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MTB World Cup Andorra: Luca Braidot's feat!

His is the stage #6 in Andorra, no Italian has ever won 2 stages in the Cross Country World Cup: Luca Braidot is increasingly making history!

Luca Braidot Andorra
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Luke Braidot repeats the success of Lenzerheide: bad luck for Vlad Dascalu who had technical problems with his bike during the last lap when he looked like he was going to win the race.

RACE REPLAY

The duel Nino Schurter and Mathias Fluckiger was not there because the latter felt ill after the short track and, due to flu symptoms, decided not to compete (now the next stage of the world cup is also in doubt if it turns out to be positive at Covid).

Ready to go and we see Victor Koretzky in front of us with the B&B Hotels jersey, road team. Great start also for Juri Zanotti in fifth position during the 1st lap. Bad day for Alan Haterly who rides in the rear.

During the race Victory Koretzky will jump while Nino Schurter begins one of his comebacks, when it seemed to be on a bad day. The height of Andorra always brings surprises from the point of view of athletes' performance.

Valero Serrano, Vlad Dascalu and Luca Braidot take the lead in the race with Vlad Dascalu who launches the decisive attack before the last lap, detaching Braidot and Serrano. On the last lap though Vlad Dascalu had technical problems with the gearbox and was sucked in by the pursuers. At that point Luca attacked and left the Spaniard Serrano on the spot as well.

Luca deservedly goes to win in front of Serrano and Schurter, who takes command of the general.

VIDEO LUCA BRAIDOT

2 other Italians in the top20: 18th Gerhard Kerschbaumer who did not give continuity after the 9th place of Lenzerheide and the 20th place of Nadir Colledani.

MEN'S ELITE RANKING

1.BRAIDOT Luke (SANTA CRUZ FSA MTB PRO TEAM)1:15:31
2.VALERO SERRANO David (BH TEMPLO CAFES UCC)1:15:41
+10
3.SCHURTER Nino (SCOTT-SRAM MTB RACING TEAM)1:15:58
+27
4.DASCALU Vlad (TREK FACTORY RACING XC)1:16:09
+38
5.SARROU Jordan (SPECIALIZED FACTORY RACING)1:16:21
+50
6.ALBIN Vital (THÖMUS MAXON) L1:16:38
+ 1: 07
7.CAROD Titouan (BMC MTB RACING)1:16:47
+ 1: 16
8.SCHUERMANS Jens (SCOTT CREUSE OXYGENE GUERET)1:16:49
+ 1: 18
9.SCHWARZBAUER Luke (CANYON CLLCTV)1:16:50
+ 1: 19
10.DUBAU Joshua (ROCKRIDER RACING TEAM)1:17:14
+ 1: 43
COMPLETE RANKING
GENERAL WORLD CUP


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ppgad@pucrs.br I am passionate about everything that has 2 wheels: in my youth I practiced competitive cycling on the road and on the track with good results. At the age of 18 I moved to cross country competing at national/international level as U23. Once I passed Elite, I made the choice to take things easier from the training point of view, and that's how my love for gravity disciplines was born, training as an FCI MTB instructor and guide. Now I have made my passion my profession by managing 3 MTB centers on the island of Elba (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').

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