Australia's Rebecca Henderson (Trek Factory Racing) managed to retain her overall lead in the under 23 women's UCI Mountain Bike World Cup after the second round, despite fighting a cold for most of the week before the race at Nove Mesto na Morave, in the Czech Republic. The women's under 23 races saw a new face on the top step of the podium, with Andrea Waldis (Colnago Sudtirol) the winner. Henderson held onto the women's overall after finishing second.
To succeed on the Nove Mesto circuit, a rider needs both technical skill and fitness. The riders alternate between climbs up soft loamy dirt and technical descents through rock gardens and over jumps.
Waldis attacked almost immediately in the women's race, with only Henderson able to reply, catching her Swiss rival at the start of the second lap. However, Henderson began to fade a lap later, feeling the effects of a cold she has been battling all week. While Waldis pulled away to win by 44 seconds, Henderson was fighting to hold onto second from a late charging Yana Belomoyna (Superior Brentjens), which she managed to do by 33 seconds.
"I felt we were pretty similar on the technical stuff," said Henderson. "This is one of my favourite courses on the World Cup, but I just didn't have the legs to keep up with Andrea today. I didn't have the best preparation because I've been sick and battling a cold all week. I'm so happy with this result. I got up there with Andrea, but I just didn't quite have it today."
Henderson leads the under 23 women's World Cup with 160 points after two rounds, followed by Jenny Rissveds (Swedish National) at 120 and Belomoyna also at 120, with Waldis at 110 points.
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Waldis (Swi) Team Colnago Sudtirol | 1:14:54 |
| 2 | Rebecca Henderson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing | 0:00:44 |
| 3 | Yana Belomoyna (Ukr) Superior Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team | 0:01:17 |
| 4 | Jenny Rissveds (Swe) | 0:02:11 |
| 5 | Helen Grobert (Ger) Focus XC Team | 0:02:52 |
| 6 | Mariske Strauss (RSA) | 0:03:10 |
| 7 | Lena Putz (Ger) | 0:05:47 |
| 8 | Bethany Crumpton (GBr) | 0:06:30 |
| 9 | Anne Terpstra (Ned) Superior Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team | 0:06:41 |
| 10 | Lisa Mitterbauer (Aut) Bikepark.Ch Adrisport | 0:07:01 |
| 11 | Perrine Clauzel (Fra) Focus/Rotor/Coaching-System.Fr | 0:07:13 |
| 12 | Ekateryna Anoshina (Rus) Team Protek | 0:07:31 |
| 13 | Annefleur Kalvenhaar (Ned) Giant Dealerteams | 0:07:50 |
| 14 | Michelle Hediger (Swi) Fischer-BMC | 0:07:52 |
| 15 | Ramona Forchini (Swi) Strübi MTB Kader | 0:08:51 |
| 16 | Linda Indergand (Swi) Strübi MTB Kader | 0:08:55 |
| 17 | Karla Stepanova (Cze) | 0:09:08 |
| 18 | Candice Neethling (RSA) | 0:09:14 |
| 19 | Barbora Machulkova (Cze) | 0:09:33 |
| 20 | Ingrid Sofie Jacobsen (Nor) | 0:10:43 |
| 21 | Iryna Popova (Ukr) Cycling Club Roma MTB Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Shayna Powless (USA) | 0:10:55 |
| 23 | Monika Zur (Pol) 4F Racing Team | 0:11:13 |
| 24 | Jovana Crnogorac (Srb) Orange Monkey Pro Team | 0:11:20 |
| 25 | Majlen Müller (Ger) | 0:11:27 |
| 26 | Marta Tereshchuk (Ukr) Cycling Club Roma MTB Team | 0:12:10 |
| 27 | Cayley Brooks (Can) | 0:12:15 |
| 28 | Vendula Kuntova (Cze) | 0:12:23 |
| 29 | Nadezhda Antonova (Rus) | 0:12:26 |
| 30 | Britt Van Den Boogert (Ned) | 0:12:43 |
| 31 | Andreane Lanthier-Nadeau (Can) | 0:12:57 |
| 32 | Deborah Inauen (Swi) | 0:13:21 |
| 33 | Marina Filippova (Rus) | 0:15:22 |
| 34 | Alessia Bulleri (Ita) | 0:15:28 |
| 35 | Zuzana Pirzkallova (Cze) | 0:15:37 |
| 36 | Guzel Akhmadullina (Rus) | 0:17:35 |
| -1lap | Anna Konovalova (Rus) Forward - Udmurtia | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Jennifer Kupferschmied (Swi) Wheeler - Ixs Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Aurea Ruiz Garcia (Spa) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Stefania Staszel (Pol) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Romaine Wenger (Swi) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Aleksandra Podgorska (Pol) Sante-Bsa Tour | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Margot Moschetti (Fra) Scott La Clusaz | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Sabina Zamrozniak (Pol) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Haley Smith (Can) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rebecca Henderson (Aus) Trek Factory Racing | 160 | pts |
| 2 | Jenny Rissveds (Swe) | 120 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Yana Belomoyna (Ukr) Superior Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team | 120 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Andrea Waldis (Swi) Team Colnago Sudtirol | 110 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Helen Grobert (Ger) Focus XC Team | 90 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Mariske Strauss (RSA) | 62 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Lena Putz (Ger) | 60 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Perrine Clauzel (Fra) Focus/Rotor/Coaching-System.Fr | 55 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Linda Indergand (Swi) Strübi MTB Kader | 50 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Anne Terpstra (Ned) Superior Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team | 48 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Bethany Crumpton (GBr) | 45 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Lisa Mitterbauer (Aut) Bikepark.Ch Adrisport | 44 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Michelle Hediger (Swi) Fischer-BMC | 26 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Ramona Forchini (Swi) Strübi MTB Kader | 26 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Karla Stepanova (Cze) | 25 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Annefleur Kalvenhaar (Ned) Giant Dealerteams | 21 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Ekateryna Anoshina (Rus) Team Protek | 18 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Iryna Popova (Ukr) Cycling Club Roma MTB Team | 12 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Barbora Machulkova (Cze) | 11 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Haley Smith (Can) | 10 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Margot Moschetti (Fra) Scott La Clusaz | 9 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Candice Neethling (RSA) | 8 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Deborah Inauen (Swi) | 8 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Ingrid Sofie Jacobsen (Nor) | 6 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Cayley Brooks (Can) | 6 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Shayna Powless (USA) | 4 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Monika Zur (Pol) 4F Racing Team | 3 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Vendula Kuntova (Cze) | 3 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Jovana Crnogorac (Srb) Orange Monkey Pro Team | 2 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Andreane Lanthier-Nadeau (Can) | 2 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Majlen Müller (Ger) | 2 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
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