Denmark’s Annika Langvad wrapped up a hat-trick of women’s world titles at the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships in Pietermaritzburg yesterday.
Annika Langvad of Denmark claimed her third world title of her career when she won the women’s race of the UCI MTB Marathon World Championships on Sunday. Photo: Darren Goddard /
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The result was especially pleasing for the Dane who came to South Africa putting a lot of pressure on herself to win.
“This win is just awesome!” Langvad said afterwards.
“My previous two wins I wasn’t really expecting at all but this time I knew I could win and so I put a bit more pressure on myself around so to have come here and got the win despite that little bit of added pressure, is really pleasing!”
“I didn’t expect to win so comfortably in the end though!” she added excitedly.
2012 Olympic gold medallist and Czech mountain biking star Jaroslav Kulhavy added the Marathon World Championships title to his list of international titles when he powered to an emphatic win at a sun soaked Cascades MTB Park on Sunday.
Having achieved close to everything there is to achieve in mountain biking Czech Republic star Jaroslav Kulhavy managed to add the UCI MTB Marathon World Championship crown to his impressive list of achievements when he cruised to victory at the Cascades MTB Park on Sunday. Photo: Darren Goddard /
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Kulhavy was satisfied with the way his race had gone and being able to tick off the marathon world title was something that he was relieved to be able to do and he explained his satisfaction following a disappointing season thus far.
“I am very happy because it was the last title that I didn’t have and really wanted to get.
“Today was a big day for me and I was really satisfied because this season hasn’t been that good for me. I was injured and had a lot of technical problems at cross country races so it was really satisfying to win today.”
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