It was a three-way race in the UCI Women's U23 XCO World Cup, but in the end, Germany's Kira Böhm (Cube Factory Racing) remained undefeated, winning four out of four races in the first two rounds of the Cup.
Source: press release
The American Madigan Munro (Trek Factory Racing-Pirelli) was the first to attack: her confidence on the course allowed her to create a gap on the first lap, even if Böhm immediately got in the slipstream, with the Canadian Emilly Johnston ( Trek Factory Racing) and the Italian Valentina Corvi (Santa Cruz Rockshox Pro Team).
On the last lap the undefeated Böhm demonstrated her quality and consistency, leaving her rivals behind with Valentina Corvi (Santa Cruz) finishing in third position, 36 seconds behind.
U23 WOMEN'S XCO ARAXA RANKING
| 1. |  | BÖHM Kira (CUBE FACTORY RACING) | 1:04:53 |
| 2. |  | JOHNSTON Emily (TREK FUTURE RACING) | 1:05:05 +12 |
| 3. |  | CROWS Valentina (SANTA CRUZ ROCKSHOX PRO TEAM) | 1:05:29 +36 |
| 4. |  | HEATS Ginia (WILIER-VITTORIA FACTORY TEAM XCO) | 1:06:23 + 1: 30 |
| 5. |  | HONEST Olivia (TRINX FACTORY TEAM) | 1:06:48 + 1: 55 |
| 6. |  | MUNRO Madigan (TREK FACTORY RACING – PIRELLI) | 1:07:11 + 2: 18 |
| 7. | | HAHN Carla (LEXWARE MOUNTAINBIKE TEAM) | 1:07:20 + 2: 27 |
| 8. |  | JACOBS Tyler | 1:07:35 + 2: 42 |
| 9. | | HUBER Leah (TREK FUTURE RACING) | 1:07:44 + 2: 51 |
| 10. | | MACPHEE She (PIVOT CYCLES - OTE) | 1:07:47 + 2: 54 |
MEN'S U23
Like Böhm, the trip to Brazil ended with a perfect record for American Riley Amos, who took the win after XCC triumphs in both Araxá and Mairiporã, and his XCO win in Mairipora. Amos took the win despite aggressive riding from Finn Treudler (Cube Factory Racing), who finished second. Brazilian rider Alex Malacarne (Trinity Racing MTB) secured a stunning third place to send the home crowd wild.
U23 MEN'S RANKING XCO ARAXA
| 1. | | AMOS Riley (TREK FACTORY RACING – PIRELLI) | 1:01:51 |
| 2. | | TREUDLER Finn (CUBE FACTORY RACING) | 1:01:58 +7 |
| 3. |  | MALACARNE Alex Junior (TRINITY RACING MTB) | 1:02:10 +19 |
| 4. | | RILEY Bjorn (TREK FUTURE RACING) | 1:02:20 +29 |
| 5. | | WIEDMANN Luke (THOMUS MAXON) | 1:03:12 + 1: 21 |
| 6. | | MOIR Luke (CUBE FACTORY RACING) | 1:03:13 + 1: 22 |
| 7. | | GUAY Mathis (KTM FACTORY MTB TEAM) | 1:03:15 + 1: 24 |
| 8. | | LILLO Dario (GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM – XC) | 1:03:31 + 1: 40 |
| 9. | | SCHEHL Paul (LEXWARE MOUNTAINBIKE TEAM) | 1:03:42 + 1: 51 |
| 10. |  | ROKKE Sondre | 1:03:47 + 1: 56 |
THE WORLD CUP RETURNS TO EUROPE
After two opening rounds in Brazil, the 2024 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series returns to Europe, with the next destination being Fort William in Scotland, United Kingdom, where the Mountain Bike World Cup also kicks off. downhill of UCI mountain bikes, revisiting the venue where the DH world championships were held last year.
Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic will host the next UCI XCO World Cup on the weekend of May 24-26. With over a month of training and a selection of more riders returning to competition in Europe, the UCI World Cup racing could look very different as we inch ever closer to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
