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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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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ondrej Cink (Cze) Merida Biking Team | 1:19:58 |
| 2 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team | 0:00:06 |
| 3 | Alexander Gehbauer (Aut) KTM | 0:00:50 |
| 4 | Daniele Braidot (Ita) | 0:01:22 |
| 5 | Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus Mig Team | 0:01:36 |
| 6 | Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) TX Active Bianchi | 0:01:40 |
| 7 | Pablo Rodriguez Guede (Spa) | 0:02:08 |
| 8 | Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 0:02:12 |
| 9 | Jeff Luyten (Bel) Versluys Team | 0:02:13 |
| 10 | Jonas De Backer (Bel) | 0:02:46 |
| 11 | Simon Stiebjahn (Ger) | 0:03:02 |
| 12 | Jan Nesvadba (Cze) | 0:03:18 |
| 13 | Hugo Drechou (Fra) Team Newcycling | 0:03:24 |
| 14 | Dirk Peters (NZl) | 0:03:26 |
| 15 | Olof Jonsson (Swe) | 0:03:36 |
| 16 | Didier Bats (Bel) | 0:03:44 |
| 17 | Bart De Vocht (Bel) V.Z.W. Goeman Scott Cycling Team | 0:03:51 |
| 18 | Mirco Widmer (Swi) Giant Swiss SR- Suntour | 0:03:52 |
| 19 | Truls Engen Korsaeth (Nor) | 0:03:54 |
| 20 | Ruben Scheire (Bel) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | 0:03:56 |
| 21 | Tomas Paprstka (Cze) | 0:04:00 |
| 22 | Marcel Fleschhut (Ger) | 0:04:20 |
| 23 | Marvin Gruget (Fra) | 0:04:41 |
| 24 | Christian Pfäffle (Ger) Team Rothaus Poison Bikes/Hochschwartzwald/MTB Teck | 0:04:43 |
| 25 | Martin Gluth (Ger) | 0:04:44 |
| 26 | Kenta Gallagher (GBr) British National Team | 0:05:06 |
| 27 | Marek Rauchfuss (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team | 0:05:07 |
| 28 | Howard Grotts (USA) Specialized Racing | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Evan McNeely (Can) Canadian National Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| 30 | Ivan Smirnov (Rus) Team Protek | 0:05:26 |
| 31 | Jonas Pedersen (Den) | 0:05:28 |
| 32 | Kerry Werner (USA) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Russell Finsterwald (USA) Subaru - Trek | 0:05:39 |
| 34 | Julian Schelb (Ger) Lexware-Racing-Team | 0:06:14 |
| 35 | Marc Stutzmann (Swi) | 0:06:15 |
| 36 | Lukas Loretz (Swi) Giant Swiss SR- Suntour | 0:06:25 |
| 37 | Dmytro Titarenko (Ukr) ISD MTB Team | 0:06:31 |
| 38 | Zsolt Juhasz (Hun) Euroone-Waberer's-Cube MTB Team | 0:06:38 |
| 39 | David Simon (Ger) | 0:06:39 |
| 40 | Roger Walder (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB Racing Team | 0:06:51 |
| 41 | Markus Preiss (Aut) | 0:06:56 |
| 42 | Fabrice Mels (Bel) Salcano Factory Team | 0:06:57 |
| 43 | Sebastian Batchelor (GBr) | 0:07:05 |
| 44 | Ole Hem (Nor) Team United Bakeries | 0:07:12 |
| 45 | Rourke Croeser (RSA) Orange Monkey-Cannondale | 0:07:26 |
| 46 | Matej Nepustil (Cze) Merida Biking Team | 0:07:40 |
| 47 | Fabien Doubey (Fra) Definitive Spectra.Tec ASPTT | 0:07:58 |
| 48 | Evan Guthrie (Can) Canadian National Team | 0:08:09 |
| 49 | Jens Schuermans (Bel) Versluys Team | 0:08:19 |
| 50 | Gregor Raggl (Aut) | 0:08:24 |
| 51 | Pieter Geluykens (Bel) Merida Wallonie Mountain Bike Team | 0:08:25 |
| 52 | Rens De Bruin (Ned) Feenstra Stevens Bike Team | 0:08:47 |
| 53 | Louis Wolf (Ger) | 0:08:59 |
| 54 | Samuel Shaw (NZl) | 0:09:07 |
| 55 | Lorenzo Samparisi (Ita) Hard Rock Canossa Merida | 0:09:39 |
| 56 | Steven James (GBr) | 0:09:41 |
| 57 | Jozef Bebcak (Svk) | 0:10:01 |
| 58 | Martino Di Pierdomenico (Ita) Hard Rock Canossa Merida | 0:10:12 |
| 59 | Michael Stünzi (Swi) | 0:10:22 |
| 60 | Michael Crosbie (Aus) | 0:10:29 |
| 61 | Kevin Krieg (Swi) | 0:10:30 |
| 62 | Rick Reimann (Swi) | 0:10:40 |
| 63 | Christopher Platt (Ger) Notebooksbilliger.De Team | 0:10:44 |
| 64 | Radim Kovar (Cze) Merida Biking Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
| 65 | Grant Ferguson (GBr) British National Team | 0:11:01 |
| 66 | Denny Lupato (Ita) | 0:11:50 |
| 67 | Sondre Kristiansen (Nor) Merida NTG | 0:12:05 |
| 68 | Frantisek Lami (Svk) | 0:12:18 |
| 69 | Manfred Zöger (Aut) | 0:12:39 |
| 70 | Jochen Weisenseel (Ger) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
| 71 | Piotr Kurczab (Pol) | 0:12:44 |
| 72 | Stefan Peter (Swi) MTB Kader Zentralschweiz | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
| 73 | Urban Ferencak (Slo) | 0:13:29 |
| 73 | Matthias Grick (Aut) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
| 75 | Marcin Kawalec (Pol) | 0:13:38 |
| 76 | Titouan Perrin Ganier (Fra) | 0:13:56 |
| 77 | Christoph Mick (Aut) | 0:14:05 |
| 78 | Karol Michalski (Pol) Superior MTB Energy Team | 0:14:09 |
| 79 | Pavel Kuzma (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna Specialized Junior MTB Te | 0:14:20 |
| 80 | Mark Csielka (Hun) Euroone-Waberer's-Cube MTB Team | 0:14:38 |
| 81 | Mykhaylo Batsutsa (Ukr) | -1 lap |
| 82 | Bagnol Joris (Fra) | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
| 83 | Borys Goral (Pol) | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
| 84 | Jan Svorada (Cze) Merida Biking Team | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
| 85 | Alexander Meyland (Aus) | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
| 86 | Tomas Suchar (Svk) | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
| 87 | Pawel Wojczal (Pol) | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
| 88 | Gergo Meggyesi (Hun) | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
| 89 | Anton Liyubuy (Ukr) | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
| 90 | Sebastian Jayne (Aus) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
| 91 | Paul Mathou (Fra) | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
| 92 | Vadim Arko (Aut) | -2 laps |
| 93 | Etienne Moreau (Can) XPREZO-Borsao | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
