Schulte-Luenzum races to U23 cross country win in Albstadt
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In the under 23 men's race, German national champion Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Focus XC) started the six-lap race with a blazingly fast sub-13 minute lap, the only rider of the day to go under 13 minutes. He maintained his fast lap pace through the next lap, spurred on by the cheering partisan crowd and built a 24-second cushion on his chasers.
Schulte-Luenzum's chasers could not claw him back. Jens Schuermans (Versluys) and Jordan Sarrou (Focus/Rotor/Coach-System.fr) shared the chasing duties through most of the race, until the Frenchman, Sarrou, cracked on the final lap, with Schuermans pulling away to take second and the 2012 World Cup champion Michiel van der Heijden (Giant Pro XC) overtaking Sarrou for third.
"My goal was to win a World Cup this year," said Schulte-Luenzum, "and I knew that I would prefer to do it in Albstadt. This is just an awesome result."
"It was not my plan to take the lead at the beginning, because I was unsure if I could hold it. But in the lead I was able to manage my own race at my own pace."
Full Results
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus XC Team | 1:21:16 |
| 2 | Jens Schuermans (Bel) Versluys Team | 0:00:17 |
| 3 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Giant Pro XC Team | 0:00:33 |
| 4 | Jordan Sarrou (Fra) Focus/Rotor/Coaching-System.Fr | 0:01:02 |
| 5 | Julien Trarieux (Fra) | 0:01:27 |
| 6 | Daniele Braidot (Ita) | 0:01:35 |
| 7 | Jeff Luyten (Bel) Versluys Team | 0:01:46 |
| 8 | Reto Indergand (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | 0:01:54 |
| 9 | Hugo Drechou (Fra) Calvisson VTT | 0:01:59 |
| 10 | Nicholas Pettina (Ita) | 0:02:06 |
| 11 | Ruben Scheire (Bel) Feenstra Felt Powered By Kenda | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| 12 | Rourke Croeser (RSA) Orange Monkey Pro Team | 0:02:08 |
| 13 | Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | 0:02:10 |
| 14 | Grant Ferguson (GBr) Superior Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team | 0:02:17 |
| 15 | Christian Pfäffle (Ger) | 0:02:21 |
| 16 | Kenta Gallagher (GBr) Superior Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team | 0:02:36 |
| 17 | Didier Bats (Bel) Toka Print MTB Team | 0:02:58 |
| 18 | Martin Gluth (Ger) | 0:03:03 |
| 19 | Julian Schelb (Ger) | 0:03:21 |
| 20 | Howard Grotts (USA) Specialized Racing Xc | 0:03:22 |
| 21 | Pablo Rodriguez Guede (Spa) BH - SR Suntour - KMC | 0:03:40 |
| 22 | Dirk Peters (NZl) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| 23 | James Reid (RSA) | 0:03:58 |
| 24 | Emilien Barben (Swi) | 0:04:24 |
| 25 | Bartlomiej Wawak (Pol) JBG - 2 Professional MTB Team | 0:05:01 |
| 26 | Bart De Vocht (Bel) Goeman Scott Cycling Team Vzw | 0:05:07 |
| 27 | Andrea Righettini (Ita) Focus XC Italy Team | 0:05:16 |
| 28 | Jan Nesvadba (Cze) | 0:05:32 |
| 29 | Lorenzo Samparisi (Ita) Merida Italia Team | 0:05:46 |
| 30 | Truls Engen Korsaeth (Nor) Merida NTG | 0:06:09 |
| 31 | Marvin Gruget (Fra) Look - Beaumes De Venise | 0:06:24 |
| 32 | Luca Braidot (Ita) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Romain Seigle (Fra) ASPTT Definitive Tec | 0:06:25 |
| 34 | Brendon Davids (RSA) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Marc Stutzmann (Swi) | 0:06:59 |
| 36 | Mitchell Bailey (Can) | 0:07:21 |
| 37 | Rens De Bruijn (Ned) Sbj Bike Team | 0:07:24 |
| 38 | Gregor Raggl (Aut) Ötztal Scott Racing Team | 0:07:29 |
| 39 | Thijs Zuurbier (Ned) Feenstra Felt Powered By Kenda | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 40 | Maxime Urruty (Fra) Creuse Oxygene | 0:07:39 |
| 41 | Olivier Bruwiere (Bel) | 0:07:40 |
| 42 | Antoine Bouqueret (Fra) Scott La Clusaz | 0:07:41 |
| 43 | Aaron Beck (Ger) | 0:07:45 |
| 44 | Tomas Paprstka (Cze) | 0:07:54 |
| 45 | Leandre Bouchard (Can) | 0:07:59 |
| 46 | David Simon (Ger) | 0:08:20 |
| 47 | Alexander Laugesen (Den) | 0:08:25 |
| 48 | Jose Maria Sanchez Ruiz (Spa) | 0:08:29 |
| 49 | Jeremy Martin (Can) | 0:08:34 |
| 50 | Kerry Werner (USA) | 0:08:46 |
| 51 | Louis Wolf (Ger) | 0:08:53 |
| 52 | Martin Stosek (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna Specialized Junior MTB Team | 0:08:57 |
| 53 | Florian Chenaux (Swi) | 0:09:00 |
| 54 | Enea Vetsch (Swi) Bsk Graf-Rollmat-Koba MTB Team | 0:09:13 |
| 55 | Michael Mayer (Aut) | 0:09:26 |
| 56 | Matthijs Eversdijk (Ned) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
| 57 | Krystof Bogar (Cze) | 0:09:27 |
| 58 | Markus Preiss (Aut) | 0:09:36 |
| 59 | Philipp Hediger (Swi) Fischer-BMC | 0:09:41 |
| 60 | Luke Roberts (RSA) | 0:09:56 |
| 61 | Maximilian Maier (Ger) | 0:09:59 |
| 62 | Fabien Doubey (Fra) ASPTT Definitive Tec | 0:10:05 |
| 63 | Axel Lindh (Swe) | 0:10:47 |
| 64 | Thibault Geneste (Fra) Newcycling | 0:10:53 |
| 65 | Fabrice Mels (Bel) Salcano Alanya | 0:11:04 |
| 66 | Christopher Platt (Ger) | 0:11:06 |
| 67 | Martin Frey (Ger) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
| 68 | Andri Frischknecht (Swi) Scott Swisspower MTB Racing Team | 0:11:17 |
| 69 | Toki Sawada (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team | 0:11:25 |
| 70 | Luiz Cocuzzi (Bra) | 0:12:36 |
| 71 | Samuel Shaw (NZl) | 0:12:41 |
