RACE HIGHLIGHTS | Elite Men XCC World Cup | Val di Sole, Italy

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[Music] as we hit the halfway stage of the UCI mountainbike World Cup season some of our Riders arrive in Italy off the back of the crushing news that they have just missed out on the chance to represent their country at the Olympics in 6 weeks time there is no time to nurse their wounds they have to get straight back out there in valda solle today’s field is almost as deep as you’ll ever find in this grueling Sport and there are plenty of riders out there with something to say it’s all the game faces on that front row and who’s going to get that whole shot and they’re off Good Start From gay down the front and Andreas on that right side Neo shter on the left side as well just coming through European champion and the world champion in the first Corner the one numers one and two me who won the women’s race teammates of Sam gas and of course that lifter confidence also for Sam gas again a little bit more these World Cups count oh big time but you see it’s Aldridge from Nino shter from gaze from suu Sebastian finny Freud Nino shto is Columbo just moving up the outside they all want to be in that top 10 this evening they drift too far back at the risk of a crash or an injury you know just on the outside such a smart Rider he knows always the right place to be at the right time here comes luk front in the purple jersey we see him for the first time and he imediately taking the lead especially on this of course so Technical and we’re into the woods quite soon so getting a front first or second row and an attack for LCA Brio from Italy that’s a Brave’s not reacting on this attack I think that’s a brave move for the Italian going early it’s not deide yet actually if L going to the Olympics I mean still all open at the moment that’s still open yeah the the the Italian Federation hasn’t decided yet he has to push hard now see behind everyone’s just looking at each other and every time they look at each other the Gap goes out again there’s another two seconds for Bri maybe some of the the stronger teams might work together we have Nino here in the second place if that’s the first Rider colbo he’s there and then we have Maas L forini is’s there as well so strong group of Rivals they have use a bit of Team tactics yeah difficult to do foruu is launching an attack he’s closing the Gap now overtake him immediately another attack of philipo Columbo and the pace is going to start Rising now Columbo tucked in with a slip stream just dropping down let’s look up R actually who was trying to following him yeah he has to be in the right position when it comes down to a Sprint finish I think it’s interesting to see whether Nino is going to take it on a get he seems to prefer that first drag canale team out back in 18th the bridal back in 19th after that brave attack but we see the suu just on the back of his group the B def here we go we got no last so last lap and it’s Sherman’s going on this first climb Nino following to Getti is there s gay that’s the leading group six Riders look at that and now we have Jordan suu he’s closing that gap on his own Sebastian doing a great ride butan is it too early or is he able to make it to a good end the gay looking strong we saw him going for that first climb just out the outside and I think when we sit this Forest track I think we’re going to see gays doing an attack gays on third place the world champion in short track racing yeah then kety Columbo and infini as well this is where we start the big drag up this is where it’s at now’s going on four plays in the lead’s Jersey 182 on the heart rate for Sam gay for Max now we got this one climb left it’s gay going the outside and Nino just looking across he’s so strong what a ride from Germans tonight but it’s gays who’s now got the perfect position in second we’ve come around this corner we’ve got the long finish Stak but it’s Sherman’s going into the bend followed by gaze followed by shter followed by kety here we go the long finish it’s a Sprint and it’s gaze coming off the Wheel from Sherman’s gay is coming up the outside is he going to stall is he going to take it Sherman drops back back into the saddle and it’s the world champion Gaye who takes the win here in Val from kety from Sherman from N colbo I think n fin was Victor ketki second and on third place there we go Sam gays it’s been a lot of work uh over the last week and I coming here I was a bit know 100% what to expect um yeah just really happy to be able to pull it off uh to have a good feeling and to have so much fun racing my bike um the bike was great you know Canyon uh definitely rails the corners and the equipment that we have it really puts an edge on things so I’m really grateful for that and yeah to finish it off is awesome especially at PK two cuz great start for the team and you know she sort of showed me how to do it in the warming R so I just go out and have the leaks for it there we go Sam gays world champion help us into kernick taking his second win of the season in the xcc class race and as he said in the interview it’s not just about having the power it’s also about having the Tactical awareness as well just saved it for the one attack the only time he hit the wind really was in the finishing straight as he came off the wheel of Shermans but it’s Sam Gaye with his second win of the Season again looking forward to the X on [Music] Sunday so there we go your top three Sam gaze Victor kety Yen Sherman and there we go the results for this evening Sam Gaz Victor kety Yen Sherman you know sherter Columbo finny Casten and suu hay Dore and there we go the xcc standings for the men’s Elite Vitus grety maintains his overall Sam Gaye jumps up to Second luuka Schwarz B third Levens fourth Colo fifth ler sixth Hy seventh suu eighth shter The Goat in ninth Yen Shermer after a great performance jumps up into the top 10