Langvad extends World Cup lead in Albstadt
Dane tops Rissveds, Pendrel
Annika Langvad (Specialized) proved that her win in Cairns at the opening round of the cross-country World Cup was no fluke, with a dominating performance at round 2 in Albstadt, Germany, on Sunday.
Albstadt is a hard course, with steep climbs and technical descents. Many a rider has gone out hard only to fade badly in the final laps. This year, riders faced sun and heat, instead of the usual rain and mud.
Langvad rode away from the rest of the field on the first lap, after riding with a select group at the front on the start loop. She quickly went over a minute clear by the second lap, and then cruised to victory without too much difficulty.
Behind, Jenny Rissveds (Scott-Odlo) was at the front of the chase until she crashed hard on a descent, bloodying her right knee. She lost a number of spots and appeared to be out of contention.
The chase was taken up by Catharine Pendrel (Luna), Sabine Spitz (Sabine Spitz Pro Team), Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (Multivan Merida) and Linda Indergand (Focus XC). Missing was defending World Cup champion Jolanda Neff (Stockli); a late scratch after becoming ill overnight before the start.
"Winning [in Cairns] gives me a lot of confidence," admitted Langvad. "I was a bit surprised that Jolanda wasn't here; she didn't start. I was expecting a close fight with her. When that didn't happen I just settled into my own pace. I didn't expect to take that amount of time on every single lap. I just slowed down just to feel comfortable and ride within my limits. And then when I heard I had two minutes so I decided, 'hey, let's just enjoy this and celebrate'."
Indergand was the first to come off the chase, as Pendrel set a tough pace on the climbs. Dahle Flesjaa was the next to fall back, and finally Spitz was dropped on the fourth lap. However, Rissveds was making a remarkable recovery through the field, setting the fastest splits in the final two laps, and caught Pendrel on the last lap to take second.
Langvad leads the standings with a perfect score of 500 points. Pendrel moves into second from fourth with 310 points, followed by Rissveds with 290.
Full results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Annika Langvad (Den) Specialized Racing | 1:33:03 |
2 | Jenny Rissveds (Swe) Scott-Odlo MTB Racing Team | 0:01:25 |
3 | Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team | 0:01:36 |
4 | Sabine Spitz (Ger) | 0:02:03 |
5 | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 0:02:14 |
6 | Alessandra Keller (Swi) Stöckli Pro Team | 0:03:10 |
7 | Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) | 0:03:14 |
8 | Lea Davison (USA) Specialized Racing | 0:03:15 |
9 | Barbara Benko (Hun) Focus Xc Team | 0:03:19 |
10 | Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team | 0:03:32 |
11 | Helen Grobert (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing | 0:04:01 |
12 | Emily Batty (Can) Trek Factory Racing Xc | 0:04:07 |
13 | Adelheid Morath (Ger) BH-SR Suntour-KMC | 0:04:35 |
14 | Linda Indergand (Swi) Focus Xc Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) Kross Racing Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Esther Suss (Swi) Wheeler Pro Team | 0:05:15 |
17 | Githa Michiels (Bel) Versluys Team | 0:05:42 |
18 | Yana Belomoina (Ukr) Cst Superior Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team | 0:06:03 |
19 | Lisa Rabensteiner (Ita) Focus Xc Team | 0:06:13 |
20 | Jovana Crnogorac (Srb) | 0:06:25 |
21 | Daniela Campuzano (Mex) | 0:06:47 |
22 | Chloe Woodruff (USA) | 0:06:55 |
23 | Kate Fluker (NZl) | 0:06:59 |
24 | Erin Huck (USA) Scott-3Rox Racing | 0:07:03 |
25 | Katarzyna Solus-Miskowicz (Pol) | 0:07:35 |
26 | Rebecca Henderson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing Xc | 0:07:57 |
27 | Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Haibike Oetztal Pro Team | 0:08:25 |
28 | Perrine Clauzel (Fra) BH-SR Suntour-KMC | 0:08:30 |
29 | Anne Terpstra (Ned) Ghost Factory Racing | 0:08:34 |
30 | Karla Stepanova (Cze) | 0:08:39 |
31 | Raiza Goulao-Henrique (Bra) | 0:08:55 |
32 | Eva Lechner (Ita) Luna Pro Team | 0:09:36 |
33 | Larissa Connors (USA) | 0:09:50 |
34 | Katrin Leumann (Swi) | 0:09:53 |
35 | Sabrina Enaux (Fra) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team | 0:10:07 |
37 | Hanna Klein (Ger) | 0:10:14 |
38 | Chengyuan Ren (Chn) China Jiangsu Zgl MTB Team | 0:10:18 |
39 | Laura Lorenza Morfin Macouzet (Mex) | 0:10:21 |
40 | Tanja Zakelj (Slo) Unior Tools Team | 0:10:35 |
41 | Iryna Popova (Ukr) Bps MTB Team | 0:10:45 |
42 | Haley Smith (Can) | 0:10:49 |
43 | Estelle Boudot (Fra) | 0:10:50 |
44 | Mariske Strauss (RSA) Novus Omx Pro Team | 0:10:52 |
45 | Nataliia Krompets (Ukr) Isd MTB Team | 0:10:57 |
