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The 2019 UCI XCO World Cup series kicked off on Sunday in Albstadt, Germany.

Like last year, this year’s series is likely of-interest for fans of both cyclocross and American cycling thanks to several storylines that were front and center on Sunday.

In September, American Kate Courtney (Scott – SRAM MTB Racing) won America’s first XCO World Championship since 2001 when she won the Elite Women’s race in Lenzerheide.

Courtney is expected to be challenged by a number of riders this year, including 2019 GP Sven Nys winner Jolanda Neff (Trek Factory Racing) and Annika Langvad (Specialized), who dabbled in some cyclocross in 2017.

On the Men’s side, Mathieu van der Poel (Corendon – Circus), need we say more at this point?

After an impressive run through the spring classics, Van der Poel returns to mountain biking where he looks to improve on his third at 2018 XCO Worlds and second in the UCI XCO World Cup overall.

Elite Women

Although she has been busy racing in the U.S., Sunday’s race in Albstadt was Courtney’s first World Cup wearing the rainbow stripes. With the rain holding off during the Elite Women’s race, the rainbows sparkled, with Courtney taking her first-career World Cup win.

Neff finished second and Yana Belomina (CST-Sandd-Bafang MTB Racing Team) took third.

American Chloe Woodruff (Stan’s – Pivot Pro Team) had an impressive ride, finishing sixth.  Elisabeth Brandau (Radon Bikes) finished 7th, Catharine Pendrel (Clif Pro Team) 12th, Eva Lechner (Creafin-TUV-Sud) 21st, Jenn Jackson (AWI Racing) 31st, Chiara Teocchi (Bianchi MTB Team) 34th. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Canyon – SRAM) 42nd, Nadja Heigl (KTM DAMA Alchemist XCM Racing Team KASK) 48th, Ellen Noble (Trek Factory Racing) 63rd and Langvad was a DNF.

Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Corendon – Circus) finished 37th in the U23 Women’s race.

Full results for the Elite race are below.

Elite Men

Last season, four-time defending World Champion Schurter won four of the seven World Cups and finished on the podium in two others. On Sunday, Schurter had an “off” day, fading late in the race to finish sixth.

Mathias Flueckiger (Thömus-RN Racing Team) took advantage of the opportunity, taking the win in conditions that turned wet and muddy. Van der Poel used a strong last lap to take second, and Jordan Sarrou (Absolute-Absalon) rounded out the podium in third.

2018 British Cyclocross national champion Grant Ferguson (Pedal Heaven) finished 52nd, Raphael Gagne (OMX Pro Bike Team) 72nd and Marc Andre Fortier (Pivot Cycles – OTE) 97th.

Christopher Blevins (Specialized Racing) finished 37th in the U23 Men’s race.

Full results for the Elite race are below.

