Once again, Houffalize provided exciting racing for the 20,000-plus spectators who flocked out to the third round of the Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup cross-country competition. Julien Absalon (Orbea) took his second consecutive victory in the men's cross-country to pad his lead in the overall standings, while Marga Fullana (Massi) took a record fifth victory in the women's race, as well as taking over the lead in the women's standings.
Start is in the town and follows the course of the Liege-Baston-Liege road classic. Rob Jones photo
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
The women's race, at a short three and a half laps, was perfect for Marga Fullana. The world champion excels at very fast starts and long climbs, and Houffalize has both. By the end of the start loop, Fullana had a small gap on Marie-Helene Premont (Maxxis-Rocky Mountain), with a chase group forming behind, led by defending champion Ren Chengyuan (China). Fullana opened a gap on Premont in the first full lap, when the Canadian champion had to run a section that Fullana was able to ride.
"I was with Fullana in the beginning," explained Premont. "But there was a change to the course that I didn't know about, so I got off my bike to run a section while she kept riding, and that is when she got away. Ren and Catharine [Pendrel - Luna] came up to us, but on the second lap when Ren went hard, it was too fast a pace for me. I am still building my fitness, so I'm really pleased with this result at this time of the season."
Marga Fullana took control from the first lap and crushed all efforts to match her pace. Rob Jones photo
Ren and Pendrel took up the chase, with Premont dropping back slightly to Eva Lechner (Colnago Cap Arreghini) and World Cup leader Elisabeth Osl (Central Ghost Team). By the start of lap two, Ren and Pendrel had bridged up to Fullana, but Ren quickly came off when the Spaniard increased the pace.
For the remainder of the race, it was down to these two women - Fullana and Pendrel. Ren was firmly in third, while the last two podium spots were a battle between Lechner, Osl and Premont.
Fullana sealed her victory on the main paved climb of the last lap, when she opened a ten second gap that Pendrel could not close, eventually rolling in 14 seconds ahead of the Canadian rider. Ren came in 46 seconds later, shaking her head in disappointment, with Lechner and Osl taking the final two podium spots.
"It is a very hard race here at Houffalize, and very special to win." said Fullana. "The crowds are so big here and the fans are very special, so it pushes you to go harder."
"I had a strong start, one of my best," commented Pendrel. "Along with Ren [Chengyuan] we were able to join Fullana in the lead, but when she attacked on the last lap I just didn't have enough to stay with her. But this is an awesome result for me, the Houffalize race is one of the true classics of the sport, so to finish second here is a real accomplishment."
Marga Fullana leads Catharine Pendrel. Rob Jones photo
Canada's Emily Batty took her second consecutive U23 victory, finishing 13th overall, and moved to within six points of leader Julie Bresset (Breiz Mountain). Batty, attending her first edition of the Houffalize race took a while to get going, probably denying her a second top-ten result in the shorter than usual race.
"I was actually expecting the course to be harder than it was, based on all I had heard about Houffalize," confessed Batty. "I had a pretty good start, but I was behind Julie [Bresset], so I was trying to chase up to her initially. After I caught her, I just tried to put as much time as I could between us, and finish as high [in the standings] as I could."
Steep climbs and a huge turnout are hallmarks of the Houffalize world cup. Rob Jones photo
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
The men's five and a half lap race began with an attack almost immediately from Ralph Näf (Multivan Merida). Only Olympic silver medalist Jean-Christophe Peraud (Massi) was able to respond, and the pair started to build a gap on a chase group containing Absalon, Wolfram Kurschat (Topeak Ergon) and Jose Hermida (Multivan Merida).
Jean-Christophe Peraud (Massi) leading Ralph Näf (Multivan Merida). Rob Jones photo
"I was trying to go hard, but conserve energy as well," explained Näf. "I was with Julien until the final lap, and then I exploded totally, with nothing left."
Julien Absalon (Orbea) took his second consecutive victory. Rob Jones photo
Peraud's response was: "He went fast, so I followed. But by the middle of the race it became more difficult for me, and I had to let him [Näf] go. I was still going pretty good until the last lap when I had a problem with the [last rider] moto. He was in the way and I went off the course and crashed and dropped my chain; maybe without that problem I would have beaten Burry [for fourth]."
