MTB World Cup Cross Country #4, Eliminator #4 & Downhill #3 - Vallnord 2013: Elite women cross country Results

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Sabine Spitz (Sabine Spitz Haibike) on her way to winning(Image credit: Armin Küstenbrück)

Sabine Spitz (Sabine Spitz Haibike) made a strong return to competition, after missing the first half of the season due to injury, by winning the fourth round of the UCI Cross Country Mountain Bike World Cup in Vallnord, Andorra. Altitude, heat and strong winds all played a factor in making this one of the hardest races of the season. Tanja Zakelj (Unior Tools) held onto the women's overall lead with a fifth place result.

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Elite women cross country
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Sabine Spitz (Ger) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team	1:26:54
2	Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team	0:00:01
3	Eva Lechner (Ita) Team Colnago Sudtirol	0:00:04
4	Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team	0:00:09
5	Tanja Zakelj (Slo) Unior Tools Team	0:01:24
6	Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing Team	0:01:35
7	Jolanda * Neff (Swi) Giant Pro XC Team	0:01:49
8	Alexandra Engen (Swe) Ghost Factory Racing Team	0:02:20
9	Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Calcit Bike Team	0:02:32
10	Julie Bresset (Fra) BH - SR Suntour - KMC	0:02:43
11	Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) Giant Pro XC Team	0:02:54
12	Esther Süss (Swi) Wheeler - Ixs Team	0:03:05
13	Adelheid Morath (Ger) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team	0:03:09
14	Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak Ergon Racing Team	0:03:20
15	Hanna Klein (Ger)	0:03:23
16	Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Ghost Factory Racing Team	0:04:01
17	Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Team Colnago Sudtirol	0:04:43
18	Jacquelina Alvarez (Arg)	0:05:17
19	Corina Gantenbein (Swi) Fischer-BMC	0:05:38
20	Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team	0:05:47
21	Elisabeth Brandau (Ger)	0:05:52
22	Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team	0:06:13
23	Marianne Vos (Ned)	0:06:18
24	Annika Langvad (Den) Team Davinci - Specialized	0:06:26
25	Agustina Maria Apaza (Arg)	0:08:17
26	Elisabeth Sveum (Nor)	0:08:37
27	Lucie Chainel-Lefevre (Fra) BH - SR Suntour - KMC	0:08:57
28	Sabrina Enaux (Fra)	0:09:20
29	Githa Michiels (Bel) Toka Print MTB Team	0:09:40
30	Nadine Rieder (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing Team	0:09:58
31	Fanny Bourdon (Fra) Look - Beaumes De Venise	0:10:20
32	Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Specialized Racing XC	0:10:25
33	Jitka Skarnitzlova (Cze)	0:10:44
34	Anna Villar Argente (Spa)	0:10:51
35	Judy Freeman (USA)	0:11:06
36	Sandra Santanyes Murillo (Spa)	0:11:11
37	Lee Craigie (GBr)	0:11:16
38	Ann Berglund (Swe)	0:11:39
39	Barbara Benko (Hun) Focus XC Team	0:12:26
40	Oksana Rybakova (Rus)	0:13:15
41	Lucia Vazquez Crespo (Spa)	0:15:38
42	Joana Barbosa (Por)	0:15:55
-2laps	Elvira Khayrullina (Rus)	Row 42 - Cell 2
DNF	Kate Fluker (NZl)	Row 43 - Cell 2
DNF	Samara Sheppard (NZl) Toka Print MTB Team	Row 44 - Cell 2
DNS	Emily Batty (Can) Trek Factory Racing	Row 45 - Cell 2

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Elite Women Teams
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team	67	pts
2	Ghost Factory Racing Team	64	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Luna Pro Team	46	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Team Colnago Sudtirol	46	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Giant Pro XC Team	44	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Multivan Merida Biking Team	30	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Unior Tools Team	28	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	BH - SR Suntour - KMC	25	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Calcit Bike Team	22	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Wheeler - Ixs Team	19	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Topeak Ergon Racing Team	18	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Fischer-BMC	12	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Team Davinci - Specialized	7	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Toka Print MTB Team	2	Row 13 - Cell 3