Featured image: Bart Hazen

Elite Women Results: 2019 UCI XCO World Cup Albstadt

RankBIBLast NameFirst NameCountryResult
11COURTNEYKateUSA1:26:03
22NEFFJolandaSUI1:26:52
331BELOMOINAYanaUKR1:27:34
49TAUBERAnneNED1:27:52
513TERPSTRAAnneNED1:28:23
67WOODRUFFChloeUSA1:29:00
78BRANDAUElisabethGER1:29:03
862MCCONNELLRebecca EllenAUS1:29:13
915SMITHHaleyCAN1:29:19
1021DEGNMaleneDEN1:29:32
1110FREISinaSUI1:29:42
1216PENDRELCatharineCAN1:30:05
1363GARCIA MARTINEZRocio Del AlbaESP1:30:17
1424CAMPUZANO CHAVEZ PEONDanielaMEX1:30:29
1529MICHIELSGithaBEL1:30:32
166FORCHINIRamonaSUI1:31:18
1735BENKÓBarbaraHUN1:31:48
1818LILLCandiceRSA1:32:01
1917?ÁBELICKÁJitkaCZE1:32:03
204INDERGANDLindaSUI1:32:06
2154LECHNEREvaITA1:32:22
2276SHORTIslaGBR1:32:27
2312RIEDERNadineGER1:32:43
2477PODGORSKAAleksandraPOL1:33:01
253STIRNEMANNKathrinSUI1:33:12
2645ŽAKELJTanjaSLO1:33:24
2768URRUTYLucieFRA1:33:41
2814BATTYEmilyCAN1:33:47
2973BRESSETJulieFRA1:33:59
3065REDECKERCherieRSA1:34:09
31102JACKSONJenniferCAN1:34:17
3223WALTERSandraCAN1:34:31
3320LÕIVJanikaEST1:34:34
3475TEOCCHIChiaraITA1:34:55
3579VON BERSWORDTSophieNED1:34:58
3670MORATHAdelheidGER1:34:59
3793GERAULTLenaFRA1:35:20
3880TERENTYEVAOlgaRUS1:36:26
3986CALVETTISerenaITA1:36:40
4084CLAUZELPerrineFRA1:36:52
4199LIHongfengCHN1:37:07
4219FERRAND PREVOTPaulineFRA1:37:11
4349STRAUSSMariskeRSA1:37:13
4422DAVISONLeaUSA1:38:08
45101KLEINHannaGER1:38:22
4664KALENTYEVAIrinaRUS1:39:38
4739POPOVAIrynaUKR1:39:41
4894HEIGLNadjaAUT1:40:54
4944CRNOGORACJovanaSRBLAP
5072GORYCKAPaulaPOL
5156ŠT?PÁNOVÁKarlaCZELAP
5283GUSTAFZZONLinnSWELAP
5355KESEG STEVKOVAJankaSVKLAP
5487BAUMANNChrystelleSUILAP
55104YAOBianwaCHNLAP
5682KOOPMANSLotteNEDLAP
5796SMIDTH KNUDSENViktoriaDENLAP
5866MONTAMBAULTCindyCANLAP
5974SCHAUSFabienneLUXLAP
60103BEAUMONTRebeccaCANLAP
61105SCHWENKTheresiaGERLAP
62107WÜSTJaninaSUILAP
6388NOBLEEllenUSALAP
6490JEŽKOVÁHanaCZELAP
65108RENWenjingCHNLAP
6689PARTOAZARFaranakIRILAP
6781TANOVICLejlaBIHLAP
68100VESELÁLucieCZELAP
6952MOURAOJaquelineBRALAP
70106CASIOPPOAlainaUSALAP
7192SOUPELTatsianaBLRLAP
DNF67ENAUXSabrinaFRA
DNF11LASTAnnieGBR
DNF91FISCHER EGUSQUIZANataliaESP
DNF98SOSNAKatazinaLTU
DNF5LANGVADAnnikaDEN
DNS95RISSVEDSJennySWE