On lap three, Absalon decided that it was time to reel in the lead pair, and quickly bridged up, taking Hermida, and with Kurschat only a few seconds behind. Peraud was suffering and dropped back, and then Hermida flatted, leaving just Absalon and Näf at the front, with Kurschat chasing.
"At least I am back again," commented Hermida, referring to the illness last week which forced him to drop out of Offenburg and lose the leader's jersey.
"It wasn't easy, being with Julien when we were going up [to the leaders], but then I flatted just before the start of the last lap. I used the foam i had with me and stopped in the pit for a cartridge, but then I was back with Jean-Christophe and Burry. Without the flat I think that I would have been on the podium."
U23 leader Burry Stander debuts SRAM's XX 2-by-10 drivetrain. Rob Jones photo
Näf managed to hang on until halfway through the final lap before his extended time at the front caught up with him and he couldn't respond to the latest attack from Absalon. Näf was also caught by Kurschat, who took his second consecutive second place behind Absalon, but hung on for third place ahead of U23 series leader Burry Stander (Specialized) and Peraud.
Julien Absalon in control of the race. Rob Jones photo
"It was impossible to keep the wheel of Näf, when he attacked so hard," admitted Absalon "but I think that he also made a mistake by going so hard in the beginning, and it caught up with him at the end."
Canada's Geoff Kabush (Maxxis-Rocky Mountain), coming off an eighth place last week, got his front wheel tweeked on one of the bridges and crashed in the opening lap, negating his high start position. Worse, he had to stop into the pit and change wheels, putting him back in the high 60s by the time he got going again.
Top North American for the day was Adam Craig (Giant) in 29th, who put it succinctly: "I was solid but not spectacular."
 Jean-Christophe Peraud, Wolfram Kurschat, Julien Absalon, Ralph Näf, Burry Stander. Rob Jones photo
Complete women's cross country results
Women (Start Loop + 3 Laps) 25.1 km
1 Margarita Fullana Riera (Esp) Massi 1:25:01
2 Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team +00:14
3 Chengyuan Ren (Chn) Chinese National Team +00:46
4 Eva Lechner (Ita) Colnago Cap Arreghini +01:58
5 Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Central Ghost Pro Team +02:17
6 Marie-Helene Premont (Can) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles +03:00
7 Sabine Spitz (Ger) Central Ghost Pro Team +03:26
8 Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) CCC Polkowice +03:39
9 Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak Ergon Racing Team +03:54
10 Anna Szafraniec (Pol) Jbg-2 Professional Mtb Team +03:57
11 Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team +04:02
12 Lene Byberg (Nor) Specialized Factory Racing +04:03
13 Emily Batty * (Can) Trek Store Toronto +05:10
14 Petra Henzi (Sui) Fischer-BMC +05:14
15 Aleksandra Dawidowicz * (Pol) CCC Polkowice +05:20
16 Katrin Leumann (Sui) Goldwurst-Power / Sputnik +05:44
17 Julie Bresset * (Fra) Breiz Mountain +05:44
18 Alexandra Engen * (Swe) +06:13
19 Cécile Rode Ravanel (Fra) Lapierre International +06:21
20 Hanna Klein * (Ger) Rothaus-Cube Mtb Team +06:22
