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July 29, 2022
MTB World Cup 2022 WE – 9 – Snowshoe – XCC
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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July 29, 2022
MTB World Cup 2022 WE – 9 – Snowshoe – 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.
A last lap surge that delivered the women’s short-track win to home-nation rider Gwendolyn Gibson (Norco Factory Racing) was soon followed by a victory from XCC world champion Chris Blevins (Specialized Factory Racing), making it an all U.S. day for Round 7 of the XCC at Snowshoe, West Virginia.
Rain through the week leading up to Friday’s race made for a muddy and slippery course, the women lining up first with 31 riders at the start out of a possible 40. Top contenders Loana Lecomte (Canyon CLLCTV), Pauline Ferrand Prevot (BMC) and Linda Indergand (Liv Factory Racing) all elected to skip the race.
Jenny Rissveds (Team 31 Ibis) got the holeshot, with World Cup leader Rebecca McConnell (Primaflora Mondraker Genuins) and Anne Terpstra (Ghost Factory) right behind her. By the end of the first lap, the race was down to five – Rissveds, McConnell, Terpstra, Jolanda Neff (Trek Factory Racing) and Alessandra Keller (Thomus Maxon). McConnell then crashed hard on lap 2, putting her out of contention, while Rissveds kept the pace high at the front, discouraging breakaways.
By the start of the fifth lap, Rissveds had a gap, with Terpstra and Keller chasing. Terpstra began steadily reeling her in on the last lap, catching Rissveds, but Gibson was having an incredible second half to her race, catching both Rissveds and Terpstra in the final 500 metres to take her first World Cup win.
“It hasn’t even sunk in yet,” said Gibson, “even as I was crossing the finish line, I was thinking, ‘is this really happening?’. It’s something I have pictured in my head hundreds of times. I didn’t think it would happen in my first year of Elite, and definitely not this weekend, but you always think, ‘maybe’. I just can’t believe it.”
McConnell’s crash, which left her with an 18th place finish, meant Keller’s fourth was more than enough to put the Swiss rider into the leaders jersey. Keller now moves 80 points ahead of McConnell in the XCC standings, while McConnell continues to lead the XCO standings, with a 72 point lead over Terpstra.
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.
A last lap surge that delivered the women’s short-track win to home-nation rider Gwendolyn Gibson (Norco Factory Racing) was soon followed by a victory from XCC world champion Chris Blevins (Specialized Factory Racing), making it an all U.S. day for Round 7 of the XCC at Snowshoe, West Virginia.
Rain through the week leading up to Friday’s race made for a muddy and slippery course, the women lining up first with 31 riders at the start out of a possible 40. Top contenders Loana Lecomte (Canyon CLLCTV), Pauline Ferrand Prevot (BMC) and Linda Indergand (Liv Factory Racing) all elected to skip the race.
Jenny Rissveds (Team 31 Ibis) got the holeshot, with World Cup leader Rebecca McConnell (Primaflora Mondraker Genuins) and Anne Terpstra (Ghost Factory) right behind her. By the end of the first lap, the race was down to five – Rissveds, McConnell, Terpstra, Jolanda Neff (Trek Factory Racing) and Alessandra Keller (Thomus Maxon). McConnell then crashed hard on lap 2, putting her out of contention, while Rissveds kept the pace high at the front, discouraging breakaways.
By the start of the fifth lap, Rissveds had a gap, with Terpstra and Keller chasing. Terpstra began steadily reeling her in on the last lap, catching Rissveds, but Gibson was having an incredible second half to her race, catching both Rissveds and Terpstra in the final 500 metres to take her first World Cup win.
"It hasn't even sunk in yet," said Gibson, "even as I was crossing the finish line, I was thinking, 'is this really happening?'. It's something I have pictured in my head hundreds of times. I didn't think it would happen in my first year of Elite, and definitely not this weekend, but you always think, 'maybe'. I just can't believe it."
McConnell’s crash, which left her with an 18th place finish, meant Keller’s fourth was more than enough to put the Swiss rider into the leaders jersey. Keller now moves 80 points ahead of McConnell in the XCC standings, while McConnell continues to lead the XCO standings, with a 72 point lead over Terpstra.
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