It was Swiss rider Ronja Blöchlinger (LIV FACTORY RACING) who showed her pace to take the win at home in Switzerland, with her compatriot Ginia Caluori (THÖMUS AKROS - YOUNGSTARS) losing out by 11 seconds. Sofie Pedersen (WILLIER – PIRELLI FACTORY TEAM XCO) of Denmark completed the podium in third.
Speaking after the race, Ginia Caluori had this to say:
It's incredible. I always thought that short track wasn't my discipline, that it was enough right here is all the cooler. I'm more than happy, I never would have thought that. The cheers from the crowd gave me extra motivation. It was a great experience.
Results XCC U23 Women Top 5:
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Ronja Blöchlinger (SUI | LIV FACTORY RACING) 21:10
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Ginia Caluori (SUI | THÖMUS AKROS – YOUNGSTARS) 21:21
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Hebi Sofie Pedersen (DEN | WILIER – PIRELLI FACTORY TEAM XCO) 21:22
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Zoe Cuthbert (NZL) 21:43
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Noëlle Buri (SUI) 21:45
Swiss Dario Lillo (SCOTT DAVOS MTB PROJECT) stamped his authority on the race to finish seven seconds ahead of Adrien Boichis (TRINITY RACING MTB) in second and Carter Woods (GIANT FACTORY OFF ROAD TEAM - XC) in third.
Dario Lillo had this to say about his win:
It's always a special race in front of a home crowd. I felt good because I've been training well at altitude in Davos for the past few weeks. I wanted to aggressively drive the race forward and with five or six laps to go I suddenly found myself across the start and finish line on my own. I didn't want to push it that hard, but then I saw my chance and tried to consistently set my lap times. That's exactly how it worked out.
Results XCC U23 Men Top 5:
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Dario Lillo (SUI | SCOT DAVOS MTB PROJECT) 20:21
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Adrien Boichis (FRA | TRINITY RACING MTB) 20:28
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Carter Woods (CAN | GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM – XC) 20:30
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Vedersø Oliver Sølvhøj (DEN) 20:31
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Luke Wiedmann (SUI | THÖMUS MAXON) 20:31
It was Colombian Valentina Roa Sanchez (TRANSITION FACTORY RACING) who took the first win of the year in the Juniors, beating Erice Van Leuven (COMMENCAL LES ORRES) of New Zealand into second place by an incredible 5.9 seconds. French Lisa Bouladou would take bronze. In the men’s Junior race it was German Henri Kieffer (CANYON CLLCTV PIRELLI) who pipped Canadian Bodhi Kuhn (TREK FACTORY RACING) into second with Lucas Lagneau (CANYON CLLCTV PIRELLI) of France in third.
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