2023 Cross-country Season Recap | UCI Mountain Bike World Series

The 2023 season of the UCI Mountain Bike World Series was undoubtedly one for the history books! Dominant performances and iconic wins filled the year with excitement and ‘edge of your seat’ racing that not even the brightest minds could’ve predicted!

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The 2023 UCI cross country Mountain Bike World C took us on a journey across the globe following the world’s greatest athletes as they battled with the terrain the elements and each other in Pursuit Of Glory the calendar consisted of eight events kicking off in the Czech Republic winding its way through

Switzerland Austria Italy Andor and France before heading across the ocean to the USA and Canada huci Mountain Bike World Series event is hosted two cross-country World Cup races xcc and xco the first is the xcc the short track race this short sharp aggressive race takes place at the opening of the

Weekend and also sets the starting order for the XO race XO stands for cross country at the Olympic distance and it’s a marquee event of a race weekend it’s the ultimate test of endurance tactics and teamwork as the Riders battle across the most challenging terrain winning an

Xcc or an XO World Cup is an outstanding achievement that PCH riders in a very small elite club however the absolute top tier of competitors are targeting something bigger there is an overall title up for grabs for both xcc and XU with points gained from the season

Tallied up to decide who is the fastest the strongest and the most consistent mountain biker in the world overall titles are the goal but they aren’t won in a single weekend the journey has to start somewhere the Mountain Bike World arrived in the Czech Republic for the

Opening event of the Season no naar is a classic event on the calendar all the big names were looking to draw First Blood reigning overall XO Champions Alexander Keller and Nino shurter were fit focused and ready to defend their titles while the likes of Tom Pitcock eeve Richards and Pauline fan brao were

All out to upset the established order first was the women’s xcc Alexander Keller and Jenny rord had a strong start before a crash involving Martina Bera mixed up the order lyus Stager kept pace with Keller and the two battled all the way to the line steer came out on top

Ahead of Keller Cena fry calling foran brao and E Richards the men’s xcc kicked off and despite starting back in the pack Tom Pitcock quickly made his way to the front Luca Schwarz bar also parred in the first place while a crash for hly caused chaos behind pitcock and Schwarz

Bar B all the way through the final lap but it was Pitcock who dug deepest on the final Sprint K the win ahead of gear Schwarz B Fluker and shter with the starting order set the first X race of the Season kicked off with the elite women cook Peterson at her deut season

At Elite level led the pack from the start before settling into the lead group E Richards built a lead in the first half of the race but was ped back by a flat tire a disastrous tire change that Peterson and Paulie fan brao back into the race the young Dutch woman kept pace

With the multiple UCI world champion the final La was a battle as Peter say hunted for R proo and she finally made her move to take the lead timing her race to Perfection Peterson extended her lead over the final sections of the race and took a debut win in her first ever

Elite level XU race ahead of fan prau Lan LMP Eevee Richards and Alexander Keller in the men’s EXO Lucas Schwarz B parred away at the front and a lead group formed of Nino shter Tom pitcock Matas sluger and Joshua Deo Pitcock put the pressure on the tap the lead and Schwarz

Bar’s early Pace faded allowing Theo into the battle conditions were tough and Pitcock struggled to keep momentum before crashing to handle a to the bo the young Frenchman put everything into staying ahead but petcock was relentless by the final lap petcock was right on D’s tail he finally made his move and

Duo could only stay with him for so long pidock took the win with style ahead of Theo and a foot will finish but Nino shter in third ahead of Jordan [Applause] suu I don’t know what happened I only knew yeah normally my start is really

Good but we were going so fast and yeah I thought I totally blew myself up but it looked like the others did too so uh and then uh yeah paen and I were going in front of each other kept going in front of each other and I think after a

Few laps Eevee had a flat or something and then I was suddenly racing uh for the front and I didn’t know what to do but I just uh tried to keep calm and it worked out fantastic well done congratulations thanks a lot uh yeah it was a c experience Before

The Race I didn’t know what to expect because it was my first race between the elites but yeah it went way better than than expected so uh yeah really happy about that one but also the way how you did it I mean riding bar to bar with

PA one of the the biggest name in mountain biking world champion short track world champion cross country yeah for sure uh yeah during the race I thought uh that yeah she would have the the upper hand because she has so so much experience but yeah I’m maybe new

