MTB World Cup 2022 – 02 – Petrópolis [FULL RACE – XCC]

April 8, 2022

MTB World Cup 2022 – 2 – Petrópolis – XCC

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.

Alan Hatherly of South Africa won the first International Cycling Union (UCI) Mountain Bike World Cup short track event of the season in Petrópolis.

Hatherly, who won the electric MTB cross-country World Championships in 2019 in Mont-Sainte-Anne secured victory in 19min 55 sec.

One second behind him was Thomas Litscher of Switzerland in 19:56.

France’s Maxime Marotte came in third with a timing of 19:57 while home favourite Henrique Avancini placed fourth with the same time at the first World Cup in Brazil since 2005 when Balneário Camboriú hosted a dual downhill and cross-country round.

Litscher’s compatriot Nino Schurter finished fifth with a timing of 20:00.

Results :
1 Alan Hatherly (RSA) Cannondale Factory Racing 19:55
2 Thomas Litscher (Sui) Kross Orlen Cycling Team at 0:01
3 Maxime Marotte (Fra) Santa Cruz FSA MTB Pro Team 0:02
4 Henrique Avancini (Bra) Cannondale Factory Racing 0:02
5 Nino Schurter (Sui) Scott-SRAM MTB Racing Team 0:05
6 Mathias Flückiger (Sui) Thömus Maxon 0:05
7 Christopher Blevins (USA) Specialized Factory Racing 0:05
8 Ondrej Cink (Cze) Kross Orlen Cycling Team 0:08
9 Bartlomiej Wawak (Pol) Kross Orlen Cycling Team 0:08
10 Luca Schwarzbauer (Ger) Canyon Cllctv 0:13
11 Luca Braidot (Ita) Santa Cruz FSA MTB Pro Team 0:13
12 Thomas Griot (Fra) Canyon Cllctv 0:14
13 Filippo Colombo (Sui) BMC MTB Racing 0:16
14 Pierre De Froidmont (Bel) KMC – Orbea 0:18
15 Jose Gerardo Ulloa Arevalo (Mex) Massi-Beaumes De Venise 0:21
16 David Valero Serrano (Esp) BH Templo Cafés UCC 0:21
17 Titouan Carod (Fra) BMC MTB Racing 0:22
18 Sebastian Fini Carstensen (Den) KMC – Orbea 0:23
19 Lars Forster (Sui) Scott-SRAM MTB Racing Team 0:23
20 Jofre Cullell Estape (Esp) Primaflor Mondraker Genuins 0:24
21 Reto Indergand (Sui) Giant Factory Off – Road Team 0:25
22 Marc Andre Fortier (Can) Pivot Cycles – OTE 0:26
23 Martins Blums (Lat) CST Postnl Bafang MTB Racing Team 0:27
24 Joshua Dubau (Fra) Rockrider Racing Team 0:27
25 Gregor Raggl (Aut) Jb Brunex Superior Factory Racing 0:28
26 Antoine Philipp (Fra) Giant Factory Off – Road Team 0:30
27 Gioele Bertolini (Ita) Trinx Factory Team 0:36
28 Peter Disera (Can) Norco Factory 1:05
29 Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) Specialized Factory Racing 1:05
30 Jose Gabriel Marques De Almeida (Bra) 1:07
31 Jens Schuermans (Bel) Scott Creuse Oxygene Gueret 1:21
32 Vital Albin (Sui) Thömus Maxon 1:39
33 Ben Oliver (Nzl) 1:43
34 Nadir Colledani (Ita) Mmr Factory Racing Team 1:43
35 Juri Zanotti (Ita) BMC MTB Racing 1:46
36 Karl Markt (Aut) Jb Brunex Superior Factory Racing 2:22
DNF Luiz Henrique Cocuzzi (Bra) Sense Factory Racing
DNF Vlad Dascalu (Rou) Trek Factory Racing XC
DNF Simon Andreassen (Den) Cannondale Factory Racing
DNS Leandre Bouchard (Can) Foresco Holding Proco Rl Pro Team

General Classification after Round 1 :