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2010 Dalby World Cup XC Number One: Irina Kalentieva and Nino Schurter top a powerful field
Posted Date: 4/26/2010
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Both Irina Kalentieva (Topeak Ergon) and Nino Schurter (Scott-Swisspower) proved that there was no 'rainbow curse' on them, as they swapped their world champion jerseys for the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup ones at round one of the 2010 series. Coming to England for the first time since 1999, the new venue at Dalby Forest in North Yorkshire won high praise from the riders, who deemed the 6.2 kilometre circuit a true mountain bike course.  Spectators came out in droves, to cheer on all riders.

WOMEN'S XC RACE

Irina Kalentieva wins.

Kalentieva won the women's 36 kilometer, five lap race in 1:54:57, beating American Willow Koerber (Subaru-Gary Fisher) by 11 seconds.  Czech Katarina Nash (Luna) took third and her team mate Georgia Gould finished fourth.  Kalentieva and Koerber quickly distanced themselves from the remainder of the field, as many of the top favorites struggled on the first lap, falling well back.

"We were able to work together very good," said Kalentieva.  "Willow was better on the climbs, and I was better in the technical parts, and we worked together to open a bigger gap.  On the final lap I was able to get in front for the longer climb, and then opened a small gap, and that was just enough to keep to the finish."
 
Catherine Pendrel leading her Luna teammates.
 
Willow Koerber leads on the first lap.

For Koerber, it was the top World Cup result of her career, and she was happy with second.  "Irina and I were well matched to work together during the race," she commented. "I was better on the climbs, but she would gap me in some of the more technical stuff.  On the final climb I made a bit of a mistake, and Irina was able to just get a little gap, but that was enough."

Most of the front row starters had a poor first lap, including 2009 World Cup title holder Elisabeth Osl (Central Pro), Catharine Pendrel (Luna), Lene Byberg (Specialized) and Marie-Helene Premont (Maxxis-Rocky Mountain).  All went backwards into the 30s before making a race-long chase back towards the front.
 
Emily Batty joined the Trek World Team this year.

Katerina Nash.

Pendrel moved up to join team mates Nash and Georgia Gould by the halfway point, leading the chase to the front duo, and pulling to within 15 seconds before running out of steam.  The three Luna riders, joined by top U23 rider Julie Bresset (BH-Suntour), rode steadily within a minute of the two leaders for the rest of the race, but could not close the gap.  Pendrel faltered in the final lap, enabling Bresset to get by her for the fifth and final podium spot.
 
World Champion Irina Kalentieva.
 
Women's podium: Georgia Gould, Willow Koerber, Irina Kalentieva, Katerina Nash, Julie Bresset.

"I don't really know what happened at the start," commented Pendrel.  "I had good position on the start line, but in the first lap lost a lot of places, and then it was difficult to pass and work your way back up.  Then, on the last lap, I crashed and lost some time.  It was a bit disappointing, but I know my form is good, and I hope to do better in the next round."
 
U23 women's podium: Batty, Bresset, Last.
 
MEN'S XC RACE
Nino Schurter and Julien Absalon sprint.

The finish of the men's race was eerily similar to last year's world championships in Canberra, Australia, when Schurter outsprinted Olympic champion Julien Absalon (Orbea).  In Dalby Forest it again came down to these two riders, with Schurter winning by less than a wheel length. Burry Stander (Specialized) took third, 14 seconds behind the front two.

The six lap men's race started very fast, with eight riders initially making the selection at the front, but by the fourth lap that was whittled down to just Schurter, Absalon and Stander.  The South African looked to be the strongest, but he made a mistake on the last lap, allowing the other two to get away.  Absalon took the lead, setting the pace, but could not shake Schurter, and when they turned onto the gravel finishing straight, the Swiss rider came up alongside his French rival and pulled ahead in the final 10 metres to take the win.
 
The fast start, with Geoff Kabush getting the holeshot.


Julien Absalon was under pressure the entire race.

"This is an incredible victory, to win the World Cup and take the leader's jersey is very special," said Schurter.  "I hoped to do well here, but there was a very, very strong field, so I was only looking to make the podium.  I was dying out there, to stay with Julien, but I knew that if it came to a sprint I was a little bit faster."

Absalon, for his part, revealed that he was quite content with second.  "I have been sick this week, so I didn't know if I could race in the middle of the week.  But each day I got a little bit better, and by Saturday I was okay again.  I didn't know how strong I was going to be, and I was just hoping to get on the podium."
 
Burry Stander was in the lead group most of the race.


