World Cup leader Gerhard Kerschbaumer (TX Active Bianchi) easily took his fifth victory of the U23 cross country World Cup series at the final round in Val di Sole, Italy. Kerschbaumer had already won the overall title coming into the race, but was clearly anxious to win in front of his home fans. Marek Konwa (Milka Trek) took second and Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Focus MIG) was third.
A lead group of 10 broke away on the first lap of the five lap race, which was whittled down to six men by lap two: Kerschbaumer, Konwa, Schulte-Luenzum, Fabien Canal (GT Skoda Chamonix), Reto Indergand (MK-Zentralschweiz) and Matthias Stirnemann (Thoemus Racing). This group stayed intact until late in lap three, when Kerschbaumer attacked and soloed away to victory. The chasers stayed together until the final lap.
In the final standings, Kerschbaumer finished with 542 points, nearly double the total of second place Canal (274), while Konwa finished third with 260 points. The top North American was Stephen Ettinger (BMC) in eighth overall.
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) TX Active Bianchi | 1:14:41 |
| 2 | Marek Konwa (Pol) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team | 0:00:09 |
| 3 | Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus MIG Team | 0:00:19 |
| 4 | Reto Indergand (Swi) MK - Zentralschweiz | 0:00:30 |
| 5 | Fabien Canal (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | 0:00:44 |
| 6 | Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 0:00:48 |
| 7 | Ruben Scheire (Bel) | 0:01:07 |
| 8 | Stephen Ettinger (USA) BMC Development Team | 0:01:12 |
| 9 | Piotr Brzozka (Pol) Jbg - 2 Professional MTB Team | 0:01:19 |
| 10 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 0:01:28 |
| 11 | Jeff Luyten (Bel) MPL Specialized MTB Team | 0:01:37 |
| 12 | Andy Eyring (Ger) | 0:01:47 |
| 13 | Shlomi Haimy (Isr) Focus MIG Team | 0:02:10 |
| 14 | Ondrej Cink (Cze) Merida Biking Team | 0:02:17 |
| 15 | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 0:02:23 |
| 16 | Marcel Fleschhut (Ger) | 0:02:30 |
| 17 | Diego Rosa (Ita) Giant Italia Team | 0:02:47 |
| 18 | Olof Jonsson (Swe) Rocky Roads - Orbea | 0:02:54 |
| 19 | Jordan Sarrou (Fra) Scott Les Saisies | 0:03:00 |
| 20 | Marek Rauchfuss (Cze) | 0:03:06 |
| 21 | Hugo Drechou (Fra) | 0:03:10 |
| 22 | Luca Braidot (Ita) | 0:03:14 |
| 23 | Nicholas Pettina (Ita) Elettroveneta - Corratec | 0:03:33 |
| 24 | Benjamin Buchi (Swi) | 0:03:42 |
| 25 | Dmytro Titarenko (Ukr) ISD Cycling Team | |
| 26 | Jhonnatan Botero Villegas (Col) | 0:03:43 |
| 27 | Jérémy Huguenin (Swi) Giant Swiss SR - Suntour | 0:03:50 |
| 28 | Jan Nesvadba (Cze) | 0:03:51 |
| 29 | Jaime Yesid Chia Amaya (Col) | 0:04:03 |
| 30 | Kenta Gallagher (GBr) | 0:04:27 |
| 31 | Timofei Ivanov (Rus) | 0:04:32 |
| 32 | Markus Bauer (Ger) | |
| 33 | Erik Groen (Ned) Feenstra Stevens Bike Team | 0:04:42 |
| 34 | Tomas Paprstka (Cze) | 0:04:47 |
| 35 | Thomas Lapeyrie (Fra) Lapierre International | 0:04:52 |
| 36 | Marc Stutzmann (Swi) | 0:04:54 |
