After the success of the inaugural stage in Brazil, the Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup returns to Europe and meets all the most anticipated champions.
Source: press release / Giulia De Maio
The world champion Nino Schurter, who scored his 33rd World Cup victory in Petropolis cross country Olympic champion, equaling Julien Absalon's success record, he will have to contend with Olympic champion Tom Pidcock, who after having competed in the classic road races returns to his beloved mtb. In Albstadt, on a classic and demanding route (read the practical guide on www.redbull.com), the general public will finally be able to applaud live even the winner of the test a year ago, namely Victor Koretzky, and all the other big names on the international scene, including "our" Luca Braidot, who arrives in Germany fresh from two successes obtained in recent weeks between the Internazionali d'Italia Series and the Italia Bike Cup.
In the women's field in 2021 Loana Lecomte dominated, who in the first fraction had to bow to Rebecca McConnell and Anne Terpstra. On the two climbs that characterize the German route, the French queen of last season will have bread for her teeth, as well as the new star of world MTB Mona Mitterwallner. While waiting to find out the state of health of Jolanda Neff, Evie Richards and Pauline Ferrand Prevot, we are sorry to be sure that Martina Berta will not be in the race, protagonist of a disastrous fall at Easter during the tests of the Capoliveri Legend XCO course that caused the fracture of a dorsal vertebra. In a blue key, on the other hand, Chiara Teocchi returns.
The Albstadt World Cup show kicks off on Friday 6 May at 17.20pm on Red Bull TV with live coverage of the short track, which has its own Cup this year. Sunday the appointment with the Prorider Marco Aurelio Fontana, who tried the race course in first person yesterday, and the journalist Giulia De Maio is at 11 sharp for the cross country women and at 14.15 for the men's XCO. Download the Red Bull TV app on all your devices and don't miss a moment of the 2022 Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup at www.redbull.com.
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