Cink steals U23 World Cup lead with victory in Nove Mesto na Morave

The under 23 men's race at the third round of the cross country World Cup, in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic, featured two races within the race. Ondrej Cink (Merida) took a strong victory before a very appreciative home crowd, while World Cup leader Alexander Gehbauer (Austria) had probably the most impressive ride of the day, when he fought his way back from last in the opening start loop to finish third, less than a minute down on Cink.

Michiel van der Heijden (Rabobank Giant) took second, only six seconds behind Cink.  Cink also took over the World Cup leader's jersey with his win, tied on points with Gehbauer.

Gehbauer suffered chain suck in the sprint from the start line, falling to last in the 128-rider field before he was able to start riding again. Remarkably, he blasted through the field back into third by the halfway point in the race. In front, Cink and van der Heijden were riding together all race, until Cink attacked in the final half lap to open enough of a gap to take the win.

Full Results

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U23 men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Ondrej Cink (Cze) Merida Biking Team1:19:58
2Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team0:00:06
3Alexander Gehbauer (Aut) KTM0:00:50
4Daniele Braidot (Ita)0:01:22
5Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus Mig Team0:01:36
6Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) TX Active Bianchi0:01:40
7Pablo Rodriguez Guede (Spa)0:02:08
8Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team0:02:12
9Jeff Luyten (Bel) Versluys Team0:02:13
10Jonas De Backer (Bel)0:02:46
11Simon Stiebjahn (Ger)0:03:02
12Jan Nesvadba (Cze)0:03:18
13Hugo Drechou (Fra) Team Newcycling0:03:24
14Dirk Peters (NZl)0:03:26
15Olof Jonsson (Swe)0:03:36
16Didier Bats (Bel)0:03:44
17Bart De Vocht (Bel) V.Z.W. Goeman Scott Cycling Team0:03:51
18Mirco Widmer (Swi) Giant Swiss SR- Suntour0:03:52
19Truls Engen Korsaeth (Nor)0:03:54
20Ruben Scheire (Bel) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry0:03:56
21Tomas Paprstka (Cze)0:04:00
22Marcel Fleschhut (Ger)0:04:20
23Marvin Gruget (Fra)0:04:41
24Christian Pfäffle (Ger) Team Rothaus Poison Bikes/Hochschwartzwald/MTB Teck0:04:43
25Martin Gluth (Ger)0:04:44
26Kenta Gallagher (GBr) British National Team0:05:06
27Marek Rauchfuss (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team0:05:07
28Howard Grotts (USA) Specialized RacingRow 27 - Cell 2
29Evan McNeely (Can) Canadian National TeamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Ivan Smirnov (Rus) Team Protek0:05:26
31Jonas Pedersen (Den)0:05:28
32Kerry Werner (USA)Row 31 - Cell 2
33Russell Finsterwald (USA) Subaru - Trek0:05:39
34Julian Schelb (Ger) Lexware-Racing-Team0:06:14
35Marc Stutzmann (Swi)0:06:15
36Lukas Loretz (Swi) Giant Swiss SR- Suntour0:06:25
37Dmytro Titarenko (Ukr) ISD MTB Team0:06:31
38Zsolt Juhasz (Hun) Euroone-Waberer's-Cube MTB Team0:06:38
