Anoshina wins U23 cross country race
Belomoyna, Mitterbauer earn silver, bronze


As the men's elite cross country event finished, the heavens opened over the Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg making the conditions for the women's under 23 and junior women's races of the 2012 UCI MTB World Cup which followed exceptionally difficult.
By the end of their races, most of the competitors were barely recognisable beneath the mud that covered them from head to foot, however, Team Protek's Ekaterina Anoshina flourished in the dire conditions to claim a convincing victory in the under 23 section whilst local rider Hayley Smith claimed the junior women's title.
Incredibly, the Russian said the conditions played a big part in her success. "I won because of the rain! My technical skill helped me. I am very happy," said Anoshina.
Second place went to the Ukraine's Yana Beomoyna of the Bi&esse Infotre Protek team who was followed over the finishing line by Austria's Lisa Mitterbauer of the BikePark.ch Scott team.
Candice Neethling was the leading South African, in 11th place.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Ekaterina Anoshina (Rus) Team Protek | 1:10:29 |
2 | Yana Belomoyna (Ukr) Bi&Esse - Infotre Protek | 0:01:15 |
3 | Lisa Mitterbauer (Aut) Bikepark.Ch Scott | 0:01:59 |
4 | Barbara Benko (Hun) Focus MIG Team | 0:04:51 |
5 | Kajsa Snihs (Swe) | 0:05:55 |
6 | Rebecca Henderson (Aus) | 0:06:07 |
7 | Vivienne Meyer (Swi) Colnago Sudtirol | 0:06:12 |
8 | Julie Berteaux (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix | 0:06:34 |
9 | Michelle Hediger (Swi) Fischer - BMC | 0:06:46 |
10 | Mona Eiberweiser (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team | 0:08:34 |
11 | Candice Neethling (RSA) | 0:09:31 |
12 | Pointet (Swi) JB Felt Team | 0:11:24 |
13 | Marta Tereshchuk (Ukr) Bi&Esse - Infotre Protek | 0:11:27 |
14 | Ashleigh Parker-Moffatt (RSA) | 0:22:29 |
15 | Angela Egeland (RSA) | 0:29:10 |
-1lap | Simone Vosloo (RSA) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lorraine Truong (Swi) BH - SR Suntour - Peisey Vallandry | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Paula Gorycka (Pol) 4F E-Vive Racing Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ekaterina Anoshina (Rus) | 90 | pts |
2 | Yana Belomoyna (Ukr) | 70 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Lisa Mitterbauer (Aut) | 60 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Barbara Benko (Hun) | 50 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Kajsa Snihs (Swe) | 40 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Rebecca Henderson (Aus) | 35 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Vivienne Meyer (Swi) | 30 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Julie Berteaux (Fra) | 27 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Michelle Hediger (Swi) | 24 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Mona Eiberweiser (Ger) | 22 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Candice Neethling (RSA) | 20 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Virginie Pointet (Swi) | 18 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Marta Tereshchuk (Ukr) | 16 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Ashleigh Parker-Moffatt (RSA) | 14 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Angela Egeland (RSA) | 12 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Simone Vosloo (RSA) | 10 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
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