In the Elite field in the mountain bike but yeah I did a whole cross season which was also uh yeah sometimes uh yeah quite uh quite close in the end so uh yeah I also knew my tactics and I knew luckily a bit what to

Do moving to the Swiss Alps for r two of the Season l hia was a home event for some Mountain Vikings great stars but pet picked up where she left off of a strong start in lerida alongside Austria lyus Stager the lead changed hands multiple times with all of

The big names taking their turn up the front but Jenny RFS emerged to take the win ahead of Keller veran proo and Peterson in the men’s race it was another strong start for Luca Schwarz Bower and Joshua deau was still riding High after his breakout performance in

Nova narave Jordan suu made a move at the front as San lost the front end taking Nino shter with him with chaos further back Schwarz B took suu and powered through the last lap to take his first win of the season in short track the cross country Olympic kicked

Off on Sunday with the women’s event and Switzerland’s Zena fry led the pack through the start loop with the home support behind her the technical course caused problems for and young Lan LM made her move for the lead Alexander Keller also wanted the lead her home race but LM kept in touch

And was never far away a battle between the comp and farano developed as LM picked her moment to pull away from her fellow frenchwoman the comp took the win ahead of tster and Keller with fan brao coming fourth and P fif as the men’s race rolled around a

Historic moment was on the cards Nino sh was on the edge of breaking Julian absalon’s record of 33 UCI World Cup wins and with the home fans behind him he was the man to be at the lights it was again suu and Schwarz B trading blows at the front but shter was just

Behind he nearly lost it over a rock but held on to stay in touch ever the professional he moved to the front of the pack and put his head down he still couldn’t escape suu and his countryman Fluker but a mistake from LCA Brio also dampen suu’s hopes of win shter and fler

Both broke away from the pack but it was the man in front who had the motivation behind him shter put the hammer on to pull ahead and never look back suu made his way back into contention and battled Thomas G all the way to the line but all

Eyes were on shter as he crossed the line to make history fishy wow history making tell tell me something it’s overwhelming you know he’s been waiting for that had day a long time and he was so close to celebrate this a year ago and uh it couldn’t be any better place and win

This race just here in front of his home crowd and yeah it’s just uh gives me tears you guys have had some epic epic celebrations some wins over the years does this top them all I think so I really think so I I truly believe this is his greatest win congratulations well

Done amazing thank you thank you yeah this one ranks for sure really high um yeah I’m not the youngest anymore and uh I had years where I was like expecting for myself to win World Cups and now I know I need to have a perfect day if everything comes together

I can still win uh but that makes it more even more emotional and and more yeah nicer in a way and uh yeah was was really cool this this Victory and it ranks really high up in my career highlights yeah I think also the team uh

Knows it’s it’s probably yeah some of of my L uh big big uh victories and uh I I think that makes it for everyone even more emotional to know also it’s it’s it’s going to an end yeah for sure ATA highay for me for me every year was was

And was this year especially really special uh yeah I’m coming from close close l l hiid and I’m training often there and uh was always a special place for me though maybe it had to happen now in L hiid made it even more special yeah after the first two rounds of the

Season alisander Keller held a tight lead in the women’s xcc standings for toas Maxon while Luca Schwarz power of Canyon Collective sat 100 points clear in the mens in the XO women’s alerson the Kings deut to C Peterson sat just nine points ahead of Lan LM Neo shurter

Was already back at the top of the table for Scott Shram after that record-breaking win coming up after the break the UCI Mountain Bike World Series heads on to round three in leang Austria The third R the ECI cross country Mountain Bike World Series arrived in Leo gang at all eyes r on the Austrian mountains as the Sport’s biggest names once again lined up to take on another brutal track in the Searing summer heat a home race from m m valner and lyus

Stager as they look to upset the explosive debut season of pck Peterson while record-breaking Neo shter was at risk of performance hangover after his Landmark win in lenser heida in the women’s xcc Peterson was immediately back at the front of the pack alongside steager with the home support behind her

Once again Paulie fan brao and E Richards were in the mix pierer worked hard but fan proo proved too strong and took the win away from the young dutchwoman e Richards Anna turra and Jenny rids rounded out top five in the man’s race familiar faces

LED from the line Al hly Joshua and Luca schwarzer a t lucer joined the lead group and trated places with Schwarz B and Jordan suu a late charge from Yan Sherman was beaten back by suu to take the win ahead of Schwarz power and blooms when Sunday rolled around the

