakelj (Slo) Unior Tools Team | 0:03:39 |
| 5 | Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team | 0:03:53 |
| 6 | Adelheid Morath (Ger) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team | 0:04:05 |
| 7 | Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) Liv Pro XC Team | 0:04:14 |
| 8 | Annika Langvad (Den) Specialized Racing XC | 0:05:07 |
| 9 | Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Feenstra Felt Pb Kenda Bike Team | 0:06:23 |
| 10 | Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing | 0:06:44 |
| 11 | Sabine Spitz (Ger) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team | 0:07:01 |
| 12 | Alexandra Engen (Swe) Ghost Factory Racing | 0:07:22 |
| 13 | Emily Batty (Can) Trek Factory Racing | 0:07:27 |
| 14 | Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Ghost Factory Racing | 0:07:37 |
| 15 | Daniela Campuzano (Mex) | 0:07:51 |
| 16 | Rebecca Henderson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing | 0:07:52 |
| 17 | Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Specialized Racing XC | 0:08:03 |
| 18 | Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team | 0:08:17 |
| 19 | Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team | 0:08:35 |
| 20 | Githa Michiels (Bel) Trek-Kmc Trade Team | 0:08:44 |
| 21 | Katarzyna Solus-Miskowicz (Pol) Kross Racing Team | 0:09:28 |
| 22 | Nina Wrobel (Ger) | 0:10:04 |
| 23 | Mariske Strauss (RSA) Orange Monkey Pro Team | 0:10:21 |
| 24 | Anne Terpstra (Ned) Betch.Nl Superior Brentjens Mtb Racing Team | 0:10:41 |
| 25 | Kate Fluker (NZl) | 0:11:13 |
| -1lap | Erin Huck (USA) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Chengyuan Ren (Chn) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Janka Keseg Stevkova (Svk) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Evelyn Dong (USA) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Hanna Klein (Ger) BH-Suntour-Kmc | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Rocio Martin Rodriguez (Spa) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Mikaela Kofman (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Peta Mullens (Aus) Team Colnago Sudtirol | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Agustina Maria Apaza (Arg) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Eva Lechner (Ita) Team Colnago Sudtirol | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Lene Byberg (Nor) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Corina Gantenbein (Swi) Fischer-BMC | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Alice Pirard (Bel) Team Merida Wallonie Mtb | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Barbara Benko (Hun) Focus XC Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Qinglan Shi (Chn) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Esther Süss (Swi) Wheeler - Ixs Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Jitka Skarnitzlova (Cze) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Nataliia Krompets (Ukr) Isd Mtb Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Paula Gorycka (Pol) 4F Racing Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Ekateryna Anoshina (Rus) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Karla Stepanova (Cze) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Laura Lorenza Morfin Macouzet (Mex) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Iryna Popova (Ukr) Cycling Club Roma Mtb Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Aleksandra Dawidowicz (Pol) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Samara Sheppard (NZl) Ktm Houffalize Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Anna Villar Argente (Spa) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Hielke Elferink (Ned) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Marine Groccia (Swi) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Anna Oberparleiter (Ita) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Lucie Vesela (Cze) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Tory Thomas (Aus) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Isabella Moreira Lacerda (Bra) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Lenka Bulisova (Cze) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Katherine O'neill (NZl) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Alexandra Gabriela Serrano Rodriguez (Ecu) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Zhuanzhuan Ye (Chn) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Elvira Khayrullina (Rus) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Nadine Rieder (Ger) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
| -4laps | Maxine Filby (GBr) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
| -4laps | Cindy Montambault (Can) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
| -4laps | Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
| -4laps | Raiza Goulao-Henrique (Bra) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
| -4laps | Lucia Vazquez Crespo (Spa) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
| -4laps | Cherie Vale (RSA) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
| -4laps | Mio Suemasa (Jpn) Unior Tools Team | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
| -4laps | Erica Tingey (USA) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
| -4laps | Franziska Brun (Swi) Strüby-Bixs Team | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
| -4laps | Andréanne Pichette (Can) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
| -5laps | Joana Barbosa (Por) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
| -5laps | Asuman Burcu Balci (Tur) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Serena Calvetti (Ita) | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Chloe Woodruff (USA) | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liv Pro XC Team | 96 | pts |
| 2 | Ghost Factory Racing | 57 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Luna Pro Team | 53 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team | 48 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Specialized Racing XC | 37 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Multivan Merida Biking Team | 35 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Trek Factory Racing | 33 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Unior Tools Team | 30 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Feenstra Felt Pb Kenda Bike Team | 22 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Trek-Kmc Trade Team | 11 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Kross Racing Team | 10 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Orange Monkey Pro Team | 8 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Betch.Nl Superior Brentjens Mtb Racing Team | 7 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jolanda Neff* (Swi) Liv Pro XC Team | 650 | pts |
