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In the first day of cross country competition at round two of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, French, Ukrainian and Czech riders were victorious in Houffalize, Belgium, on Saturday. The new course proved to be as hard as expected, taking its toll on early leaders in each race.
The under 23 men's race started, as usual, with Gerhard Kerschbaumer (TX Active Bianchi) at the front, being chased by his regular rival, Alexander Gehbauer (Austria), the World Cup leader after round one. However, by lap 2, Ondrej Cink (Merida) had attacked and opened a small gap on the duo.
Kerschbaumer continued to lead the chase through the race, with Gehbauer content to sit on his wheel, until the last lap, when the Italian champion faded, and was passed by both Gehbauer for second and Julian Schelb (Germany) for third.
Full Results
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ondrej Cink (Cze) Merida Biking Team | 1:19:33 |
| 2 | Alexander Gehbauer (Aut) | 0:00:21 |
| 3 | Julian Schelb (Ger) | 0:00:27 |
| 4 | Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) Tx Active Bianchi | 0:00:45 |
| 5 | Ruben Scheire (Bel) Bh - Sr Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | 0:01:29 |
| 6 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team | 0:01:46 |
| 7 | Nicholas Pettina (Ita) | 0:02:25 |
| 8 | Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus Mig Team | 0:02:46 |
| 9 | Christian Pfäffle (Ger) | 0:02:47 |
| 10 | Jordan Sarrou (Fra) Lapierre International | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| 11 | Marvin Gruget (Fra) | 0:03:08 |
| 12 | Hugo Drechou (Fra) Team Newcycling | 0:03:13 |
| 13 | Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 0:03:14 |
| 14 | Olof Jonsson (Swe) | 0:03:25 |
| 15 | Rourke Croeser (RSA) Orange Monkey-Cannondale | 0:03:37 |
| 16 | Marek Rauchfuss (Cze) S&H Superior Mtb Team | 0:03:38 |
| 17 | Jonas De Backer (Bel) | 0:04:03 |
| 18 | Didier Bats (Bel) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
| 19 | Pablo Rodriguez Guede (Spa) | 0:04:17 |
| 20 | Grant Ferguson (GBr) | 0:04:22 |
| 21 | Sebastian Batchelor (GBr) | 0:04:30 |
| 22 | Russell Finsterwald (USA) Subaru - Trek | 0:04:35 |
| 23 | Luca Braidot (Ita) | 0:04:54 |
| 24 | Dmytro Titarenko (Ukr) Isd Mtb Team | 0:05:06 |
| 25 | Julien Trarieux (Fra) Gt Skoda Chamonix | 0:05:17 |
| 26 | James Reid (RSA) | 0:05:23 |
| 27 | Kenta Gallagher (GBr) | 0:05:33 |
| 28 | Simon Stiebjahn (Ger) | 0:05:40 |
| 29 | Mirco Widmer (Swi) Giant Swiss Sr - Suntour | 0:05:42 |
| 30 | Marcel Fleschhut (Ger) | 0:06:00 |
| 31 | Jose Maria Sanchez Ruiz (Spa) | 0:06:05 |
| 32 | Tomas Paprstka (Cze) | 0:06:06 |
| 33 | Zsolt Juhasz (Hun) Euroone-Waberer's Mtb Team | 0:06:08 |
| 34 | Timofei Ivanov (Rus) | 0:06:18 |
| 35 | Jaime Yesid Chia Amaya (Col) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | Cristofer Bosque Ruano (Spa) | 0:06:24 |
| 37 | Marc Stutzmann (Swi) | 0:06:51 |
| 38 | Rens De Bruin (Ned) Feenstra Stevens Bike Team | 0:06:56 |
| 39 | Kerry Werner (USA) | 0:07:02 |
| 40 | Steven James (GBr) | 0:07:29 |
| 41 | Martin Gluth (Ger) | 0:07:36 |
| 42 | Jozef Bebcak (Svk) | 0:07:44 |
| 43 | Jhonnatan Botero Villegas (Col) Giant Italia Team | 0:07:55 |
| 44 | Fabian Strecker (Ger) | 0:08:01 |
| 45 | Bartlomiej Wawak (Pol) Jbg - 2 Professional Mtb Team | 0:08:14 |
| 46 | Paul Mathou (Fra) | 0:08:26 |
| 47 | Louis Wolf (Ger) | 0:08:28 |
| 48 | Mario Luis Miranda Costa (Por) | 0:08:29 |
| 49 | Lukas Loretz (Swi) Giant Swiss Sr - Suntour | 0:08:32 |
| 50 | Lucas Garbellotto (Fra) | 0:08:42 |
| 51 | Thibault Geneste (Fra) Bh - Sr Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | 0:08:49 |
| 52 | Pavel Priadein (Rus) | 0:09:07 |
| 53 | Denny Lupato (Ita) | 0:09:16 |
| 54 | Fabien Doubey (Fra) Definitive Spectra.Tec Asptt | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
| 55 | Lars Forster (Swi) | 0:09:29 |
| 56 | Bart De Vocht (Bel) V.Z.W. Goeman Scott Cycling Team | 0:09:31 |
| 57 | David Simon (Ger) | 0:09:40 |
| 58 | Lorenzo Samparisi (Ita) Hard Rock Canossa Merida | 0:09:57 |
| 59 | Arthur Tropardy (Fra) | 0:10:02 |
| 60 | Samuel Shaw (NZl) | 0:10:07 |
| 61 | Wenzel Böhm-Gräber (Ger) Focus Mig Team | 0:10:08 |
| 62 | Michael Crosbie (Aus) | 0:10:17 |
| 63 | Thijs Zuurbier (Ned) Feenstra Stevens Bike Team | 0:10:21 |
| 64 | Pietro Sarai (Ita) Giant Italia Team | 0:10:22 |
| 65 | Sturla Aune (Nor) Team Fokus - Danica | 0:10:30 |
| 66 | Piotr Kurczab (Pol) | 0:10:45 |
| 67 | Sondre Kristiansen (Nor) Merida Ntg | 0:11:10 |
| 68 | Mark Kuyan (Rus) | 0:11:27 |
| 69 | Mykhaylo Batsutsa (Ukr) | 0:11:33 |
| 70 | Urban Ferencak (Slo) | 0:11:36 |
| 71 | Martino Di Pierdomenico (Ita) Hard Rock Canossa Merida | 0:11:37 |
| 72 | Rien Terpstra (Ned) Mpl Specialized Mtb Team | 0:11:47 |
| 73 | Christopher Platt (Ger) Notebooksbilliger.De Team | 0:11:55 |
| 74 | Manfred Zöger (Aut) | 0:11:58 |
| 75 | Olivier Bruwiere (Bel) | 0:12:03 |
| 76 | Cameron Ivory (Aus) | 0:12:09 |
| 77 | Erik Groen (Ned) Feenstra Stevens Bike Team | 0:12:33 |
| 78 | Pieterjan Kindermans (Bel) | 0:12:47 |
| 79 | Adria Noguera Soldevila (Spa) | 0:13:20 |
| 80 | Frantisek Lami (Svk) | 0:13:28 |