46 | Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Ghost Factory Racing | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Sandra Walter (Can) | 0:11:01 |
48 | Evelyn Dong (USA) | 0:11:15 |
49 | Irina Kalentyeva (Rus) Moebel Maerki MTB Pro Team | 0:11:31 |
50 | Peta Mullens (Aus) | 0:11:48 |
51 | Cherie Vale (RSA) Novus Omx Pro Team | 0:13:10 |
52 | Alexandra Engen (Swe) Ghost Factory Racing | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Ariane Kleinhans (Swi) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Marine Groccia (Swi) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Mary Mcconneloug (USA) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Nadine Rieder (Ger) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Ekateryna Anoshina (Rus) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Monika Zur (Pol) BH-SR Suntour-KMC | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Rose Vaujany Fueled By Ultrasports | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Jitka Skarnitzlova (Cze) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Nina Wrobel (Ger) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Rocio Martin Rodriguez (Spa) Primaflor Orbea Racing Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Cindy Montambault (Can) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Rebecca Beaumont (Can) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Paula Gorycka (Pol) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Vendula Kuntova (Cze) Expres Cz-Merida Team Kolin | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Fabienne Schaus (Lux) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Tereza Nemcova (Cze) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Margot Moschetti (Fra) Cst Superior Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Maxine Filby (GBr) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Lenka Bulisova (Cze) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Viviane Favery Costa (Bra) Rose Vaujany Fueled By Ultrasports | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Lisa Mitterbauer (Aut) BH-SR Suntour-KMC | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Lucia Vazquez Crespo (Spa) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Romaine Wenger (Swi) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Ivana Kostic (Srb) Smf Team | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Serena Calvetti (Ita) | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Aleksandra Dawidowicz (Pol) | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) Raboliv | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Corina Gantenbein (Swi) Haibike Oetztal Pro Team | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Annie Last (GBr) Novus Omx Pro Team | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lena Wehrle (Ger) | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julie Bresset (Fra) BH-SR Suntour-KMC | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kerry Macphee (GBr) | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Isabella Moreira Lacerda (Bra) | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Jolanda Neff (Swi) Stöckli Pro Team | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Annika Langvad (Den) Specialized Racing | 500 | pts |
2 | Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team | 310 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Jenny Rissveds (Swe) Scott-Odlo MTB Racing Team | 300 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Sabine Spitz (Ger) | 290 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Linda Indergand (Swi) Focus Xc Team | 278 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Helen Grobert (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing | 220 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Alessandra Keller (Swi) Stöckli Pro Team | 215 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Rebecca Henderson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing Xc | 214 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Emily Batty (Can) Trek Factory Racing Xc | 205 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team | 190 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Lea Davison (USA) Specialized Racing | 178 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Haibike Oetztal Pro Team | 162 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Adelheid Morath (Ger) BH-SR Suntour-KMC | 154 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) | 148 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Esther Suss (Swi) Wheeler Pro Team | 146 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Chloe Woodruff (USA) | 142 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 140 