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Samara Maxwell wins among the Elite at Araxa World Cup #1

First success in the Elite World Cup for the New Zealander, already a world champion among the U23s.

Mountain bike world champion celebrates with a thrilling victory on the World Cup circuit.
A cyclist triumphs in the mountain bike race, celebrating his victory under the finish line decorated with colorful logos and flags.

After Samara Maxwell described Saturday's second-place finish in the XCC as a “dream come true,” she must quickly get used to the reality of being a top contender at the World Cups. cross-country UCI, as the New Zealander outclassed a star-studded lead group and held off a pursuer like Nicole Koller.

Although the winning move only faded in the final quarter of the race, the main protagonists asserted themselves early on as Jenny Rissveds set a scorching early pace in her first XCO race for Canyon CLLCTV XCO.

A crash for Scott-SRAM MTB Racing newcomer Emily Johnston threatened to red-flag the race, but the action ultimately continued uninterrupted as the incident coincided with Maxwell's winning attack.

“I just can’t believe it, Jenny [Rissveds] was so strong in the beginning and I was on the limit the whole time,” Maxwell said. “On the downhill I worked so hard technically over the summer on my skills, it was just a matter of getting to the front and I went for it.”

“The team has been so incredible to me, I’ve been struggling a bit over the last few years and the team has stood by me and said, ‘no matter what you do, as long as you put your health first and yourself as a person, we’re going to support you.’

“They were willing to support me stepping away from the mountain bike team for a few years to get healthy because they believed in me so much. So to see it all come together for these amazing people is the most special part.”

FEMALE ELITE RANKING

1.MAXWELL Samara (DECATHLON FORD RACING TEAM)1:24:03
2.KOLLER Nicole (GHOST FACTORY RACING)1:24:07
+4
3.BLUNK Savilia (DECATHLON FORD RACING TEAM)1:24:07
+4
4.KELLER Alexandra (THOMUS MAXON)1:24:15
+12
5.LILL Candice1:24:31
+28
6.JACKSONJennifer (ORBEA FOX FACTORY TEAM)1:24:49
+46
7.FREI Sina (SPECIALIZED FACTORY RACING)1:24:55
+52
8.Risveds Jenny (CANYON CLLCTV XCO)1:24:55
+52
9.LECOMTE Loana (BMC FACTORY RACING)1:24:55
+52
10.URBAN Kelsey (KMC RIDLEY MTB RACING TEAM)1:25:01
+58
COMPLETE RANKING



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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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