Emily Batty back in top-10 at Vallnord World Cup XCO
Dust and elevation create chaotic racing in Andorra
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Bartek Wolinski / Red Bull Content Pool
Emily Batty accelerated her rapid rise back up the World Cup standings on Sunday, jumping up into 10th in the elite women’s race in Vallnord, Andorra.
Anne Terpstra (Ghost) and Luca Braidot (Santa Cruz FSA) take the elite wins in Andorra after a high-altitude edition of the World Cup XCO.
Batty back at the front
Emily Batty’s built momentum all through 2022. After a 17th last weekend in Lenzerheide, the Canadian headed back to a venue that’s been solid for her in the past: Vallnord, Andorra. Batty worked her way through the field in the opening laps, riding into the top 10. The Canyon MTB racer then held that position to the finish line, placing 10th in Andorra. It’s her best World Cup finish this season.
Not far ahead, it was Anne Terpstra (Ghost Factory) taking the win. Moana Mitterwallner (Cannondale Factory Racing) fought through the top-20 to take second place, 57 seconds behind. Ramona Forchini (JB Brunex) lands third, her best result this year. Laura Stigger (Specialized) and Caroline Bohe (Ghost Factory) battled it out for the final podium spots, with Stigger taking fourth ahead of Bohe by six seconds at the line.
With her win in Andorra, Terpstra vaults one point ahead of Loana Lecomte in the overall standings. Rebecca McConnel leads the series with 1317 points to Terpstra’s 1205 with three rounds remaining.
Canadian women
Laurie Arseneault (Canyon MTB) was the next Canadian after Batty, finishing 28th. Sandra Walter (Liv Canada) placed 34th. Haley Smith (Maxxis Factory Racing) returned to World Cup racing with a 42nd. Cindy Montambault in 49th rounds out the Canadian effort.
Braidot lands back-to-back wins
When Luca Braidot sprinted to his first World Cup win one week ago, the controversial finish to the Lenzerheide men’s XCO partially overshadowed the Italian’s achievement. In Andorra, the Santa Cruz FSA racer showed that win was a sign of more to come. Braidot bagged back-to-back wins with a high-elevation victory in Vallnord.
Braidot finished 10 seconds ahead of David Valero (BH Templo). Nino Schurter followed 27 seconds behind in third, extending his quest for a 34th career World Cup win for one more round.
Vlad Dascalu (Trek Factory Racing) takes fourth and Jordan Sarrou (Specialized) rounds out the elite men’s podium in fifth.
Canadians in Andorra
Peter Disera (Norco Factory Team) led the Canadian results with his first top-20 finish of 2022. Perhaps buoyed by his teammate, Carter Woods’ win in the under-23 XCO, Disera stormed into 19th in Andorra. Tyler Orschel (Canyon Devo) was next across the line in 42nd. Sean Fincham (Norco Factory Team) finished 44th, Gunnar Holmgren (Pivot Cycles-OTE) 53rd, Andrew L’Esprance (Maxxis Factory) 56th and Léandre Bouchard 57th. Marc Andre Fortier (Pivot Cycles-OTE) in 68th and Raphael Auclair (Pivot Cycles-OTE) in 87th round out the Canadian effort.
Results: 2022 World Cup XCO #6 – Vallnord, Andorra
Elite Women
| 1. |  |
TERPSTRA Anne (GHOST FACTORY RACING)
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1:15:21 |
| 2. |  |
MITTERWALLNER Mona (CANNONDALE FACTORY RACING)
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1:16:18 +57 |
| 3. |  |
FORCHINI Ramona (JB BRUNEX SUPERIOR FACTORY RACING)
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1:16:55 +1:34 |
| 4. | |
STIGGER Laura (SPECIALIZED FACTORY RACING)
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1:17:04 +1:43 |
| 5. |  |
BOHÉ Caroline (GHOST FACTORY RACING)
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1:17:10 +1:49 |
| 6. |  |
LÕIV Janika (KMC – ORBEA)
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1:17:18 +1:57 |
| 7. |  |
BERTA Martina (SANTA CRUZ FSA MTB PRO TEAM)
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1:17:29 +2:08 |
| 8. | |
KELLER Alessandra (THÖMUS MAXON)
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1:18:11 +2:50 |
| 9. |  |
FERRAND PREVOT Pauline (BMC MTB RACING)
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1:18:22 +3:01 |
| 10. |  |
BATTY Emily (CANYON MTB RACING)
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1:18:35 +3:14 |
| 11. | |
GERAULT Léna (KTM VITTORIA TEAM)
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1:18:53 +3:32 |
| 12. |  |
LAST Annie
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1:19:04 +3:43 |
| 13. | |
INDERGAND Linda (LIV FACTORY RACING)
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1:19:12 +3:51 |
| 14. |  |
GIBSON Gwendalyn (NORCO FACTORY TEAM)
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1:19:16 +3:55 |
| 15. |  |
CAMPUZANO CHAVEZ PEON Daniela
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1:19:18 +3:57 |
| 16. |  |
ŽAKELJ Tanja (UNIOR SINTER FACTORY RACING)
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1:19:52 +4:31 |
| 17. |  |
DAUBERMANN Leonie (KTM FACTORY MTB TEAM)
