The European MTB Championships was held in Kluisbergen, Belgium. The big news was that World Champ Julien Absalon, who dropped out of World Cup competition to focus on defending his title, got beat! While the Euro Champ's is just a buildup to Julien's true peak in four weeks, maybe Peraud, 2004 World Cup #4, is the new contender.
As was to be expected, Gunn-Rita Dahle won the women's division.
EUROPEAN XC CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
1. Jean-Christoph Peraud (Fra)..Lapierre...1:54:19
2. Julien Absalon (Fra)...Bianchi-Agos...at 00:30
3. Marco Bui (Ita)...Full Dynamix...00:46
4. Jerome Chevalier (Fra)...00:56
5. Christoph Sauser (Swi)...Siemens Cannondale...01:15
6. Oliver Beckingsale (GBr)...01:57
7. Lado Fumic (Ger)...02:15
8. Peter Riis Andersen (Den)
9. Roel Paulissen (Bel)...Giant...02:25
10. Florian Vogel (Swi)...Swiss Power...02:29
11. Miguel Martinez (Fra)...Commencal Oxbow...same time
WOMEN
1. Gunn-Rita Dahle (Nor)...Multivan Merida...1:57:08
2. Maja Wloszczowska (Pol)...Lotto...at 01:52
3. Margarita Fullana Riera (Spn)...K2-Zero-RH+...02:39
4. Nina Gohl (Ger)...Multivan Merida...04:15
5. Bernardine Boog-Rauwerda (Ndl)...Netherlands National...04:23 6. Petra Henzi (Swi)...Fischer-BMC...05:42 CLASS WINNERS
U23: Rudi Van Houts (Ndl)...Merlanduo-Be One
Junior: Patrik Gallati (Swi)
Junior Women: Magdalena Pyrgies (Pol)
Team Relay: Italy--Marco Bui, Toni Longo, Eva Lechner, Johannes Schweiggl
O-TOUR BIKE CHALLENGE
Know as the MTB Tour de Switzerland, the O-Tour Bike Challenge is a three stage race held in town of Sarnen. It opens with a 1.1 mile Stage 1 Prologue. Stage 2 is a 24.2 mile cross-country, and a 48.8 mile marathon concludes Stage 3's finale. Here are the top finishers which includes some names we are familiar with.
STAGE 1 PROLOGUE RESULTS
1. Mark Nellen (Ned)...Maasbree Limburg...3:24.9
2. Kashi Leuchs (NZl)...Bianchi Agos...at 0:00.7
3. Thomas Frischknecht (Swi)...Swiss Power...0:01.6
WOMEN
1. Sara Steiner (Swi)...corrntec-vaucher
STAGE 2 CROSS-COUNTRY RESULTS
1. Thomas Frischknecht (Swi)...Swiss Power...1:35:44.0
2. Kashi Leuchs (NZl)...Bianchi Agos...at 01:48.4
3. Ivan Schalbetter (Swi)...Gisler Vision Gate...03:04.1
WOMEN
1. Sonja Traxel (Swi)...Swiss Power
STAGE 3 MARATHON RESULTS
1. Thomas Frischknecht (Swi)...Swiss Power...3:56:47.6
2. Frederic Frech (Fra)...Chatenois...at 06:22.7
3. Andreas Dilger (Ger)...Boblingen...12:28.1
4. Kashi Leuchs (NZl)...Bianchi Agos...at 12:37.9
WOMEN
1. Renata Bucher (Swi)...Kriens
FINAL GENERAL CLASSIFICATION RESULTS
1. Thomas Frischknecht (Swi)...Swiss Power...5:32:31.6
4. Kashi Leuchs (NZl)...Bianchi Agos...at 14:26.3
3. Andreas Dilger (Ger)...Boblingen...16:40.3
WOMEN
1. Renata Bucher (Swi)...Kriens
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