Mathieu van der Poel won his third UCI MTB XCO World Cup of the year in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, today.
The 24-year-old, who also won the cross-country races at Nové Město and Val di Sole, beat Nino Schurter by 25 seconds.
Mathias Flueckiger placed third, with Victor Koretzky and Gerhard Kerschbaumer fourth and fifth respectively.
Schurter leads the overall standings, with Van der Poel second and Henrique Avancini third.
More results and standings can be found below.
Mathieu van der Poel won the UCI MTB XCO World Cup in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, today. Photo: ARN/Gautier Demouveaux
Elite men
1. Mathieu van der Poel (NED) 1:17:50
2. Nino Schurter (SUI) +0:00:25
3. Mathias Flueckiger (SUI) +0:01:13
4. Victor Koretzky (FRA) +0:01:44
5. Gerhard Kerschbaumer (ITA)
6. Stephane Tempier (FRA) +0:02:10
7. Titouan Carod (FRA) +0:02:29
8. Manuel Fumic (GER) +0:02:38
9. Luca Braidot (ITA) +0:02:47
10. Henrique Avancini (BRA) +0:03:11
*Selected
DNS Alan Hatherly (RSA)
Standings after six events (points)
1. Nino Schurter (SUI) 1 670
2. Mathieu van der Poel (NED) 1 649
3. Henrique Avancini (BRA) 1 360
4. Mathias Flueckiger (SUI) 1 348
5. Gerhard Kerschbaumer (ITA) 970
6. Jordan Sarrou (FRA) 907
7. Maxime Marotte (FRA) 791
8. Titouan Carod (FRA) 753
9. Stephane Tempier (FRA) 728
10. Victor Koretzky (FRA) 712
*Selected
33. Alan Hatherly (RSA) 294