| -1lap | Pieter Geluykens (Bel) Team Merida Wallonie MTB | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Artem Shevtsov (Ukr) Cycling Club Roma MTB Team | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Kevin Panhuyzen (Bel) Trek-KMC Trade Team | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Travis Walker (RSA) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Philipp Wetzelberger (Aut) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Steven James (GBr) | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Rick Reimann (Swi) | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Stefan Peter (Swi) Strübi MTB Kader | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Rok Korosec (Slo) Calcit Bike Team | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Peteris Janevics (Lat) | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Maciej Jeziorski (Pol) | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Marcel Guerrini (Swi) | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Patrick Lüthi (Swi) | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Anton Cooper (NZl) Cannondale Factory Racing | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Victor Koretzky (Fra) Bikepark.Ch Adrisport | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Russell Finsterwald (USA) Trek Factory Racing | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Arnaud Cannau (Fra) Aix VTT Thrifty | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Marcus Nicolai (Ger) | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Arno Du Toit (RSA) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Emil Linde (Swe) | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Arnis Petersons (Lat) | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Beltain Schmid (Ita) Focus XC Italy Team | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Piotr Kurczab (Pol) Sante-Bsa Tour | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Mark Csielka (Hun) | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Adria Noguera Soldevila (Spa) | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Mykolay Shepel (Ukr) | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Matis Preimanis (Lat) | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Ulisse Fieschi (Swi) JB Felt Team | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Ben Comfort (Aus) | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Paul Rodenbach (RSA) Superior Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Yago Sardina Carrillo (Spa) | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Charles Planet (Fra) | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Nicolas Mariotto Sessler (Bra) Caloi | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
| -3laps | Ruslan Boredskiy (Rus) | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
| -4laps | Andrey Myshakov (Rus) | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Andrey Fonseca (CRc) Bi&Esse Carrera | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jonas Pedersen (Den) | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Frantisek Lami (Svk) | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Stefano Valdrighi (Ita) Merida Italia Team | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Ben Zwiehoff (Ger) | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Erik Jonsson (Swe) | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Keegan Swenson (USA) Cannondale Factory Racing | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Lars Forster (Swi) | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Fabian Costa (Aut) | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Sturla Aune (Nor) | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Luis Camacho (CRc) Bi&Esse Carrera | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Urban Ferencak (Slo) Calcit Bike Team | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Adrian Retief (NZl) | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jochen Weisenseel (Ger) | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Markus Schulte-Luenzum (Ger) Focus XC Team | 90 | pts |
| 2 | Jens Schuermans (Bel) Versluys Team | 70 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Giant Pro XC Team | 60 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Jordan Sarrou (Fra) Focus/Rotor/Coaching-System.Fr | 50 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Julien Trarieux (Fra) | 40 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Daniele Braidot (Ita) | 35 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Jeff Luyten (Bel) Versluys Team | 30 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Reto Indergand (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | 27 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Hugo Drechou (Fra) Calvisson VTT | 24 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Nicholas Pettina (Ita) | 22 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Ruben Scheire (Bel) Feenstra Felt Powered By Kenda | 20 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Rourke Croeser (RSA) Orange Monkey Pro Team | 18 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | 16 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Grant Ferguson (GBr) Superior Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team | 14 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Christian Pfäffle (Ger) | 12 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Kenta Gallagher (GBr) Superior Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team | 10 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Didier Bats (Bel) Toka Print MTB Team | 9 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Martin Gluth (Ger) | 8 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Julian Schelb (Ger) | 7 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Howard Grotts (USA) Specialized Racing XC | 6 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Pablo Rodriguez Guede (Spa) BH - SR Suntour - KMC | 5 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Dirk Peters (NZl) | 4 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | James Reid (RSA) | 3 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Emilien Barben (Swi) | 2 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Bartlomiej Wawak (Pol) JBG - 2 Professional MTB Team | 1 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
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