[Updated with Overall] Final Results from the Val di Sole XC World Cup 2022
The final XC World Cup of the year provided more incredible racing at Val di Sole. In the U23 racing there were big wins for Line Burquier and Martin Vidaurre Kossmann as they also take home the overall titles.
Pauline Ferrand Prevot dominated the Elite Women's racing with five minutes separating the top five riders. Pauline backed up a perfect World Champs with both the XCC and XC wins in Val di Sole. Loana Lecomte tried to stay on the wheel of Pauline but would drop back and settle for a solid 2nd place to end the season. Jolanda Neff continues her strong form and finishes the day in third. Alessandra Keller crossed the line in sixth and takes home the overall title after also winning the XCC overall.
The Elite Men's race saw another perfect weekend in Italy as Titouan Carod led from the start to take the win by over thirty seconds. Nino Schurter fought back hard on the last lap but he would have to settle for second place. It wasn't too bad for Nino as he secured his eighth World Cup overall just a week after his tenth World Champs win. Nino is now also the only Elite Male rider to win eight MTB World Cup overalls.
Check out the results below.
Results:
Full Results:
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Overall Standings:
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Live Race Updates:
The 2022 World Cup XC racing concludes at Val di Sole.
The Women's racing kicks off on Red Bull TV at: 12:00pm CEST (3:00am PDT, 11:00am BST, 6:00am EDT)
The Men will start on Red Bull TV at: 14:30pm EDT (5:30am PDT, 13:30pm BST, 8:30am EDT)
Elite Women
First up in the Elite racing is the Women and after the incredible short track race on Friday we could be in for some exciting racing. Riders are said to be loving the updated course this week.
Course Preview:
The Pivot Cycles - OTE team takes a tour of the course.
Who do you think will win?:
Race Updates:
3:20 am PDT The Elite Women are off with a short start loop to start the race.
3:22 am PDT Gwendalyn Gibson leads the race on the short start loop.
3:23 am PDT Loana Lecomte now takes the lead with a high pace at the front.
3:25 am PDT After the start loop the top five are:
1st. Loana Lecomte 4:52
2nd. Savilia Blunk: +1
3rd. Jolanda Neff: +1
4th. Gwendalyn Gibson: +5
5th. Linda Indergand: +5
3:28 am PDT Loana Lecomte and Pauline Ferrand Prevot are starting to build a gap back to the rest of the race.
3:32 am PDT The leading French riders now have a 20 seconds gap back to 3rd-placed Savilia Blunk.
3:40 am PDT After lap one the top five are:
1st. Loana Lecomte 19:43
2nd. Pauline Ferrand Prevot: +0
3rd. Haley Batten: +31
4th. Savilia Blunk: +36
5th. Jolanda Neff: +53
3:43 am PDT Three small mistakes for Loana Lecomte puts Pauline Ferrand Prevot in the front spot with a six-second advantage.
3:46 am PDT We are not sure what has happened but Loana Lecomte has pulled back over ten seconds to go into the lead.
3:47 am PDT It looks like Pauline Ferrand Prevot has crashed. Pauline is back on the rear wheel of Loana Lecomte and the fight for the win continues.
3:57 am PDT After lap two the top five are:
1st. Loana Lecomte 35:17
2nd. Pauline Ferrand Prevot: +1
3rd. Haley Batten: +40
4th. Jolanda Neff: +42
5th. Martina Berta: +1:32
3:58 am PDT Pauline Ferrand Prevot is putting the power down on the first climb of lap three to pull away from Loana Lecomte.
4:00 am PDT In such a short amount of time Pauline Ferrand Prevot has built a gap of 23 seconds. The pace is very high as the chasing group led by Halen Batten is now over a minute back.
4:13 am PDT After lap three the top five are:
1st. Pauline Ferrand Prevot: 49:54
2nd. Loana Lecomte +47
3rd. Jolanda Neff: +1:41
4th. Haley Batten: +1:44
5th. Martina Berta: +3:00
4:20 am PDT The gap has now passed the one-minute mark between Pauline Ferrand Prevot and Loana Lecomte.
4:29 am PDT Going into the final lap the top five are:
1st. Pauline Ferrand Prevot: 1:05:03
2nd. Loana Lecomte +1:06
3rd. Jolanda Neff: +2:06
4th. Haley Batten: +2:50
5th. Alessandra Keller: +4:28
4:40 am PDT Pauline Ferrand Prevot wins the final race of the year and backs up her perfect World Champs with another perfect weekend.
Elite Men
Next up is the final World Cup race of the year with the Elite Men's race. Will we see the conclusion of Red Bull's coverage end with a record-breaking win from Nino Schurter?