Elite Men Results: 2019 UCI XCO World Cup Albstadt

RankBIBLast NameFirst NameCountryResult
18FLUECKIGERMathiasSUI1:23:54
21VAN DER POELMathieuNED1:24:26
315SARROUJordanFRA1:24:27
413CARODTitouanFRA1:25:14
536VOGELFlorianSUI1:25:16
63SCHURTERNinoSUI1:25:33
74MAROTTEMaximeFRA1:25:38
820INDERGANDRetoSUI1:25:49
939FRISCHKNECHTAndriSUI1:26:02
1021VALERO SERRANODavidESP1:26:22
1110TEMPIERStephaneFRA1:26:25
1217SCHUERMANSJensBEL1:26:31
1350MANTECON GUTIERREZSergioESP1:26:33
1426KERSCHBAUMERGerhardITA1:26:43
1551LITSCHERThomasSUI1:26:55
1657DUBAUJoshuaFRA1:27:19
1716COLLEDANINadirITA1:27:19
185AVANCINIHenriqueBRA1:27:35
1914DISERAPeterCAN1:27:47
2089FANGERMartinSUI1:28:02
2159COLOMA NICOLASCarlosESP1:28:07
2249ŠKARNITZLJanCZE1:28:18
2372VADERMilanNED1:28:27
2478RODRIGUEZ GUEDEPabloESP1:28:41
2583ULLOA AREVALOJose GerardoMEX1:28:43
2619STIRNEMANNMatthiasSUI1:28:49
2745EGGERGeorgGER1:28:56
2843MARKTKarlAUT1:29:00
2995BERTOLINIGioeleITA1:29:03
3094ZWIEHOFFBenGER1:29:04
3168FINI CARSTENSENSebastianDEN1:29:10
32106VASTLJanCZE1:29:16
337BRAIDOTLucaITA1:29:23
3469MCCONNELLDaniel JamesAUS1:29:30
35104GRIOTThomasFRA1:29:30
366COOPERAntonNZL1:29:42
3712HATHERLYAlanRSA1:29:54
3884DINAMártonHUN1:30:01
3918FUMICManuelGER1:30:11
4024SINTSOVAntonRUS1:30:14
4148BRAIDOTDanieleITA1:30:17
4276PETTINA'NicholasITA1:30:27
4355HARINGMartinSVK1:30:28
4473COCUZZILuiz HenriqueBRA1:30:28
4577SOTOCatrielARG1:30:32
4671FLUECKIGERLukasSUI1:30:52
4796SCHWARZBAUERLucaGER1:30:55
48113ZAMROZNIAKJakubPOL1:30:57
499KORETZKYVictorFRA1:31:03
5054RAGGLGregorAUT1:31:05
5188OLIVERBenNZL1:31:11
52112FERGUSONGrantGBR1:31:24
5398GLUTHMartinGER1:31:30
5485L'ESPERANCEAndrewCAN1:31:39
55114VITZTHUMSimonSUI1:31:50
5697COSTAMárioPOR1:31:52
57129SCHELBJulianGER1:32:01
58105IVORYCameronAUS1:32:20
5966LOOMartinEST1:32:25
6086GIGERFabianSUI1:32:45
6160PANHUYZENKevinBEL1:32:54
62122GAYRaphaelFRA1:33:00
6358IVANOVTimofeiRUS1:33:01
64100NIKOLAEVSergeyRUS1:33:02
65107CHENAUXFlorianSUI1:33:03
66126STRÄHLESvenGER1:33:10
67148SAINT GUILHEMThibaudFRA1:33:22
6875HAIMYShlomiISR1:33:38
6981ROHRBACHNicolaSUI1:33:43
7023SWENSONKeeganUSA1:33:44
71111BLÖCHLINGERNoahSUI1:33:45
7256GAGNERaphaelCAN1:33:45
7382BOUCHARDLeandreCAN1:34:05
74130TRIGOFlorianFRA1:34:05
75121LUKASIKKrzysztofPOL1:34:06
7687BLUMSMartinsLAT1:34:06
77101ROSADavidPOR1:34:33
78150PELLEGRINILorenzoITA1:34:46
7993NAGLI?RokSLO1:34:46
8091VROUWENVELDERLukeUSA1:34:53
81134LHOMMELéoSUI1:35:00
8292PALUMBYZsomborHUN1:35:07
83162FUMAROLADenisITA1:35:29
84103BOREDSKIYRuslanRUS1:35:45
85144BONETTOEdoardoITA1:35:53
86167SIBILLEVincentFRA1:36:04
87136KOBESLukášCZELAP
8867PARTIAndrásHUNLAP
89154CLERICIDavideITALAP
90159EISETobiasGERLAP
91124BSCHERERMoritzAUTLAP
92138DUBAULucasFRALAP
93164FLANDREHaroldFRALAP
9474YAMAMOTOKoheiJPNLAP
95143DISCHSeverinSUILAP
96117VANPOLNickBELLAP
97133FORTIERMarc AndreCANLAP
98128PFÄFFLEChristianGERLAP
99142BAKKERErwinNEDLAP
100132VANDEN HAESEVELDERobBELLAP
101153ROLLANDBastienFRALAP
102139VITALIBrunoSUILAP
103137VOBECKÝZden?kCZELAP
104135HARTMANNJakobGERLAP
105145CHENMingrunCHNLAP
10690SESSLERGuyISRLAP
107175HOGHeikoGERLAP
108173GROSLAMBERTRémiFRALAP
109141SANCHEZ ALDEGUERManuelESPLAP
110160EGGERAndreasGERLAP
111109KONIAIEVOleksandrUKRLAP
112152SHAWSamuelNZLLAP
113158SETTIMattiaITALAP
114172SCHAIRERStefanGERLAP
115119WITHAARJanRSALAP
116155SELLES PARDOVictorESPLAP
117163JANSSONHenrikSWELAP
118170LESTIEVENTRodolpheFRALAP
119146TROPARDYArthurFRALAP
120176GROBERTNiklasGERLAP
121166DUGGANDavidGBRLAP
122157SINDLINGERTobiasGERLAP
123169NOELClémentFRALAP
124115MAKAETumeloLESLAP
125165HORCHLERAdrian Heinz WilliGERLAP
DNF53DRECHOUHugoFRA
DNF125KÄßJochenGER
DNF110MARINHEIRORicardoPOR
DNF79FOIDLMaximilianAUT
DNF127MCCRAEErnoBEL
DNF11CINKOnd?ejCZE
DNF2FORSTERLarsSUI
DNF80TIBERIAndreaITA
DNF22WAWAKBartlomiejPOL
DNF99SCHULTE-LÜNZUMMarkusGER
DNF70KULHAVÝJaroslavCZE
DNF118ALLEMANWoutBEL
DNS131BEELIAndrinSUI
DNS171CEROVICGoranMNE