August 10/13 14:04 pm - Mont-Sainte-Anne: Elite Men XC Updates
Posted by Editoress on 08/10/13
Men are on course for 7 laps
The weather is holding, cloudy with sunny perieds but no rain
It is a small field of just 54 men, with many of the European riders chosing not to make the trip over.
See out preview for course descriptions and more
Lap 1
Jaroslav Kulhavy (Specialized Racing XC) went to the front and leads Schurter on the climb. But it is along long line of riders up the climb with again the riders at the back having to deal with the bunch up on the corners
Derek Zandstra (Scott-3RoxRacing) has had a mechanical and now sits dead last
2:10pm ET
1/2 way round and Jaroslav Kulhavy (Specialized Racing Xc) leads Nino Schurter (Scott Swisspower MTB Racing Team) leading Julien Absalon (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team) by 15s, Florian Vogel (Scott Swisspower MTB Racing Team) 16s, Martin Gujan (TX Active Bianchi) s.t.
Max Plaxton (Team Sho-Air/Cannondale) sitting 17th at 40s back, Geoff Kabush (Scott-3RoxRacing) 20th at 45s
Lap 2
2:10 pm ET
Heading out onto the second lap and it is a group of 3 at the front: Kulhavy, Absalon and Schurter
Ondrej Cink (Multivan Merida Biking Team) 4th at 15s with Marco Aurelio Fontana (Cannondale Factory Racing)Martin Gujan (TX Active Bianchi) Florian Vogel (Scott Swisspower MTB Racing Team)
Schurter and Absalon have dropped Kulhavy as they ride over the rocks
Schurter is putting the pressure on Absalon ... opening a small gap through the feedzone
1/2 way round lap 2
Absalon and Schurter
Kulhavy 3rd at 8s and Cink 4th at 12s,
Plaxton 15th at 45s back
Lap 3 start 2:26
Absalon leading with Schurter at 1s
Kulhavy 3rd at 10s with Cink on his wheel
Marco Aurelio Fontana (Cannondale Factory Racing) 4th at 11s
José Hermida (Multivan Merida Biking Team) 5th at 26s
Plaxton 14th at 40s
21 Kabush 1:05
31 Raph Gagne 1:50
36 Cam Jette 2:18
1/2 way round (2:32)
Absalon and Schurter still leading
Ondrej Cink (Multivan Merida Biking Team) and Marco Aurelio Fontana (Cannondale Factory Racing) 3rd at 39s
José Hermida (Multivan Merida Biking Team) 5th at 42s
Jaroslav Kulhavy (Specialized Racing Xc) 6th at 43s
Max Plaxton 13th at 1:01
Kabush 21st at 1:45
Lap 4/7 start
Absalon leads Schurter across
José Hermida (Multivan Merida Biking Team) who won the 2010 World Champs on this course is now 3rd with teammate Conk on his wheel
Kulhavy 5th at 51s and Fontana is on his wheel
Plaxton 13th at 1:03
Kabush 21st at 2:01
Up the climb, Absalon has attacked and as they pass over the rocks, the gap is approaching 10s
Schurter has had a mechanical, and stops to get a wheel change, but the gap is getting wider all teh time
1/2 way point and the gap is 57s. Cink now 3rd at 1:07, Hermida s.t.
5 Fontatana 1:08
6 Stéphane Tempier (BH - SR Suntour - KMC) 1:14
7 Fabian Giger (Giant Pro XC Team) 1:19
10 Plaxton 1:29
Lap 5/7 start 2:50 pm ET
Absalon heads out on the 3rd last lap and the gap to Schurter has widened to 1:17
Hermida now at 1:18
4 Cink at s.t.
5 Fontana 1:19
Plaxton is up to 8th at 1:49, but there is a group of 5 at 1:50
1/2 way round 2:57 pm ET
Absalon leading with Hermida now into 2nd spot. Schurter on his wheel and they are at 1:27 back
4 Tempier at 1:33
5 Fontana 1:34
6 Cink 1:34
7 Giger 1:44
8 Ralph Naf (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team) 1:47
9 Plaxton 1:50
Lap 6 3:02pm
Absalon sets out on the 2nd last lap
Hermida and Schurter are at 1:32
4 Stéphane Tempier (BH - SR Suntour - KMC) 1:50
5 Marco Aurelio Fontana (Cannondale Factory Racing) 1:51
6 Ondrej Cink (Multivan Merida Biking Team) s.t.
9 Max Plaxton, 2:12
17 Geoff Kabush (Scott-3RoxRacing) 3:18
1/2 way round 3:09 pm ET
Absalon looking comfortable in the lead with with Schurter and Hermida battling oit out for 2nd place at 1"47 back
Naf 4th at 2min
Fontana 5th at 2:08
Giger 6th at 2:09
McConnel now 9th at 2:22
Plaxton 10th at 2:26
Kabush 16th at 3:35
Last lap 3:15 pm
Absalon sets out on the last lap with a gap of 1:41 on Hermida and Schurter
4 Naf at 1:59
5 Giger at 2:22
6 Tempier at 2:22
7 Fontana s.t.
8 McConnel 2:23
9 Plaxton 2:25
16 Kabush
3:21 pm
Up the climb and Hermida has opened a gap to Schurter
3:23 pm
Absalon starts the final 1/2 lap
Hermida in 2nd at 1:17
Schurter 3rd at 1:36
Naf 4th at 1:57
McConnel 5th at 2:15
Giger 6th at 2:23
Plaxton 9th at 2:33
Kabush 15th
Finish
1 Julien Absalon (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team), 1:28:17
2 José Hermida (Multivan Merida Biking Team) at 1:04
3 Nino Schurter (Scott Swisspower MTB Racing Team) 1:40
4 Ralph Naef (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team) 1:49
6 Daniel McConnell (Trek Factory Racing) 1:59
Course Map (large version)
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