RACE HIGHLIGHTS | Elite Men XCC World Cup – Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic

Race highlights from Round 3 of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic where the iconic track helped put on another thrilling XCC race!

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[Music] [Applause] [Music] the third round of the UCI cross country short track World Cup took place in Nova Mesto Namar in the Czech Republic the 14th time the series had visited this famous fua arena kety and Cole were rejoined by that man Tom pidcock undefeated here in noo as the r got underway Simon andreason the new European champion in the white and blue New Jersey in the center the screens LED them off the line kety in the red and white of the overall points leader was right alongside him really wide fast track it was Charlie Aldridge of canondale factory racing on the number 18 bike the only man for the entire race to boost the bridge Luca Schwarz bar was SE was soon to the front though as we have seen him do pitcock stuck in traffic but battled his way back towards the front just in time for things to get serious Schwarz Baron andreason Max Fel was in there in the black Jersey as well of KTM kety rode a really really clever race filipo Columbo and Nino shter in the white and black of Scott Shram MTB racing where both in contention as things went on but they stayed together for the whole race at the front Pitcock took the lead as they headed on to the final climb and it was always going to be a question of who could stay with him Schwarz power LED them on the final lap pedco continued to press the issue at the front [Music] this time Thomas litcher slotted in behind the prep on the final lap and the pack knew that the next climb was going to be essential if you were to get on the podium litcher blasted past Pitcock as did kety and Christopher blevens just chopped the britz front wheel off in that left hand corner on the final start finish straight then kety dug deep and out sprinting Bev ler a superb F but it was specialized Factory racing one two at the front of a fast and frenetic installment of the noo Namar short track World Cup ketki took the win ahead of Levens litcher Schwarz power Columbo Alan hly with six former overall title holder then Pitcock and seven who will start on the front row tomorrow for the cross country Olympic Vector kety took the win the last round does so again and no M namari now leads the way by 160 points head Luca Schwarz Bower as we head to the fourth round of this season’s World Cup