Final Results from the Snowshoe XC World Cup 2021
The results are in from the final XC World Cup of 2021. In the U23 racing, there was another big win for Mona Mitterwallner as she continues to be in a league of her own. Martin Vidaurre Kossmann took the top spot for the U23 Men as he rode ahead of Simone Avondetto by 11 seconds.
Evie Richards once again proved why she is the XC World Champion as she dominated the Elite Women's field and took the win in Snowshoe by one and a half minutes. This is her third big win in a row after taking the rainbow jersey and then winning in Lenzerheide. Evie Richards has also completed a perfect weekend as she also won Friday's XCC Short Track race. Rebecca McConnell was the only rider who looked like she could beat Evie today, but a front flat in the first laps took her out of contention for the win. Rebecca fought back and still took a well deserved second place.
A historic day in the Elite Men's race as Christopher Blevins takes his first Elite win and the first US Elite male XC World Cup winner since 1994. Vlad Dascalu also managed to take his best results with a second place, nine seconds back. Ondrej Cink completes the top three after a dramatic final lap that saw punctures from Nino Schurter and Henrique Avancini.
Check out the full results below.
Results:
Elite Women (6 Laps)
1st. Evie Richards: 1:14:53
2nd. Rebecca McConnell: +1:31
3rd. Anne Tauber: +1:54
4th. Sina Frei: +2:10
5th. Anne Terpstra: +2:31
1st. Evie Richards: 1:14:53
2nd. Rebecca McConnell: +1:31
3rd. Anne Tauber: +1:54
4th. Sina Frei: +2:10
5th. Anne Terpstra: +2:31
Elite Men
1st. Christopher Blevins: 1:15:14
2nd. Vlad Dascalu: +9
3rd. Ondrej Cink: +20
4th. Nino Schurter: +34
5th. Luca Braidot: +39
1st. Christopher Blevins: 1:15:14
2nd. Vlad Dascalu: +9
3rd. Ondrej Cink: +20
4th. Nino Schurter: +34
5th. Luca Braidot: +39
U23 Women (5 Laps)
1st. Mona Mitterwallner: 1:03:58
2nd. Caroline Bohe: 1:06:47
3rd. Savilia Blunk: 1:07:18
4th. Gwendalyn Gibson: 1:08:01
5th. Jacqueline Schneebeli: 1:08:29
1st. Mona Mitterwallner: 1:03:58
2nd. Caroline Bohe: 1:06:47
3rd. Savilia Blunk: 1:07:18
4th. Gwendalyn Gibson: 1:08:01
5th. Jacqueline Schneebeli: 1:08:29
U23 Men (6 Laps)
1st. Martin Vidaurre Kossmann: 1:05:56
2nd. Simone Avondetto: 1:06:07
3rd. Joel Roth: 1:06:29
4th. Mathis Azzaro: 1:06:43
5th. David List: 1:06:49
1st. Martin Vidaurre Kossmann: 1:05:56
2nd. Simone Avondetto: 1:06:07
3rd. Joel Roth: 1:06:29
4th. Mathis Azzaro: 1:06:43
5th. David List: 1:06:49
Full Results:
Elite Women
Elite Men
U23 Women
U23 Men
Live Race Updates:
13:05 pm PDT
Christopher Blevins wins in Snowshoe! Christopher becomes the first male US rider to win a World Cup XC race since 1994.
13:04 pm PDT
Christopher Blevins has gone, he leads the race by a huge margin!
13:03 pm PDT
A flat tire for Henrique Avancini!
13:02 pm PDT
Nino Schurter and Christopher Blevins are pushing ahead at the front, we are in for a wild sprint finish.
12:55 pm PDT
Going into the final lap the current top five are:
1st. Nino Schurter: 1:04:55
2nd. Christopher Blevins: +0
3rd. Luca Braidot: +0
4th. Ondrej Cink: +0
5th. Vlad Dascalu +0
12:54 pm PDT
Henrique Avancini slides out in the loose gravel, he is quickly back up on his bike but he has lost some time.
12:51 pm PDT
Nino Schurter is attacking with one and a half laps left, it doesn't seem to be enough to break up the leading group.
12:50 pm PDT
Amazingly after dropping far back in the race after a flat, Victor Koretzky is almost back inside the top 10.
12:45 pm PDT
After the fifth lap the current top six are:
1st. Nino Schurter: 54:15
2nd. Ondrej Cink: +0
3rd. Henrique Avancini: +0
4th. Christopher Blevins: +0
5th. Luca Braidot: +0
6th. Vlad Dascalu: +1
12:42 pm PDT
Victor Koretzky has ridden back to 16th place after his front flat.
12:37 pm PDT
Nino Schurter is attacking at the front and pushing at a very high pace.
12:34 pm PDT
After the fourth lap the current top five are:
1st. Nino Schurter: 43:31
2nd. Henrique Avancini: +0
3rd. Vlad Dascalu: +0
4th. Christopher Blevins: +0
5th. Ondrej Cink: +0
12:31 pm PDT
Victor Koretzky and Mathias Flueckiger are now working together to make their way back to the front. They are currently in 23rd and 24th position.
12:30 pm PDT
A big group of eight riders has now formed at the front of the race. As we hit the halfway point in the race they will be looking to break up this group soon.
12:24 pm PDT
After the third lap the current top five are:
1st. Nino Schurter: 32:27
2nd. Henrique Avancini: +0
3rd. Ondrej Cink: +0
4th. Luca Braidot: +0
5th. Christopher Blevins: +0
12:16 pm PDT
Despite flat tires, Victor Koretzky sits in 26th place with Mathias Flueckiger in 28th.