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Elite women individual World Cup standings
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Tanja Zakelj (Slo) Unior Tools Team	790	pts
2	Eva Lechner (Ita) Team Colnago Sudtirol	630	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team	615	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) Giant Pro XC Team	580	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Alexandra Engen (Swe) Ghost Factory Racing Team	495	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing Team	456	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team	449	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Adelheid Morath (Ger) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team	406	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Emily Batty (Can) Trek Factory Racing	390	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Jolanda * Neff (Swi) Giant Pro XC Team	386	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team	375	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Esther Süss (Swi) Wheeler - Ixs Team	365	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak Ergon Racing Team	328	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Calcit Bike Team	298	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Lea Davison (USA) Specialized Racing XC	292	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team	267	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Sabine Spitz (Ger) Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team	250	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Annika Langvad (Den) Team Davinci - Specialized	250	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Specialized Racing XC	244	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team	244	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Team Colnago Sudtirol	242	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Corina Gantenbein (Swi) Fischer-BMC	242	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Ghost Factory Racing Team	236	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Hanna Klein (Ger)	218	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Aleksandra Dawidowicz (Pol) Bi&Esse Carrera	194	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Sabrina Enaux (Fra)	194	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Vera Andreeva (Rus) Team Protek	182	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Githa Michiels (Bel) Toka Print MTB Team	180	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Mary Mcconneloug (USA)	168	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Pauline * Ferrand Prevot (Fra) Giant Pro XC Team	164	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	Daniela Campuzano (Mex)	154	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Marianne Vos (Ned)	150	Row 31 - Cell 3
33	Annie Last (GBr) Trek Factory Racing	141	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Julie Bresset (Fra) BH - SR Suntour - KMC	124	Row 33 - Cell 3
35	Anna Villar Argente (Spa)	123	Row 34 - Cell 3
36	Jacquelina Alvarez (Arg)	117	Row 35 - Cell 3
37	Fanny Bourdon (Fra) Look - Beaumes De Venise	104	Row 36 - Cell 3
38	Nina Wrobel (Ger)	99	Row 37 - Cell 3
39	Nadine Rieder (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing Team	95	Row 38 - Cell 3
40	Mikaela Kofman (Can) Scott-3Roxracing	90	Row 39 - Cell 3
41	Agustina Maria Apaza (Arg)	88	Row 40 - Cell 3
42	Katarzyna Solus-Miskowicz (Pol)	88	Row 41 - Cell 3
43	Lene Byberg (Nor)	84	Row 42 - Cell 3
44	Judy Freeman (USA)	81	Row 43 - Cell 3
45	Nataliya Krompets (Ukr) ISD MTB Team	79	Row 44 - Cell 3
46	Jitka Skarnitzlova (Cze)	79	Row 45 - Cell 3
47	Lee Craigie (GBr)	79	Row 46 - Cell 3
48	Anja Gradl (Ger) Team Bulls	79	Row 47 - Cell 3
49	Barbara Benko (Hun) Focus XC Team	79	Row 48 - Cell 3
50	Kate Fluker (NZl)	78	Row 49 - Cell 3
51	Elisabeth Brandau (Ger)	77	Row 50 - Cell 3
52	Paula Gorycka (Pol) 4F Racing Team	75	Row 51 - Cell 3
53	Chengyuan Ren (Chn)	74	Row 52 - Cell 3
54	Elisabeth Sveum (Nor)	74	Row 53 - Cell 3
55	Anna Szafraniec (Pol)	70	Row 54 - Cell 3
56	Serena Calvetti (Ita) Torpado Surfing Shop	70	Row 55 - Cell 3
57	Lucie Chainel-Lefevre (Fra) BH - SR Suntour - KMC	68	Row 56 - Cell 3
58	Amanda Sin (Can) Scott-3Roxracing	66	Row 57 - Cell 3
59	Samara Sheppard (NZl) Toka Print MTB Team	64	Row 58 - Cell 3
60	Elvira Khayrullina (Rus)	57	Row 59 - Cell 3
61	Kateryna Naberezhna (Ukr) ISD MTB Team	49	Row 60 - Cell 3
62	Judith Pollinger (Ita)	48	Row 61 - Cell 3
63	Franziska Brun (Swi)	45	Row 62 - Cell 3
64	Katherine O'neill (NZl)	44	Row 63 - Cell 3
65	Lucia Vazquez Crespo (Spa)	41	Row 64 - Cell 3
66	Lucie Vesela (Cze)	39	Row 65 - Cell 3
67	Sandra Santanyes Murillo (Spa)	34	Row 66 - Cell 3
68	Erin Huck (USA)	34	Row 67 - Cell 3
69	Nikki Harris (GBr)	32	Row 68 - Cell 3
70	Ann Berglund (Swe)	30	Row 69 - Cell 3
71	Sarah Koba (Swi) JB Felt Team	29	Row 70 - Cell 3
72	Oksana Rybakova (Rus)	28	Row 71 - Cell 3
73	Irina Slobodyan (Ukr)	28	Row 72 - Cell 3
74	Joana Barbosa (Por)	26	Row 73 - Cell 3
75	Anna Oberparleiter (Ita)	23	Row 74 - Cell 3
76	Andréanne Pichette (Can)	18	Row 75 - Cell 3
77	Laura Metzler (Fra) BH - SR Suntour - KMC	18	Row 76 - Cell 3
78	Helle Qvortrup Bachmann (Den)	17	Row 77 - Cell 3
79	Hielke Elferink (Ned)	14	Row 78 - Cell 3
80	Lenka Bulisova (Cze)	13	Row 79 - Cell 3
81	Ruth Owen-Evans (GBr)	12	Row 80 - Cell 3
82	Asuman Bura Balci (Tur)	11	Row 81 - Cell 3
83	Laura Turpijn (Ned) SBJ Bike Team	8	Row 82 - Cell 3

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Elite Women World Cup Team Standings
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Giant Pro XC Team	226	pts
2	Luna Pro Team	226	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Ghost Factory Racing Team	226	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team	170	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Team Colnago Sudtirol	151	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Unior Tools Team	138	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Trek Factory Racing	105	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Specialized Racing XC	95	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Multivan Merida Biking Team	89	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Wheeler - Ixs Team	79	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Topeak Ergon Racing Team	68	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Calcit Bike Team	55	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Team Davinci - Specialized	37	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Fischer-BMC	33	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Bi&Esse Carrera	31	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	BH - SR Suntour - KMC	25	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Team Protek	25	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Toka Print MTB Team	14	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	ISD MTB Team	8	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Scott-3Roxracing	5	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	4F Racing Team	1	Row 20 - Cell 3

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Spitz wins Vallnord women's cross country World Cup

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