The WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series produced two contrasting but equally action-packed races in the UCI Enduro World Cup, as Richie Rude (YETI / FOX Factory Racing) won the men's overall by a margin of 7,3 seconds while Isabeau Courdurier (Lapierre Zipp Collective) proved she is the woman to beat with a dominant 38-second win.
Source: press release
Returning to Saalfelden Leogang – Salzburg for the second time after a successful debut 12 months ago, changing weather kept riders on the edge of their seats throughout the event on the first of three exhilarating days in Austria with the UCI World Cup E-Enduro e Downhill still upon us.
The athletes faced a 73,7 km route with 2.470 m of descent in six stages, cheered by the fans who packed the finish line and were able to watch for the first time all the thrills and emotions of the last stage live on the big screens on site. never .
In the men's competition, all eyes were on Poland's Sławomir Łukasik (Yeti/Fox Factory Race Team), who was cruelly denied a fairytale UCI World Cup victory in his home race last time out by just 0,095 seconds .
Meanwhile Courdurier arrives in Austria just two points ahead of Harriet Harnden (Trek Factory Racing Gravity) in the women's standings, with the pair taking a win each in the first two rounds.
MEN'S ELITE RANKING
| 1 n ° 1 | RUDE JR Richard YETI / FOX FACTORY RACE TEAM |  | 24:52.002 - |
| 2 n ° 3 | RUDEAU Alex COMMENCAL ENDURO PROJECT |  | 24:59.314 +7.312 |
| 3 n ° 8 | LUKASIK Slawomir YETI / FOX FACTORY RACE TEAM |  | 25:06.131 +14.129 |
| 4 n ° 23 | WOOLLEY Kasper yt MOB extension |  | 25:25.864 +33.862 |
| 5 n ° 21 | HARVEST Mirco |  | 25:30.113 +38.111 |
| 6 n ° 2 | MELAMED Jesse CANYON COLLECTIVE FACTORY ENDURO TEAM | | 25:30.256 +38.254 |
| 7 n ° 34 | CHARVAT Matej |  | 25:32.725 +40.723 |
| 8 n ° 5 | MURRAYCharles SPECIALIZED ENDURO TEAM |  | 25:37.064 +45.062 |
| 9 n ° 31 | FRANCARD Thomas ABETONE ANCILLOTTI VITTORIA FACTORY TEAM | | 25:49.572 +57.570 |
| 10 n ° 9 | Matthew WALKER PIVOT FACTORY RACING | | 25:52.297 + 1: 00.295 |
GENERAL WORLD CUP
FEMALE ELITE RANKING
| 1 n ° 1 | COURDURIER Isabeau LAPIERRE ZIPP COLLECTIVE | | 29:02.748 - |
| 2 n ° 3 | HARNDEN Harriet TREK FACTORY RACING GRAVITY |  | 29:40.614 +37.866 |
| 3 n ° 2 | CHARRE Morgane PIVOT FACTORY RACING | | 29:42.602 +39.854 |
| 4 n ° 7 | CONOLLY She | | 30:10.178 + 1: 07.430 |
| 5 n ° 5 | BARAONA Rebekah | | 30:21.084 + 1: 18.336 |
| 6 n ° 6 | PUGIN Melanie | | 30:30.382 + 1: 27.634 |
| 7 n ° 12 | LANTHIER NADEAU Andreane | | 30:41.246 + 1: 38.498 |
| 8 n ° 10 | KOREM Noga |  | 30:45.835 + 1: 43.087 |
| 9 n ° 8 | MORRISONRae | | 30:54.771 + 1: 52.023 |
| 10 n ° 13 | CHARLES Estelle SPECIALIZED ENDURO TEAM | | 31:00.671 + 1: 57.923 |
GENERAL WORLD CUP
