Nové Město na Moravě has won the event of the year nine times so has some fine pedigree when it comes to UCI Mountain Bike World Series racing. And, in 2023, it refused to disappoint.
The final races of a packed weekend of Endurance racing took place last Sunday afternoon with a tantalising array of rivals old and new champing at the bit to get their seasons off to the best possible start.
Check out the highlights, here:
Podium XCO Women:
1. Puck Pieterse (NED | Alpecin-Deceuninck) 1:23:01
2. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA | Ineos Grenadiers) 1:23:06
3. Loana Lecomte (FRA | Canyon CLLCTV) 1:23:12
4. Evie Richards (GBR | Trek Factory Racing XC) 1:23:17
5. Alessandra Keller (SUI | Thömus Maxon) 1:23:39
Results XCO Men Top 5:
1. Tom Pidcock (GBR | Ineos Grenadiers) 1:22:46
2. Joshua Dubau (FRA | Rockrider Ford Racing Team) 1:22:51
3. Nino Schurter (SUI | Scott Sram MTB Racing Team) 1:23:09
4. Jordan Sarrou (FRA | Team BMC) 1:23:09
5. Thomas Griot (FRA | Canyon CLLCTV) 1:24:07
The full results from Sunday’s men's race can be found here
The full results from Sunday’s women's race can be found here
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