9 September 2017 – Nino Schurter completes an incredible season with the victory of the 2017 XC world championship. The race promises to be very difficult due to the high humidity and heat. The race immediately gets to the heart of the Schurter / Kulhavy challenge, but the Swiss Litscher and the Brazilian Avancini manage to keep the leading duo.

After a fiery pace from Kulhavy, a well-placed attack on the last lap was enough and Schurter went on to win his 6th XC world title. Behind him Kulhavy and then Litscher. First of the Italians is Gerhard Kerschbaumer, 13th, then Luca Braidot in 17th, Marco Aurelio Fontana in 21st, Daniele Braidot in 27th and Andrea Tiberi in 30th.

«We paid for not being able to interpret such fast starts in the best possible way and, in some cases, fate didn't help us. I'm equally happy, because the boys always fought at all times to get out of difficult situations.
Everyone finished the race and I consider this a sign of responsibility and respect towards the shirt they wore. I am also satisfied with the group that has been created, with young people and more experienced riders who get along well, there is mutual respect and a desire to improve. No regrets, just a bit of bitterness because we were sure of bringing home some podiums, also given the indications coming from the season. We'll meet again in Switzerland in a year!" I am referring to Mirko Celestino.

Today's three matches (Women U23, Women and Men Elite) brought out Switzerland with Sina Frei, Jolanda Neff and the timeless Nino Schurter, new world champions. Jolanda Neff dominates the Elite Women's World Championship, leaving everyone on her pedals making it her "usual" race in solitude. This is the fourth world title for the Swiss, the first as an elite. Behind her was the British Annie Last, able to resist the Neff for only one lap. French Pauline Prevot Ferrand was third. Eva Lechner and Serena Calvetti finished in 17th and 34th place respectively.

EL-M
	Nino SCHURTER	1h27'44 "
2	Jaroslav KULHAVY	7"
3	Thomas LITSCHER	15"
4	Henrique AVANCINI	1'04"
5	Manuel FUMIC	1'11"
6	Lukas FLUCKIGER	1'13"
7	Julien ABSALON	1'25"
8	Maxime MAROTTE	1'34"
9	Daniel MCCONNEL	1'54"
10	Reto INDERGAND	2'21"
11	Catriel SOTO	2'39"
12	Florian VOGEL	2'44"
13	Gerhard KERSCHBAUMER	2'49"
14	Michiel VAN DER HEIJDEN	2'59"
15	Stephane TEMPIER	3'07"
16	Anton COOPER	3'10"
17	Luca BRAIDOT	3'13"
18	Gregor RAGGL	3'23"
19	Marcel GUERRINI	3'25"
20	David VALERO SERRANO	3'28"

EL W
	Yolanda NEFF	1h27'17 "
2	Annie LAST	2'23"
3	Pauline FERRAND PREVOT	3'04"
4	Maja WLOSCZCWOSKA	3'36"
5	Irina KALENTIEVA	3'51"
6	Lea DAVISON	3'59"
7	Emily BATTY	4'23"
8	Corina GANTENBEIN	4'23"
9	Barbara BENKO	4'45"
10	Tanya ZAKELJ	4'58"
11	Helen GROBERT	5'05"
12	Anne TERPSTRA	5'27"
13	Gunn Rita DAHLE	5'29"
14	Raiza GOULAO HENRIQUE	6'02"
15	Erin HUCK	6'02"

U23 M
	Samuel GAZE	1h17'46 "
2	Alan HATHERLY	11"
3	Maximilian BRANDL	51"
4	Sebastian Fini CARSTENSEN	1'26"
5	Milan VADER	1'33"
6	Jan VASTL	1'45"
7	Philip COLOMBO	2'11"
8	Maximilian FOIDL	2'11"
9	Well OLIVER	2'12"
10	Nadir COLLEDANI	2'40"

U23 F
	Sina FREI	1h15'10 "
2	KATE COURTNEY	49"
3	Alessandra KELLER	2'18"
4	Barbora PRUDKOVA	3'01"
5	Rocio Del Alba GARCIA M.	3'11"
6	Anne TAUBER	3'31"
7	Nicole KOLLER	3'33"
8	Jana CZECZINKAROVA	4'18"
9	Martina BERTA	5'13"
10	Haley BATTEN	5'24"

JUN M
	Cameron WRIGHT	1h07'56 "
2	Joel ROTH	35"
3	Holden JONES	44"
4	Juri ZANOTTI	48"
5	David LIST	57"
6	Mathis AZZARO	1'20"
7	Matthew DINHAM	1'54"
8	Mick VAN DIJKE	2'04"
9	Eden CRUISE	2'10"
10	Alexander Y. ANDERSEN	2'11"

JUN W
	Laura STIGGER	1h03'37 "
2	Loana LECOMTE	15"
3	Nadia GROD	1'41"
4	Marika TOVO	2'01"
5	Franziska KOCH	2'21"
6	Caroline BOHE	2'37"
7	Ronja EIBL	3'10"
8	Sophie WRIGHT	3'19"
9	Isaure MEDDE	3'37"
10	Leonie DAUBERMANN	3'42"

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