XCC Highlights:
Catch up on the flat-out action from Friday's XCC race.
Who do you think will win?:
Race Updates:
5:50 am PDT The Elite Men are off with Titouan Carod leading into the start loop.
5:53 am PDT Alan Hatherly now takes the lead on the shortened start lap.
5:54 am PDT After the start lap Alan Hatherly leads with Titouan Carod in 2nd and Jordan Sarrou in 3rd.
6:00 am PDT At the first split on lap one Titouan Carod has built a five-second lead. Nino Schurter is sitting 22 seconds back in ninth.
6:03 am PDT Heading into the second half of the lap Titouan Carod still leads with a small gap back to Alan Hatherly and Jordan Sarrou. Nino Schurter has ridden his way into fourth, 17 seconds back.
6:04 am PDT The gap has been closed at the front of the race. Nino Schurter leads a group of four hunting down the front three riders.
6:08 am PDT After the first lap the top five are:
1st. Titouan Carod: 17:02
2nd. Alan Hatherly: +2
3rd. Jordan Sarrou: +3
4th. Victor Koretzky: +17
5th. Nino Schurter: +17
6:13 am PDT Titouan Carod once again attacks on the short sharp climbs and descents in the first half of the lap.
6:15 am PDT Nino Schurter is making moves as he takes three seconds out of Carod over the whole of the first climb.
6:16 am PDT Nino has caught Alan Hatherly and Jordan Sarrou. Already he is pushing on to close the gap to the leader.
6:17 am PDT Luca Braidot has joined the chasing group, if these four riders can work together they might be able to close the 15-second gap.
6:21 am PDT After the second lap the top five are:
1st. Titouan Carod: 29:54
2nd. Jordan Sarrou: +19
3rd. Nino Schurter: +20
4th. Alan Hatherly: +21
5th. Luca Braidot: +22
6:24 am PDT A big mistake for Nino Schurter as he walks his bike over a small technical section. Nino still sits in third place.
6:24 am PDT It will be interesting to see if Nino Schurter decides to switch from aiming for the win today to trying to hold onto the overall title.
6:34 am PDT After the third lap the top five are:
1st. Titouan Carod: 42:48
2nd. Luca Braidot: +34
3rd. Nino Schurter: +34
4th. Jordan Sarrou: +34
5th. Alan Hatherly: +35
6:47 am PDT After lap four the top five are:
1st. Titouan Carod: 55:46
2nd. Luca Braidot: +45
3rd. Nino Schurter: +45
4th. Jordan Sarrou: +46
5th. Alan Hatherly: +1:10
6:52 am PDT A mistake for Luca Braidot on one of the short steep climbs sees Nino Schurter and Jordan Sarrou go past.
7:00 am PDT Going into the final lap the top five are:
1st. Titouan Carod: 1:08:53
2nd. Nino Schurter: +46
3rd. Jordan Sarrou: +47
4th. Luca Braidot: +1:11
5th. David Valero Serrano: +1:42
7:03 am PDT Nino Schurter has dropped Jordan Sarrou and has found six seconds on Titouan Carod. The gap most likely won't be closed, but a second place is more than good enough for Nino Schurter to take his eighth overall title.
7:04 am PDT Nino has now pulled back 11 seconds on Titouan Carod, there is still a gap of 35 seconds but we are not even at the midpoint of the lap. It could be a closer finish than we thought.
7:07 am PDT The gap is now only 28 seconds, if only Nino could have found this speed slightly earlier and we may have seen a sprint finish.
7:12 am PDT Titouan Carod makes it a perfect weekend as he wins in Val di Sole.
Pauline Ferrand Prevot dominated the Elite Women's racing with five minutes separating the top five riders. Pauline backed up a perfect World Champs with both the XCC and XC wins in Val di Sole. Loana Lecomte tried to stay on the wheel of Pauline but would drop back and settle for a solid 2nd place to end the season. Jolanda Neff continues her strong form and finishes the day in third. Alessandra Keller crossed the line in sixth and takes home the overall title after also winning the XCC overall.
The Elite Men's race saw another perfect weekend in Italy as Titouan Carod led from the start to take the win by over thirty seconds. Nino Schurter fought back hard on the last lap but he would have to settle for second place. It wasn't too bad for Nino as he secured his eighth World Cup overall just a week after his tenth World Champs win. Nino is now also the only Elite Male rider to win eight MTB World Cup overalls.
Check out the results below.
