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April 10, 2022
MTB World Cup 2022 WE – 2 – Petrópolis – XCO
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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April 10, 2022
MTB World Cup 2022 WE – 2 – Petrópolis – XCO
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.
The 2022 Mountain Bike World Cup XCO series opened on Sunday with a new location, in the rainforests of Petropolis, Brazil, and a new winner. Australian champion Rebecca McConnell (Primaflora Mondraker Genuins) took her first ever Elite women’s victory, the first by an Australian woman in more than 20 years. Anne Terpstra (Ghost Factory) was second and defending World Cup champion Loana Lecomte (Canyon CLLCTV) third. McConnell dons the World Cup leader’s jersey with her win.
Canadian national champion Jenn Jackson (Canyon MTB) was the top Canadian finisher in 27th place after challenging as high as 20th in the early laps. Her team mate Laurie Arseneault rode consistently in the low-30s to finish 33rd, with Cindy Montambault 38th and Maghalie Rochette (Specialized-CX Racing) 39th.
Heavy rain overnight drenched the technical course and, while much of it dried quickly, there were still sections of the clay track deep in the forest that were wet and slippery.
The race began missing two of the favourites, Trek Factory team mates Jolanda Neff, the Olympic champion, and reigning world champion Evie Richards. Both are suffering from gastrointestinal problems, and World Cup short track leader Pauline Ferrand Prevot (BMC MTB Racing) also pulled out halfway through the race with similar issues.
Loana Lecomte began the race in a similar fashion to last season, when she won the first four rounds by riding the rest of the field off her wheel. The young French rider opened a gap of over 30 seconds on Terpstra and McConnell in the first half of the six lap race, who were the only two riders to stay within a minute of the race leader.
It looked like the battle for first was over, but then Lecomte bobbled on a rock garden on the fourth lap, losing ten seconds, and then the two chasers began reeling her in as the race leader started to struggle, catching her before the end of the lap. Terpstra attacked on the next lap, with Lecomte immediately dropped and eventually finishing 38 seconds down. McConnell was initially gapped by nine seconds, but she continued to chase back up to the Dutch rider.
On the last lap it was the turn of Terpstra to make a mistake, and McConnell rejoined her in the lead, with the Australian attacking on a climb and getting a small gap. Initially only five seconds, McConnell kept pushing, increasing it to ten seconds and then finally 17 seconds at the finish.
Afterwards, McConnell seemed almost dazed, finally achieving the World Cup win she has been chasing for so long. “I can’t believe, I really can’t believe this is happening. Everyone has been, like, ‘it’s coming, it’s coming’, and I’ve been super consistent over the last couple of years, on the podium more often then not. But that never means that the win is coming.”
“Every season you go away for six months to rebuild, and you just don’t know if you are going to come back in the same shape, and if everything will go well. But it doesn’t mean it is going to happen on race day, so to get a win is just unbelievable. It’s so good to be here, and I’m super grateful for everybody who has been supporting me. I’m really happy to share this with everyone. I’m just going to enjoy this and not even think about the next [race].”
Results :
1 Rebecca Ellen McConnell (Aus) Primaflor Mondraker Genuins 1:29:41
2 Anne Terpstra (Ned) Ghost Factory Racing at 0:17
3 Loana Lecomte (Fra) Canyon Cllctv 0:38
4 Laura Stigger (Aut) Specialized Factory Racing 1:44
5 Mona Mitterwallner (Aut) Cannondale Factory Racing 1:53
6 Caroline Bohé (Den) Ghost Factory Racing 2:34
7 Linda Indergand (Sui) Liv Factory Racing 3:39
8 Alessandra Keller (Sui) Thömus Maxon 4:16
9 Kate Courtney (USA) Scott-SRAM MTB Racing Team 4:20
10 Anne Tauber (Ned) CST Postnl Bafang MTB Racing Team 4:25
11 Yana Belomoina (Ukr) CST Postnl Bafang MTB Racing Team 4:34
12 Martina Berta (Ita) Santa Cruz FSA MTB Pro Team 5:44
13 Gwendalyn Gibson (USA) Norco Factory Team Xc 6:00
14 Nadine Rieder (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing 6:06
15 Malene Degn (Den) KMC – Orbea 6:12
16 Lotte Koopmans (Ned) CST Postnl Bafang MTB Racing Team 6:13