| 37 | Evan Mcneely (Can) | 0:04:55 |
| 38 | Zsolt Juhasz (Hun) Euro One - Cube MTB Team | 0:05:00 |
| 39 | Dirk Peters (NZl) | 0:05:01 |
| 40 | Matej Nepustil (Cze) Merida Biking Team | 0:05:06 |
| 41 | Cristofer Bosque Ruano (Spa) | |
| 42 | Marc Metzler (Swi) | 0:05:47 |
| 43 | Thibaut Bellanger (Fra) Team Veloroc Lapierre | 0:05:54 |
| 44 | James Reid (RSA) | 0:05:58 |
| 45 | Felix Euteneuer (Ger) | 0:06:01 |
| 46 | Jose Maria Sanchez Ruiz (Spa) | 0:06:04 |
| 47 | Mirco Widmer (Swi) Giant Swiss SR - Suntour | 0:06:16 |
| 48 | Martino Di Pierdomenico (Ita) Infotre - Bi & Esse - Leecougan | 0:06:43 |
| 49 | Simon Stiebjahn (Ger) | 0:06:47 |
| 50 | Wenzel Böhm-Gräber (Ger) | 0:06:48 |
| 51 | Claude Koster (Swi) | 0:07:04 |
| 52 | Tim Lemmers (Ned) | 0:07:14 |
| 53 | Henrique Avancini (Bra) ISD Cycling Team | 0:07:17 |
| 54 | Martin Gluth (Ger) | 0:07:21 |
| 55 | Sebastian Batchelor (GBr) Infotre - Bi & Esse - Leecougan | 0:07:49 |
| 56 | Ivan Smirnov (Rus) | 0:08:15 |
| 57 | Rens De Bruin (Ned) | 0:08:20 |
| 58 | Maximilian Vieider (Ita) | 0:08:51 |
| 59 | Emilien Barben (Swi) | 0:09:03 |
| 60 | Fabian Rabensteiner (Ita) | 0:09:23 |
| 61 | Brad Hudson (NZl) | 0:09:41 |
| 62 | Michael Crosbie (Aus) | 0:09:55 |
| 63 | Roger Walder (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB - Racing | 0:10:01 |
| 64 | Mike Schuler (Swi) MK - Zentralschweiz | |
| 65 | Maximilian Holz (Ger) | 0:10:26 |
| 66 | Andrea Cina (Ita) Team Dayco Titici | 0:10:43 |
| 67 | Trenton Day (Aus) | 0:11:12 |
| 68 | Fabrice Mels (Bel) Rocky Roads - Orbea | 0:11:17 |
| 69 | Adrian Sauer (Ger) | 0:11:18 |
| 70 | Matthias Hoi (Aut) | 0:11:22 |
| 71 | Samuel Shaw (NZl) | 0:12:26 |
| 72 | Lucas Garbellotto (Fra) | 0:12:29 |
| 73 | Cameron Ivory (Aus) | 0:12:32 |
| 74 | Mykhaylo Batsutsa (Ukr) Infotre - Bi & Esse - Leecougan | 0:13:13 |
| 75 | Urban Ferencak (Slo) Torpado Surfing Shop | 0:13:20 |
| 76 | Ludwig Döhl (Ger) | 0:13:29 |
| -1 lap | Federico Andres Mallo (Arg) | |
| -1l ap | Merlin Spranz (Aus) | |
| -1 lap | Fabian Strecker (Ger) | |
| -1 lap | Marcus Nicolai (Ger) | |
| -2 laps | Dominic Furkert (NZl) | |
| DNF | David Simon (Ger) Team Firebike - Droessiger | |
| DNF | Daniele Braidot (Ita) | |
| DNF | Rourke Croeser (RSA) Orange Monkey / Cannondale | |
| DNF | Paul Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Felt Oetztal X - Bionic Team | |
| DNF | Sebastien Carabin (Bel) Versluys - Evenza Team | |
| DNF | Jakub Magnusek (Cze) S&H Superior Mtb Team | |
| DNF | Matthias Rupp (Swi) Team Firebike - Droessiger | |
| DNF | Bart De Vocht (Bel) | |
| DNF | Sascha Bleher (Ger) | |
| DNF | Anton Liyubuy (Ukr) | |
| DNF | Giacomo Antonello (Ita) Giant Italia Team | |
| DNF | Jan Svorada (Cze) Merida Biking Team | |
| DNS | Leandre Bouchard (Can) |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) TX Active Bianchi | 542 | pts |
| 2 | Fabien Canal (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | 274 | |
| 3 | Marek Konwa (Pol) Milka Trek MTB Racing Team | 260 | |
| 4 | Alexander Gehbauer (Aut) | 250 | |