Nino Schurter  proved that there was no "rainbow curse."

"But it was good for me when the three of us went away, because I was able to rest a bit at the back.  I think Stander was the strongest, but maybe he did too much work, and then made a little mistake that allowed Nino and I to get away.  At the finish I tried to control it, but Nino was just to strong."
 
Geoff Kabush.
 
Todd Wells top North American in 19th.

Todd Wells (Specialized) was the top North American, finishing a disappointing 19th. Wells is coming off a string of strong performances, including winning the Pan Am Continental title in Guatemala two weeks ago. "It is pretty disappointing," he admitted, "but this is a different level of competition from Pan Ams or Sea Otter.  There you have a few good guys, here it is everyone.  I didn't have a great start position, and it was pretty hard to move up.  Hopefully, next week, my better position [on the start line] will help."
 
Men's Podium: Jaroslav Kulhavy, Julien Absalon, Nino Schurter, Burry Stander, Ralph Naef
 
MEN'S XC RESULTS
Men - 1 Start Loop, 6 Laps - Distance: 43.07 km - Average Speed: 22.50 km/h

1 Nino Schurter (Sui) Scott-Swisspower Mtb-Racing
 1:54:52
2 Julien Absalon (Fra) Orbea +00:01
3 Burry Stander (RSA) Specialized Factory Racing +00:14
4 Jaroslav Kulhavy (Cze) Rubena - Birell - Specialized Cycling Team +00:28
5 Ralph Naef (Sui) Multivan Merida Biking Team +00:41
6 Manuel Fumic (Ger) Cannondale Factory Racing +00:52
7 Ruben Ruzafa Cueto (Esp) Orbea +00:55
8 Lukas Flückiger (Sui) Trek World Racing +01:19
9 José Hermida (Esp) Multivan Merida Biking Team +01:37
10 Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Cannondale Factory Racing +01:45
11 Ivan Alvarez Gutierrez (Esp) Giant Italia Team +01:54
12 Florian Vogel (Sui) Scott-Swisspower Mtb-Racing +02:17
13 Mathias Flückiger * (Sui) Trek World Racing +02:32
14 Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez (Esp) Trek-Lorca Taller Del Tiempo +02:42
15 Stéphane Tempier (Fra) Tx Active Bianchi +02:48
16 Christoph Soukup (Aut) Merida Biking Team +02:54
17 Rudi Van Houts (Ned) Multivan Merida Biking Team +03:03
18 Inaki Lejarreta Errasti (Esp) Orbea +03:24
19 Todd Wells (USA) Specialized Factory Racing +03:49
20 Roel Paulissen (Bel) Cannondale Factory Racing +03:53
21 Emil Lindgren (Swe) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team +04:18
22 Marek Konwa * (Pol) Elettroveneta-Corratec +04:23
23 Christoph Sauser (Sui) Specialized Factory Racing +04:25
24 Wolfram Kurschat (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing Team +04:32
25 Jan Skarnitzl (Cze) +04:45
26 Alexis Vuillermoz * (Fra) Lapierre International +05:04
27 François Bailly Maitre (Fra) Scott Les Saisies +05:06
28 Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain +05:28
29 Carlos Coloma Nicolas (Esp) MSC Bikes +05:29
30 Samuel Schultz (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher +05:43
31 Maxime Marotte (Fra) Bh-Suntour +06:03
32 Jochen Kass (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team +06:30
33 Tony Longo (Ita) +06:37
34 Derek Zandstra (Can) Canadian National Team +06:44
35 Robert Mennen (Ger) +07:04
36 Martin Fanger * (Sui) Giant Swiss Team +07:04