17 Sina Frei (Sui) Specialized Factory Racing 7:02
18 Léna Gerault (Fra) KTM Vittoria Team 7:19
19 Eva Lechner (Ita) Trinx Factory Team 7:43
20 Janika Lõiv (Est) KMC – Orbea 7:55
21 Daniela Campuzano Chavez Peon (Mex) 8:09
22 Sophie Von Berswordt (Ned) Jb Brunex Superior Factory Racing 8:15
23 Steffi Häberlin (Sui) Bixs Performance Racing 8:41
24 Nicole Koller (Sui) Ghost Factory Racing 9:18
25 Isla Short (GBr) 9:47
26 Annie Last (GBr) 10:24
27 Jennifer Jackson (Can) Canyon MTB Racing 10:30
28 Haley Batten (USA) Specialized Factory Racing 10:41
29 Agustina Maria Apaza (Arg) 11:02
30 Rocio Del Alba Garcia Martinez (Esp) BH Templo Cafés UCC 11:14
31 Raiza Goulao Henrique (Bra) 11:15
32 Greta Seiwald (Ita) Santa Cruz FSA MTB Pro Team 13:33
33 Laurie Arseneault (Can) Canyon MTB Racing 14:23
34 Jana Czeczinkarová (Cze) 14:53
35 Tereza Tvaruzková (Cze) Expres CZ – Tufo Team Kolín -1 Lap
36 Emeline Detilleux (Bel) Rockrider Racing Team -1 Lap
37 Natalia Fischer Egusquiza (Esp) BH Templo Cafés UCC -1 Lap
38 Cindy Montambault (Can) -1 Lap
39 Maghalie Rochette (Can) Specialized Feedback Sports/Team Canada -1 Lap
40 Leticia Jaqueline Soares Candido (Bra) -1 Lap
41 Maria Castro Gonzalez (Chi) -1 Lap
42 Hercilia Najara Ferreira De Souza (Bra) -1 Lap
43 Maria Moreno Camus (Chi) -2 Laps
44 Monica Vega Torres (Mex) -2 Laps
45 Luma Diniz Guimarães De Carvalho (Bra) -2 Laps
46 Aline Simões De Almeida (Bra) -2 Laps
47 Josefina Casadey (Arg) -3 Laps
48 Paula Regina Novais Gallan (Bra) -3 Laps
49 Stefânye Lindolfo Da Silva Ferreira (Bra) -3 Laps
50 Giorgia Marchet (Ita) Trinx Factory Team -4 Laps
51 Isabella Moreira Lacerda (Bra) -4 Laps
52 Katherine Lindo Pesola (Ven) Massi-Beaumes De Venise -4 Laps
DNF Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) Bmc Mtb Racing
DNS Evie Richards (GBr) Trek Factory Racing Xc
DNS Jolanda Neff (Sui) Trek Factory Racing Xc
DNS Luana Da Silva Patzlaff (Bra)
General Classification after Round 1 :
 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.
The 2022 Mountain Bike World Cup XCO series opened on Sunday with a new location, in the rainforests of Petropolis, Brazil, and a new winner. Australian champion Rebecca McConnell (Primaflora Mondraker Genuins) took her first ever Elite women's victory, the first by an Australian woman in more than 20 years. Anne Terpstra (Ghost Factory) was second and defending World Cup champion Loana Lecomte (Canyon CLLCTV) third. McConnell dons the World Cup leader's jersey with her win.
Canadian national champion Jenn Jackson (Canyon MTB) was the top Canadian finisher in 27th place after challenging as high as 20th in the early laps. Her team mate Laurie Arseneault rode consistently in the low-30s to finish 33rd, with Cindy Montambault 38th and Maghalie Rochette (Specialized-CX Racing) 39th.
Heavy rain overnight drenched the technical course and, while much of it dried quickly, there were still sections of the clay track deep in the forest that were wet and slippery.
The race began missing two of the favourites, Trek Factory team mates Jolanda Neff, the Olympic champion, and reigning world champion Evie Richards. Both are suffering from gastrointestinal problems, and World Cup short track leader Pauline Ferrand Prevot (BMC MTB Racing) also pulled out halfway through the race with similar issues.
Loana Lecomte began the race in a similar fashion to last season, when she won the first four rounds by riding the rest of the field off her wheel. The young French rider opened a gap of over 30 seconds on Terpstra and McConnell in the first half of the six lap race, who were the only two riders to stay within a minute of the race leader.
It looked like the battle for first was over, but then Lecomte bobbled on a rock garden on the fourth lap, losing ten seconds, and then the two chasers began reeling her in as the race leader started to struggle, catching her before the end of the lap. Terpstra attacked on the next lap, with Lecomte immediately dropped and eventually finishing 38 seconds down. McConnell was initially gapped by nine seconds, but she continued to chase back up to the Dutch rider.
On the last lap it was the turn of Terpstra to make a mistake, and McConnell rejoined her in the lead, with the Australian attacking on a climb and getting a small gap. Initially only five seconds, McConnell kept pushing, increasing it to ten seconds and then finally 17 seconds at the finish.
