Mathieu van der Poel claimed gold in the elite men’s cross-country short circuit race at the UCI MTB World Cup in Les Gets, France, on Friday.
Second place went to Henrique Avancini, with Victor Koretzky third.
South African Alan Hatherly placed 27th.
Kate Courtney won the elite women’s race, while Pauline Ferrand Prevot and Elisabeth Brandau placed second and third respectively.
View the results below.
Elite men
1. Mathieu van der Poel (NED) 21:51
2. Henrique Avancini (BRA) +0:00:01
3. Victor Koretzky (FRA) +0:00:02
4. Nino Schurter (SUI) +0:00:02
5. Jens Schuermans (BEL) +0:00:03
6. Maxime Marotte (FRA) +0:00:04
7. David Valero Serrano (ESP) +0:00:04
8. Ondrej Cink (CZE) +0:00:06
9. Peter Disera (CAN) +0:00:08
10. Lars Forster (SUI) +0:00:08
*Selected
27. Alan Hatherly (RSA) +0:00:42
Elite women
1. Kate Courtney (USA) 19:30
2. Pauline Ferrand Prevot (FRA) +0:00:07
3. Elisabeth Brandau (GER) +0:00:07
4. Jolanda Neff (SUI) +0:00:07
5. Ramona Forchini (SUI) +0:00:12
6. Annie Last (GBR) +0:00:18
7. Lea Davison (USA) +0:00:18
8. Anne Tauber (NED) +0:00:20
9. Anne Terpstra (NED) +0:00:28
10. Catharine Pendrel (CAN) +0:00:32
*Selected
21. Mariske Strauss (RSA) +0:00:46
24. Candice Lill (RSA) +0:00:56
36. Cherie Redecker (RSA) +0:02:38