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# 2 World Cup Albstadt: McConnell on Rissveds and Mitterwallner

McConnel's great encore that seems to have found a second youth. Behind her another expert athlete like Jenny Rissveds. The very young Mona Mitterwallner closes the podium.

Written by

David Finetto

May 9, 2022

In the women's field, Rebecca McConnell scored a brace who, after winning the race by cross country Olympian in Petropolis, Germany excels both in the short track and in the queen test.

On this occasion, Rebecca McConnell took the lead, proving to be the rider with the most on the ball: the Australian who races in Spain already had an 8-second advantage over Swedish champion Jenny Rissveds and Dutch Anne Terpstra. The first blue, 15th, was the Italian champion Eva Lechner (Trinx Factory).

KateCourtney — Kate Courtney - © Bartek Wolinski / Red Bull Content Pool

competitors — Kate Courtney - © Bartek Wolinski / Red Bull Content Pool

The decisive moment was in the course of the penultimate lap, when Rebecca McConnell managed to permanently break off Jenny Rissveds, while behind the two climbers Mitterwallner and Lecomte tried to bridge the gap, without succeeding. Few would have bet on Rebecca McConnell, 30, as the new dominatrix of the World Cup (here is his story).

Loana lecomte — Loana Lecomte - © Bartek Wolinski / Red Bull Content Pool

The Australian champion of Team Primaflor Mondraker to the microphones of Red Bull TV told what has recently changed in her private life then with the leader's jersey to put her wings she got the better of the Swedish Jenny Rissveds, 48 "behind, and the very young Austrian Mona Mitterwallner, third at 1 '. Fourth Loana Lecomte, which after the 2021 vintage seems to have returned to earth.

Blanka Vas - © Bartek Wolinski / Red Bull Content Pool

Pauline Ferrand Prevot — Blanka Vas - © Bartek Wolinski / Red Bull Content Pool

Opaque performances of the top seeds: 7th Pauline Prevot Ferrand, 9th Jolanda Neff and 16th world champion Evie Richards. Bad day for the blue riders, far from the top positions. The best was Chiara Teocchi, 27a

On Friday, May 13th it will be time to pin the number on the back for the short track of Nove Mesto Na Morave, in the Czech Republic, where on Sunday 15th the third challenge of the year valid for the Cross Country Cup will take place. The appointment, as per tradition, is on Red Bull TV with the following times: XCC from 17.50; XCO women from 11, XCO men from 15.

SEE THE REPLAY OF THE RACE

ORDER OF ARRIVAL

1.	MCCONNELL Rebecca Ellen (PRIMAFLOR MONDRAKER GENUINS)	1:19:39
2.	Risveds Jenny (TEAM 31 IBIS CYCLES)	1:20:27 +48
3.	MITTERWALLNER Mona (CANNONDALE FACTORY RACING)	1:20:39 + 1: 00
4.	LECOMTE Loana (CANYON CLLCTV)	1:21:30 + 1: 51
5.	KELLER Alexandra (THOMUS MAXON)	1:22:12 + 2: 33
6.	STIGGER Laura (SPECIALIZED FACTORY RACING)	1:22:43 + 3: 04
7.	FERRAND PREVOT Pauline (BMC MTB RACING)	1:22:43 + 3: 04
8.	TERPSTRA Anne (GHOST FACTORY RACING)	1:22:46 + 3: 07
9.	NEFF Jolanda (TREK FACTORY RACING XC)	1:22:55 + 3: 16
10.	FREI Sina (SPECIALIZED FACTORY RACING)	1:23:17 + 3: 38

COMPLETE RANKING

In this article:Albstadt, World Cup, Jenny Rissveds, Mona Mitterwallner, Racing World, Rebecca Henderson

Written by David Finetto

[email protected] I am a fan of everything that has 2 wheels: at a young age I practiced road and track cycling (Italian Allievi champion). At the age of 18 I passed into the cross country competing at national/international level as an Under23. Past Elite, I made the choice to take things more lightly from a training point of view, and my love for gravity disciplines was born, training me as an FCI MTB instructor and guide. Now I have made passion my profession by managing 2 MTB centers on the island of Elba (Bike Center Elba and Elba MTB), creating the FANTAmtb and telling in an ironic but professional way everything that revolves around MTB thanks to 365mountainbike and 365TV (YouTube'PULITI dentro BIKER fuori').