39David Simon (Ger)0:06:39
40Roger Walder (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB Racing Team0:06:51
41Markus Preiss (Aut)0:06:56
42Fabrice Mels (Bel) Salcano Factory Team0:06:57
43Sebastian Batchelor (GBr)0:07:05
44Ole Hem (Nor) Team United Bakeries0:07:12
45Rourke Croeser (RSA) Orange Monkey-Cannondale0:07:26
46Matej Nepustil (Cze) Merida Biking Team0:07:40
47Fabien Doubey (Fra) Definitive Spectra.Tec ASPTT0:07:58
48Evan Guthrie (Can) Canadian National Team0:08:09
49Jens Schuermans (Bel) Versluys Team0:08:19
50Gregor Raggl (Aut)0:08:24
51Pieter Geluykens (Bel) Merida Wallonie Mountain Bike Team0:08:25
52Rens De Bruin (Ned) Feenstra Stevens Bike Team0:08:47
53Louis Wolf (Ger)0:08:59
54Samuel Shaw (NZl)0:09:07
55Lorenzo Samparisi (Ita) Hard Rock Canossa Merida0:09:39
56Steven James (GBr)0:09:41
57Jozef Bebcak (Svk)0:10:01
58Martino Di Pierdomenico (Ita) Hard Rock Canossa Merida0:10:12
59Michael Stünzi (Swi)0:10:22
60Michael Crosbie (Aus)0:10:29
61Kevin Krieg (Swi)0:10:30
62Rick Reimann (Swi)0:10:40
63Christopher Platt (Ger) Notebooksbilliger.De Team0:10:44
64Radim Kovar (Cze) Merida Biking TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Grant Ferguson (GBr) British National Team0:11:01
66Denny Lupato (Ita)0:11:50
67Sondre Kristiansen (Nor) Merida NTG0:12:05
68Frantisek Lami (Svk)0:12:18
69Manfred Zöger (Aut)0:12:39
70Jochen Weisenseel (Ger)Row 69 - Cell 2
71Piotr Kurczab (Pol)0:12:44
72Stefan Peter (Swi) MTB Kader ZentralschweizRow 71 - Cell 2
73Urban Ferencak (Slo)0:13:29
73Matthias Grick (Aut)Row 73 - Cell 2
75Marcin Kawalec (Pol)0:13:38
76Titouan Perrin Ganier (Fra)0:13:56
77Christoph Mick (Aut)0:14:05
78Karol Michalski (Pol) Superior MTB Energy Team0:14:09
79Pavel Kuzma (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna Specialized Junior MTB Te0:14:20
80Mark Csielka (Hun) Euroone-Waberer's-Cube MTB Team0:14:38
81Mykhaylo Batsutsa (Ukr)-1 lap
82Bagnol Joris (Fra)Row 81 - Cell 2
83Borys Goral (Pol)Row 82 - Cell 2
84Jan Svorada (Cze) Merida Biking TeamRow 83 - Cell 2
85Alexander Meyland (Aus)Row 84 - Cell 2
86Tomas Suchar (Svk)Row 85 - Cell 2
87Pawel Wojczal (Pol)Row 86 - Cell 2
88Gergo Meggyesi (Hun)Row 87 - Cell 2
89Anton Liyubuy (Ukr)Row 88 - Cell 2
90Sebastian Jayne (Aus)Row 89 - Cell 2
91Paul Mathou (Fra)Row 90 - Cell 2
92Vadim Arko (Aut)-2 laps
93Etienne Moreau (Can) XPREZO-BorsaoRow 92 - Cell 2
94Kacper Urbanowicz (Pol) Superior MTB Energy TeamRow 93 - Cell 2
DNFJose Maria Sanchez Ruiz (Spa)Row 94 - Cell 2
DNFAndreas Fuchs (Aut) Team ProtekRow 95 - Cell 2
DNFNicholas Pettina (Ita) Gruppo SportivoRow 96 - Cell 2
DNFJordan Sarrou (Fra) Lapierre InternationalRow 97 - Cell 2
DNFLuca Braidot (Ita)Row 98 - Cell 2
DNFJulien Trarieux (Fra) Gt Skoda ChamonixRow 99 - Cell 2
DNFMark Kuyan (Rus)Row 100 - Cell 2
DNFFabian Strecker (Ger)Row 101 - Cell 2
DNFRok Korosec (Slo)Row 102 - Cell 2
DNFMaxime Urruty (Fra) Bikepark.ch CraftRow 103 - Cell 2
DNSCristofer Bosque Ruano (Spa)Row 104 - Cell 2
DNSTimofei Ivanov (Rus)Row 105 - Cell 2
