Neff claims Albstadt World Cup victory

Jolanda Neff (Stoeckli) extended her lead in the women's Cross-country World Cup with her second straight victory on Sunday, in Albstadt, Germany.

Known for its steep climbs and tricky descents, Albstadt has caught many riders by surprise after going out too hard in the early laps and then fading.

Neff attacked on the first climb and no one could stay with her. Defending Albstadt champion Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Rabo Liv) led the chase for one lap but then had to pull out of the race due to an injury she has been dealing with. However, at that point Neff was already 56 seconds ahead of her chasers.

Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Multivan Merida) and world champion Pendrel took up the chase, but for the first half of the race could only manage to hold Neff at a minute. In the second half of the race they began to slowly reel the Swiss rider in, but it was 'too little, too late', as Neff rolled across the line to take her second win. Dahle Flesjaa outsprinted Pendrel to take second.

"Well, I didn't start so quickly," explained Neff. "I waited the whole start loop, and I only went in the first big lap. So I think that made a bit of a difference, so I could save myself some energy at the beginning of the race and I could pull through to the finish."

"That's the way I like it best [riding alone at the front], because then I never have to fight for the downhill to be first and I can always ride my speed. That makes it very good for me to find my own rhythm and hopefully don't blow myself up."

"It is absolutely awesome that I will be riding in the leader's jersey in Lenzerheide [Round 3], which is my home World Cup. That's a big goal for me and I am looking forward very much to that race."

Neff leads the overall standings with a perfect score of 500 points, followed by Dahle Flesjaa with 400 and Pendrel at 310.