37 Oliver Beckingsale (GBr) Giant Factory Team +07:06
38 Fabian Giger (Sui) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team +07:16
39 Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher +07:25
40 Martino Fruet (Ita) +07:38
41 Henk Jaap Moorlag * (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team +07:45
42 Pierre-Geoffroy Plantet (Fra) Team New Cycling +07:49
43 Jelmer Pietersma (Ned) Trek-Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team +07:50
44 Cristian Cominelli * (Ita) Tx Active Bianchi +07:53
45 Giuseppe Lamastra (Ita) Hard Rock Frw A.S.D. +07:57
46 Marc Colom (Fra) +08:01
47 Patrik Gallati * (Sui) Scott-Swisspower Mtb-Racing +08:05
48 Matous Ulman (Cze) S&H Superior Mtb Team +08:07
49 Hannes Metzler (Aut) Muskelkater Genesis Team +08:14
50 Liam Killeen (GBr) +08:18
51 Piotr Brzozka * (Pol) Jbg-2 Professional Mtb Team +08:19
52 Bas Peters (Ned) Team Merida Combee +08:34
53 Karl Markt (Aut) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team +08:35
54 Marek Galinski (Pol) Jbg-2 Professional Mtb Team +08:36
55 Sebastien Carabin * (Bel) Lingier-Versluys Team +08:37
56 Kohei Yamamoto (Jpn) +08:42
57 Daniel Mcconnell (Aus) Torq Performance Nutrition +08:57
58 Cédric Ravanel (Fra) Lapierre International +09:07
59 Markus Bauer * (Ger) +09:20
60 Irjan Luttenberg * (Ned) Trek-Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team +09:44
61 Andrea Tiberi (Ita) Surfing Shop +09:55
62 Nicola Rohrbach (Sui) +10:00
63 Guillaume Vinit (Fra) Bh-Suntour +10:04
64 Uwe Hochenwarter (Aut) Muskelkater Genesis Team +10:06
65 Lukas Kaufmann (Sui) Trek-Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team +10:08
66 Thomas Litscher * (Sui) M.I.G. Team +10:21
67 Niels Wubben * (Ned) Team Merida Combee +10:27
68 Johnny Cattaneo (Ita) +10:42
69 Lachlan Norris (Aus) +10:50
70 Nicolas Vermeulen (Bel) Lingier-Versluys Team +10:54
71 Diego Rosa * (Ita) Giant Italia Team +10:58
72 Milan Spesny (Cze) S&H Superior Mtb Team +11:04
73 Andy Eyring * (Ger) +11:05
74 Anders Hovdenes (Nor) Team United Bakeries, Hoydahl Mtb Racing +11:09
75 Andrew Watson (Can) Canadian National Team +11:15
76 Paul Van Der Ploeg * (Aus) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team +11:28
77 Yader Zoli (Ita) Surfing Shop +11:34
78 Pascal Meyer * (Sui) M.I.G. Team +11:40
79 David Fletcher * (GBr) +11:40
80 Fabien Canal * (Fra) Keops Itwo +12:10
81 Simon Scheiber * (Aut) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team +12:13
82 Adrian Brzozka (Pol) Jbg-2 Professional Mtb Team +12:21
83 Erik Groen * (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team +12:29
84 Torsten Marx (Ger) +12:34
85 Benjamin Buchi * (Sui) +12:50
86 Klaus Nielsen (Den) +13:01
87 Magnus Darvell (Swe) +13:14
88 Kevin Van Hoovels (Bel) Lingier-Versluys Team +13:15
89 Kornel Osicki * (Pol) Jbg-2 Professional Mtb Team +13:18
90 Mattias Nilsson * (Swe) +13:35
91 Silvio Bundi (Sui) +13:42
92 Fabian Strecker * (Ger) +13:43
93 Kristian Hynek (Cze) S&H Superior Mtb Team +13:44
94 Manfred Reis * (Ger) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team +13:46
95 Jérémy Huguenin * (Sui) Giant Swiss Team +13:54
96 Marcel Fleschhut * (Ger) +14:06
97 Balz Weber (Sui) +14:08