Women’s EXO was up first all the familiar faces were in the league group from the start as Alexander Keller and Eevee Richards sought to make an early Mark Puck Peterson however was Keen to get back to winning [Applause] ways Keller and pet have battled hard Trading Places through the start Loop

But it was a young Dutch woman who emerged on top once in front Peterson got her head down and built a gap which increased minute by minute behind her lra stagger and Jenny RIT battled hard elbow to Elbow lap after lap this battle allowed meter into the FR spurred on by

The Home C she caught the back of the chasing group and made her way past wrist legs and Stager nobody could touch Peters as she took the win ahead of M Valor steager rid and [Applause] the as the man lined up for the final race of the weekend there was a familiar

Sight of L Schwarz power who led the way from the line through the start Li here the F became a new face at the front of the pack however Schwarz power made short work of him to take the lead l forer made his way in Rich Chason pack

And Andre sink took his chance at the front meanwhile M sler made moves forward eventually taking the lead from Schwarz B however on L four lcar picked up a puncture with spelled disaster for the Swiss Rider his teammate LS forer was quietly riding in the contention and

Before long had caught the lead group first he dispatched Andre sink before long he was ahead of Schwarz B two he crossed the line to take a win after an expertly paced race Schwarz B came second s thir LLY fourth and fluk her fifth after an epic recovery

Ride yeah had a pretty good start uh I I don’t know the position but I think around 10th and uh I just felt good but I I told myself wait wait it’s h it’s hot today it’s a long race just uh take your take your time and then I I was

Riding Place further Place further and I was thinking yeah maybe today I doing top five and then in the third last uh yeah I think when Matas flu ker had the flat tire I overtook him and uh then I was thinking okay you are going for a

Win today and then uh last lap I just uh I just I knew from the second last lap I’m the strongest upal so I make the tempo just at the beginning and uh push through from the Goosebumps last 500 m to the finish uh I’m so happy crossing

The border into round four took place at the legendary valde Sol a favorite of Mino shur could the greatest of all time write his name even further into the history books and in the women’s competition HK Peterson was also pushing the concept of just what a first year

Elite athlete could be capable of in the first race of the event the women’s short track it was Puck Peterson who yet again started strongly Eevee Richards took the lead but by the second lap Peterson was back on top a close call for alisand Keller caused problems in

The pack and Jenny RIT made her way through the order Pauline foran Bravo caught the front of the pack before Keller put the par down and tried to build a gap to the rest of the group she couldn’t escape Peterson though we let her Sprint through the final lap lyus

Stager made a claim for the lead but Peterson had the legs to stay with her she put the power down as they spreaded for the line but a FAL finish confirmed it was steager who took the win foram proo came third Keller fourth and rids fifth moving onto the men’s short track

It was the familiar sight of Schwarz B at the front Joshua deau and Jordan seru were always with him and Duo made his move first the lead didn’t last and Nino shurter entered The Fray behind Schwarz Bower L ler was also in touch but Schwarz bar managed to take the lead the

Final lap was a drag race with Schwarz bar asserting his position early Duo was chasing him hard but Schwarz bar was just too powerful he took the win ahead of of Alan hly Josh Deo pier flamont and Yen Sherman Sunday rolled around and for the women’s EXO cook Peterson was once again

In the lead group Martina Bera was spared on by the Home crowd but Peters say dispatched her early to take first place and to try to build a gap Bera was valiantly holding off paulen Fano but the French woman eventually proved too strong and moved past Bera for second

That wasn’t the end of the story though as Bera stayed in touch and took her chance when fan bra crashed out behind Bera Rebecca Henderson made a move stick on lyus dager to take third but nobody could touch the young Dutch woman at the front Puck Peterson continued her

Dominance with yet another win followed by Bera Henderson steer and met valner I decided to go for it from the start and after one lap I was already a block and then it was just uh riding my own pace and trying not to fall back and uh yeah it worked again so it’s

Apparently a good tactic you made a tiny mistake in that that final lap if I’m not mistaken how did you get back into that momentum after that yeah luckily I knew I had a big gap but I think it was was yeah with the part before that one

Of the hardest parts of the race because you came almost to a standstill and then there were lots of roots uh and every lap I was like okay focus here and then only the last lap yeah it was so high in my heart rate that I just couldn’t keep

Up but after that I just tried to reset and uh yeah Sprint up the next Hill to get back in the momentum as the man lined up Jordan suu was wearing the overall leader Jersey he parred away from the line in an early lead but as always the lead group was a