21 Lea Davison (USA) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles +06:32
22 Willow Koerber (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher +06:36
23 Heather Irmiger (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher +06:51
24 Magdalena Sadlecka (Pol) CCC Polkowice +07:07
25 Julie Krasniak * (Fra) +07:33
26 Laura Turpijn (Ned) Herbalife-Merida +07:59
27 Rowena Fry (Aus) Discovertasmania.com +08:06
28 Mary Mcconneloug (USA) Kenda Seven Notubes +08:06
29 Marielle Saner-Guinchard (Sui) Team Bikepark.ch +08:16
30 Blaza Klemencic (Slo) Felt International Mtb Team +08:26
31 Sabrina Enaux (Fra) BH-Suntour +08:30
32 Janka Stevkova (Svk) +08:35
33 Caroline Mani * (Fra) Team Bikepark.ch +08:38
34 Laura Metzler (Fra) BH-Suntour +08:46
35 Vivianne Meyer * (Sui) Colnago Cap Arreghini +08:46
36 Adelheid Morath (Ger) +09:13
37 Tanja Zakelj * (Slo) MBK Orbea +09:47
38 Anja Gradl (Ger) Central Ghost Pro Team +10:32
39 Anna Villar Argente (Esp) Massi +10:37
40 Ivonne Kraft (Ger) +10:56
41 Kajsa Snihs * (Swe) +10:59
42 Esther Süss (Sui) +11:02
43 Amanda Sin (Can) 3rox Racing +11:02
44 Nataliya Krompets * (Ukr) +11:05
45 Mical Dyck (Can) Canadian National Team +11:15
46 Sandra Santanyes Murillo (Esp) Cemelorca-Trek-Lorca Taller Del Tiempo +11:29
47 Vera Andreeva * (Rus) +11:35
48 Maria Osl (Aut) Fischer-BMC +11:47
49 Oksana Rybakova (Rus) +11:52
50 Helene Marcouyre (Fra) BH-Suntour +11:59
51 Fanny Bourdon * (Fra) +12:15
52 Jean Ann Mckirdy (Can) Canadian National Team +12:43
53 Suzanne Clarke (GBr) +12:43
54 Kate Potter (Aus) +13:04
55 Virginie Pointet * (Sui) Team Bikepark.ch +13:26
56 Fiona Macdermid (GBr) +13:40
57 Coralie Redelsperger (Fra) +13:43
58 Sarka Chmurova (Cze) +13:58
59 Kathrin Stirnemann * (Sui) +14:15
60 Githa Michiels (Bel) Team Saeco +14:35
61 Carina Ketonen (Fin) +14:50
62 Gracie Elvin * (Aus) Discovertasmania.com +15:19
63 Katherine O'shea (Aus) Torq Performance Nutrition +15:31
64 Cristina Mascarreras Sabria (Esp) Conor - Camping La Siesta +15:33
65 Zoe King (Aus) +15:58
66 Tatjana Dold (Ger) +16:37
67 Asa Maria Erlandsson (Swe) Subaru-Gary Fisher +16:54
68 Kristien Nelen (Bel) +16:55
69 Evelyn Staffler (Ita) Colnago Cap Arreghini +17:05
70 Sandra Walter (Can) Canadian National Team +17:06
71 Fabienne Heinzmann (Sui) Team Bikepark.ch +17:58
72 Alla Boyko * (Ukr) +18:49
73 Sarah Koba (Sui) +19:29
74 Lorraine Truong * (Sui) +19:52
75 Kiona Harbers (Ned) +20:08
76 Marie-Claude Surprenant * (Can) Canadian National Team +21:32
77 Lucie Vesela (Cze) +21:32
78 Petra Mermans (Bel) +21:37
79 Nicoletta De Jager (Ned) +21:56
80 Jitka Skarnitzlova * (Cze) Giant Mountain Bike Team Gmt +23:16
81 Jennifer Sägesser * (Sui) +25:08
82 Sandra Dolcerocca (Den) -1LAP
83 Irina Slobodyan * (Ukr) -1LAP
84 Jeanette Gerrie (Nzl) -1LAP
85 Monika Heuveling (Ned) -1LAP
86 Janine Droz * (Sui) -1LAP
87 Sarah Holmes * (Aus) -1LAP
88 Ingrid Bosscha (Ned) -1LAP
89 Elena Ondasova (Svk) -1LAP
90 Nancy Bober (Bel) -1LAP
91 Elisabeth Mottet * (Bel) -1LAP
92 Klara Van Der Vaart (Ned) -1LAP
DNF Silke Schmidt * (Ger)
DNF Stephanie Wiedner * (Aut) Ds-Rennsport
DNF Nathalie Schneitter (Sui) Colnago Cap Arreghini
DNF Camille Pousse * (Fra)
DNS Arielle Boek - Van Meurs (Ned)
DNS Barbara Benko * (Hun)
Complete Men's results
