No crash can stop a big Pidcock in his MTB World Cup debut

He entered the finish line with a smile from ear to ear, high-fived the fans and the first thing he did after crossing the finish line was clean the box of his new pinarello bike, flecks of mud which gave more epic to the great victory of the British Thomas Pidcock. the corridor of ineos teamwho had already won the short test, the short track on Friday, became less in Sunday’s great race on the always difficult, beautiful and technical circuit of Nove Mesto (Czech Republic), where he already won last year.

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To begin with, the German Luca Schwarzbauer He was the biker who took several meters from his rivals, both on the start lap and at the beginning of the remaining seven laps that had to be given on a circuit that went through water. The great Swiss champion Nino Schurter he followed closely, controlling the distance the German was leading him Thomas Pidcock a little further, also in control, with the recovered New Zealander look togethervictim of misfortune, or the French Joshua Dubau. the latter, Schuter and Schwarzbauer they were left alone in the lead.

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From the back of the Pidcock the hunting mode is activated, especially when dubai he was left alone in his head. By the fifth of eight laps to go, Dubau had a twelve-second lead over Pidcock, who dropped to nine over the next lap. The British are closing in on the Frenchman. He fell due to hunger and slippery ground, but this incident did not prevent him from reaching the height of the corridor of Rockrider (Decathlon) and caught up with him on the classic stretched climb of new town.

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Helplessly, Dudau shook his head and Pidcock headed straight for a first World Cup victory. And after celebrating the victory, he went straight to congratulate his rival.

far behind David Valero (BH Coloma Team), the best Spanish runner. the one of Trick (Grenada) He started late, third row, and this time he could not star in his classic comebacks that allowed him to be linked with the race leader.

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Among women, the Dutch Puck Pieterse (Alpecin) who made his debut in the elite category, despite his youth, brazenly imposed himself on the very champion gala Pauline Ferrand-Pevot and his new one Dogmawith the Loana Lecomte third. Rocío del Alba (BH Colma Team) This is the best Spanish, the 44th.

Next appointment, the weekend of June 9 to 11 in Lenzerheide (Switzerland), in a MTB XC and XCC World Cup that revisits Andorra, Pal-Arinsalthe last weekend of August.

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