July 15, 2022
MTB World Cup 2022 WE – 8 – Vallnord – 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.
In the women’s event, Keller worked her way into the leading group and then pushed on alone in the final laps of the six circuit short track event, however the gap reduced after a mishap in the dusty conditions. Still she had enough of a gap to fend off her rivals with Anne Terpstra (Ghost Factory Racing) in second and series leader Rebecca McConnell taking third.
“I slipped on the final lap and hit my knee. But the other riders also had to invest in order to catch up with me,” said Keller. “That’s why it was still enough for me to win.”
It was also enough to put her equal on series points in the short track to McConnell but the Australian maintained the top spot based on results.
Results :
 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.
In the women’s event, Keller worked her way into the leading group and then pushed on alone in the final laps of the six circuit short track event, however the gap reduced after a mishap in the dusty conditions. Still she had enough of a gap to fend off her rivals with Anne Terpstra (Ghost Factory Racing) in second and series leader Rebecca McConnell taking third.
"I slipped on the final lap and hit my knee. But the other riders also had to invest in order to catch up with me,” said Keller. “That's why it was still enough for me to win."
It was also enough to put her equal on series points in the short track to McConnell but the Australian maintained the top spot based on results.
<strong>Results : </strong>
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