Kerschbaumer cruises to win and locks up World Cup overall
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Cink takes second at home while Konwa earns third
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Gerhard Kerschbaumer (TX Active Bianchi) locked up the under 23 men's World Cup cross country title on Saturday, with his fourth victory of the season in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic.
Kerschbaumer followed the attack of local favourite Ondrej Cink (Merida), and the two dropped the rest of the field on the start loop. From that point on, Kerschbaumer easily sat on the wheel of Cink, as the Czech rider tried repeatedly to drop him on the climbs, before launching his own attack on the third lap and riding 20 seconds clear. Marek Konwa (Milka Trek) had joined the two leaders briefly on lap two before being dropped for good and soloing in for third.
Behind Konwa, a group of six battled for fourth and fifth, with American Stephen Ettinger (BMC) moving into fourth on lap five with Shlomi Haimy (Focus MIG), before both faded on the last lap. Sebastien Carabin (Belgian National) surged into fourth on the last lap, with Ettinger taking fifth. The American revealed after the race that he had burped his front tire and rode it in half-inflated.
With this victory, Kerschbaumer now has an unbeatable 452 points in the overall standings, with one race remaining. The battle for second is still wide open, with Alexander Gehbauer (Austria) at 250 points, Fabien Canal (GT Skoda Chamonix) at 234, Carabin at 199 and Konwa at 190.
Full Results
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) TX Active Bianchi | 1:31:13 |
| 2 | Ondrej Cink (Cze) Merida Biking Team | 0:00:23 |
| 3 | Marek Konwa (Pol) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team | 0:01:20 |
| 4 | Sebastien Carabin (Bel) Versluys - Evenza Team | 0:02:13 |
| 5 | Stephen Ettinger (USA) | 0:02:20 |
| 6 | Ruben Scheire (Bel) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Shlomi Haimy (Isr) Focus MIG Team | 0:02:27 |
| 8 | Reto Indergand (Swi) MK - Zentralschweiz | 0:02:28 |
| 9 | Fabien Canal (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | 0:02:44 |
| 10 | Dmytro Titarenko (Ukr) ISD Cycling Team | 0:02:50 |
| 11 | Jeff Luyten (Bel) Mpl Specialized MTB Team | 0:03:05 |
| 12 | Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus MIG Team | 0:04:12 |
| 13 | Felix Euteneuer (Ger) | 0:04:39 |
| 14 | Piotr Brzozka (Pol) JBG - 2 Professional MTB Team | 0:05:12 |
| 15 | Daniel Geismayr (Aut) | 0:05:31 |
| 16 | Daniel Eymann (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 0:05:53 |
| 17 | Julian Schelb (Ger) | 0:06:13 |
| 18 | Cristofer Bosque (Spa) | 0:06:27 |
| 19 | Erik Groen (Ned) Feenstra Stevens Bike Team | 0:06:31 |
| 20 | Benjamin Buchi (Swi) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| 21 | Fabian Strecker (Ger) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Marc Metzler (Swi) | 0:06:47 |
| 23 | Mirco Widmer (Swi) Giant Swiss Sr - Suntour | 0:07:02 |
| 24 | Jonas Pedersen (Den) | 0:07:18 |
| 25 | Simon Stiebjahn (Ger) | 0:07:47 |
| 26 | Jaime Yesid Chia Amaya (Col) | 0:07:55 |
| 27 | Jose Maria Sanchez Ruiz (Spa) | 0:08:08 |
| 28 | Matej Nepustil (Cze) Merida Biking Team | 0:08:11 |
| 29 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 0:08:24 |
| 30 | Olof Jonsson (Swe) Rocky Roads - Orbea | 0:08:36 |
| 31 | Gregor Raggl (Aut) | 0:08:39 |
| 32 | Martin Gluth (Ger) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Tomas Paprstka (Cze) | 0:08:54 |
| 34 | Jan Nesvadba (Cze) | 0:09:19 |
| 35 | Rourke Croeser (RSA) Orange Monkey / Cannondale | 0:09:27 |
| 36 | Jakub Magnusek (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team | 0:09:41 |
| 37 | Paul Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team | 0:09:58 |
| 38 | Kenta Gallagher (GBr) | 0:10:10 |
| 39 | Mike Schuler (Swi) MK - Zentralschweiz | 0:10:27 |
| 40 | Dimitrios Antoniadis (Gre) | 0:10:39 |
| 41 | Diego Rosa (Ita) Giant Italia Team | 0:10:51 |
| 42 | Marek Rauchfuss (Cze) | 0:11:05 |
| 43 | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 0:11:09 |
| 44 | Zsolt Juhasz (Hun) Euro One - Cube MTB Team | 0:11:38 |
| 45 | Henrique Avancini (Bra) ISD Cycling Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Fabrice Mels (Bel) Rocky Roads - Orbea | 0:12:00 |
| 47 | Emilien Barben (Swi) | 0:12:10 |
| -1lap | Martino Di Pierdomenico (Ita) Infotre - Bi & Esse - Leecougan | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Bart De Vocht (Bel) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Maximilian Holz (Ger) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Stefan Peter (Swi) MK - Zentralschweiz | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Matthias Hoi (Aut) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Tomas Bartak (Cze) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | David Simon (Ger) Team Firebike - Droessiger | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Rens De Bruin (Ned) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Kevin Krieg (Swi) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Tim Lemmers (Ned) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Tobias Saether (Nor) Team United Bakeries | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Sebastian Batchelor (GBr) Infotre - Bi & Esse - Leecougan | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Jan Svorada (Cze) Merida Biking Team | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Mark Csielka (Hun) Euro One - Cube MTB Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Ludwig Döhl (Ger) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Mykhaylo Batsutsa (Ukr) Infotre - Bi & Esse - Leecougan | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Markus Preiss (Aut) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Brad Hudson (NZl) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Severin Sagesser (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Richard Gantner (Aut) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Urban Ferencak (Slo) Torpado Surfing Shop | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Samuel Shaw (NZl) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Vadim Arko (Aut) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Anton Liyubuy (Ukr) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Alexander Laugesen (Den) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Dominic Furkert (NZl) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Thomas Lapeyrie (Fra) Lapierre International | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Hugo Drechou (Fra) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Andras Szatmary (Hun) Euro One - Cube MTB Team | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jérémy Huguenin (Swi) Giant Swiss Sr - Suntour | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Marcus Nicolai (Ger) | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Ole Hem (Nor) Team United Bakeries | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Merlin Spranz (Aus) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jhonnatan Botero Villegas (Col) | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) TX Active Bianchi | 452 | pts |