Full results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jolanda Neff (Swi) Stoeckli Pro Team1:36:07
2Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team0:00:28
3Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team0:00:30
4Emily Batty (Can) Trek Factory Racing0:01:16
5Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) Kross Racing Team0:01:27
6Helen Grobert (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing0:01:41
7Irina Kalentyeva (Rus) Moebel Maerki Mtb Pro Team0:01:44
8Rebecca Henderson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing0:01:59
9Lea Davison (USA) Specialized Racing0:02:09
10Esther Suss (Swi) Wheeler - Ixs Team0:02:18
11Sabine Spitz (Ger)0:02:36
12Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Habitat Mountainbiketeam0:03:04
13Linda Indergand (Swi) Focus Xc Team0:03:14
14Annika Langvad (Den) Specialized Racing0:03:35
15Githa Michiels (Bel) Versluys Team0:03:51
16Yana Belomoina (Ukr) Betch.Nl Superior Brentjens Mtb Racing Team0:04:13
17Eva Lechner (Ita) Team Colnago Sudtirol0:04:27
18Anne Terpstra (Ned) Habitat Mountainbiketeam0:04:38
19Barbara Benko (Hun) Focus Xc Team0:04:50
20Kate Fluker (NZl)0:05:12
21Annie Last (GBr)0:05:30
22Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Rose Vaujany Fueled By Ultrasports0:05:59
23Erin Huck (USA) Scott-3Rox RacingRow 22 - Cell 2
24Corina Gantenbein (Swi) Haibike Oetztal Pro Team0:06:33
25Tanja Zakelj (Slo) Unior Tools Team0:06:51
26Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team0:07:28
27Chloe Woodruff (USA)0:07:38
28Ekateryna Anoshina (Rus) Rusvelo0:07:41
29Adelheid Morath (Ger) Bh-Sr Suntour-Kmc0:07:56
30Alice Pirard (Bel) Merida-Wallonie Mountain Bike Team0:08:21
31Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Haibike Oetztal Pro Team0:08:46
32Jovana Crnogorac (Srb) Salcano Cappadocia0:09:02
33Marine Groccia (Swi)0:09:23
34Peta Mullens (Aus)0:09:26
35Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing0:10:22
36Hanna Klein (Ger) Bh-Sr Suntour-Kmc0:10:42
37Serena Calvetti (Ita)0:11:05
38Sandra Walter (Can)0:11:15
39Janka Keseg Stevkova (Svk)Row 38 - Cell 2
40Raiza Goulao-Henrique (Bra)Row 39 - Cell 2
41Mikaela Kofman (Can) Scott-3Rox RacingRow 40 - Cell 2
42Nina Wrobel (Ger)Row 41 - Cell 2
43Karla Stepanova (Cze)Row 42 - Cell 2
44Agustina Maria Apaza (Arg)Row 43 - Cell 2
45Sabrina Enaux (Fra)Row 44 - Cell 2
46Laura Metzler (Fra) Btwin Mtb Racing TeamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Mary Mcconneloug (USA)Row 46 - Cell 2
48Jitka Skarnitzlova (Cze)Row 47 - Cell 2
49Anna Oberparleiter (Ita)Row 48 - Cell 2
50Elisabeth Brandau (Ger)Row 49 - Cell 2
51Isabella Moreira Lacerda (Bra)Row 50 - Cell 2
52Anna Villar Argente (Spa)Row 51 - Cell 2
53Hielke Elferink (Ned)Row 52 - Cell 2
54Rocio Martin Rodriguez (Spa)Row 53 - Cell 2
55Aurelia Perry (Fra)Row 54 - Cell 2
56Mariske Strauss (RSA) Novus Omx Pro TeamRow 55 - Cell 2
57Cindy Montambault (Can)Row 56 - Cell 2
58Florence Darbellay (Swi)Row 57 - Cell 2
59Nadine Rieder (Ger)Row 58 - Cell 2
60Lucie Vesela (Cze) Gt Bikeplac OpportunityRow 59 - Cell 2
61Katrin Schwing (Ger)Row 60 - Cell 2
62Helle Haugaard Jessen (Den)Row 61 - Cell 2
63Noelia Rodriguez (Arg)Row 62 - Cell 2
64Cherie Vale (RSA) Novus Omx Pro TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Lucia Vazquez Crespo (Spa)Row 64 - Cell 2
66Marta Pastore (Ita) Team Piemonte FciRow 65 - Cell 2
67Rotem Gafinovitz (Isr)Row 66 - Cell 2
DNFAleksandra Dawidowicz (Pol)Row 67 - Cell 2
DNFElisabeth Osl (Aut) Ghost Factory RacingRow 68 - Cell 2
DNFClaudia Galicia Cotrina (Spa)Row 69 - Cell 2
DNFPauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) RabolivRow 70 - Cell 2
DNFKerry Macphee (GBr)Row 71 - Cell 2
DNFTereza Hurikova (Cze) Superior Mtb TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
DNFChengyuan Ren (Chn) China Jiangsu Zgl Mtb TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
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World cup standings
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jolanda Neff (Swi) Stoeckli Pro Team500pts
2Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team400Row 1 - Cell 3
3Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team310Row 2 - Cell 3
4Irina Kalentyeva (Rus) Moebel Maerki Mtb Pro Team250Row 3 - Cell 3
5Emily Batty (Can) Trek Factory Racing235Row 4 - Cell 3
6Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) Kross Racing Team235Row 5 - Cell 3
7Helen Grobert (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing230Row 6 - Cell 3
8Lea Davison (USA) Specialized Racing220Row 7 - Cell 3
9Rebecca Henderson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing220Row 8 - Cell 3
10Annika Langvad (Den) Specialized Racing218Row 9 - Cell 3
11Linda * Indergand (Swi) Focus Xc Team170Row 10 - Cell 3
12Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Habitat Mountainbiketeam163Row 11 - Cell 3
13Esther Suss (Swi) Wheeler - Ixs Team161Row 12 - Cell 3
14Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) Raboliv160Row 13 - Cell 3
15Sabine Spitz (Ger)160Row 14 - Cell 3
16Eva Lechner (Ita) Team Colnago Sudtirol144Row 15 - Cell 3
17Githa Michiels (Bel) Versluys Team138Row 16 - Cell 3
18Annie Last (GBr)138Row 17 - Cell 3
19Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team134Row 18 - Cell 3
20Tanja Zakelj (Slo) Unior Tools Team132Row 19 - Cell 3
21Barbara Benko (Hun) Focus Xc Team132Row 20 - Cell 3
22Yana Belomoina (Ukr) Betch.Nl Superior Brentjens Mtb Racing Team130Row 21 - Cell 3
23Anne Terpstra (Ned) Habitat Mountainbiketeam110Row 22 - Cell 3
24Chloe Woodruff (USA)106Row 23 - Cell 3
25Erin Huck (USA) Scott-3Rox Racing104Row 24 - Cell 3
26Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Rose Vaujany Fueled By Ultrasports98Row 25 - Cell 3
27Adelheid Morath (Ger) Bh-Sr Suntour-Kmc98Row 26 - Cell 3
28Peta Mullens (Aus)90Row 27 - Cell 3
29Corina Gantenbein (Swi) Haibike Oetztal Pro Team81Row 28 - Cell 3
30Isabella Moreira Lacerda (Bra)77Row 29 - Cell 3
31Marine Groccia (Swi)74Row 30 - Cell 3
32Alice Pirard (Bel) Merida-Wallonie Mountain Bike Team73Row 31 - Cell 3
33Jovana Crnogorac (Srb) Salcano Cappadocia70Row 32 - Cell 3
34Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Ghost Factory Racing68Row 33 - Cell 3
35Karla Stepanova (Cze)67Row 34 - Cell 3
36Kate Fluker (NZl)66Row 35 - Cell 3
37Ekateryna Anoshina (Rus) Rusvelo66Row 36 - Cell 3
38Raiza Goulao-Henrique (Bra)66Row 37 - Cell 3
39Anna Oberparleiter (Ita)65Row 38 - Cell 3
40Hanna Klein (Ger) Bh-Sr Suntour-Kmc64Row 39 - Cell 3
41Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Haibike Oetztal Pro Team61Row 40 - Cell 3
42Chengyuan Ren (Chn) China Jiangsu Zgl Mtb Team58Row 41 - Cell 3
43Nina Wrobel (Ger)58Row 42 - Cell 3
44Janka Keseg Stevkova (Svk)58Row 43 - Cell 3
45Sandra Walter (Can)52Row 44 - Cell 3
46Aleksandra Dawidowicz (Pol)48Row 45 - Cell 3
47Sabrina Enaux (Fra)47Row 46 - Cell 3
48Jitka Skarnitzlova (Cze)45Row 47 - Cell 3
49Agustina Maria Apaza (Arg)43Row 48 - Cell 3
50Mary Mcconneloug (USA)39Row 49 - Cell 3
51Mikaela Kofman (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing38Row 50 - Cell 3
52Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing36Row 51 - Cell 3
53Serena Calvetti (Ita)32Row 52 - Cell 3
54Elisabeth Brandau (Ger)31Row 53 - Cell 3
55Hielke Elferink (Ned)29Row 54 - Cell 3
56Paula Gorycka (Pol) 4F-Scott Racing Team26Row 55 - Cell 3
57Cindy Montambault (Can)26Row 56 - Cell 3
58Anna Villar Argente (Spa)24Row 57 - Cell 3
59Laura Metzler (Fra) Btwin Mtb Racing Team22Row 58 - Cell 3
60Pavlina Sulcova (Cze)21Row 59 - Cell 3
61Nataliia Krompets (Ukr) Isd Mtb Team20Row 60 - Cell 3
62Rocio Martin Rodriguez (Spa)14Row 61 - Cell 3
63Aurelia Perry (Fra)13Row 62 - Cell 3
64Mariske Strauss (RSA) Novus Omx Pro Team12Row 63 - Cell 3
65Lisa Mitterbauer (Aut) Habitat Mountainbiketeam12Row 64 - Cell 3
66Florence Darbellay (Swi)10Row 65 - Cell 3
67Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Superior Mtb Team10Row 66 - Cell 3
68Nadine Rieder (Ger)9Row 67 - Cell 3
69Cherie Vale (RSA) Novus Omx Pro Team9Row 68 - Cell 3
70Lucie Vesela (Cze) Gt Bikeplac Opportunity8Row 69 - Cell 3

 

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