Men: Start Loop + 5 Laps: 39.1 km
1 Julien Absalon (Fra) Orbea 1:51:34
2 Wolfram Kurschat (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing Team +00:15
3 Ralph Naef (Sui) Multivan Merida Biking Team +00:52
4 Burry Stander * (RSA) Specialized Factory Racing +01:15
5 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Massi +01:26
6 José Antonio Hermida Ramos (Esp) Multivan Merida Biking Team +01:31
7 Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez (Esp) Cemelorca-Trek-Lorca Taller Del Tiempo +01:54
8 Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Cannondale Factory Racing +02:16
9 Moritz Milatz (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team +02:22
10 Roel Paulissen (Bel) Cannondale Factory Racing +02:45
11 Christoph Sauser (Sui) Specialized Factory Racing +03:03
12 Stéphane Tempier (Fra) Tx Active Bianchi +03:12
13 Nino Schurter (Sui) Scott-Swisspower Mtb-Racing +03:22
14 Alexis Vuillermoz * (Fra) Lapierre International +03:23
15 Manuel Fumic (Ger) Fumic.Brothers.International +03:36
16 Florian Vogel (Sui) Scott-Swisspower Mtb-Racing +03:48
17 Hector Leonardo Paez Leon (Col) Tx Active Bianchi +04:13
18 Cédric Ravanel (Fra) Lapierre International +04:46
19 Chris Jongewaard (Aus) Trek-Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Tea +05:02
20 Jochen Kass (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team +05:21
21 Umberto Corti (Ita) Team Cbe Tecnoimpianti A.S.D. +05:23
22 Jaroslav Kulhavy (Cze) Rubena-Specialized +05:43
23 Martin Gujan (Sui) Cannondale Factory Racing +05:51
24 Inaki Lejarreta Errasti (Esp) Orbea +05:54
25 Emil Lindgren (Swe) Felt International Mtb Team +06:04
26 Rudi Van Houts (Ned) Multivan Merida Biking Team +06:43
27 Andrea Tiberi (Ita) Tx Active Bianchi +06:46
28 Ivan Alvarez Gutierrez (Esp) Giant Italia Team +07:00
29 Adam Craig (USA) Giant Mountain Bike Team Gmt +07:06
30 Ruben Ruzafa Cueto (Esp) Orbea +07:17
31 Lado Fumic (Ger) Fumic.Brothers.International +07:31
32 Jiri Friedl (Cze) Merida Biking Team +07:39
33 Filip Eberl (Cze) +07:41
34 Johnny Cattaneo (Ita) +07:52
35 Lukas Flückiger (Sui) Trek World Racing +07:55
36 Christof Bischof (Sui) Isd Cycling Team +08:00
37 Anders Hovdenes * (Nor) Team Etto Hoydahl +08:08
38 Cristian Cominelli * (Ita) Tx Active Bianchi +08:09
39 Periklis Ilias (Gre) Isd Cycling Team +08:21
40 Bas Peters (Ned) +08:23
41 Thomas Litscher * (Sui) Sks M.I.G. Team +08:25
42 Marek Galinski (Pol) Jbg-2 Professional Mtb Team +08:26
43 Derek Zandstra (Can) +08:30
44 Milan Spesny (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna Mtb +08:41
45 Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles +08:45
46 Robert Mennen (Ger) +08:52
47 Pierre Geoffroy Plantet (Fra) Lapierre International +09:03
48 Sergiy Rusenko (Ukr) Isd Cycling Team +09:09
49 Jan Skarnitzl (Cze) Giant Mountain Bike Team Gmt +09:21
50 Paolo Cesar Montoya Cantillo (CRc) Giant Italia Team +09:28
51 Irjan Luttenberg * (Ned) +09:36
52 Ludovic Dubau (Fra) +09:37
53 Hannes Metzler (Aut) +09:39
54 Kohei Yamamoto (Jpn) +09:42
55 Guillaume Vinit * (Fra) Team Scott Valloire Galibier +09:46
56 Karl Markt (Aut) Srm Stevens Team +09:48
57 Lachlan Norris * (Aus) Discovertasmania.Com +09:51
58 Nicolas Vermeulen (Bel) Lingier-Versluys Team +10:05
59 Klaus Nielsen (Den) +10:12
