Mathieu van der Poel was unable to pull off a stunt at the Olympic MTB test event in Paris. The world road champion rode from the last starting position to the front ranks in no time, but then the machine stalled. No one could match Victor Koretzky
Since Van der Poel had barely competed on his mountain bike this season (he only rode the World Cup), he had to take a position at the very back. Place 42 was his.
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But that didn’t bother the world road champion at all. At the start of the 3rd round (of 6), he had already settled into a group in 8th place. He clearly felt at ease on the technical course full of rocky descents.
A package was used to hunt for a leading group of 7 including top performers such as Victor Koretzky, Jordan Sarrou, Nino Schurter and Luca Braidot.
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But then it stopped…
Van der Poel forced the chase, but was stuck about twenty seconds behind the leaders. Gradually the tank became empty and the Dutchman let it go. He dropped back to place 28.
In the meantime, there was a sprint for victory at the front and the Frenchman Victor Koretzky proved to be the strongest there.
Australian Anton Cooper takes 2nd place, legend Nino Schurter has to settle for third place.
Our compatriot Pierre De Froidmont had a real bad day with two flat tires and finally a broken rear wheel.
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France also tops the women’s race: Loana Lecomte wins
The Frenchwoman was accompanied by Allessandra Keller for a long time, but the Swiss suffered a flat tire in the final phase.
Loana Lecomte was thus able to ride to victory unthreatened.
Puck Pieterse, who had posted her extensive exploration on YouTube on Saturday, had a bad day and finished in 9th place.
“After my relapse, I no longer took all the risks,” the cyclocross rider responded.
The Belgian Emeline Detillieux did not appear at the start. She is still recovering from a broken wrist.
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2023-09-24 15:53:59
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