12:13 pm PDT
Victor Koretzky has a front flat! The track is looking brutal for the bikes today. Victor does make the most of the flat tire and wheelies through the finish straight.
12:12 pm PDT
After the second lap the current top five are:
1st. Nino Schurter: 21:30
2nd. Henrique Avancini: +1
3rd. Ondrej Cink: +1
4th. Christopher Blevins: +1
5th. Luca Braidot: +2
12:08 pm PDT
Mathias Flueckiger is chasing his way back to the front after his rear flat put him right at the back of the race. Currently, he is sitting in 35th place.
12:05 pm PDT
The gap has already been closed with the top seven riders within four seconds of each other.
12:04 pm PDT
Victor Koretzky and Nino Schurter are starting to create a gap at the front of the race.
12:01 pm PDT
After the first lap the current top five are:
1st. Victor Koretzky: 11:01
2nd. Nino Schurter: +0
3rd. Ondrej Cink: +0
4th. Henrique Avancini: +0
5th. Christopher Blevins: +1
11:58 am PDT
A flat rear tire for Mathias Flueckiger, luckily he already has the overall title wrapped up.
11:56 am PDT
Speeds are high as the Elite Men make their way around the first lap. Henrique Avancini is still leading with Christopher Blevins right on his rear wheel.
11:51 am PDT
The Elite Men are off with Henrique Avancini leading out the riders.
10:35 am PDT
Evie Richards wins her second Elite World Cup and makes it a perfect weekend in Snowshoe.
10:26 am PDT
Sina Frei is attacking in the fight for third place as she tries to build some time against Anne Tauber.
10:24 am PDT
Going into the final lap the current top five are:
1st. Evie Richards: 1:02:11
2nd. Rebecca McConnell: +1:31
3rd. Sina Frei: +2:05
4th. Anne Tauber: +2:05
5th. Anne Terpstra: +2:16
10:11 am PDT
After the fourth lap the current top five are:
1st. Evie Richards: 49:49
2nd. Rebecca McConnell: +1:05
3rd. Sina Frei: +1:31
4th. Anne Tauber: +1:31
5th. Jenny Rissveds: +1:39
10:07 am PDT
It looks like Jenny Rissveds and Linda Indergand are closing in on Anne Tauber and Sina Frei.
10:04 am PDT
Evie Richards has nearly built a gap of a minute to Rebecca McConnell.
10:00 am PDT
Kate Courtney has pulled out of today's racing. Kate had a massive crash during the XCC Short Track race.
9:58 am PDT
After the third lap the current top five are:
1st. Evie Richards: 37:23
2nd. Rebecca McConnell: +37
3rd. Anne Tauber: +1:03
4th. Sina Frei: +1:04
5th. Jenny Rissveds: +1:09
9:53 am PDT
Evie Richards is maintaining her lead as she stays around 30 seconds ahead of Rebecca McConnell. The next group of riders are 45 seconds off the pace.
9:47 am PDT
Rebecca McConnell is back in second place and is hunting down Evie Richards.
9:46 am PDT
After the second lap the current top five are:
1st. Evie Richards: 24:56
2nd. Jenny Rissveds: +30
3rd. Sina Frei: +31
4th. Rebecca McConnell: +31
5th. Anne Tauber: +35
9:42 am PDT
Disaster for Rebecca McConnell as she gets a front flat! Rebecca now sits in fourth place, 17 seconds back.
9:38 am PDT
Rebecca McConnell is now pulling away from Evie Richards, she must be feeling good today to attack this early in the race.
9:35 am PDT
Rebecca McConnell is pushing hard and overtakes Evie Richards to take the lead.
9:34 am PDT
After the first lap the current top five are:
1st. Evie Richards: 12:43
2nd. Rebecca McConnell: +0
3rd. Sina Frei: +0
4th. Jenny Rissveds: +1
5th. Linda Indergand: +1
9:26 am PDT
A breakaway group has already formed at the front of the race with about 7 seconds back to the chasing riders.
9:23 am PDT
Evie Richards currently leads the first lap with Linda Indergand in second and Jenny Rissveds in third.
9:21 am PDT
A huge crash at the start as the Elite Women make their way onto the first lap. It looks like it has taken out Laura Stigger.
The 2021 World Cup XC racing continues with the final round in Snowshoe.
The Women's racing kicks off on Red Bull TV at: PST 09:00 / EST 12:00 / BST 17:00 / CEST 18:00
The Men will start on Red Bull TV at: PST 11:30 / EST 14:30 / BST 19:30 / CEST 20:30
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One thing though, what's with the podium placers being presented with a bouquet of flowers instead of a trophy?
Standing on the podium in XCO is unbelievably hard and an amazing achievement, something very few people at this elite level ever get to do, and not to be given a permanent momento for your trophy cabinet seems a bit hollow.
Tremendous performance and last lap by Blevins, inspired interview after the win too, hats off.
www.instagram.com/p/CUBK6kspH8s
Evie had a superb race today.
PB should do a "where are they now" article
Some of the climbs look steep af~
these guys are absolute machines!
Schurter could have been smarter.
Such an absolute crap thing to say.
Tactics matter - and Blevins played it perfectly. “Roadie”… I’d wager 90%+ of the men’s XC field not only trains on the road, but at least occasionally races there too. At the speeds they were going in Snowshoe, pack dynamics and drafting are going to play a role. On a course with longer, steadier climbs – probably not quite as much. That being said, would you rather see someone ride like Cink - always the “fastest” guy in the middle of the race (when it doesn’t freaking matter), doing a ton of work, yet never winning a WC despite being acknowledged as one of the world’s best climbers?
Nino have played a lot of road tactics himself through the years. Sitting on the wheel for the first 6 laps and then attack on the last lap.
Tactics, it's not just for the Road.