60 François Bailly Maitre (Fra) Team Scott Valloire Galibier +10:22
61 Lukas Kaufmann * (Sui) +10:24
62 Mirko Pirazzoli (Ita) Isd Cycling Team +10:26
63 Miguel Martinez (Fra) +10:31
64 Oliver Beckingsale (GBr) Giant Mountain Bike Team Gmt +10:31
65 Connor Mcconvey * (Irl) Felt International Mtb Team +10:33
66 Kristian Hynek (Cze) Scott & Hagget Mtb Team +10:57
67 Fabian Giger * (Sui) Sks M.I.G. Team +11:06
68 Magnus Darvell (Swe) +11:14
69 Patrik Gallati * (Sui) Scott-Swisspower Mtb-Racing +11:26
70 Juan Pedro Trujillo Hernandez (Esp) Cemelorca-Trek-Lorca Taller Del Tiempo +11:31
71 Jimmy Tielens (Bel) Team Saeco +11:34
72 Marcel Wildhaber (Sui) Scott-Swisspower Mtb-Racing +11:36
73 Igor Bogdan (Ukr) +11:44
74 Peter Sagan * (Svk) +11:51
75 Alejandro Diaz De La Pena Lopez (Esp) +12:00
76 Maxime Marotte (Fra) Bh-Suntour +12:07
77 Niels Wubben * (Ned) +12:13
78 Mattias Wengelin * (Swe) +12:18
79 David Lozano Riba * (Esp) Cemelorca-Trek-Lorca Taller Del Tiempo +12:28
80 Marco Arnold * (Sui) +12:35
81 Fabien Canal * (Fra) Lapierre International +12:36
82 Martin Fanger * (Sui) Giant Mountain Bike Team Gmt +12:37
83 Frank Beemer * (Ned) Trek-Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Tea +12:54
84 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) +13:03
85 Dario Alejandro Gasco * (Arg) Massi +13:08
86 Marc Colom (Fra) +13:19
87 Sebastien Carabin * (Bel) Lingier-Versluys Team +13:20
88 Bjorn Brems (Bel) Team Saeco +13:23
89 Andras Parti (Hun) Srm Stevens Team +13:47
90 Dariusz Batek (Pol) +14:07
91 Jelmer Pietersma (Ned) Trek-Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Tea +14:20
92 Cristobal Silva Ibaceta (Chi) +14:25
93 Pascal Meyer * (Sui) Sks M.I.G. Team +14:31
94 Giuseppe Lamastra (Ita) +14:35
95 Anthony Grenet * (Fra) +15:04
96 Arnaud Grosjean (Fra) +15:21
97 Ondrej Cink * (Cze) Merida Biking Team +15:33
98 Torsten Marx (Ger) Ds-Rennsport +15:47
99 Frank Schotman (Ned) +15:48
100 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) +15:56
101 Mattias Nilsson * (Swe) +16:04
102 Patrick Gaudy (Bel) +16:12
103 Erik Groen * (Ned) De Brink-Ten Tusscher +16:15
104 Joris Massaer (Bel) +16:24
105 Catriel Andres Soto * (Arg) Infotre - Leecougan +16:29
106 Pascal Schmutz * (Sui) +16:33
107 Julien Saussac * (Fra) Bh-Suntour +16:34
108 Nicolas Jeantet * (Ita) Team Cbe Tecnoimpianti A.S.D. +16:49
109 Henk Jaap Moorlag * (Ned) De Brink-Ten Tusscher +16:50
110 Shlomi Haimy * (Isr) +16:57
111 Jianhua Ji (Chn) +16:59
112 Jérémy Huguenin * (Sui) +17:04
113 Jonathan Galante (Fra) +17:05
114 Tad Elliott * (USA) +17:12
115 Evgeniy Nikolaev * (Rus) +17:16
116 Kevin Van Hoovels (Bel) +17:22
117 Luka Mezgec * (Slo) Mbk Orbea +17:26
118 Robert Gehbauer * (Aut) Multivan Merida Biking Team +17:32
119 Adam Morka (Can) +17:36
120 Severin Disch * (Sui) Giant Mountain Bike Team Gmt +17:42
122 Kornel Osicki * (Pol) Jbg-2 Professional Mtb Team +18:00
123 Pascal Hossay * (Bel) +18:09
124 Laurent Mineur * (Bel) +18:20
125 Rene Tann (Ger) +18:46
126 Luka Kodra (Slo) Mbk Orbea +18:54
127 Alexis Chenevier * (Fra) Team Scott Valloire Galibier +18:56
128 Samuel Schultz (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher +18:57
129 Rob Vangenechten * (Bel) Team Saeco +18:57
130 Chun Hing Chan (Hkg) +19:05
