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September 3, 2021
MTB World Cup 2021 – 6 – WE XCC – Lenzerheide
The UCI Mountain Bike World Cup is a multi-round mountain bike racing series that is sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale.
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September 3, 2021
MTB World Cup 2021 – 6 – WE XCC – Lenzerheide
The UCI Mountain Bike World Cup is a multi-round mountain bike racing series that is sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale. The first World Cup series – which was composed of cross-country events – was held in 1989. The Downhill World Cup was inaugurated two years later, and the Dual Slalom World Cup was launched in 1998. The dual-slalom format – which involved knock-out heats with two riders on the parallel courses in each heat – evolved into four-cross (with four riders on a single course per heat) in 2002 before being dropped after the 2011 season. Riders win points according to their placing in each event. The reigning series leaders in each class are identified by a special jersey.
One week after the World Championships, World Cup racing resumed in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, with Jenny Rissveds (Sweden) taking the second short track win of her career. Cross-country World Champion Evie Richards (Trek Factory) finished second and Olympic Champion Jolanda Neff (Trek Factory) was third before an appreciative crowd.
The circuit was physically demanding, opening with a long gravel climb. From the top of the climb, it was an undulating grass descent back to the final short asphalt climb to the finish line. The women raced nine laps.
Rissveds and World Cup leader Loana Lecomte (Massi) did much of the pacemaking in the opening laps – interestingly, both missed the World Championships cross-country the previous week due to illness. At the halfway mark there were still eight riders in contention, including short track World Champion Sina Frei (Specialized) and Anne Tauber (CST PostNL Bafang).
By the end of Lap 6 it was down to four after an attack by Tauber, when only Rissveds, Lecomte and Richards could join her. Neff looked to be struggling, but surged across to rejoin the leaders as they began the seventh lap.
In the penultimate lap, Richards attacked hard on the climb and only Rissveds and Neff could stay with her as they began the final lap. Richards attacked again on the climb, dropping Neff, but then Rissveds counterattacked just before the top of the climb, opening a two second gap which she held to the finish line.
“It feels good, but it was hard,” said Rissveds about the second short track win of her career. Lenzerheide is the location of her only cross-country World Cup win, and Rissveds agreed that the location suits her.
“Mentally, it does a lot for me, with the good memories I associate with this place. I was sick last week [at World Championships], so I was a little bit insecure coming into this World Cup. I have only good memories here, so I think that’s why it suits me a lot.”
In the overall standings, Lecomte leads the World Cup with 1,400 points after finishing fifth, putting her 410 points ahead of second-placed Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Absolute Absalon BMC). Rissveds stays in third, but moved to within 85 points of Ferrand Prevot.
Results :
1 Jenny Rissveds (Swe) 0:20:34
2 Evie Richards (GBr) 0:00:02
3 Jolanda Neff (Swi) 0:00:16
4 Anne Tauber (Ned) 0:00:22
5 Loana Lecomte (Fra) 0:00:31
6 Ronja Eibl (Ger) 0:00:35
7 Laura Stigger (Aut) 0:00:40
8 Sina Frei (Swi) 0:00:46
9 Alessandra Keller (Swi) 0:00:53
10 Rebecca Mcconnell (Aus) 0:00:55
11 Anne Terpstra (Ned) 0:00:58
12 Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) 0:01:01
13 Linda Indergand (Swi) 0:01:05
14 Greta Seiwald (Ita) 0:01:07
15 Candice Lill (RSA)
16 Lena Gerault (Fra)
17 Nicole Koller (Swi) 0:01:09
18 Malene Degn (Den) 0:01:11
19 Sophie Von Berswordt (Ned)
20 Isla Short (GBr) 0:01:13
21 Lea Davison (USA) 0:01:14
22 Haley Batten (USA) 0:01:18
23 Kate Courtney (USA) 0:01:24
24 Nadine Rieder (Ger) 0:01:29
25 Hélène Clauzel (Fra) 0:01:34
26 Annie Last (GBr) 0:01:36
27 Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) 0:01:38
28 Barbara Benkó (Hun) 0:01:40
29 Eva Lechner (Ita)
30 Ramona Forchini (Swi) 0:01:45
31 Jitka Čábelická (Cze) 0:01:47
32 Jennifer Jackson (Can)
33 Sandra Walter (Can)
34 Haley Smith (Can)
35 Githa Michiels (Bel)
36 Emily Batty (Can)
DNF Nina Benz (Ger)
DNF Martina Berta (Ita)
DNF Chiara Teocchi (Ita)
DNF Paula Gorycka (Pol)
 in 2002 before being dropped after the 2011 season. Riders win points according to their placing in each event. The reigning series leaders in each class are identified by a special jersey.