Who who of mountain bike carouses Nino shter pulled in the Le and Alan hly Sam Gaz and Lucas Schwarz power managed to stay with him halfly andure are separated from the others and repeatedly trated places with a big Gap back to the rest of the pack shter then decided the

Time was right to attack and glided away from hly whilst Matas fer made his way back into contention he took hly to form a Swiss onew as hly faded and allow Vlad tocallo and third shter took a commanding win ahead of ler and theall just held off

Joshu to ahead of hly and fit at the halfway point of the season the women’s FCC overall standings were still close but poly faran pervo out in front for anyos grenadiers Kanye collectors Lucas Schwarz bow however had extended his lead to 180 points while in the women’s

XO cup peters’s outstanding start of the season for Alison detic had her 296 points ahead of the reing UCI world champion Pauline faran proo in the men’s EXO Scotch ramso shter was still on top but Jordan suu was close behind despite having not yet won a race coming up

After the break the UCI Mountain Bike World Series series heads to round five in palar and Sal Andur halfway through the UCI cross country Mountain Bike World Cup season the history BS had already been blown wide open in the women’s first year Elite puup Peterson had taken the Mountain Bike World by storm winning three of the first four XO World Cups with two Podium finishes in xcc also to

Her name she was emerging as a real force in both overall title races going bar toar with the likes of UCI triple world champion Pauline fan brao in the men’s xcc it was all about Lucas Schwarz B with a powerful German musling his way to the top of the

Standing with two wins and two podian finishes whilst in the XO it was in Nino sh or show as the greatest of all time continued to break records and show the world what’s possible on the mountain bik Jordan Ser was in second place across both disciplines showing strength

Inconsistency Ro play for the season brought the UCA M Bike World Series to Pal Aaron s andur had a monstrous 2 pois vertical meters above sea level Friday night brought the women’s xcc to open the weekend and as ever there were familiar faces at the front thean comp

Took an early lead but Alexander Keller was not far away and took the lead heading into the second lap Eevee Richards was always present and looking for her first win of the Season P Peterson was buried in the pack but the young Dutch Woman Soon resumed normal

Service and joined the chase for the lead Keller put the hammer down to try and separate from the pack and only Richards could stay with her the Swiss Rider however was too strong and took the win ahead of Richards Peters Bera and Anna terpstra the men’s xcc kicked off and

Once again Luke Schwartz bow and Jordan suu led the pack away from the line Nino shter and Joshua Deo were trading places but there was nothing to separate the front five Matas Fluker also joined the battle settling in behind Schwarz Bower the front four of Schwarz Bower Fluker

Suu and shter stuck together through the final laps but the powerful German got his elbows out and held on to the lead in the final sections off the race shter attacked for the win and it came down to a drag race with Schwarz Bower the German was too powerful however and he

Took the win ah Hader shter suu averly and Fluker come Sunday in Andora the heavens open and the women lined up for the cross country Olympic Martina Bera and overall points leader pck Peterson LED away from the line but reigning world champion Paul faran Bravo attacked and

Built a huge lead in the early stages Alexander Keller refused to give up and slowly but surely reigned her in and eventually made the French woman pay for her explosive early laps Baran Provo continued to feed as MAA metaler the young Austrian rode her way into contention conditions were tough but MOA

Battled through to reach Keller to take the lead M Valor never looked back took the win ahead of Keller forano LM and Richards it it means so much to me I mean it took me a long time it feels like ages and I know I’m just 21 but

It’s just so many races where something went wrong or it just didn’t came together and today everything finally came together I mean the hardest race I think I’ve done so far in the mud in the cold and the rain I mean I just didn’t

Know what I could do today but um yeah I just kept believing and now finally it came true for sure it was one of the toughest races I’ve ever done the over Riders really pushed me to my absolute limit I never settled for a second uh I was on

The guard all the time because I knew in the first lap if the front is gone too much I’m not I I won’t be able to win it so all I was thinking was every ride I passed I was like I’m not waiting I’m

Not waiting I’m just go go go I have to invest now because in the last lap I know I’m strong anyway so but once I wanton it I knew why I’m doing all of that why I’m doing putting in every day 110% of my performance and I’m really

Living for this sport 26 hours a day so yeah just this crossing the Finish Line I knew why I’m doing it for sure the new generation has arrived I mean a lot of Young Riders are reaching for that top spot and are in the top 10 constantly um but I am also