| 2 | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 560 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Pauline Ferrand Prevot* (Fra) Liv Pro XC Team | 500 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Sabine Spitz (Ger) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team | 480 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Tanja Zakelj (Slo) Unior Tools Team | 458 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Emily Batty (Can) Trek Factory Racing | 450 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) Liv Pro XC Team | 443 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Eva Lechner (Ita) Team Colnago Sudtirol | 442 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Irina Kalentieva (Rus) | 430 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Alexandra Engen (Swe) Ghost Factory Racing | 393 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing | 391 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Annika Langvad (Den) Specialized Racing XC | 390 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Ghost Factory Racing | 353 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team | 340 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team | 302 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Rebecca Henderson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing | 291 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team | 288 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Feenstra Felt Pb Kenda Bike Team | 285 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Adelheid Morath (Ger) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team | 281 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Specialized Racing XC | 281 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Hanna Klein (Ger) BH-Suntour-Kmc | 246 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Kate Fluker (NZl) | 186 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Serena Calvetti (Ita) | 178 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Julie Bresset (Fra) BH-Suntour-Kmc | 164 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Esther Süss (Swi) Wheeler - Ixs Team | 152 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Daniela Campuzano (Mex) | 150 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Barbara Benko (Hun) Focus XC Team | 150 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Mikaela Kofman (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing | 148 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Paula Gorycka (Pol) 4F Racing Team | 148 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Ekateryna Anoshina (Rus) | 145 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team | 144 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Mariske Strauss (RSA) Orange Monkey Pro Team | 144 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Corina Gantenbein (Swi) Fischer-BMC | 138 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Katarzyna Solus-Miskowicz (Pol) Kross Racing Team | 136 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Githa Michiels (Bel) Trek-Kmc Trade Team | 128 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Tory Thomas (Aus) | 125 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Nina Wrobel (Ger) | 112 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Vera Andreeva (Rus) | 112 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
| 39 | Alice Pirard (Bel) Team Merida Wallonie Mtb | 111 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
| 40 | Chengyuan Ren (Chn) | 108 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
| 41 | Samara Sheppard (NZl) Ktm Houffalize Team | 104 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
| 42 | Janka Keseg Stevkova (Svk) | 88 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
| 43 | Anne Terpstra (Ned) Betch.Nl Superior Brentjens Mtb Racing Team | 82 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
| 44 | Erin Huck (USA) | 81 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
| 45 | Evelyn Dong (USA) | 76 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
| 46 | Katherine O'neill (NZl) | 64 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
| 47 | Lene Byberg (Nor) | 60 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
| 48 | Agustina Maria Apaza (Arg) | 59 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
| 49 | Michelle Hediger (Swi) Fischer-BMC | 58 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
| 50 | Qinglan Shi (Chn) | 56 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
| 51 | Mio Suemasa (Jpn) Unior Tools Team | 54 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
| 52 | Karen Hanlen (NZl) | 54 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
| 53 | Anna Oberparleiter (Ita) | 53 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
| 54 | Karla Stepanova (Cze) | 53 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
| 55 | Rocio Martin Rodriguez (Spa) | 52 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
| 56 | Sarah Riley (Aus) | 50 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
| 57 | Tracy Moseley (GBr) | 48 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
| 58 | Cindy Montambault (Can) | 46 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
| 59 | Laura Lorenza Morfin Macouzet (Mex) | 45 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
| 60 | Anna Szafraniec (Pol) Kross Racing Team | 44 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
| 61 | Jitka Skarnitzlova (Cze) | 44 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
| 62 | Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) | 40 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
| 63 | Iryna Popova (Ukr) Cycling Club Roma Mtb Team | 39 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
| 64 | Peta Mullens (Aus) Team Colnago Sudtirol | 38 | Row 63 - Cell 3 |
| 65 | Anna Villar Argente (Spa) | 29 | Row 64 - Cell 3 |
| 66 | Lucie Vesela (Cze) | 27 | Row 65 - Cell 3 |
| 67 | Pavlina Sulcova (Cze) | 26 | Row 66 - Cell 3 |
| 68 | Nataliia Krompets (Ukr) Isd Mtb Team | 24 | Row 67 - Cell 3 |
| 69 | Aleksandra Dawidowicz (Pol) | 18 | Row 68 - Cell 3 |
| 70 | Raiza Goulao-Henrique (Bra) | 18 | Row 69 - Cell 3 |
| 71 | Hielke Elferink (Ned) | 15 | Row 70 - Cell 3 |
| 72 | Marine Groccia (Swi) | 14 | Row 71 - Cell 3 |
| 73 | Chloe Woodruff (USA) | 14 | Row 72 - Cell 3 |
| 74 | Isabella Moreira Lacerda (Bra) | 10 | Row 73 - Cell 3 |
| 75 | Lenka Bulisova (Cze) | 9 | Row 74 - Cell 3 |
| 76 | Elvira Khayrullina (Rus) | 9 | Row 75 - Cell 3 |
| 77 | Andréanne Pichette (Can) | 8 | Row 76 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liv Pro XC Team | 294 | pts |
| 2 | Ghost Factory Racing | 233 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team | 201 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Luna Pro Team | 144 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Trek Factory Racing | 141 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Specialized Racing XC | 127 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Multivan Merida Biking Team | 102 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Unior Tools Team | 100 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Team Colnago Sudtirol | 75 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | BH-Suntour-Kmc | 63 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Feenstra Felt Pb Kenda Bike Team | 63 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Kross Racing Team | 24 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Fischer-BMC | 21 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Trek-Kmc Trade Team | 20 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Orange Monkey Pro Team | 20 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Wheeler - Ixs Team | 19 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Focus XC Team | 17 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Scott-3Rox Racing | 15 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | 4F Racing Team | 13 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Ktm Houffalize Team | 11 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Team Merida Wallonie Mtb | 8 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Betch.Nl Superior Brentjens Mtb Racing Team | 7 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
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