Gehbauer wins U23 men's cross country
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Round four of the cross country series of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup opened with the junior and under 23 women's and under 23 men's races in La Bresse, France, on Saturday. In the under 23 men's race, Austria's Alexander Gehbauer, who had an incredible ride last week from last to third after a mechanical, proved that he is the strongest under 23 man in the field this spring by riding away from his rivals to take his second win of the season and regain the World Cup leader's jersey he lost last week to Ondrej Cink (Merida).
Cink initially tried to stay with his Austrian rival, but was unable to match Gehbauer's technical skills, eventually finishing fourth. Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Focus-MIG) moved into second place on lap two, and rode a consistent race to finish ahead of Matthias Stirnemann (Thoemus Racing), who was steadily moving up through the field from ninth to take third by the finish.
Full Results
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Gehbauer (Aut) | 1:22:24 |
| 2 | Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus MIG Team | 0:01:37 |
| 3 | Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 0:02:01 |
| 4 | Ondrej Cink (Cze) Merida Biking Team | 0:02:06 |
| 5 | Daniele Braidot (Ita) | 0:02:50 |
| 6 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team | 0:03:29 |
| 7 | Julian Schelb (Ger) | 0:03:53 |
| 8 | Nicholas Pettina (Ita) | 0:03:57 |
| 9 | Christian Pfäffle (Ger) | 0:04:06 |
| 10 | Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) TX Active Bianchi | 0:04:31 |
| 11 | Jhonnatan Botero Villegas (Col) Giant Italia Team | 0:05:04 |
| 12 | Bart De Vocht (Bel) V.Z.W. Goeman Scott Cycling Team | 0:05:11 |
| 13 | Didier Bats (Bel) | 0:05:16 |
| 14 | Mirco Widmer (Swi) Giant Swiss SR - Suntour | 0:05:20 |
| 15 | Reto Indergand (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | 0:05:30 |
| 16 | Maxime Urruty (Fra) Bikepark.Ch Craft | 0:05:38 |
| 17 | Dmytro Titarenko (Ukr) ISD MTB Team | 0:05:40 |
| 18 | Ivan Smirnov (Rus) Team Protek | 0:05:43 |
| 19 | Marek Rauchfuss (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team | 0:05:47 |
| 20 | Martin Gluth (Ger) | 0:06:00 |
| 21 | Olof Jonsson (Swe) | 0:06:01 |
| 22 | Jordan Sarrou (Fra) Lapierre International | 0:06:12 |
| 23 | Lukas Loretz (Swi) Giant Swiss SR - Suntour | 0:06:28 |
| 24 | Roger Walder (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB Racing Team | 0:06:39 |
| 25 | Grant Ferguson (GBr) | 0:06:44 |
| 26 | Rourke Croeser (RSA) Orange Monkey-Cannondale | 0:06:54 |
| 27 | Jose Maria Sanchez Ruiz (Spa) | 0:07:00 |
| 28 | Evan Guthrie (Can) | 0:07:02 |
| 29 | Howard Grotts (USA) Specialized Racing | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| 30 | Marvin Gruget (Fra) | 0:07:22 |
| 31 | Gregor Raggl (Aut) | 0:07:27 |
| 32 | Marcel Fleschhut (Ger) | 0:07:35 |
| 33 | Tomas Paprstka (Cze) | 0:07:58 |
| 34 | Ruben Scheire (Bel) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | 0:08:24 |
| 35 | Simon Stiebjahn (Ger) | 0:08:35 |
| 36 | Emilien Barben (Swi) | 0:08:38 |
| 37 | Jeff Luyten (Bel) Versluys Team | 0:08:40 |
| 38 | Dirk Peters (NZl) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| 39 | Russell Finsterwald (USA) Subaru - Trek | 0:08:52 |
| 40 | Truls Engen Korsaeth (Nor) | 0:09:05 |
| 41 | Kerry Werner (USA) | 0:09:27 |
| 42 | Thomas Lapeyrie (Fra) Lapierre International | 0:09:41 |
| 43 | David Simon (Ger) | 0:09:43 |
| 44 | Marc Stutzmann (Swi) | 0:10:08 |
| 45 | Hugo Drechou (Fra) Team Newcycling | 0:10:23 |
| 46 | Louis Wolf (Ger) | 0:10:33 |
| 47 | Zsolt Juhasz (Hun) | 0:11:01 |
| 48 | Samuel Shaw (NZl) | 0:11:22 |
| 49 | Stefan Peter (Swi) MTB Kader Zentralschweiz | 0:11:37 |
| 50 | Manfred Zöger (Aut) | 0:11:52 |
| 51 | Michael Crosbie (Aus) | 0:12:00 |
| 52 | Rens De Bruin (Ned) Feenstra Stevens Bike Team | 0:12:01 |
| 53 | Fabrice Mels (Bel) Salcano Factory Team | 0:12:02 |
| 54 | Maximilian Holz (Ger) | 0:12:04 |
| 55 | Erik Groen (Ned) Feenstra Stevens Bike Team | 0:12:48 |
| 56 | Sebastian Batchelor (GBr) | 0:13:08 |
| 57 | Steven James (GBr) | 0:13:18 |
| 58 | Evan Mcneely (Can) | 0:13:30 |
| 59 | Christopher Platt (Ger) Notebooksbilliger.De Team | 0:13:41 |
| 60 | Anton Liyubuy (Ukr) | 0:13:42 |
| 61 | Adria Noguera Soldevila (Spa) | 0:14:00 |
| 62 | Rick Reimann (Swi) | 0:14:19 |
| 63 | Martino Di Pierdomenico (Ita) Hard Rock Canossa Merida | 0:14:58 |
| 64 | Timofei Ivanov (Rus) | 0:15:37 |
| -1lap | Pieter Geluykens (Bel) Merida Wallonie Mountain Bike Team | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Arthur Tropardy (Fra) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Robbert De Nijs (Ned) Giant Dealerteams | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Fabian Strecker (Ger) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Paul Mathou (Fra) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Kenta Gallagher (GBr) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Lorenzo Samparisi (Ita) Hard Rock Canossa Merida | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Jochen Weisenseel (Ger) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Lucas Garbellotto (Fra) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Titouan Perrin Ganier (Fra) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Merlin Spranz (Aus) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Mark Kuyan (Rus) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Fabien Doubey (Fra) Definitive Spectra.Tec Asptt | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Aleksa