| 81 | Stefan Peter (Swi) Mtb Kader Zentralschweiz | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
| 82 | Anton Liyubuy (Ukr) | 0:13:44 |
| 83 | Pieter Geluykens (Bel) Merida Wallonie Mountain Bike Team | 0:13:56 |
| 84 | Hamza Kansiz (Tur) Salcano Factory Team | 0:13:57 |
| 85 | Rok Korosec (Slo) | 0:14:32 |
| 86 | Ronny Koller (Swi) | 0:14:41 |
| 87 | Tobias Reiser (Ger) Notebooksbilliger.De Team | 0:15:18 |
| 88 | Alexey Krylov (Rus) | 0:15:26 |
| 89 | Borys Goral (Pol) Superior Mtb Energy Team | 0:15:47 |
| 90 | Quentin Winandy (Bel) Merida Wallonie Mountain Bike Team | 0:17:10 |
| 91 | Isak Unal (Tur) | 0:18:31 |
| -1 lap | Karol Michalski (Pol) Superior Mtb Energy Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Bayram Eroglu (Tur) | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Yusuf Cabik (Tur) Salcano Factory Team | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Sebastian Jayne (Aus) | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Alexander Meyland (Aus) | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jens Schuermans (Bel) Versluys Team | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Gregor Raggl (Aut) | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Ivan Smirnov (Rus) Team Protek | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Miguel Londono Naranjo (Col) Giant Italia Team | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Daniele Braidot (Ita) | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Truls Engen Korsaeth (Nor) | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Ole Hem (Nor) Team United Bakeries | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Kacper Urbanowicz (Pol) Superior Mtb Energy Team | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Roger Walder (Swi) Scott - Swisspower Mtb Racing Team | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Maxime Urruty (Fra) Bikepark.Ch Scott | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jeff Luyten (Bel) Versluys Team | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Sascha Bleher (Ger) | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Gehbauer (Aut) | 160 | pts |
| 2 | Ondrej Cink (Cze) Merida Biking Team | 130 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) Tx Active Bianchi | 120 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus Mig Team | 87 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Ruben Scheire (Bel) Bh - Sr Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | 70 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team | 70 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Julian Schelb (Ger) | 60 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | James Reid (RSA) | 50 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Nicholas Pettina (Ita) | 50 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Christian Pfäffle (Ger) | 31 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Jeff Luyten (Bel) Versluys Team | 27 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Marek Rauchfuss (Cze) S&H Superior Mtb Team | 26 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Jordan Sarrou (Fra) Lapierre International | 25 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Daniele Braidot (Ita) | 24 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Hugo Drechou (Fra) Team Newcycling | 23 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Zsolt Juhasz (Hun) Euroone-Waberer's Mtb Team | 22 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 22 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Rourke Croeser (RSA) Orange Monkey-Cannondale | 21 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Marvin Gruget (Fra) | 20 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Gregor Raggl (Aut) | 18 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Olof Jonsson (Swe) | 14 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Maxime Urruty (Fra) Bikepark.Ch Scott | 14 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Kenta Gallagher (GBr) | 12 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Roger Walder (Swi) Scott - Swisspower Mtb Racing Team | 10 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Jonas De Backer (Bel) | 9 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Didier Bats (Bel) | 8 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Martin Gluth (Ger) | 8 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Pablo Rodriguez Guede (Spa) | 7 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Grant Ferguson (GBr) | 6 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Sebastian Batchelor (GBr) | 5 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Russell Finsterwald (USA) Subaru - Trek | 4 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Luke Roberts (RSA) | 4 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Luca Braidot (Ita) | 3 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Dmytro Titarenko (Ukr) Isd Mtb Team | 2 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Pavel Priadein (Rus) | 2 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Julien Trarieux (Fra) Gt Skoda Chamonix | 2 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
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