Jenny Rissveds and Luca Martin take XCO World Cup wins at Les Gets
Two weeks out from the World Championships in Switzerland, Jenny Rissveds and Luca Martin took big wins at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Les Gets, France.
Rissveds' victory in the elite women's event was a definitively dominant display from the freshly minted European continental champion who went solo in the first lap. Alessandra Keller took second a minute 12 seconds later, with Samara Maxwell taking third.
The men's race was more hotly contested, with Frenchman Luca Martin, Luca Braidot and Mathias Flückiger duking it out at the front. They were briefly joined by Mathieu van der Poel in the later laps, but the Dutchman couldn't hold on for long after a tough chase lasting over an hour. Braidot was the first to attack at the start of the final lap, but home favourite Martin rallied.
Van der Poel finished sixth in the end, while fellow multi-terrain superstar Puck Pieterse scored 10th in her return to MTB.
Elite women's top 5
- Jenny Rissveds 1:12:01
- Alessandra Keller +1:12
- Samara Maxwell +1:32
- Rebecca Henderson +1:38
- Martina Berta +1:51
Elite men's top 5
- Luca Martin 1:22:03
- Luca Braidot +0:12
- Mathias Flückiger +0:19
- Alan Hatherly +0:32
- Simone Avondetto +0:45
