Kate Courtney wins U23 Women's World Cup in Nove Mesto
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American champion Kate Courtney (Specialized) took the lead of the Under-23 women's race at the opening round of the Cross-country World Cup after the start loop and never looked back.
Courtney dropped British champion Evie Richards (Trek Factory) on the first lap to win by nearly two minutes. Richards took second, with European champion Sina Frei (JB Brunex Felt) finishing third.
Full Results
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kate Courtney (United States of America) | 1:12:45 |
| 2 | Evie Richards (Great Britain) | 0:01:50 |
| 3 | Sina Frei (Switzerland) | 0:03:26 |
| 4 | Annemarie Worst (Netherlands) | 0:04:11 |
| 5 | Lena Gerault (France) | 0:04:22 |
| 6 | Martina Berta (Italy) | 0:04:40 |
| 7 | Malene Degn (Denmark) | 0:04:44 |
| 8 | Haley Batten (United States of America) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Nicole Koller (Switzerland) | 0:04:53 |
| 10 | Marlena Drozdziok (Poland) | 0:05:27 |
| 11 | Nadja Heigl (Austria) | 0:06:39 |
| 12 | Ida Jansson (Sweden) | 0:06:47 |
| 13 | Lucie Urruty (France) | 0:06:51 |
| 14 | Isla Short (Great Britain) | 0:06:52 |
| 15 | Rocio Del Alba Garcia Martinez (Spain) | 0:07:11 |
| 16 | Emilie Collomb (Italy) | 0:07:13 |
| 17 | Adéla Šafárová (Czech Republic) | 0:07:21 |
| 18 | Kristina Ilina (Russian Federation) | 0:07:30 |
| 19 | Alizée Paties (France) | 0:07:31 |
| 20 | Chloe Passelande (France) | 0:07:57 |
| 21 | Antonia Daubermann (Germany) | 0:08:02 |
| 22 | Gabriela Wojtyla (Poland) | 0:08:03 |
| 23 | Hélène Clauzel (France) | 0:08:10 |
| 24 | Anne-Julie Tremblay (Canada) | 0:09:17 |
| 25 | Chiara Teocchi (Italy) | 0:09:30 |
| 26 | Barbora Prudková (Czech Republic) | 0:09:41 |
| 27 | Chrystelle Baumann (Switzerland) | 0:09:54 |
| 28 | Magdalena Duran Garcia (Spain) | 0:10:32 |
| 29 | Lena Mettraux (Switzerland) | 0:11:02 |
| 30 | Audrey Menut (France) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | Manon Mantei (France) | 0:11:29 |
| 32 | Felicitas Geiger (Germany) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Ramona Kupferschmied (Switzerland) | 0:11:47 |
| 34 | Luciana Roland (Argentina) | 0:11:55 |
| 35 | Serena Tasca (Italy) | 0:12:14 |
| 36 | Nina Benz (Germany) | 0:12:18 |
| 37 | Lia Schrievers (Germany) | 0:12:57 |
| 38 | Aline Seitz (Switzerland) | 0:13:23 |
| 39 | Sonja Guerrini (Switzerland) | 0:13:33 |
| 40 | Constance Valentin (France) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| 41 | Viktoria Kirsanova (Russian Federation) | 0:13:45 |
| 42 | Kelsey Urban (United States of America) | 0:13:47 |
| 43 | Laurane Meyers (France) | 0:14:07 |
| 44 | Olga Igoshina (Russian Federation) | 0:14:13 |
| 45 | Holly Harris (Australia) | 0:15:10 |
| 46 | Magdalena Zielinska (Poland) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | Maria Döring (Germany) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| 48 | Iwona Kurczab (Poland) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| 49 | Theresia Schwenk (Germany) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| 50 | Ana Tomás (Portugal) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
| 51 | Charlotte Rayner (New Zealand) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| 52 | Patrycja Piotrowska (Poland) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| 53 | Mackenzie Myatt (Canada) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
| 54 | Julia Wieltschnig (Austria) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
| 55 | Jana Jolovic (Serbia) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Ella Conolly (Great Britain) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Maria Rodriguez Navarrete (Spain) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
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