Val di Sole – Men Elite XCC Highlights | 2024 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

Watch the Men Elite XCC highlights from the 2024 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Val di Sole, Italy.

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and they’re [Music] 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 was one and [Music] two Andreas from kandale European Champion hitting to the front and we saw in the women’s race important to be in that front 10 most of the race further back quite a lot an opportunity to have crashes and immediately you hear the first a few Riders are watching around to each other over their shoulder who is doing the work especially s and haven’t seen Luca Schwarz B at the front so far where he’s drifted a bit further back but it’s Andreas just hitting the front from Gaye from Columbo keski just knocking elbows there with shurter and suu yeah Charlie alry just r squeezing here against these [Music] fences now doing the work immediately ping espcially these Swiss Riders who didn’t make the qualification for the Olympics phip colbo Marini Thomas L it’s Columbo stretching out pushing on hard almost this climb we have the drag we’ve just gone up a little flowing section then we drop down and then it’s a long hard Dragon we saw in the women’s race that where per Peterson was doing the damage it’s long enough just to put the pressure on you can see as well S gas doesn’t like to work this early in the race try to save his energy and he’s strong as well when it comes down to a Sprint finish he knows that he can have a and has another weapon when it comes down to the last few Laps on the inside beside Sam G n know just on the outside such a smart Rider he knows always the right place to be at the right time here comes L front in the purple jersey there we see him for the first time and he’s imly taking the lead but he’s had to work hard to get back to the front you know if I to to to move up through and then instantly attack look at Sam gay he is slowing down the pack here this and this what we saw so much our season is Schwarz power and Gaz just controlling the pace having a little recovery and almost treating this like a intervals you know on and off on and off and just attacking slowly s g he’s slowing down speed [Music] again attack for lcao from Italy that’s a brave V not reacting on this attack I think that’s a brave move for the Italian going early it’s not de side yet actually if LCA go into the Olympics I mean still all open at the moment that’s still open yeah the the the Italian Federation hasn’t decided yet it’ll be interesting to see who takes this on now but it’s Schwarz B but look at this Gap that’s a decent Gap it is and everyone looking around who’s going to take it on and who is doing the work oh Schwarz B but it’s Bridal big gap now coming around to six second Gap he launched an attack just as everyone else was easing and looking at a other and this has made it a bit more interesting now now doing the work closing that Gap try to closing that Gap at least so they’re all looking at each other seeing who’s going to do the work and at the moment they’re just leading out to schwarzer and that Gap going out now yeah he’s increasing his Gap oh this is a class move is he able to do it and make it to a good end so early in the race this is a brave move going out now lap six of 11 and it’s Brio taking it on [Music] and it’s Brio off in front making a gap but it’s now Nino shurter taking it on that gap’s going to start dropping pretty quick if these guys start pressing on the pedals but it’s and we see now Schwarz power just up the outside Nino pushing hard finy suu lit going down just catching Wheels yeah catching wheels and it was Matias fukaru who overtook him immediately a lot of Swiss Riders actually in that in these first 10 and as the pace is ridden that Gap to Bri you know it’s just coming back down at only a few seconds now I think the next time the next climb up he’s going to get pulled back to the main but a brave move Really Brave and it becomes more difficult for him to make it to a good end and it’s Columbo now big move and we got Nino in the wheel so Nino has like we talked about the opportunity just to let the wheel go make someone else Chase use a bit of Team tactics yeah difficult to do for Nino uh ifip is launching in 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 look up R actually who was trying to following him now shter on the right kety following then suu two more laps and the pace is going to get W goinging oh here we go Nino’s got it ketk’s on his wheel teammate Columbo as well doing a good on theide in the giant team but jansman many times in the top eight of a short track race many times in the first row of the start of the cross country raise on Sunday is Nino from kety teammate Columbo Lea shans zaru Gaye and he’s there he’s not scared of Nino that’s for [Music] sure and it’s Sherman from Nino we’re on the penultimate lap the pace rising up a bit this front group of 10 just getting dragg clear see bevin’s just on the back gays there sitting fifth place he’s doing a kg race tonight doing a smart ride he’s never been that aggressive but always in the right place at the right time yeah he has to be in the right position and it comes down to a Sprint finish I think it’s interesting to see whether Nino is going to take it on again he seems to prefer that first drag but I think it’s that where we saw PA PR attacking Lu Bridal back in 19 after that brave attack but we see the suu just on the back of this group the face definitely here we go we got no last lap to last lap and it’s Sherman’s going on this first climb Nino following starting to get the gri now Sebastian is there s Gayo that’s the leading group six Riders look at that and then we have Jordan suu he’s closing that gap on his own Sebastian finny doing a great ride schan is it too early or is he able to make it to a good end but gay looking strong you saw him going at that first climb just out the outside 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 going on four plays in the Le’s Jersey 182 on the heart rate for Sam gay full Max now we got this one climb left it Gaz going up the outside and Nino just looking across he’s so strong what a ride from Shermans 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 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 gays is coming up the outside is he going to stall is he going to take it Sherman drops back into the saddle but it’s the world champion Gaye who takes the win here in val Sol Gaye what a result what a Sprint as well the perfect position on that last lap coming off the wheel of Sherman’s Sam Gaye world champion help us into kernick taking his second win of the season in the xcc so there we go your top three Sam Gaye Victor kety Yen Sherman [Music]