131 Olivier Maignan (Fra) +19:41
132 Matous Ulman (Cze) Scott & Hagget Mtb Team +19:53
133 Andi Weinhold (Ger) +19:59
134 Jonas De Backer * (Bel) +20:19
135 Ben Henderson (Aus) +20:25
136 Zhiqiang Duan (Chn) +20:40
137 Tim Lemmers * (Ned) De Brink-Ten Tusscher +20:55
138 Evgeniy Pechenin (Rus) Format-Udmurtia +21:27
139 Vivien Legastelois * (Fra) Bh-Suntour +21:50
140 Roan Exelby (RSA) +21:59
141 Freddy Betremieux * (Fra) Bh-Suntour +22:23
142 Marco Minnaard * (Ned) De Brink-Ten Tusscher +23:25
143 Michael Broderick (USA) -1LAP
144 Tim Ottens (Ned) -1LAP
145 Anders Ljungberg (Swe) -1LAP
146 Cal Britten * (Aus) Torq Performance Nutrition -1LAP
147 Rob Squire * (USA) -1LAP
148 Thibaut Bellanger * (Fra) -1LAP
149 Thomas Lapeyrie * (Fra) Team Scott Valloire Galibier -1LAP
150 Matej Nepustil * (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna Mtb -1LAP
151 Jo Thorson Nordskar * (Nor) Team Etto Hoydahl -1LAP
152 Sebastian Szraucner * (Ger) -1LAP
153 Andrew Blair (Aus) -1LAP
154 Lee Williams (GBr) -1LAP
155 Erik Nellen * (Ned) -1LAP
156 Romain Gihoul * (Bel) -1LAP
157 Nathan Haas * (Aus) Discovertasmania.Com -1LAP
158 Rafal Hebisz (Pol) -1LAP
159 Samuele Porro * (Ita) Team Cbe Tecnoimpianti A.S.D. -1LAP
160 Bjorn Rondelez (Bel) Lingier-Versluys Team -1LAP
161 Tim Wijnants * (Bel) Trek-Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Tea -1LAP
162 Barry Wicks (USA) Kona -1LAP
163 Raphael Gagne * (Can) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles -1LAP
164 Ethan Gilmour * (USA) -1LAP
165 Axel Bult (Ned) De Brink-Ten Tusscher -1LAP
166 Jakub Magnusek * (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna Mtb -1LAP
167 Christopher Maletz (Ger) -1LAP
168 Tom Hoekman (Ned) -2LAP
169 Mikhail Baryshnikov * (Rus) -2LAP
170 Abdulkadir Kelleci (Tur) -2LAP
171 Henri Ojala (Fin) -2LAP
172 Leon De Jong (Ned) -2LAP
173 Jelmer Jubbega * (Ned) De Brink-Ten Tusscher -2LAP
174 Laurent Evrard * (Bel) -2LAP
175 Boris Vasilyev (Rus) Format-Udmurtia -2LAP
176 Daniel Kaufmann * (Sui) -2LAP
177 Simon Qvortrup * (Den) -2LAP
178 Keiichi Tsujiura (Jpn) -2LAP
179 John Groves (Aus) -2LAP
180 German Dorhmann * (Arg) Infotre - Leecougan -2LAP
181 Abdurrahman Dandal * (Tur) -3LAP
DNF Henrique Avancini * (Bra) Isd Cycling Team
DNF Balz Weber (Sui) Ds-Rennsport
DNF Christoph Soukup (Aut) Merida Biking Team
DNF Pierre Lebreton (Fra) Bh-Suntour
DNF Daniel Mcconnell (Aus) Torq Performance Nutrition
DNF Yader Zoli (Ita) Torpado-4us
DNF Carlos Coloma Nicolas (Esp) Msc Bikes
DNF Tony Longo (Ita)
DNF Simon Scheiber * (Aut) Sunshine Racers Asv Nals
DNF Jürg Graf (Sui) Felt International Mtb Team
DNF Kris Sneddon (Can) Kona
DNF Juri Ragnoli * (Ita) Felt International Mtb Team
DNF Mathias Flückiger * (Sui) Trek World Racing
DNF Nicola Rohrbach (Sui) Central Ghost Pro Team
DNF Josef Kamler * (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna Mtb
DNF Oleksandr Kachanov * (Ukr)
DNF Calle Friberg (Swe)
DNF Ludovic Mottet (Bel)
DNF Adrian Brzozka * (Pol) Jbg-2 Professional Mtb Team
DNF Martin Loo * (Est)
DNF Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher
DNF Kevin Kane * (USA)
DNS Todd Wells (USA) Specialized Factory Racing
DNS Dries Govaerts * (Bel) Lingier-Versluys Team
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