The Slovenian crowd expected a big battle beetwen former world cross country U23 champion Tanja Zakelj and former European marathon champion Blaza Klemencic. Both riders managed to come in the top 10 in the last two World Cup races, so the expectations for the win were big on both sides.
Soon after the start on the technical track in Domzale, Zakelj took the lead and attacked immediately, so Lemencic couldn't take the pace. The lead was increasing during the seven lap race and Zakelj crossed the finish line 1:34 ahead of Klemencic, who was followed by Nina Homovec in third and Ana Zupan in fourth.
Matej Lovse once again proved that he is a specialist in the national championships. Even though his results this season were not very promising, he managed to pull himself together and win his third cross country national champion's jersey.
After the first lap, a group of five elite riders managed to stay together and begin a battle for the win, but by middle of the race, only Lenart Noc and Matej Lovse were left. Noc couldn't withstand the attack in the last kilometers of the race, so Lovse finished with a 52-second margin of victory. Nejc Cernilogar took third place.
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matej Lovše (Uni Team) | 1:40:46 |
| 2 | Lenart Noc (Ganesha Team) | 0:00:52 |
| 3 | Nejc Cernilogar (KK Završnica) | 0:03:13 |
| 4 | Robert Kordež (Orbea Geax) | 0:04:17 |
| 5 | Matjaž Budin (Orbea Geax) | 0:07:00 |
| 6 | Blaž Pristovnik (Orbea Geax) | 0:08:58 |
| 7 | Boštjan Hribovšek (Calcit Bike Team GT) | 0:10:34 |
| 8 | David Vogrin (Sloga 1902 Idrija) | 0:11:27 |
| -1lap | Samo Rauter (Ganesha Team) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Luka Vodopivec (Orbea Geax) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Grega Cehner (Energijateam.com) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Miha Halzer (KD Hrastnik) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Primož Jurak (ŠD Brez bremz) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Luka Mom (Orbea Geax) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanja Žakelj (Orbea Geax) | 1:24:36 |
| 2 | Blaža Klemencic (Felt Otztal X-Bionic) | 0:01:35 |
| 3 | Nina Homovec (Orbea Geax) | 0:05:10 |
| -1lap | Ana Zupan (Energijateam.com) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urban Ferencak (Torpado Surfing Shop) | 1:49:11 |
| 2 | Nace Krivonog (KK Ravne) | 0:01:03 |
| 3 | Matic Pirš (Calcit Bike Team GT) | 0:03:19 |
| -1lap | Domen Vogrin (Calcit Bike Team GT) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Primož Gams (Orbea Geax) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Klemen Nicoletti (Energijateam.com) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| -7laps | Klemen Šimnovec (Ganesha Team) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| -7laps | Matic Slabanja (Energijateam.com) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| -8laps | Blaž Uršic (Orbea Geax) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rok Korošec (Calcit Bike Team GT) | 1:23:20 |
| 2 | Gregor Dimic (Energijateam.com) | 0:01:55 |
| 3 | Tadej Logar (KK Završnica) | 0:02:04 |
| 4 | Matej Razingar (KK Završnica) | 0:05:49 |
| 5 | Luka Vrankar (Calcit Bike Team GT) | 0:07:33 |
| 6 | Sašo Trebušak (Calcit Bike Team GT) | 0:10:47 |
| 7 | Aleš Drašler (KD Rajd) | 0:14:21 |
| -1lap | Rok Tepina (Energijateam.com) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Rok Kostanjšek (Energijateam.com) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Jure Zagorc (Calcit Bike Team GT) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| -4laps | Žiga Grošelj (Sloga 1902 Idrija) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Žan Podgornik (Sloga 1902 Idrija) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tina Perše (Calcit Bike Team GT) | 1:28:01 |
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