The sixth annual Elite XC World Cup is currently underway in France.
Live Timing
result:
Elite women
First place. Pac Peters: 1:29:12
The second. Candice Lill: 1:31:49 / +2:37
The third. Alessandra Keller: 1:32:19 / +3:07
4th. Jenny Rissveds: 1:32:50 / +3:38
Fifth. Anne Terpstra: 1:33:26 / +4:14
Elite women
Pac Peters takes the win in Les Gets and heads into the Olympics after a dominant performance in France. Peters led from the top of the first climb and was unrivaled on the climbs, blasting through the muddy off-camber terrain at high speed. Candice Lill had the best result of her career, finishing in second place, 2 minutes 37 seconds back. Overall series leader Alessandra Keller held on to third place, just over three minutes off the winning pace.
Stay tuned for live results and updates.
Live Timing
result:
Elite women
First place. Pac Peters: 1:29:12
The second. Candice Lill: 1:31:49 / +2:37
The third. Alessandra Keller: 1:32:19 / +3:07
4th. Jenny Rissveds: 1:32:50 / +3:38
Fifth. Anne Terpstra: 1:33:26 / +4:14
Elite Male
4:36 AM PDT: Luca Braidot creates a small gap to the front
Luca Braidot followed Pac Peters’ tactic of leading the race and creating small gaps on the technical singletrack.
4:40 AM PDT: Luca Braidot leads by 3 seconds after the first lap
Luca Braidot is managing to hold on to the lead despite being caught by Alan Hatherley at the front of the chasing pack.
4:43 AM PDT: Luca Braidot is back in the lead
Luca Braid, pursued by Alan Hatherley and Matthias Flückiger, extended his lead to 10 seconds.
4:49 AM PDT: The leading trio
Alan Hatherley and Matthias Flückiger have caught Luca Braidot and the group is now 26 seconds behind in fourth place.
4:54 AM PDT: Luca Braidot falls back
Luca Braid was unable to keep up with the raw speed of Alan Hatherly and Matthias Flückiger as the leaders sprinted downhill.
4:59 AM PDT: The top 10 are already 50 seconds apart
On the Les Gets course today the gap between the top 10 was a massive 52 seconds.
5:02 a.m. PDT: Alan Hatherly and Matthias Flückiger lead by 32 seconds
Alan Hatherley and Matthias Flückiger continued to extend their lead, leading Luca Braidot by 32 seconds after three laps.
5:07 AM PDT: Alan Hatherly closes the gap by 4 seconds on Flückiger
Alan Hatherley picked up the pace as the race approached the middle stage and opened up a slight gap over Matthias Flückiger.
Live Race Updates:
4:30 AM PDT: Good start for the Elite Men
Simon Andreasen leads the elite field up the first climb with eight laps to go.
4:36 AM PDT: Luca Braidot creates a small gap to the front
Luca Braidot followed Pac Peters’ tactic of leading the race and creating small gaps on the technical singletrack.
4:40 AM PDT: Luca Braidot leads by 3 seconds after the first lap
Luca Braidot is managing to hold on to the lead despite being caught by Alan Hatherley at the front of the chasing pack.
4:43 AM PDT: Luca Braidot is back in the lead
Luca Braid, pursued by Alan Hatherley and Matthias Flückiger, extended his lead to 10 seconds.
4:49 AM PDT: The leading trio
Alan Hatherley and Matthias Flückiger have caught Luca Braidot and the group is now 26 seconds behind in fourth place.
4:54 AM PDT: Luca Braidot falls back
Luca Braid was unable to keep up with the raw speed of Alan Hatherly and Matthias Flückiger as the leaders sprinted downhill.
4:59 AM PDT: The top 10 are already 50 seconds apart
On the Les Gets course today the gap between the top 10 was a massive 52 seconds.
5:02 a.m. PDT: Alan Hatherly and Matthias Flückiger lead by 32 seconds
Alan Hatherley and Matthias Flückiger continued to extend their lead, leading Luca Braidot by 32 seconds after three laps.
5:07 AM PDT: Alan Hatherly closes the gap by 4 seconds on Flückiger
Alan Hatherley picked up the pace as the race approached the middle stage and opened up a slight gap over Matthias Flückiger.
Full results:
Elite women