DNSAndras Szatmary (Hun) Euroone-Waberer's-Cube MTB TeamRow 106 - Cell 2
DNSDimitrios Antoniadis (Gre) Team ProtekRow 107 - Cell 2
DNSCameron Ivory (Aus)Row 108 - Cell 2
DNSBartlomiej Wawak (Pol) JBJ - 2 Professional MTB TeamRow 109 - Cell 2
DNSSascha Bleher (Ger)Row 110 - Cell 2
DNSTobias Reiser (Ger) Notebooksbilliger.De TeamRow 111 - Cell 2
DNSAlexey Krylov (Rus)Row 112 - Cell 2
DNSWojciech Wiktor (Pol) Superior MTB Energy TeamRow 113 - Cell 2
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U23 men individual standings after three rounds
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Ondrej Cink (Cze) Merida Biking Team220pts
2Alexander Gehbauer (Aut)220Row 1 - Cell 3
3Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) TX Active Bianchi155Row 2 - Cell 3
4Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team140Row 3 - Cell 3
5Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus MIG Team127Row 4 - Cell 3
6Ruben Scheire (Bel) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry76Row 5 - Cell 3
7Daniele Braidot (Ita)74Row 6 - Cell 3
8Julian Schelb (Ger)60Row 7 - Cell 3
9Jeff Luyten (Bel) Versluys Team51Row 8 - Cell 3
10James Reid (RSA)50Row 9 - Cell 3
11Nicholas Pettina (Ita)50Row 10 - Cell 3
12Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team49Row 11 - Cell 3
13Hugo Drechou (Fra) Team Newcycling39Row 12 - Cell 3
14Pablo Rodriguez Guede (Spa)37Row 13 - Cell 3
15Christian Pfäffle (Ger)33Row 14 - Cell 3
16Jonas De Backer (Bel)31Row 15 - Cell 3
17Marek Rauchfuss (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team26Row 16 - Cell 3
18Olof Jonsson (Swe)26Row 17 - Cell 3
19Jordan Sarrou (Fra) Lapierre International25Row 18 - Cell 3
20Marvin Gruget (Fra)23Row 19 - Cell 3
21Zsolt Juhasz (Hun) Euroone-Waberer's-Cube MTB Team22Row 20 - Cell 3
22Rourke Croeser (RSA) Orange Monkey-Cannondale21Row 21 - Cell 3
23Simon Stiebjahn (Ger)20Row 22 - Cell 3
24Jan Nesvadba (Cze)18Row 23 - Cell 3
25Gregor Raggl (Aut)18Row 24 - Cell 3
26Didier Bats (Bel)18Row 25 - Cell 3
27Dirk Peters (NZl)14Row 26 - Cell 3
28Maxime Urruty (Fra) Bikepark.Ch Craft14Row 27 - Cell 3
29Kenta Gallagher (GBr)12Row 28 - Cell 3
30Roger Walder (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB Racing Team10Row 29 - Cell 3
31Bart De Vocht (Bel) V.Z.W. Goeman Scott Cycling Team9Row 30 - Cell 3
32Martin Gluth (Ger)9Row 31 - Cell 3
33Mirco Widmer (Swi) Giant Swiss SR - Suntour8Row 32 - Cell 3
34Truls Engen Korsaeth (Nor)7Row 33 - Cell 3
35Grant Ferguson (GBr)6Row 34 - Cell 3
36Tomas Paprstka (Cze)5Row 35 - Cell 3
37Sebastian Batchelor (GBr)5Row 36 - Cell 3
38Marcel Fleschhut (Ger)4Row 37 - Cell 3
39Russell Finsterwald (USA) Subaru - Trek4Row 38 - Cell 3
40Luke Roberts (RSA)4Row 39 - Cell 3
41Luca Braidot (Ita)3Row 40 - Cell 3
42Dmytro Titarenko (Ukr) ISD MTB Team2Row 41 - Cell 3
43Pavel Priadein (Rus)2Row 42 - Cell 3
44Julien Trarieux (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix2Row 43 - Cell 3

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