98 Tim Lemmers * (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team +14:11
99 Alessandro Gambino (Ita) Gt Brondello Team +14:15
100 Dries Govaerts * (Bel) Team Saeco +14:25
101 Matthew Hadley (Can) Canadian National Team +14:32
102 Rene Tann (Ger) +14:36
103 Konny Looser * (Sui) +14:37
104 Mattias Wengelin * (Swe) Team Firebike-Droessiger +14:52
105 Jelmer Jubbega * (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team +14:56
106 Michael Broderick (USA) +14:59
107 Paul Oldham (GBr) +15:02
108 Ondrej Cink * (Cze) Merida Biking Team +15:04
109 Pierre Lebreton (Fra) Bh-Suntour +15:04
110 Sebastian Szraucner (Ger) +15:13
111 Ricardo Paulo Reis Marinheiro * (Por) Tx Active Bianchi +15:21
112 Tiago Jorge Oliveira Ferreira (Por) +15:25
113 Jiri Hudecek (Cze) +15:31
114 Patxi Cia Apezteguia (Esp) MSC Bikes +15:43
115 Matthias Stirnemann * (Sui) +15:47
116 Matej Nepustil * (Cze) Merida Biking Team +16:09
117 Joris Massaer (Bel) G-Skin-Deforche Mtb Racing Team +16:11
118 Robert Gehbauer (Aut) +16:31
119 Marco Schätzing (Ger) Team Firebike-Droessiger +16:40
120 Severin Disch * (Sui) Giant Swiss Team +16:52
121 Christopher Maletz (Ger) +17:57
122 Jakub Magnusek * (Cze) S&H Superior Mtb Team +18:08
123 Freddy Betremieux * (Fra) +18:35
124 Michele Casagrande (Ita) Elettroveneta-Corratec +19:22
125 Nicolas Jeantet * (Ita) Isd Cycling Team +19:37
126 Laurent Mineur * (Bel) -1LAP
127 Daniel Eymann * (Sui) Thoemus Racing Team -1LAP
128 Alexander Gehbauer * (Aut) -1LAP
129 Wolfgang Krenn (Aut) Muskelkater Genesis Team -1LAP
130 Marco Arnold * (Sui) Giant Swiss Team -1LAP
131 Tim Dunford (GBr) Torq Performance Nutrition -1LAP
132 Sebastian Batchelor * (GBr) Infotre - Leecougan -1LAP
133 Florian Thie * (Sui) -1LAP
134 Thomas Lapeyrie * (Fra) Scott Les Saisies -1LAP
135 Jonas De Backer * (Bel) Team Saeco -1LAP
136 Andrew Blair (Aus) Torq Performance Nutrition -1LAP
137 Dave Henderson (GBr) -1LAP
138 Ben Thomas * (GBr) Torq Performance Nutrition -1LAP
139 Sepp Freiburghaus (Sui) Thoemus Racing Team -2LAP
140 Robin Roelofs * (Ned) Stappenbelt Specialized Mtb Team -2LAP
141 Cody Canning * (Can) -2LAP
142 Amaury Gernez Aurenge * (Fra) Keops Itwo -2LAP
143 Dror Pekatch (Isr) Subaru-Gary Fisher -2LAP
144 Billy Joe Whenman * (GBr) -2LAP
145 Rob Vangenechten * (Bel) Team Saeco -2LAP
146 Chris Andrews (GBr) -2LAP
147 Travis Frisby * (Aus) -2LAP
148 Richard Felle (Irl) -3LAP
149 Pascal Hossay (Bel) G-Skin-Deforche Mtb Racing Team -3LAP
150 Allan Clark (GBr) -4LAP
DNF Moritz Milatz (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team
DNF Jiri Friedl (Cze) Merida Biking Team
DNF Ludovic Dubau (Fra) Team New Cycling
DNF Umberto Corti (Ita) Team Cbe Tecnoimpianti A.S.D.
DNF Bjorn Brems (Bel) G-Skin-Deforche Mtb Racing Team
DNF Alban Lakata (Aut) Topeak Ergon Racing Team
DNF Jimmy Tielens (Bel) Team Saeco
DNF Lee Williams (GBr) 
DNF Ryan Sherlock (Irl) 
DNF Julien Fillion (Can) 
DNF Paolo Cesar Montoya Cantillo (Crc) Gt Brondello Team
DNF Tim Wynants (Bel) Trek-Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team
DNF Frank Beemer (Ned) Trek-Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team
DNF Anthony O'boyle (GBr) Torq Performance Nutrition
DNF John Whittington * (GBr)