| 5 | Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 215 | |
| 6 | Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus MIG Team | 208 | |
| 7 | Sebastien Carabin (Bel) Versluys-Evenza Team | 199 | |
| 8 | Stephen Ettinger (USA) | 174 | |
| 9 | Ruben Scheire (Bel) MPL Specialized MTB Team | 171 | |
| 10 | David Fletcher (GBr) | 137 | |
| 11 | Ondrej Cink (Cze) Merida Biking Team | 132 | |
| 12 | Piotr Brzozka (Pol) JGB-2 Professional MTB Team | 120 | |
| 13 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team | 116 | |
| 14 | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team | 111 | |
| 15 | Markus Bauer (Ger) | 100 | |
| 16 | Reto Indergand (Swi) MK-Zentralschweiz | 80 | |
| 17 | Jordan Sarrou (Fra) Scott Les Saisies | 76 | |
| 18 | Zsolt Juhasz (Hun) Euro One-Cube MTB Team | 64 | |
| 19 | Diego Rosa (Ita) Giant Italia Team | 61 | |
| 20 | Jérémy Huguenin (Swi) Giant Swiss SR-Suntour | 58 | |
| 21 | Jeff Luyten (Bel) MPL Specialized MTB Team | 58 | |
| 22 | Shlomi Haimy (Isr) Focus MIG Team | 53 | |
| 23 | Andy Eyring (Ger) | 48 | |
| 24 | Erik Groen (Ned) Feenstra Stevens Bike Team | 34 | |
| 25 | Evan Mcneely (Can) | 33 | |
| 26 | Marcel Fleschhut (Ger) | 33 | |
| 27 | Olof Jonsson (Swe) Rocky Roads-Orbea | 30 | |
| 28 | Leandre Bouchard (Can) | 28 | |
| 29 | Russell Finsterwald (USA) Subaru-Trek | 27 | |
| 30 | Benjamin Buchi (Swi) | 26 | |
| 31 | Julian Schelb (Ger) | 24 | |
| 32 | Dmytro Titarenko (Ukr) ISD Cycling Team | 23 | |
| 33 | Marc Metzler (Swi) | 23 | |
| 34 | Fabian Strecker (Ger) | 21 | |
| 35 | Jeremy Martin (Can) | 18 | |
| 36 | Kerry Werner (USA) | 18 | |
| 37 | Felix Euteneuer (Ger) | 16 | |
| 38 | Rourke Croeser (RSA) Orange Monkey / Cannondale | 16 | |
| 39 | Kornel Osicki (Pol) JBG-2 Professional MTB Team | 16 | |
| 40 | Mitchell Bailey (Can) | 14 | |
| 41 | Ivan Smirnov (Rus) | 14 | |
| 42 | Matthias Rupp (Swi) Team Firebike-Droessiger | 13 | |
| 43 | Daniel Geismayr (Aut) | 12 | |
| 44 | Evan Guthrie (Can) | 12 | |
| 45 | Marek Rauchfuss (Cze) | 12 | |
| 46 | Luca Braidot (Ita) | 11 | |
| 47 | Daniel Eymann (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 10 | |
| 48 | Julien Trarieux (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | 10 | |
| 49 | Cristofer Bosque Ruano (Spa) | 8 | |
| 50 | Tyson Wagler (Can) | 8 | |
| 51 | Henrique Avancini (Bra) ISD Cycling Team | 7 | |
| 52 | Hugo Drechou (Fra) | 6 | |
| 53 | Jack Hinkens (USA) | 5 | |
| 54 | Kenta Gallagher (GBr) | 5 | |
| 55 | Bart De Vocht (Bel) | 5 | |
| 56 | Gilles Sarrazin (Fra) Team Veloroc Lapierre | 5 | |
| 57 | Simon Stiebjahn (Ger) | 5 | |
| 58 | Bryan Falaschi (Ita) | 4 | |
| 59 | Martin Gluth (Ger) | 4 | |
| 60 | Nicholas Pettina (Ita) Elettroveneta-Corratec | 3 | |
| 61 | Mirco Widmer (Swi) Giant Swiss SR-Suntour | 3 | |
| 62 | Thomas Sampson (USA) | 3 | |
| 63 | Pete Ostroski (USA) | 3 | |
| 64 | Jonas Pedersen (Den) | 2 | |
| 65 | Paul Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team | 2 | |
| 66 | Thibaut Bellanger (Fra) Team Veloroc Lapierre | 2 |
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