Results:
Elite Women (5 Laps)
1st. Pauline Ferrand Prevot: 1:20:23
2nd. Loana Lecomte: 1:21:50
3rd. Jolanda Neff: 1:22:52
4th. Haley Batten: 1:23:41
5th. Sina Frei: 1:25:34
1st. Pauline Ferrand Prevot: 1:20:23
2nd. Loana Lecomte: 1:21:50
3rd. Jolanda Neff: 1:22:52
4th. Haley Batten: 1:23:41
5th. Sina Frei: 1:25:34
Elite Men (6 Laps)
1st. Titouan Carod: 1:22:02
2nd. Nino Schurter: +35
3rd. Jordan Sarrou: +1:08
4th. Victor Koretzky: +1:27
5th. Luca Braidot: +1:36
1st. Titouan Carod: 1:22:02
2nd. Nino Schurter: +35
3rd. Jordan Sarrou: +1:08
4th. Victor Koretzky: +1:27
5th. Luca Braidot: +1:36
U23 Women (4 Laps)
1st. Line Burquier: 1:08:36
2nd. Ronja Blöchlinger: 1:09:20
3rd. Noemie Garnier: 1:10:05
4th. Giada Specia: 1:10:29
5th. Noëlle Buri: 1:10:55
1st. Line Burquier: 1:08:36
2nd. Ronja Blöchlinger: 1:09:20
3rd. Noemie Garnier: 1:10:05
4th. Giada Specia: 1:10:29
5th. Noëlle Buri: 1:10:55
U23 Men (5 Laps)
1st. Martin Vidaurre Kossmann: 1:10:29
2nd. David Domingo Campos Motos: 1:11:14
3rd. Gustavo Xavier De Oliveira Pereira: 1:11:19
4th. Mario Bair: 1:11:29
5th. Simone Avondetto: 1:12:27
1st. Martin Vidaurre Kossmann: 1:10:29
2nd. David Domingo Campos Motos: 1:11:14
3rd. Gustavo Xavier De Oliveira Pereira: 1:11:19
4th. Mario Bair: 1:11:29
5th. Simone Avondetto: 1:12:27
Full Results:
Elite Women
Elite Men
U23 Women
U23 Men
Overall Standings:
Elite Women
Elite Men
U23 Women
U23 Men
Live Race Updates:
The 2022 World Cup XC racing concludes at Val di Sole.
The Women's racing kicks off on Red Bull TV at: 12:00pm CEST (3:00am PDT, 11:00am BST, 6:00am EDT)
The Men will start on Red Bull TV at: 14:30pm EDT (5:30am PDT, 13:30pm BST, 8:30am EDT)
Elite Women
First up in the Elite racing is the Women and after the incredible short track race on Friday we could be in for some exciting racing. Riders are said to be loving the updated course this week.
Course Preview:
The Pivot Cycles - OTE team takes a tour of the course.
Who do you think will win?:
Race Updates:
3:20 am PDT The Elite Women are off with a short start loop to start the race.
3:22 am PDT Gwendalyn Gibson leads the race on the short start loop.
3:23 am PDT Loana Lecomte now takes the lead with a high pace at the front.
3:25 am PDT After the start loop the top five are:
1st. Loana Lecomte 4:52
2nd. Savilia Blunk: +1
3rd. Jolanda Neff: +1
4th. Gwendalyn Gibson: +5
5th. Linda Indergand: +5
3:28 am PDT Loana Lecomte and Pauline Ferrand Prevot are starting to build a gap back to the rest of the race.
3:32 am PDT The leading French riders now have a 20 seconds gap back to 3rd-placed Savilia Blunk.
3:40 am PDT After lap one the top five are:
1st. Loana Lecomte 19:43
2nd. Pauline Ferrand Prevot: +0
3rd. Haley Batten: +31
4th. Savilia Blunk: +36
5th. Jolanda Neff: +53
3:43 am PDT Three small mistakes for Loana Lecomte puts Pauline Ferrand Prevot in the front spot with a six-second advantage.
3:46 am PDT We are not sure what has happened but Loana Lecomte has pulled back over ten seconds to go into the lead.
3:47 am PDT It looks like Pauline Ferrand Prevot has crashed. Pauline is back on the rear wheel of Loana Lecomte and the fight for the win continues.
3:57 am PDT After lap two the top five are:
1st. Loana Lecomte 35:17
2nd. Pauline Ferrand Prevot: +1
3rd. Haley Batten: +40
4th. Jolanda Neff: +42
5th. Martina Berta: +1:32
3:58 am PDT Pauline Ferrand Prevot is putting the power down on the first climb of lap three to pull away from Loana Lecomte.
4:00 am PDT In such a short amount of time Pauline Ferrand Prevot has built a gap of 23 seconds. The pace is very high as the chasing group led by Halen Batten is now over a minute back.
