In the launch lap it is Vlad Dascalu who gives the first acceleration, immediately skimming the group of favorites. In the first also Sam Gaze, with his usual closed mouth.
Tom Pidcock's attack is not late: the Olympic champion accelerates during the 1st lap, taking with him the brilliant Schurter and Colombo, with the latter victim of a chain problem during the 2nd lap that makes him bounce behind .
Nino Schurter he wants to win and does not hide it: he attacks during the race showing that today he could grasp the cup winning record. Too bad that during the 5th lap (out of eight), after one of the rock gardens he punctures and is forced to stop. He changes wheels but passes 1 minute late.
From there his fantastic comeback starts which leads him to return to the leading group at the beginning of the last lap. The leading group consists of Anton Cooper, Tom Pidcock, Mathias Fluckiger, Alan Hatherly and Vlad Dascalu.
On the last lap Vlad Dascalu attacks, with Tom Pidcock attacked with his teeth. On the final pump track, Pidcock gains the few meters that separate him from the Romanian, closing 2 good doubles instead of facing them in manual. There is no story in the sprint: Pidcock goes to win his second cup victory in this 2022. 2nd bitter place for Vlad Dascalu.
In 3rd place we find Nino Schurter: if he hadn't punctured he would surely have been in the game too. Fantastic race for Gioele Bertolini who closes in 19th place. The placings of the other Italians are: Luca Braidot in 25th position; Gioele De Cosmo (Wilier-Pirelli) 36th; Daniele Braidot (CS Carabinieri Olympia Vittoria) 40th; Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Specialized Factory Racing) 52nd; Jakob Dorigoni (Torpado Factory Team) 55th; Nadir Colledani (MMR) 59 ° slowed down by a puncture; Alessio Agostinelli (KTM Protek Elettrosystem) 62nd; an unfortunate Mirko Tabacchi (RDR) who breaks the brake lever on the first lap, 67th.
ORDER OF ARRIVAL ELITE M
| 1. |  | PIDCOCK Thomas (GREAT BRITAIN) | 1:21:19 |
| 2. |  | DASCALU Vlad (TREK FACTORY RACING XC) | 1:21:20 +1 |
| 3. |  | SCHURTER Nino (SCOTT-SRAM MTB RACING TEAM) | 1:21:49 +30 |
| 4. |  | COOPER Anton (TREK FACTORY RACING XC) | 1:21:52 +33 |
| 5. |  | HATHERLY Alan (CANNONDALE FACTORY RACING) | 1:21:52 +33 |
| 6. | | FLÜCKIGER Mathias (THOMUS MAXON) | 1:21:53 +34 |
| 7. |  | CAROD Titouan (BMC MTB RACING) | 1:22:20 + 1: 01 |
| 8. | | FRISCHKNECHT Andri (SCOTT-SRAM MTB RACING TEAM) | 1:22:23 + 1: 04 |
| 9. |  | SCHWARZBAUER Luke (CANYON CLLCTV) | 1:22:36 + 1: 17 |
| 10 | | ALBIN Vital (THOMUS MAXON) | 1:23:00 + 1: 41 |