 
WOMEN'S XC RESULTS
Women - 1 Start Loop, 5 Laps - Distance: 36.25 km - Average Speed: 18.92 km/h

1 Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak Ergon Racing Team
 1:54:57
2 Willow Koerber (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher +00:11
3 Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team +00:28
4 Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team +00:29
5 Julie Bresset * (Fra) Bh-Suntour +00:53
6 Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team +00:57
7 Katrin Leumann (Sui) goldwurst-power.ch +01:25
8 Marie-Helene Premont (Can) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain +01:37
9 Heather Irmiger (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher +01:46
10 Lene Byberg (Nor) Specialized Factory Racing +01:52
11 Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) Ccc Polkowice +02:25
12 Eva Lechner (Ita) Colnago Arreghini Sudtirol +02:46
13 Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Central Pro Team +02:50
14 Mary Mcconneloug (USA) Kenda Seven Notubes +03:18
15 Emily Batty * (Can) Trek World Racing +03:28
16 Esther Süss (Sui) Wheeler-IXS Pro +03:34
17 Sabrina Enaux (Fra) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team +04:42
18 Nathalie Schneitter (Sui) Colnago Arreghini Sudtirol +05:01
19 Annie Last * (GBr) British National Team +05:04
20 Marielle Saner-Guinchard (Sui) Bikepark.Ch Scott +05:05
21 Anna Szafraniec (Pol) Jbg-2 Professional Mtb Team +05:19
22 Annika Langvad (Den) +05:43
23 Anna Villar Argente (Esp) +05:56
24 Alexandra Engen * (Swe) +06:14
25 Rosara Joseph (NZl) +06:34
26 Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) +07:00
27 Tanja Zakelj * (Slo) Mbk Orbea +07:17
28 Laura Turpijn (Ned) Team Merida Combee +07:30
29 Fanny Bourdon * (Fra) +07:45
30 Hanna Klein (Ger) +07:57
31 Amanda Sin (Can) Canadian National Team +08:22
32 Laura Metzler (Fra) Bh-Suntour +08:45
33 Rie Katayama (Jpn) +09:01
34 Janka Stevkova (Svk) +09:44
35 Cécile Ravanel (Fra) Lapierre International +10:03
36 Caroline Mani (Fra) Bh-Suntour +10:06
37 Barbara Benko * (Hun) +10:09
38 Ivonne Kraft (Ger) +10:19
39 Virginie Pointet * (Sui) Bikepark.Ch Scott +10:21
40 Nicola Leary (NZl) +10:39
41 Sarah Koba (Sui) Giant Swiss Team +11:02
42 Catherine Vipond (Can) Canadian National Team +11:10
43 Sandra Santanyes Murillo (Esp) Trek-Lorca Taller Del Tiempo +11:13
44 Monique Pua Sawicki (USA) +11:19
45 Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Trek-Lorca Taller Del Tiempo +11:29
46 Coralie Redelsperger (Fra) +11:29
47 Maaike Polspoel * (Bel) +12:28
48 Adelheid Morath (Ger) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team +12:29
49 Eszter Erdelyi (Hun) +12:30
50 Paula Gorycka * (Pol) Ccc Polkowice +13:25
51 Lily Matthews * (GBr) +13:48
52 Helene Marcouyre (Fra) Bh-Suntour +14:05
53 Kathrin Stirnemann * (Sui) +14:15
54 Nina Homovec (Slo) Mbk Orbea +14:31
55 Anne Terpstra * (Ned) Stappenbelt Specialized Mtb Team +14:50
56 Melanie Spath (Ger) +15:00
57 Maria Osl (Aut) Fischer-Bmc +15:22
58 Monique Zeldenrust (Ned) Giant Swiss Team +15:55
59 Michelle Hediger * (Sui) Fischer-Bmc +16:17
60 Mirre Stallen (Ned) +16:31
61 Rebecca Henderson * (Aus) +17:02
62 Karin Groen (Ned) +17:35
63 Rozanne Slik * (Ned) Team Merida Combee +17:55
64 Magdalena Sadlecka (Pol) Ccc Polkowice +18:01
65 Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team +18:12
66 Nicoletta De Jager (Ned) +18:38
67 Nadine Rieder * (Ger) +19:08
68 Lee Craigie (GBr) +19:23
69 Inbar Ronen (Isr) +19:32
70 Katherine O'Shea (Aus) Torq Performance Nutrition +20:03
71 Joanna Wall (Aus) Torq Performance Nutrition +20:32
72 Lucie Vesela (Cze) Gt Czech Team +20:56
73 Asa Maria Erlandsson (Swe) -1LAP
74 Kristien Nelen (Bel) Vzw Goeman Scott Cycling Team -1LAP
75 Jessica Roberts * (GBr) -1LAP
76 Elliot Caitlin (Irl) -1LAP
77 Kiona Harbers (Ned) -1LAP
78 Maxine Filby (GBr) -1LAP
79 Jennifer Sagesser * (Sui) Thoemus Racing Team -2LAP
80 Melanie Palframan * (RSA) -2LAP
81 Lesley Ingram (GBr) -2LAP
82 Morven Brown * (GBr) -2LAP
83 Alba Larragoiti (Mex) -2LAP
84 Anna Buick * (GBr) -3LAP
DNF Kate Potter (Aus)
DNF Githa Michiels (Bel) Team Saeco
DNF Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team
DNF Anja Gradl (Ger) Central Pro Team
DNF Anna Oberparleiter * (Ita)
DNF Cindy Montambault (Can)
DNF Joana Barbosa * (Por)
DNS Petra Henzi (Sui)
DNS Corina Gantenbein (Sui)
DNS Melanie Alexander (GBr)
DNS Maddie Horton (GBr)

 



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