4:13 am PDT After lap three the top five are:
1st. Pauline Ferrand Prevot: 49:54
2nd. Loana Lecomte +47
3rd. Jolanda Neff: +1:41
4th. Haley Batten: +1:44
5th. Martina Berta: +3:00
4:20 am PDT The gap has now passed the one-minute mark between Pauline Ferrand Prevot and Loana Lecomte.
4:29 am PDT Going into the final lap the top five are:
1st. Pauline Ferrand Prevot: 1:05:03
2nd. Loana Lecomte +1:06
3rd. Jolanda Neff: +2:06
4th. Haley Batten: +2:50
5th. Alessandra Keller: +4:28
4:40 am PDT Pauline Ferrand Prevot wins the final race of the year and backs up her perfect World Champs with another perfect weekend.
Elite Men
Next up is the final World Cup race of the year with the Elite Men's race. Will we see the conclusion of Red Bull's coverage end with a record-breaking win from Nino Schurter?
XCC Highlights:
Catch up on the flat-out action from Friday's XCC race.
Who do you think will win?:
Race Updates:
5:50 am PDT The Elite Men are off with Titouan Carod leading into the start loop.
5:53 am PDT Alan Hatherly now takes the lead on the shortened start lap.
5:54 am PDT After the start lap Alan Hatherly leads with Titouan Carod in 2nd and Jordan Sarrou in 3rd.
6:00 am PDT At the first split on lap one Titouan Carod has built a five-second lead. Nino Schurter is sitting 22 seconds back in ninth.
6:03 am PDT Heading into the second half of the lap Titouan Carod still leads with a small gap back to Alan Hatherly and Jordan Sarrou. Nino Schurter has ridden his way into fourth, 17 seconds back.
6:04 am PDT The gap has been closed at the front of the race. Nino Schurter leads a group of four hunting down the front three riders.
6:08 am PDT After the first lap the top five are:
1st. Titouan Carod: 17:02
2nd. Alan Hatherly: +2
3rd. Jordan Sarrou: +3
4th. Victor Koretzky: +17
5th. Nino Schurter: +17
6:13 am PDT Titouan Carod once again attacks on the short sharp climbs and descents in the first half of the lap.
6:15 am PDT Nino Schurter is making moves as he takes three seconds out of Carod over the whole of the first climb.
6:16 am PDT Nino has caught Alan Hatherly and Jordan Sarrou. Already he is pushing on to close the gap to the leader.
6:17 am PDT Luca Braidot has joined the chasing group, if these four riders can work together they might be able to close the 15-second gap.
6:21 am PDT After the second lap the top five are:
1st. Titouan Carod: 29:54
2nd. Jordan Sarrou: +19
3rd. Nino Schurter: +20
4th. Alan Hatherly: +21
5th. Luca Braidot: +22
6:24 am PDT A big mistake for Nino Schurter as he walks his bike over a small technical section. Nino still sits in third place.
6:24 am PDT It will be interesting to see if Nino Schurter decides to switch from aiming for the win today to trying to hold onto the overall title.
6:34 am PDT After the third lap the top five are:
1st. Titouan Carod: 42:48
2nd. Luca Braidot: +34
3rd. Nino Schurter: +34
4th. Jordan Sarrou: +34
5th. Alan Hatherly: +35
6:47 am PDT After lap four the top five are:
1st. Titouan Carod: 55:46
2nd. Luca Braidot: +45
3rd. Nino Schurter: +45
4th. Jordan Sarrou: +46
5th. Alan Hatherly: +1:10
6:52 am PDT A mistake for Luca Braidot on one of the short steep climbs sees Nino Schurter and Jordan Sarrou go past.
7:00 am PDT Going into the final lap the top five are:
1st. Titouan Carod: 1:08:53
2nd. Nino Schurter: +46
3rd. Jordan Sarrou: +47
4th. Luca Braidot: +1:11
5th. David Valero Serrano: +1:42
7:03 am PDT Nino Schurter has dropped Jordan Sarrou and has found six seconds on Titouan Carod. The gap most likely won't be closed, but a second place is more than good enough for Nino Schurter to take his eighth overall title.
7:04 am PDT Nino has now pulled back 11 seconds on Titouan Carod, there is still a gap of 35 seconds but we are not even at the midpoint of the lap. It could be a closer finish than we thought.
7:07 am PDT The gap is now only 28 seconds, if only Nino could have found this speed slightly earlier and we may have seen a sprint finish.
7:12 am PDT Titouan Carod makes it a perfect weekend as he wins in Val di Sole.
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But in our language there is a single word that states happiness and sadness at the same time (charmolipi is how it is pronounced). that is the emotion that caused me Rob 's little speech. They were an amazing team.
Note she had come second a few times in the preceding years, and 2 x bronze at Champs and I don't think anyone was surprised when she finally won a few.
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Agree, that was a very risky decision.