| 2 | Alexander Gehbauer (Aut) | 250 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Fabien Canal (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | 234 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Sebastien Carabin (Bel) Versluys - Evenza Team | 199 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Marek Konwa (Pol) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team | 190 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 180 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus MIG Team | 148 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Stephen Ettinger (USA) | 147 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Ruben Scheire (Bel) | 141 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | David Fletcher (GBr) | 137 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Ondrej Cink (Cze) Merida Biking Team | 118 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Markus Bauer (Ger) | 100 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 99 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Piotr Brzozka (Pol) JBG - 2 Professional MTB Team | 96 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 94 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Jordan Sarrou (Fra) Scott Les Saisies | 69 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Zsolt Juhasz (Hun) Euro One - Cube MTB Team | 64 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Jérémy Huguenin (Swi) Giant Swiss Sr - Suntour | 58 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Diego Rosa (Ita) Giant Italia Team | 52 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Jeff Luyten (Bel) Mpl Specialized MTB Team | 38 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Shlomi Haimy (Isr) Focus MIG Team | 37 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Erik Groen (Ned) Feenstra Stevens Bike Team | 34 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Evan Mcneely (Can) | 33 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Reto Indergand (Swi) MK - Zentralschweiz | 30 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Andy Eyring (Ger) | 30 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Leandre Bouchard (Can) | 28 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Russell Finsterwald (USA) Subaru - Trek | 27 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Benjamin Buchi (Swi) | 24 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Julian Schelb (Ger) | 24 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Marcel Fleschhut (Ger) | 23 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Marc Metzler (Swi) | 23 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Dmytro Titarenko (Ukr) ISD Cycling Team | 22 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Olof Jonsson (Swe) Rocky Roads - Orbea | 22 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Fabian Strecker (Ger) | 21 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Jeremy Martin (Can) | 18 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Kerry Werner (USA) | 18 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Felix Euteneuer (Ger) | 16 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Rourke Croeser (RSA) Orange Monkey / Cannondale | 16 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
| 39 | Kornel Osicki (Pol) JBG - 2 Professional MTB Team | 16 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
| 40 | Mitchell Bailey (Can) | 14 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
| 41 | Ivan Smirnov (Rus) | 14 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
| 42 | Matthias Rupp (Swi) Team Firebike - Droessiger | 13 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
| 43 | Daniel Geismayr (Aut) | 12 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
| 44 | Evan Guthrie (Can) | 12 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
| 45 | Daniel Eymann (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 10 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
| 46 | Julien Trarieux (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | 10 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
| 47 | Cristofer Bosque (Spa) | 8 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
| 48 | Tyson Wagler (Can) | 8 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
| 49 | Luca Braidot (Ita) | 7 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
| 50 | Henrique Avancini (Bra) ISD Cycling Team | 7 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
| 51 | Marek Rauchfuss (Cze) | 6 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
| 52 | Jack Hinkens (USA) | 5 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
| 53 | Kenta Gallagher (GBr) | 5 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
| 54 | Bart De Vocht (Bel) | 5 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
| 55 | Gilles Sarrazin (Fra) Team Veloroc Lapierre | 5 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
| 56 | Simon Stiebjahn (Ger) | 5 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
| 57 | Bryan Falaschi (Ita) | 4 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
| 58 | Martin Gluth (Ger) | 4 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
| 59 | Mirco Widmer (Swi) Giant Swiss Sr - Suntour | 3 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
| 60 | Thomas Sampson (USA) | 3 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
| 61 | Pete Ostroski (USA) | 3 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
| 62 | Jonas Pedersen (Den) | 2 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
| 63 | Paul Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team | 2 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
| 64 | Thibaut Bellanger (Fra) Team Veloroc Lapierre | 2 | Row 63 - Cell 3 |
| 65 | Hugo Drechou (Fra) | 1 | Row 64 - Cell 3 |
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