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TX Active-Bianchi's Gerhard Kerschbaumer celebrated a solo win in the U23 men's cross country race at the final World Cup in Val d'Isère, France on Saturday. He finished with a 30-second advantage on Jordan Sarrou (Lapierre International) and a 1:01 advantage on Daniele Braidot.
"I started well, then I crashed twice in the early race with the rain-soaked course making the race harder for the whole field," said Kershbaumer. "In the second lap, I was leading the race with Austrian Gehbauer, then I kept my pace going to take a solo win."
Michiel Van der Heijden (Netherlands) won the U23 men's World Cup overall.
Full Results
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) TX Active Bianchi | 1:24:45 |
| 2 | Jordan Sarrou (Fra) Lapierre International | 0:00:30 |
| 3 | Daniele Braidot (Ita) | 0:01:01 |
| 4 | Luca Braidot (Ita) | 0:01:03 |
| 5 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team | 0:01:53 |
| 6 | Bart De Vocht (Bel) V.Z.W. Goeman Scott Cycling Team | 0:01:57 |
| 7 | Jeff Luyten (Bel) Versluys Team | 0:02:02 |
| 8 | Marcel Fleschhut (Ger) | 0:02:08 |
| 9 | Julian Schelb (Ger) | 0:02:28 |
| 10 | Ondrej Cink (Cze) Merida Biking Team | 0:03:50 |
| 11 | Simon Stiebjahn (Ger) | 0:04:27 |
| 12 | Mario Luis Miranda Costa (Por) | 0:04:28 |
| 13 | Marvin Gruget (Fra) Look - Beaumes De Venise | 0:05:00 |
| 14 | Jens Schuermans (Bel) Versluys Team | 0:05:08 |
| 15 | Julien Trarieux (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | 0:05:13 |
| 16 | Rourke Croeser (RSA) Orange Monkey-Cannondale | 0:05:22 |
| 17 | Jhonnatan Botero Villegas (Col) Giant Italia Team | 0:05:31 |
| 18 | Zsolt Juhasz (Hun) Euroone-Waberer's-Cube MTB Team | 0:06:01 |
| 19 | Christian Pfäffle (Ger) | 0:06:38 |
| 20 | Hugo Drechou (Fra) Team Newcycling | 0:06:49 |
| 21 | Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 0:07:03 |
| 22 | Lorenzo Samparisi (Ita) Hard Rock Canossa Merida | 0:07:18 |
| 23 | Mirco Widmer (Swi) Giant Swiss SR - Suntour | 0:07:29 |
| 24 | Reto Indergand (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | 0:07:36 |
| 25 | Didier Bats (Bel) | 0:07:38 |
| 26 | Ruben Scheire (Bel) Bh - Sr Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| 27 | Marek Rauchfuss (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team | 0:07:40 |
| 28 | Fabien Doubey (Fra) Definitive Spectra.Tec ASPTT | 0:08:13 |
| 29 | Emilien Barben (Swi) | 0:08:20 |
| 30 | Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus MIG Team | 0:08:32 |
| 31 | Mykhaylo Batsutsa (Ukr) | 0:08:39 |
| 32 | Gregor Raggl (Aut) | 0:08:56 |
| 33 | Andrea Righettini (Ita) | 0:09:11 |
| 34 | Thijs Zuurbier (Ned) Feenstra Stevens Bike Team | 0:09:12 |
| 35 | Jonas De Backer (Bel) | 0:09:30 |
| 36 | Fabrice Mels (Bel) Salcano Factory Team | 0:09:45 |
| 37 | Tomas Paprstka (Cze) | 0:09:49 |
| 38 | Lukas Loretz (Swi) Giant Swiss SR - Suntour | 0:10:02 |
| 39 | Matej Nepustil (Cze) Merida Biking Team | 0:10:11 |
| 40 | Steven James (GBr) | 0:10:19 |
| 41 | Mike Schuler (Swi) MTB Kader Zentralschweiz | 0:10:33 |
| 42 | Claude Koster (Swi) | 0:10:43 |
| 43 | Martino Di Pierdomenico (Ita) Hard Rock Canossa Merida | 0:11:07 |
| 44 | Tobias Reiser (Ger) Notebooksbilliger.De Team | 0:11:22 |
| 45 | Erik Groen (Ned) Feenstra Stevens Bike Team | 0:11:30 |
| 46 | Yohann Lebarillier (Fra) | 0:11:31 |
| 47 | Florian Chenaux (Swi) | 0:11:33 |
| 48 | Rick Reimann (Swi) | 0:11:56 |
| 49 | Stefan Peter (Swi) MTB Kader Zentralschweiz | 0:12:25 |
| 50 | Denny Lupato (Ita) | 0:12:38 |
| 51 | Louis Wolf (Ger) | 0:13:06 |
| 52 | Michael Stünzi (Swi) | 0:13:39 |
| 53 | Piotr Kurczab (Pol) | 0:14:05 |
| 54 | (Spa) Noguera Soldevila Adria | 0:14:13 |
| 55 | (Pol) Kawalec Marcin | 0:14:43 |
| 56 | Mitchell Bailey (Can) | 0:15:01 |
| 57 | Frantisek Lami (Svk) | 0:15:21 |
| 58 | Radim Kovar (Cze) Merida Biking Team | 0:16:09 |
| 59 | Pieter Geluykens (Bel) Merida Wallonie Mountain Bike Team | 0:16:43 |
| 60 | Kevin Krieg (Swi) | 0:17:36 |
| -1lap | Mattia Penna (Ita) Bi&Esse - Infotre Protek | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Urban Ferencak (Slo) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Jose Maria Sanchez Ruiz (Spa) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Roger Walder (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB Racing Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Christopher Platt (Ger) Notebooksbilliger.De Team | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Rafael Assuncao (Por) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Romain Cleret (Fra) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Marco Francioni (SMr) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Sebastian Jayne (Aus) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Pablo Rodriguez Guede (Spa) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Yoshitaka Nakahara (Jpn) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Merlin Spranz (Aus) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Arvis Meldrajs (Lat) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Jan Svorada (Cze) Merida Biking Team | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Rens De Bruin (Ned) Feenstra Stevens Bike Team | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Alexander Gehbauer (Aut) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Maxime Urruty (Fra) Bikepark.Ch Craft | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Kenta Gallagher (GBr) | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Sylvain Engelmann (Swi) | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Olof Jonsson (Swe) Team Fujibikes Rockets | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Nicholas Pettina (Ita) | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Rabobank Giant Offroad Team | 395 | pts |
