Julien Absalon from France claimed his fifth world title on Saturday when he won the elite men’s cross country at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Hafjell, Norway.
Julien Absalon. Photo: Cyclingnews
He defended his rival Nino Schurter while Marco Fontana won the bronze medal.
“It’s special to have the world champion’s jersey. Last time I won the world championships was in 2007, so it was a long time without after having won four in a row,” said Absalon.
“It’s a pleasure to have the rainbow jersey, and it will be nice to ride with it next year.”
Absalon recovered from an awful start, which included a crash, then worked his way to the front where he relatively quickly dropped Schurter en route to victory. – Cyclingnews