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Yana Belomoina (Ukr) Cst Superior Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team | 132 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Perrine Clauzel (Fra) BH-SR Suntour-KMC | 128 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Kate Fluker (NZl) | 114 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Erin Huck (USA) Scott-3Rox Racing | 110 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team | 104 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Eva Lechner (Ita) Luna Pro Team | 102 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Barbara Benko (Hun) Focus Xc Team | 100 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Jovana Crnogorac (Srb) | 96 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Corina Gantenbein (Swi) Haibike Oetztal Pro Team | 90 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Ghost Factory Racing | 86 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Chengyuan Ren (Chn) China Jiangsu Zgl MTB Team | 86 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Alexandra Engen (Swe) Ghost Factory Racing | 82 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Sandra Walter (Can) | 79 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Karla Stepanova (Cze) | 78 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Anne Terpstra (Ned) Ghost Factory Racing | 77 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) Kross Racing Team | 76 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Julie Bresset (Fra) BH-SR Suntour-KMC | 76 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Tanja Zakelj (Slo) Unior Tools Team | 76 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Hanna Klein (Ger) | 76 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Githa Michiels (Bel) Versluys Team | 72 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Lisa Rabensteiner (Ita) Focus Xc Team | 68 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Daniela Campuzano (Mex) | 64 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Peta Mullens (Aus) | 60 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Sabrina Enaux (Fra) | 60 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Ekateryna Anoshina (Rus) | 57 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Katarzyna Solus-Miskowicz (Pol) | 56 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Mary Mcconneloug (USA) | 53 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Samara Sheppard (NZl) | 50 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Haley Smith (Can) | 48 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
47 | Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Rose Vaujany Fueled By Ultrasports | 45 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
48 | Raiza Goulao-Henrique (Bra) | 44 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
49 | Larissa Connors (USA) | 40 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
50 | Katrin Leumann (Swi) | 38 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
51 | Margot Moschetti (Fra) Cst Superior Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team | 38 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
52 | Cindy Montambault (Can) | 34 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
53 | Laura Lorenza Morfin Macouzet (Mex) | 29 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
54 | Iryna Popova (Ukr) Bps MTB Team | 27 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
55 | Mio Suemasa (Jpn) | 27 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
56 | Ingrid Richter (Ger) | 26 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
57 | Estelle Boudot (Fra) | 25 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
58 | Karen Hill (Aus) | 25 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
59 | Mariske Strauss (RSA) Novus Omx Pro Team | 24 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
60 | Nataliia Krompets (Ukr) Isd MTB Team | 23 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
61 | Kim Hurst (NZl) | 23 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
62 | Myra Moller (NZl) | 21 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
63 | Evelyn Dong (USA) | 20 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
64 | Kanako Kobayashi (Jpn) | 20 | Row 63 - Cell 3 |
65 | Irina Kalentyeva (Rus) Moebel Maerki MTB Pro Team | 19 | Row 64 - Cell 3 |
66 | Cherie Vale (RSA) Novus Omx Pro Team | 17 | Row 65 - Cell 3 |
67 | Ariane Kleinhans (Swi) | 15 | Row 66 - Cell 3 |
68 | Marine Groccia (Swi) | 14 | Row 67 - Cell 3 |
69 | Nadine Rieder (Ger) | 12 | Row 68 - Cell 3 |
70 | Monika Zur (Pol) BH-SR Suntour-KMC | 10 | Row 69 - Cell 3 |
71 | Jitka Skarnitzlova (Cze) | 8 | Row 70 - Cell 3 |
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