Afterwards, McConnell seemed almost dazed, finally achieving the World Cup win she has been chasing for so long. "I can't believe, I really can't believe this is happening. Everyone has been, like, 'it's coming, it's coming', and I've been super consistent over the last couple of years, on the podium more often then not. But that never means that the win is coming."
"Every season you go away for six months to rebuild, and you just don't know if you are going to come back in the same shape, and if everything will go well. But it doesn't mean it is going to happen on race day, so to get a win is just unbelievable. It's so good to be here, and I'm super grateful for everybody who has been supporting me. I'm really happy to share this with everyone. I'm just going to enjoy this and not even think about the next [race]."
<strong>Results : </strong>
1 Rebecca Ellen McConnell (Aus) Primaflor Mondraker Genuins 1:29:41
2 Anne Terpstra (Ned) Ghost Factory Racing at 0:17
3 Loana Lecomte (Fra) Canyon Cllctv 0:38
4 Laura Stigger (Aut) Specialized Factory Racing 1:44
5 Mona Mitterwallner (Aut) Cannondale Factory Racing 1:53
6 Caroline Bohé (Den) Ghost Factory Racing 2:34
7 Linda Indergand (Sui) Liv Factory Racing 3:39
8 Alessandra Keller (Sui) Thömus Maxon 4:16
9 Kate Courtney (USA) Scott-SRAM MTB Racing Team 4:20
10 Anne Tauber (Ned) CST Postnl Bafang MTB Racing Team 4:25
11 Yana Belomoina (Ukr) CST Postnl Bafang MTB Racing Team 4:34
12 Martina Berta (Ita) Santa Cruz FSA MTB Pro Team 5:44
13 Gwendalyn Gibson (USA) Norco Factory Team Xc 6:00
14 Nadine Rieder (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing 6:06
15 Malene Degn (Den) KMC - Orbea 6:12
16 Lotte Koopmans (Ned) CST Postnl Bafang MTB Racing Team 6:13
17 Sina Frei (Sui) Specialized Factory Racing 7:02
18 Léna Gerault (Fra) KTM Vittoria Team 7:19
19 Eva Lechner (Ita) Trinx Factory Team 7:43
20 Janika Lõiv (Est) KMC - Orbea 7:55
21 Daniela Campuzano Chavez Peon (Mex) 8:09
22 Sophie Von Berswordt (Ned) Jb Brunex Superior Factory Racing 8:15
23 Steffi Häberlin (Sui) Bixs Performance Racing 8:41
24 Nicole Koller (Sui) Ghost Factory Racing 9:18
25 Isla Short (GBr) 9:47
26 Annie Last (GBr) 10:24
27 Jennifer Jackson (Can) Canyon MTB Racing 10:30
28 Haley Batten (USA) Specialized Factory Racing 10:41
29 Agustina Maria Apaza (Arg) 11:02
30 Rocio Del Alba Garcia Martinez (Esp) BH Templo Cafés UCC 11:14
31 Raiza Goulao Henrique (Bra) 11:15
32 Greta Seiwald (Ita) Santa Cruz FSA MTB Pro Team 13:33
33 Laurie Arseneault (Can) Canyon MTB Racing 14:23
34 Jana Czeczinkarová (Cze) 14:53
35 Tereza Tvaruzková (Cze) Expres CZ - Tufo Team Kolín -1 Lap
36 Emeline Detilleux (Bel) Rockrider Racing Team -1 Lap
37 Natalia Fischer Egusquiza (Esp) BH Templo Cafés UCC -1 Lap
38 Cindy Montambault (Can) -1 Lap
39 Maghalie Rochette (Can) Specialized Feedback Sports/Team Canada -1 Lap
40 Leticia Jaqueline Soares Candido (Bra) -1 Lap
41 Maria Castro Gonzalez (Chi) -1 Lap
42 Hercilia Najara Ferreira De Souza (Bra) -1 Lap
43 Maria Moreno Camus (Chi) -2 Laps
44 Monica Vega Torres (Mex) -2 Laps
45 Luma Diniz Guimarães De Carvalho (Bra) -2 Laps
46 Aline Simões De Almeida (Bra) -2 Laps
47 Josefina Casadey (Arg) -3 Laps
48 Paula Regina Novais Gallan (Bra) -3 Laps
49 Stefânye Lindolfo Da Silva Ferreira (Bra) -3 Laps
50 Giorgia Marchet (Ita) Trinx Factory Team -4 Laps
51 Isabella Moreira Lacerda (Bra) -4 Laps
52 Katherine Lindo Pesola (Ven) Massi-Beaumes De Venise -4 Laps
DNF Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) Bmc Mtb Racing
DNS Evie Richards (GBr) Trek Factory Racing Xc
DNS Jolanda Neff (Sui) Trek Factory Racing Xc
DNS Luana Da Silva Patzlaff (Bra)
<strong> General Classification after Round 1 : </strong>
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