The results are in from the 2020 Marathon XC World Championships. Check out the full results below.
Elite Men
1st. Hector Leonardo Paez Leon: 4:19:50
2nd. Tiago Ferreira: 4:22:10
3rd. Martin Stosek: 4:22:25
4th. Juri Ragnoli: 4:24:42
5th. David Valero Serrano: 4:26:09
Elite Women
1st. Ramona Forchini: 3:42:18
2nd. Maja Wloszczwska: 3:42:19
3rd. Ariane Lüthi: 3:43:40
4th. Robyn De Groot: 3:44:09
5th. Yana Belomoina: 3:48:03
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Also, that's usually because those are the easiest places to get the cameras. This one for the Ladies was almost 3 3/4 hours long and the XCM side of the house doesn't have the support the XCC/XCO side has from Mercedes/Red Bull etc.. You usually don't get much coverage of the "Outback" portions of these races. The UCI has a better schedule and support for the XCM Series next year so you may see some more of the bigger names in these races if 2021 doesn't end up the debacle 2020 has been. If the bigger names get involve I'd expect that the coverage will improve.
Miss Annika.....
No PFP this year....???
Great racing from the top two ladies, a 1 Second difference after 3h:42m. Wow.
Highlights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWw7LNp7odA
Much more Improved surface riding than I can ever remember seeing in a higher level XCM race.
A good day for Hardtails, Fixed Seat Posts & 2.1" tires.
On the positive side, the coverage was better than in the past with the E-Bikes in the field. Having a multiple Loop Course helps with the coverage too. The Ladies did 2 loops and the Men did 3.