Les Gets (Haute-Savoie) is known for having one of the most difficult short track courses on the circuit with a particularly fast start/finish. Dry conditions, like those the riders faced on Friday, only made things go faster.
“Puck went, because she likes to race fast,” Keller explained later, “while I thought I'd save some energy. My team manager told me to concentrate and stay calm. On the penultimate lap we closed the gap and I tried to get the others to work and we worked quite well together. We got Puck back and I attacked."
MEN'S RACE
“It's been a long time coming and I'm very happy that today paid off,” said Hatherly, whose last short track win came in Brazil in 2022.
He continued: “I had the confidence to make a good attack at the end. I had kept something in the tank.”
MEN'S ELITE RANKING
| 1. |  | HATHERLY Alan (CANNONDALE FACTORY RACING) | 21:28 |
| 2. |  | ALDRIDGE Charlie (CANNONDALE FACTORY RACING) | 21:32 +4 |
| 3. |  | GAZE Samuel (ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK) | 21:33 +5 |
| 4. |  | SCHWARZBAUER Luke (CANYON CLLCTV XCO) | 21:34 +6 |
| 5. |  | LITSCHER Thomas (LAPIERRE MAVIC UNITY) | 21:35 +7 |
| 6. | | COLUMBUS Philip (SCOTT-SRAM MTB RACING TEAM) | 21:36 +8 |
| 7. |  | ANDREASSEN Simon (CANNONDALE FACTORY RACING) | 21:37 +9 |
| 8. |  | BRAIDOT Luke (SANTA CRUZ ROCKSHOX PRO TEAM) | 21:39 +11 |
| 9. |  | CULLELL ESTAPE Jofre (BH COLOMA TEAM) | 21:43 +15 |
| 10. |  | VIDAURRE KOSSMANN Martin (SPECIALIZED FACTORY RACING) | 21:47 +19 |
GENERAL WORLD CUP
FEMALE ELITE RANKING
| 1. | | KELLER Alexandra (THOMUS MAXON) | 19:50 |
| 2. |  | * PIETERSE Puck (ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK) | 19:53 +3 |
| 3. |  | HENDERSON Rebecca (PRIMAFLOR MONDRAKER RACING TEAM) | 19:55 +5 |
| 4. | | RICHARDS Evie (TREK FACTORY RACING – PIRELLI) | 20:00 +10 |
| 5. |  | GIBSON Gwendalyn (TREK FACTORY RACING – PIRELLI) | 20:16 +26 |
| 6. | | TERPSTRA Anne (GHOST FACTORY RACING) | 20:16 +26 |
| 7. | | BLUNK Savilia (DECATHLON FORD RACING TEAM) | 20:17 +27 |
| 8. |  | Risveds Jenny (TEAM 31 IBIS CYCLES CONTINENTAL) | 20:20 +30 |
| 9. |  | * MITTERWALLNER Mona (CANNONDALE FACTORY RACING) | 20:20 +30 |
| 10. | | COURTNEY Kate (SCOTT-SRAM MTB RACING TEAM) | 20:20 +30 |
GENERAL WORLD CUP