| 2 | Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) TX Active Bianchi | 372 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus MIG Team | 327 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Alexander Gehbauer (Aut) | 310 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Ondrej Cink (Cze) Merida Biking Team | 292 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Ruben Scheire (Bel) Bh - Sr Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | 176 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Daniele Braidot (Ita) | 174 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Julian Schelb (Ger) | 146 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 132 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | James Reid (RSA) | 117 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Simon Stiebjahn (Ger) | 105 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Jordan Sarrou (Fra) Lapierre International | 99 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Reto Indergand (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | 98 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Jeff Luyten (Bel) Versluys Team | 81 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Nicholas Pettina (Ita) | 77 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Olof Jonsson (Swe) Team Fujibikes Rockets | 67 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Christian Pfäffle (Ger) | 64 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Bart De Vocht (Bel) V.Z.W. Goeman Scott Cycling Team | 62 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Kenta Gallagher (GBr) | 61 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Mirco Widmer (Swi) Giant Swiss SR - Suntour | 56 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Luca Braidot (Ita) | 53 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Rourke Croeser (RSA) Orange Monkey-Cannondale | 49 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Russell Finsterwald (USA) Subaru - Trek | 46 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Hugo Drechou (Fra) Team Newcycling | 45 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Howard Grotts (USA) Specialized Racing | 40 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Zsolt Juhasz (Hun) Euroone-Waberer's-Cube MTB Team | 39 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Marvin Gruget (Fra) Look - Beaumes De Venise | 39 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Pablo Rodriguez Guede (Spa) | 37 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Didier Bats (Bel) | 35 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Marek Rauchfuss (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team | 33 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Gregor Raggl (Aut) | 32 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Marcel Fleschhut (Ger) | 31 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Jonas De Backer (Bel) | 31 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Jhonnatan Botero Villegas (Col) Giant Italia Team | 29 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Mitchell Bailey (Can) | 25 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Maxime Urruty (Fra) Bikepark.Ch Craft | 24 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Jack Haig (Aus) | 20 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Evan Guthrie (Can) | 19 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
| 39 | Mario Luis Miranda Costa (Por) | 18 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
| 40 | Jan Nesvadba (Cze) | 18 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
| 41 | Martin Gluth (Ger) | 15 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
| 42 | Jens Schuermans (Bel) Versluys Team | 14 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
| 43 | Dirk Peters (NZl) | 14 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
| 44 | Julien Trarieux (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | 14 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
| 45 | Lukas Loretz (Swi) Giant Swiss SR - Suntour | 13 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
| 46 | Fabrice Mels (Bel) Salcano Factory Team | 13 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
| 47 | Roger Walder (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB Racing Team | 12 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
| 48 | Luke Roberts (RSA) | 12 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
| 49 | Antoine Caron (Can) | 11 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
| 50 | Dmytro Titarenko (Ukr) ISD MTB Team | 11 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
| 51 | Emilien Barben (Swi) | 10 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
| 52 | Ivan Smirnov (Rus) Team Protek | 8 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
| 53 | Leandre Bouchard (Can) | 8 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
| 54 | Jeremy Martin (Can) | 7 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
| 55 | Andrey Fonseca (CRc) | 7 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
| 56 | Truls Engen Korsaeth (Nor) | 7 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
| 57 | Grant Ferguson (GBr) | 7 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
| 58 | Kerry Werner (USA) | 7 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
| 59 | Tomas Paprstka (Cze) | 5 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
| 60 | Sebastian Batchelor (GBr) | 5 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
| 61 | Lorenzo Samparisi (Ita) Hard Rock Canossa Merida | 4 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
| 62 | Pavel Priadein (Rus) | 2 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
| 63 | Hilvar Yamid Malaver (Col) | 1 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
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