Maric (Srb) Salcano Factory Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Etienne Moreau (Can) | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jonas De Backer (Bel) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Bryan Falaschi (Ita) | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Julien Trarieux (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Tobias Reiser (Ger) Notebooksbilliger.De Team | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Mykhaylo Batsutsa (Ukr) | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Sondre Kristiansen (Nor) Merida Ntg | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Pablo Rodriguez Guede (Spa) | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Ole Hem (Nor) Team United Bakeries | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Patrick Lüthi (Swi) | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Thomas Rasmussen (Den) | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Lars Forster (Swi) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Cristofer Bosque Ruano (Spa) | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Jens Schuermans (Bel) Versluys Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Sebastian Jayne (Aus) | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Gehbauer (Aut) | 310 | pts |
| 2 | Ondrej Cink (Cze) Merida Biking Team | 270 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus MIG Team | 197 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) TX Active Bianchi | 177 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team | 175 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Daniele Braidot (Ita) | 114 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 109 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Julian Schelb (Ger) | 90 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Nicholas Pettina (Ita) | 77 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Ruben Scheire (Bel) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | 76 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Christian Pfäffle (Ger) | 57 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Jeff Luyten (Bel) Versluys Team | 51 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | James Reid (RSA) | 50 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Hugo Drechou (Fra) Team Newcycling | 39 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Pablo Rodriguez Guede (Spa) | 37 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Didier Bats (Bel) | 34 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Marek Rauchfuss (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team | 33 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Jonas De Backer (Bel) | 31 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Olof Jonsson (Swe) | 31 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Jordan Sarrou (Fra) Lapierre International | 29 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Bart De Vocht (Bel) V.Z.W. Goeman Scott Cycling Team | 27 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Maxime Urruty (Fra) Bikepark.Ch Craft | 24 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Marvin Gruget (Fra) | 23 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Zsolt Juhasz (Hun) Euroone-Waberer's-Cube MTB Team | 22 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Mirco Widmer (Swi) Giant Swiss SR - Suntour | 22 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Rourke Croeser (RSA) Orange Monkey-Cannondale | 21 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Jhonnatan Botero Villegas (Col) Giant Italia Team | 20 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Simon Stiebjahn (Ger) | 20 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Jan Nesvadba (Cze) | 18 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Gregor Raggl (Aut) | 18 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Martin Gluth (Ger) | 15 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Dirk Peters (NZl) | 14 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Reto Indergand (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | 12 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Kenta Gallagher (GBr) | 12 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Roger Walder (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB Racing Team | 12 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Dmytro Titarenko (Ukr) ISD MTB Team | 11 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Ivan Smirnov (Rus) Team Protek | 8 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Truls Engen Korsaeth (Nor) | 7 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
| 39 | Grant Ferguson (GBr) | 7 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
| 40 | Tomas Paprstka (Cze) | 5 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
| 41 | Sebastian Batchelor (GBr) | 5 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
| 42 | Marcel Fleschhut (Ger) | 4 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
| 43 | Russell Finsterwald (USA) Subaru - Trek | 4 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
| 44 | Luke Roberts (RSA) | 4 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
| 45 | Lukas Loretz (Swi) Giant Swiss SR - Suntour | 3 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
| 46 | Luca Braidot (Ita) | 3 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
| 47 | Pavel Priadein (Rus) | 2 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
| 48 | Julien Trarieux (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | 2 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
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