Canadian Under-23s kick off Vallnord World Cup weekend with top 10 XCC results
Woods and Johnston lead Canadian effort in Andorra
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Photo: Michal Cerveny / UCI Mountain Bike World Series
After a lengthy mis-summer pause to leave space for Cycling world championships, World Cup mountain biking is back. Canadians kicked off the combined downhill and cross country weekend of racing with solid results in the under-23 short track cross country (XCC) races on Thursday.
Carter Woods (Giant Factory Off-Road Team) put in the top Canadian result in the u23 men’s XCC, finishing fifth. France’s Adrien Boichis returned to his winning ways, but with U.S.A.’s Riley Amos pushing him right to the line. Alex Malacarne of Brazil earned the final podium spot in third. Noah Ramsay finished 37th, landing in Andorra hot off racing in St-Felicien in the final Canada Cup over the weekend.
Emilly Johnston (Trek Future Racing) led the Canadian effort in the u23 women’s XCC. The Vancouver Island racer finished 10th behind winner, Ronja Blochlinger (Liv Factory). New u23 XCO world chapion, Samara Maxwell finished on the same second as Blochlinger with Noëlle Buri rounding out the podium in third.
Ella MacPhee rode in to 23rd in the short, 20 minute race format.
Results: 2023 XCC World Cup – Vallnord, Andorra
Under-23 Women
| 1. |  |
BLÖCHLINGER Ronja (LIV FACTORY RACING)
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18:36 |
| 2. |  |
MAXWELL Samara
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18:36 |
| 3. | |
BURI Noëlle (BIXS PERFORMANCE RACE TEAM)
|
18:56 +20 |
| 4. |  |
PEDERSEN Heby Sofie (WILIER – PIRELLI FACTORY TEAM XCO)
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19:08 +32 |
| 5. | |
CALUORI Ginia (THÖMUS AKROS – YOUNGSTARS)
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19:29 +53 |
| 6. |  |
GARNIER Noemie (SCOTT CREUSE OXYGENE GUERET)
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19:41 +1:05 |
| 7. |  |
HOLUBOVÁ Adéla (ROUVY SPECIALIZED)
|
19:50 +1:14 |
| 8. |  |
VAN THIEL Sina (LEXWARE MOUNTAINBIKE TEAM)
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19:58 +1:22 |
| 9. | |
LIPP Finja (GHOST FACTORY RACING)
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20:05 +1:29 |
| 10. |  |
JOHNSTON Emilly (TREK FUTURE RACING)
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20:11 +1:35 |
| 23. | |
MACPHEE Ella
|
15:19 +1:43 |
Under-23 Men
| 1. | |
BOICHIS Adrien (TRINITY RACING MTB)
|
20:37 |
| 2. |  |
AMOS Riley (TREK FACTORY RACING XC)
|
20:39 +2 |
| 3. |  |
MALACARNE Alex Junior (TRINITY RACING MTB)
|
20:46 +9 |
| 4. | |
WIEDMANN Luke (THÖMUS MAXON)
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20:47 +10 |
| 5. | |
WOODS Carter (GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM – XC)
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20:52 +15 |
| 6. | |
LILLO Dario (SCOTT DAVOS MTB PROJECT)
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20:59 +22 |
| 7. | |
RILEY Bjorn (TREK FUTURE RACING)
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21:02 +25 |
| 8. |  |
VITTONE Andreas Emanuele (KTM PROTEK ELETTROSYSTEM)
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21:05 +28 |
| 9. | |
MARTIN Luca (ORBEA FACTORY TEAM)
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21:13 +36 |
| 10. | |
GUAY Mathis (KTM FACTORY MTB TEAM)
|
21:20 +43 |
| 37. | |
RAMSAY Noah
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