| 94 | Kacper Urbanowicz (Pol) Superior MTB Energy Team | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jose Maria Sanchez Ruiz (Spa) | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Andreas Fuchs (Aut) Team Protek | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Nicholas Pettina (Ita) Gruppo Sportivo | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jordan Sarrou (Fra) Lapierre International | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Luca Braidot (Ita) | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Julien Trarieux (Fra) Gt Skoda Chamonix | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Mark Kuyan (Rus) | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Fabian Strecker (Ger) | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Rok Korosec (Slo) | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Maxime Urruty (Fra) Bikepark.ch Craft | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Cristofer Bosque Ruano (Spa) | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Timofei Ivanov (Rus) | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Andras Szatmary (Hun) Euroone-Waberer's-Cube MTB Team | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Dimitrios Antoniadis (Gre) Team Protek | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Cameron Ivory (Aus) | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Bartlomiej Wawak (Pol) JBJ - 2 Professional MTB Team | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Sascha Bleher (Ger) | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Tobias Reiser (Ger) Notebooksbilliger.De Team | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Alexey Krylov (Rus) | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Wojciech Wiktor (Pol) Superior MTB Energy Team | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ondrej Cink (Cze) Merida Biking Team | 220 | pts |
| 2 | Alexander Gehbauer (Aut) | 220 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) TX Active Bianchi | 155 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team | 140 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus MIG Team | 127 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Ruben Scheire (Bel) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | 76 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Daniele Braidot (Ita) | 74 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Julian Schelb (Ger) | 60 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Jeff Luyten (Bel) Versluys Team | 51 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | James Reid (RSA) | 50 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Nicholas Pettina (Ita) | 50 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 49 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Hugo Drechou (Fra) Team Newcycling | 39 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Pablo Rodriguez Guede (Spa) | 37 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Christian Pfäffle (Ger) | 33 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Jonas De Backer (Bel) | 31 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Marek Rauchfuss (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team | 26 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Olof Jonsson (Swe) | 26 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Jordan Sarrou (Fra) Lapierre International | 25 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Marvin Gruget (Fra) | 23 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Zsolt Juhasz (Hun) Euroone-Waberer's-Cube MTB Team | 22 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Rourke Croeser (RSA) Orange Monkey-Cannondale | 21 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Simon Stiebjahn (Ger) | 20 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Jan Nesvadba (Cze) | 18 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Gregor Raggl (Aut) | 18 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Didier Bats (Bel) | 18 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Dirk Peters (NZl) | 14 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Maxime Urruty (Fra) Bikepark.Ch Craft | 14 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Kenta Gallagher (GBr) | 12 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Roger Walder (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB Racing Team | 10 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Bart De Vocht (Bel) V.Z.W. Goeman Scott Cycling Team | 9 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Martin Gluth (Ger) | 9 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Mirco Widmer (Swi) Giant Swiss SR - Suntour | 8 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Truls Engen Korsaeth (Nor) | 7 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Grant Ferguson (GBr) | 6 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Tomas Paprstka (Cze) | 5 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Sebastian Batchelor (GBr) | 5 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Marcel Fleschhut (Ger) | 4 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
| 39 | Russell Finsterwald (USA) Subaru - Trek | 4 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
| 40 | Luke Roberts (RSA) | 4 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
| 41 | Luca Braidot (Ita) | 3 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
| 42 | Dmytro Titarenko (Ukr) ISD MTB Team | 2 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
| 43 | Pavel Priadein (Rus) | 2 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
| 44 | Julien Trarieux (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | 2 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
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