Neff steps up in the under 23 category
Rankings leader Belomoyna rides into seconds place
Jolanda Neff (Wheeler-IXS) won the junior women's cross country at the Nove Mesto World Cup last year. This year, the Swiss rider has joined the under 23 ranks, but it made no difference to the result: Neff again rode away from the rest of the field to win the 21-kilometre race.
The weather turned cold and wet overnight, and the junior and under 23 women got the worst of it on Saturday morning, starting in cold, pouring rain. The track held up well, and the rain stopped by the halfway point.
Neff was not fazed by the wet conditions, easily clearing all technical sections. Behind her, the leader in the World Cup, Yana Belomoyna (Bi&Esse-Infotre Protek) rode a minute down through the race to finish second and preserve her lead in the overall standings. Paula Gorycka (4F E-Vive) took third.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jolanda Neff (Swi) Wheeler - IXS Team | 1:18:48 |
2 | Yana Belomoyna (Ukr) Bi&Esse - Infotre Protek | 0:01:01 |
3 | Paula Gorycka (Pol) 4F E-Vive Racing Team | 0:01:55 |
4 | Samara Sheppard (NZl) Wheeler - IXS Team | 0:02:27 |
5 | Candice Neethling (RSA) BMC Mountain Biking South Africa | 0:03:45 |
6 | Helen Grobert (Ger) Lexware Racing Team | 0:04:08 |
7 | Kajsa Snihs (Swe) Swedish National Team | 0:04:49 |
8 | Lisa Mitterbauer (Aut) Bikepark.ch Craft | 0:05:24 |
9 | Monika Zur (Pol) 4F E-Vive Racing Team | 0:05:43 |
10 | Mona Eiberweiser (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team | 0:06:40 |
11 | Serena Calvetti (Ita) Torpado Surfing Shop | 0:06:52 |
12 | Michelle Hediger (Swi) Fischer - BMC | 0:07:04 |
13 | Rebecca Henderson (Aus) Canberra ORC | 0:07:55 |
14 | Ekaterina Anoshina (Rus) Team Protek | 0:08:29 |
15 | Barbara Benko (Hun) Focus MIG Team | 0:08:44 |
16 | Vivienne Meyer (Swi) Colnago Sudtirol | 0:09:12 |
17 | Jitka Skarnitzlova (Cze) Rubena Auto-Mencik Specialized | 0:09:23 |
18 | Andréanne Pichette (Can) Canadian National Team | 0:09:25 |
19 | Vendula Kuntova (Cze) GT Bicycles Opportunity | 0:09:26 |
20 | Virginie Pointet (Swi) JB Felt Team | 0:09:47 |
21 | Marion Azam (Fra) Definitive Spectra.Tec ASPTT | 0:10:12 |
22 | Regina Genser (Ger) Bike Junior Team powered by Milka, BSB Bayreuth | 0:10:49 |
23 | Julie Berteaux (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | 0:11:02 |
24 | Laura Bietola (Can) Canadian National Team | 0:12:23 |
25 | Kateryna Naberezhna (Ukr) ISD MTB Team | 0:12:49 |
26 | Marta Tereshchuk (Ukr) Bi&Esse - Infotre Protek | 0:13:14 |
27 | Zuzana Pirzkallova (Cze) | 0:13:34 |
28 | Karla Stepanova (Cze) | 0:14:17 |
29 | Weronika Rybarczyk (Pol) Superior MTB Energy Team | 0:15:50 |
30 | Alessia Bulleri (Ita) | 0:16:25 |
31 | Michaela Malarikova (Svk) | -1 lap |
32 | Yuval Bar Ziv (Isr) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Marta Pastore (Ita) Hard Rock Canossa Merida | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Carla Haines (GBr) WXC World Racing | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Jovana Crnogorac (Srb) Salcano Factory Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Zsofia Keri (Hun) | -2 laps |
DNF | Lorraine Truong (Swi) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hana Jezkova (Cze) GT Bicycles Opportunity | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Claire Oakley (Irl) WXC World Racing | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Lisa Rabensteiner (Ita) Colnago Sudtirol | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Anna Oberparleiter (Ita) Hard Rock Canossa Merida | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Yana Belomoyna (Ukr) Bi&Esse - Infotre Protek | 230 | pts |
2 | Ekaterina Anoshina (Rus) Team Protek | 174 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Jolanda Neff (Swi) Wheeler - IXS Team | 140 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Rebecca Henderson (Aus) | 111 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Lisa Mitterbauer (Aut) Bikepark.Ch Craft | 107 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Paula Gorycka (Pol) 4F E-Vive Racing Team | 100 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Kajsa Snihs (Swe) | 97 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Barbara Benko (Hun) Focus MIG Team | 92 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Mona Eiberweiser (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team | 79 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Candice Neethling (RSA) | 76 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Samara Sheppard (NZl) Wheeler - IXS Team | 62 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Helen Grobert (Ger) | 59 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Vivienne Meyer (Swi) Colnago Sudtirol | 58 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Michelle Hediger (Swi) Fischer - BMC | 52 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Serena Calvetti (Ita) Torpado Surfing Shop | 42 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Monika Zur (Pol) 4F E-Vive Racing Team | 38 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Virginie Pointet (Swi) JB Felt Team | 33 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Julie Berteaux (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | 30 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Marta Tereshchuk (Ukr) Bi&Esse - Infotre Protek | 22 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Jitka Skarnitzlova (Cze) Rubena Auto-Mencik Specialized | 17 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Ashleigh Parker-Moffatt (RSA) | 14 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Angela Egeland (RSA) | 12 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Vendula Kuntova (Cze) GT Bicycles Opportunity | 12 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Simone Vosloo (RSA) | 10 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Andréanne Pichette (Can) | 8 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Lisa Rabensteiner (Ita) Colnago Sudtirol | 7 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Marion Azam (Fra) Definitive Spectra.Tec Asptt | 5 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Kateryna Naberezhna (Ukr) Isd Mtb Team | 5 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Regina Genser (Ger) | 4 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Anna Oberparleiter (Ita) Hard Rock Canossa Merida | 3 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Laura Bietola (Can) Scott-3Roxracing | 2 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Ingrid Sofie Jacobsen (Nor) | 2 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Lorraine Truong (Swi) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | 1 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |

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