Aware that the old generation is not gone yet and we have also some strong and stable Riders there and I think the final three World Cups now will be a big big fight um and I’m really excited who can hold the level we have been riding all year conditions continue to worsen for

The men’s exu but that didn’t stop the sparks flying Luca Schwarz bow and Matas ler were the initial standout leaders while Nino shurter caught an early puncture leaving him to fight back through the pack fluger gained a slight lead but Schwarz B was always there Jordan suu and tomad joined the battle

As fluger extended his lead Schwarz Bow’s early effort began to show as Grio and suu moved past him before Tom Pitcock also made his way out of nowhere to fourth place on the final lap Grio had closed the Gap but fluger stayed strong pitock closed in neru and

Overtook for third as fluger took the win ahead of greo pitcock suu and Schwarz Bower next up was R six inlj France the host of last year’s UCI World Championships the resort was primed with an incredibly tough track passionate fans and strong potential for homegrown Heroes to kick things into overdrive the

Women’s xcc began with P Peterson and Martina Bera yet again leading the group from the start with paully foran Brau missing due to illness thean L comp took on the mantle of Home hero and looked to Bild the lead P Peterson alisander Keller e Richards and Martina Bera

However would not back down and Traer places at the front Jenny RFS joined the battle but a mistake from Keller knocked her down the order Keller Peterson and Richards broke away but it was Puck Peterson who took her first short track win of the Year followed by Richards Keller hilly Batton and [Applause]

L the men lined up and it was Alan hly and Lucas Schwarz bar who took a familiar lead Schwarz Bar’s early Pace took a tool as Victor kety reached the front group Group after starting in 32nd Place kety attacked and joined by Joshua deu made a break for the lead he trained

Places with Schwarz barf for The Descent and rock garden and made a final push into the climb on the last lap suu also made the most the clim and a mistake from Thomas litcher on the final quarter red his chances of codan finish a FR one two with ketki and suu followed by

Schwarz blower Shermans and blooms the sun continued to shine on sunnday as the women lined up for the cross country Olympic and the first laps were business as usual with P Peterson l l and Alexander Keller swapping the lead haly Batton was in contention at her

First race after coming back from a big concussion but pck Peters had dominated the early stages poly foran brao made an uncharacteristic error in front of her home fans amona M valer was on a steady charge of the order the two young Stars M valer and Peters were chased by the

Living legend foran brao but it was M valner who attacked first baton challenged foran brao for third while M valer put her head down and extended her lead forano made third back on the last lap powered on by the Home Crow but M bner took a second win on the BS ahead

Of Peterson while baton and blun rounded out the top five the men then took their place on startlight and as suru led a crash in the mid pack caused chaos Mino shurer made up over 25 places on the first straight after starting way back in the pack and before long was back in

The lead Group fors bar and suu had pushed too hard too soon and fell back while shurter made his way to the front he battled with Victor kety and joshu Duo but kety had the home fans behind him and powered away disaster then struck for shter as he picked up a rear

Puncture giving him an absolute Mountain decline shurter however made experience count and made up the 30 odd seconds he lost to come back to second place but it was all about the home hero Victor kety taking the double xcc and XO win vadalu finished third gini fourth and Duo

Fifth this seems to be what dreams are made of your second win this weekend in Le in front of a fantastic crowd could you ask so much more than that today it’s I don’t know it’s amazing it was not my my goal to to to be alone on

Front but I was in a good shape and and then uh it was easier to to just uh uh push my pace and just uh try to be the most uh regular as possible especially on the Technic on the technal part sorry I have the and um yeah on the forest it

Was uh easier for me to to push a little bit more compared to the guys be behind of so yeah I was so happy I’m so happy thanks a lot for French Crowd they absolutely love you how dangerous can you be now with this Confidence from this weekend two two win in one win it’s amazing in FRS front of my family front of my French qu I can believe it I don’t know it was a a dream week for me and I’m super happy

Um I can’t believe it thanks a lot after six incredible rounds of mountain bike action the absolute standout performer was the young Dutch woman pck Peterson taking a top spot in the xcc overall standings ahead of the reigning overall UCI World Cup champion and and the raing UCI world champion was a huge

Achievement in itself but she was now leading the XO overall standings ahead of a similarly competitive field in the men’s xcc Lucas Schwarz bar was still out in front ahead of Jordan suu but in the XO Nino shurter was being rained in by his countryman Matas flukiger coming