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1:20:38 +5:17 |
| 18. | |
DEGN Malene (KMC – ORBEA)
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1:20:45 +5:24 |
| 19. | |
SHORT Isla
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1:21:08 +5:47 |
| 20. | |
TAUBER Anne (CST POSTNL BAFANG MTB RACING TEAM)
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1:22:13 +6:52 |
| 21. |  |
MCCONNELL Rebecca (PRIMAFLOR MONDRAKER GENUINS)
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1:22:27 +7:06 |
| 22. | |
LEUGGER Seraina
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1:22:37 +7:16 |
| 23. |  |
DETILLEUX Emeline (ROCKRIDER RACING TEAM)
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1:22:40 +7:19 |
| 24. | |
SEIWALD Greta (SANTA CRUZ FSA MTB PRO TEAM)
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1:22:59 +7:38 |
| 25. |  |
GUSTAFZZON Linn (TEAM 31 IBIS CYCLES)
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1:23:02 +7:41 |
| 28. | |
ARSENEAULT Laurie (CANYON MTB RACING)
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1:23:39 +8:18 |
| 34. | |
WALTER Sandra
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1:24:14 +8:53 |
| 42. | |
SMITH Haley
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1:26:51 +11:30 |
| 49. | |
MONTAMBAULT Cindy
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1:10:53 +11:26 |
Elite Men
| 1. | |
BRAIDOT Luca (SANTA CRUZ FSA MTB PRO TEAM)
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1:15:31 |
| 2. |  |
VALERO SERRANO David (BH TEMPLO CAFÉS UCC)
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1:15:41 +10 |
| 3. | |
SCHURTER Nino (SCOTT-SRAM MTB RACING TEAM)
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1:15:58 +27 |
| 4. |  |
DASCALU Vlad (TREK FACTORY RACING XC)
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1:16:09 +38 |
| 5. | |
SARROU Jordan (SPECIALIZED FACTORY RACING)
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1:16:21 +50 |
| 6. | |
ALBIN Vital (THÖMUS MAXON)
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1:16:38 +1:07 |
| 7. | |
CAROD Titouan (BMC MTB RACING)
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1:16:47 +1:16 |
| 8. | |
SCHUERMANS Jens (SCOTT CREUSE OXYGENE GUERET)
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1:16:49 +1:18 |
| 9. | |
SCHWARZBAUER Luca (CANYON CLLCTV)
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1:16:50 +1:19 |
| 10. | |
DUBAU Joshua (ROCKRIDER RACING TEAM)
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1:17:14 +1:43 |
| 11. | |
CARSTENSEN Sebastian Fini (KMC – ORBEA)
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1:17:19 +1:48 |
| 12. | |
KORETZKY Victor
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1:17:27 +1:56 |
| 13. |  |
GAZE Samuel (ALPECIN – FENIX)
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1:17:33 +2:02 |
| 14. | |
GRIOT Thomas (CANYON CLLCTV)
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1:17:48 +2:17 |
| 15. |  |
WAWAK Bartlomiej (KROSS ORLEN CYCLING TEAM)
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1:17:55 +2:24 |
| 16. | |
DE FROIDMONT Pierre (KMC – ORBEA)
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1:18:02 +2:31 |
| 17. | |
CULLELL ESTAPE Jofre (PRIMAFLOR MONDRAKER GENUINS)
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1:18:07 +2:36 |
| 18. | |
KERSCHBAUMER Gerhard (SPECIALIZED FACTORY RACING)
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1:18:17 +2:46 |
| 19. | |
DISERA Peter (NORCO FACTORY TEAM)
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1:18:23 +2:52 |
| 20. | |
COLLEDANI Nadir (MMR FACTORY RACING TEAM)
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1:18:30 +2:59 |
| 21. | |
COLOMBO Filippo (BMC MTB RACING)
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1:18:33 +3:02 |
| 22. |  |
BLUMS Martins (CST POSTNL BAFANG MTB RACING TEAM)
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1:18:34 +3:03 |
| 23. | |
ULLOA AREVALO Jose Gerardo (MASSI-BEAUMES DE VENISE)
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1:19:04 +3:33 |
| 24. | |
EGGER Georg
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1:19:09 +3:38 |
| 25. |  |
HATHERLY Alan (CANNONDALE FACTORY RACING)
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1:19:14 +3:43 |
| 42. | |
ORSCHEL Tyler
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1:21:38 +6:07 |
| 44. | |
FINCHAM Sean (NORCO FACTORY TEAM)
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1:21:59 +6:28 |
| 53. | |
HOLMGREN Gunnar (PIVOT CYCLES – OTE)
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1:22:57 +7:26 |
| 56. | |
L’ESPERANCE Andrew
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1:23:31 +8:00 |
| 57. | |
BOUCHARD Leandre (FORESCO HOLDING PROCO RL PRO TEAM)
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1:23:40 +8:09 |
| 68. | |
FORTIER Marc Andre (PIVOT CYCLES – OTE)
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1:26:26 +10:55 |
| 87. | |
AUCLAIR Raphael (PIVOT CYCLES – OTE)
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