UCI MTB World Cup #2 in Houffalize

[SwissVan]

Candice Neethling 20th U23 ladies 2 min 46 sec behind the leader

 

Rourke Croeser 15th U23 men 3min 43 sec behind the leader

James Reid 26th U23 men

 

Very good results

[b-rad]

big pressure on everyone for Olympic places

[Agteros]

[SwissVan]

2 Leading ladies riding 26er's if i'm not mistaken

[b-rad]

Pendrel and Bresset together at end of lap 2, 1min to chasers.

Batty down in 6th at 1min15

[SwissVan]

2 Leading ladies riding 26er's if i'm not mistaken

 

Some Batty chick riding a 29er...

[Agteros]

[b-rad]

heman do they have 2 laps to go?? getting confused

[Agteros]

Start loop + 4 laps. So yeah, 2 to go

[Agteros]

to put it differently, they are on lap 3 of 4

[Agteros]

Leader coming through feed zone:

[Agteros]

[b-rad]

Epic winner Esther Suss down in 22nd

4th place at Epic Elisabeth Brandau in 20th

[b-rad]

Pendrel 36sec on Bresset. 1 lap to go

chasers 1min40 off lead

[SwissVan]

Going to be interesting race for 3, 4 and 5th

[Agteros]

'bit' of a downhill. Apparently they just need to stay inside the bunting, so they are allowed to go straight down...

that is, nothing but common sense