Up after the break it’s the business end of the season for the four cross country mountain bike overall titles yet to be decided To win an overall UCI mountain bike world series title is an extremely difficult fate Riders must be the fastest across all Teran no matter what the elements throw at them and they must do this week after week after week coming into the final two rounds of the series the overall title battles were

Finally poised with XO and xcc titles on the line for both Elite men and Elite women’s disciplines first off the Wilds of West Virginia played host to a challenging track at the Snowshoe Mountain Resort the women’s short track was first and with a long spread to start the lap it

Was a familiar front group overall points leader pck Peterson was in the mix but it was lan l who led the early stages on lap two Eevee Richards staked her claim for the lead put the power down and never looked back she crossed the line to take her first foot off the

Season ahead of Peterson Henderson Keller and LM the men’s race points leader Luca Schwarz B parred away from the line but Victor kety was riding high after his double win in Le and overtook Schwarz power as they came into the second lap Mino sherter and Jordan suu

Made up the front four and the group traded places as they pushed on Schwarz bar and suu were the front too but on the final lap Charlie alridge made a break from Fifth and kety followed Schwarz bow briefly made it back to the lead but before kety attacked again suu

Also made a pass Schwarz Bower but nobody could touch kety in the lead and he took the win ahead of suu Schwarz Bower tocallo and Aldridge next up was the women’s cross country Olympic and all eyes were on P Peterson the young Dutch woman who could secure the overall title in this race

Peterson started strongly along with Lis Stager and Martina Bera and Lan LMP joined the group to form a front four Rebecca Henderson joined the fight as Bera put the pedal to the metal but any lead was shortlived as the elite women battled at the front steager managed to

Work a gap to the rest as berta’s early efforts took their tool steer took top honors ahead of the comp Bara blun and nef but it was all up by pck Peterson who finished in six enough to secure her the UCI cross country Olympic World Cup title for

20123 the final race of the weekend was the men’s cross country Olympic and it was the young Scotsman Charlie Aldridge who led the first few quarters Victor kety and Lucas Schwarz B quickly made up ground while Jordan seru and Tom pitcock also joined the frey Marcel gini also joined the front

Group in the lead chief changed hands rapidly hcock charged forward but was rewarded with a front flat tire which pegged him back chch bow also suffered a flat tire which handed the lead to suu but the Swiss pair of gini and Nino shter were hot on his tail gini made the first move

Followed quickly by shter but gini was spent and shter pulled away on the final climb suu was still in touch and hunted the Swiss Legend to the very end at the very death he found the outside line and took shter for first place and the win gini held on the first ahead of

Fluker and [Applause] pitcock with the women’s XO overall title already wrapped up there was still a battle for second place at the final round in Monson and Canada but there was also three other overall titles yet to be decided I’m really happy that already got the overall last weekend it takes

Some pressure off um for myself it’s uh yeah it sinks in uh bit by bit more uh I’m just now yeah I can really enjoy I’m always enjoying of course but it’s really more relaxed this weekend um and then from the outside of course all the

People in my close Circle were uh were really happy I think for everyone it’s it’s been quite a long season um longer than last year I think um I’m just happy that like in the first Elite season I could be this constant and even if the short

Track title maybe yeah we don’t know what uh tomorrow brings of course uh yeah I’ll still get second or third in there at least so that still uh would still be like yeah the great performance of course first up was the women’s xcc and the two contenders were alisandra Keller

And P Peterson Peterson was in po position and only needed to finish above Keller take the xcc overall title Keller started stronger staying in touch with Rebecca Henderson who took an early lead Peters wasn’t far behind but Keller knew she had to stay ahead so put everything

Into staying in front the energy she’d spent early on proved to be her undoing however as Peters say attacked and overtook L comp Rebecca Henderson and Haley baton were trading places at the front as Keller dropped even further back into the pack lyus Stager pushed ahead L the group and attack the final

Lap taking the win ahead of the comp Henderson and Richards fifth for p Peterson was enough to secure the overall xcc title A cring achievement and a historic season for the young dutchwoman that result locked in a historic achievement for Puck Peterson and alpon deck adding the xcc overall title to the

XO title she secured at the last round last year’s overall winner alisander Keller finished in second followed by Eevee Richards lyrus Seager and Jenny rfit 2023 overall World Cup Series champion not the race you wanted to finish on but tell us about it oh it was