One week after the World Championships, World Cup racing resumed in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, with Jenny Rissveds (Sweden) taking the second short track win of her career. Cross-country World Champion Evie Richards (Trek Factory) finished second and Olympic Champion Jolanda Neff (Trek Factory) was third before an appreciative crowd.
The circuit was physically demanding, opening with a long gravel climb. From the top of the climb, it was an undulating grass descent back to the final short asphalt climb to the finish line. The women raced nine laps.
Rissveds and World Cup leader Loana Lecomte (Massi) did much of the pacemaking in the opening laps - interestingly, both missed the World Championships cross-country the previous week due to illness. At the halfway mark there were still eight riders in contention, including short track World Champion Sina Frei (Specialized) and Anne Tauber (CST PostNL Bafang).
By the end of Lap 6 it was down to four after an attack by Tauber, when only Rissveds, Lecomte and Richards could join her. Neff looked to be struggling, but surged across to rejoin the leaders as they began the seventh lap.
In the penultimate lap, Richards attacked hard on the climb and only Rissveds and Neff could stay with her as they began the final lap. Richards attacked again on the climb, dropping Neff, but then Rissveds counterattacked just before the top of the climb, opening a two second gap which she held to the finish line.
"It feels good, but it was hard," said Rissveds about the second short track win of her career. Lenzerheide is the location of her only cross-country World Cup win, and Rissveds agreed that the location suits her.
"Mentally, it does a lot for me, with the good memories I associate with this place. I was sick last week [at World Championships], so I was a little bit insecure coming into this World Cup. I have only good memories here, so I think that's why it suits me a lot."
In the overall standings, Lecomte leads the World Cup with 1,400 points after finishing fifth, putting her 410 points ahead of second-placed Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Absolute Absalon BMC). Rissveds stays in third, but moved to within 85 points of Ferrand Prevot.
<strong>Results : </strong>
1 Jenny Rissveds (Swe) 0:20:34
2 Evie Richards (GBr) 0:00:02
3 Jolanda Neff (Swi) 0:00:16
4 Anne Tauber (Ned) 0:00:22
5 Loana Lecomte (Fra) 0:00:31
6 Ronja Eibl (Ger) 0:00:35
7 Laura Stigger (Aut) 0:00:40
8 Sina Frei (Swi) 0:00:46
9 Alessandra Keller (Swi) 0:00:53
10 Rebecca Mcconnell (Aus) 0:00:55
11 Anne Terpstra (Ned) 0:00:58
12 Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) 0:01:01
13 Linda Indergand (Swi) 0:01:05
14 Greta Seiwald (Ita) 0:01:07
15 Candice Lill (RSA)
16 Lena Gerault (Fra)
17 Nicole Koller (Swi) 0:01:09
18 Malene Degn (Den) 0:01:11
19 Sophie Von Berswordt (Ned)
20 Isla Short (GBr) 0:01:13
21 Lea Davison (USA) 0:01:14
22 Haley Batten (USA) 0:01:18
23 Kate Courtney (USA) 0:01:24
24 Nadine Rieder (Ger) 0:01:29
25 Hélène Clauzel (Fra) 0:01:34
26 Annie Last (GBr) 0:01:36
27 Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) 0:01:38
28 Barbara Benkó (Hun) 0:01:40
29 Eva Lechner (Ita)
30 Ramona Forchini (Swi) 0:01:45
31 Jitka Čábelická (Cze) 0:01:47
32 Jennifer Jackson (Can)
33 Sandra Walter (Can)
34 Haley Smith (Can)
35 Githa Michiels (Bel)
36 Emily Batty (Can)
DNF Nina Benz (Ger)
DNF Martina Berta (Ita)
DNF Chiara Teocchi (Ita)
DNF Paula Gorycka (Pol))
