UCI MTB World Championships: Finn Treudler takes home victory for Switzerland in U23 XCO

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Cole Punchard gives Canada a silver medal, 54 seconds back, while Danish Gustav Pedersen takes third at 2:14

CRANS-MONTANA, SWITZERLAND - SEPTEMBER 13: Finn Treudler of Switzerland wins the U23 Men Cross Country Race during the UCI Mountain Bike World Championship Valais 2025 on September 13, 2025 in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. (Photo by Billy Ceusters/Getty Images)
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Finn Treudler (Switzerland) won the gold medal in the men's Under-23 Cross-country Olympic race at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships on Saturday. The 22-year-old put local spectators into a frenzy with a dominant performance. Canadian Cole Punchard finished second, 54 seconds behind, while Denmark's Gustav Pedersen (21) secured the bronze medal, 2:14 minutes behind. The biggest mover of the day was Denmark's Mikkle Lose, who moved from 28th position to finish fifth. Rens Teunissen van Manen (Netherlands), ranked second overall in the men's U23 XCO World Cup standings, finished sixth.

A field of 83 riders took the start on the Crans Montana course prior to the XCO race for elite women. Adrien Boichis (France) took the early lead, then Punchard took over after the second lap. Across the next half lap, Treudler took charge.

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