So hard uh I just didn’t have anything uh left in the legs I think oh from the first lap uh I felt that my legs were really heavy and every time on the climb the girls could punch a lot uh so in the beginning I just uh decided to stay with

Alesandra a lot yeah I gave everything I had you gave everything you had you gave everything you’ve had all season how does it feel to Come Away with the over over all good I’ll let it sink in uh tonight and tomorrow a bit and then uh

Try to focus on one more time to go full well the first World Cup Series overall congratulations mate thanks the men’s xcc title was also on the line with Schwarz B and suu locked in a two-way fight from the line nothing could separate the two and as Vlad

Theallu pulled into the lead they traded places behind kety was buried in the pack but progressed well to meet the lead group and while Schwarz bar and suu jeel for position kety attacked positions were swapped and swapped again throughout the closing stages but on the final lap kety emerged in front to take

A third consecutive xcc World Cup win suu came second but it was not enough to overcome Schwarz B’s lead in the overall standings Schwarz Boward did enough to lock up the title for Canyon collective in a season where he was always the man to beat suu deau Sherman and Nino shter

Rounded out the top five Luka World Cup Series overall champ the calculations are in and you did it this time tell us about it w to tell was so tough ride from the beginning on and um as expected I could not get the overall out of my mind that’s why I keep

On push kept on pushing but for sure towards the end I’m am so empty amazing mate well done congratulations 2023 World Cup short track overall champion thank you very much and uh thank you to everybody at home thanks to the team I will definitely have the chance to

Mention that uh gratefulness again but for the moment Pito Sunday brought the final women’s XO race of the season and with the title already secured by P Peterson it was all about the Battle for second with six Riders all in the fight as the reain fell Peterson was not content to sit on

Her lals and power to the front the one comp picked up the rear flat which looked like disaster for the French Rider but she made the most of the conditions and before long was back inside of the leaders P began to slow and after a season like hers who could

Blame her the comp and Jenny roods broke away but it was the comp who dealt with the conditions the best Peters closed the Gap after rf’s crash but there was no catching the comp the young French woman took the win ahead of r with Peterson taken forward with a Clean Sweep with the

Overall titles already secured for pck Peterson that win for the wild Culp of Canyon Collective me she secured second place of lyus dager and Alexandra Keller congratulations what a race it had everything you had a flat tire you had a crash but you came out unscathed with a

Smile on your face how are you feeling as a very surprise so I know and I was um in good shape so I didn’t know how the race um will be because in this Condition it’s uh totally crazy so yes I’m very happy and thanks to all the

Mechanics of the team for for their jobs with this result you’ve also secured the second place in the overall so what does that mean to you I didn’t know because uh I miss one world cap so the overall was a second goals but uh yes it’s cool

The man’s XO title was still very much up for grabs and it was shorter in the lead but a pure result would open the door for suu Schwarz Bower and Fluker close behind him reain continued to fall but as ever it was Schwarz Bower who parred away from the line in the early

Stages fluger emerged as a leader but was pegged back by a rear flat tire a quick change had him back in the race but in the meantime Tom pitcock had inherited the lead meanwhile shurter and suu were struggling way back in the pack some 30 places behind the leaders fluger

Was quickly back behind the new UCI world champion and with the motivation of a title on the horizon he pushed on ahead the misery continued for the Swiss Rider with a second rear flat cutting his pace and forcing him to watch as Pitcock glided past it took two flat

Tires to take the win away from fluger but pitcock could fought hard to take a second cross country Olympic UCI World Cup win of the season fluger came second after a heroic effort but it would not be enough a mechanical hit shter finished in 14th but that was all he

Needed to secure yet another UCI World Cup overall title that result for Fluker wasn’t quite enough to take the top step in the overall away from Nino shurter Jordan suu did just enough to hold on the second place in the standings as Nino shurter celebrated his record-breaking ninth overall UCI World Cup

Title what a race and with that result Nino shter claims his ninth overall title and it was a close call especially with that chain disaster at the end yeah it was a really close call first I had a really bad start I couldn’t really go

Hard to First climb up and uh then I was stucked in the first downhill and ended up in 31st I think so well and then I chased back and Chase back and I saw Mato is leading oh I need to at least get 13 oh that my chain started to drop my

Chain uh holder broke and uh yeah it was a drama but yeah really happy with winning my my ninth overall uh super happy about the whole season how it went it was uh it’s incredible yeah what happens now off seon now I need really

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