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the lights are red and then they turn green and they are green for go Keller off the line cleanly as is to as is underground up the middle C Peterson in the blue and the number seven bike moving backwards slightly Lan Lon the number 16 in the national champions Jersey of France this first climb o absolutely essential yeah it’s a long climb going to take about a minute and a half before they hit the woods and it’s really essential to get a good position going into the technical stuff yeah really a taale of two halves the short track course here in crom T you have this big long power sapping asphal climb and then it’s into a couple of really really steep technical off-road descents Kiara tiok looking Cool com and collected she has P Peterson and Lana LM Keller tucking down in the Slipstream in the red and white of the overall tit title leader as you come off that slippery descent you hit the asphalt here and it’s it’s a drag all the way up through the start finish [Applause] and there is Lan Lop now making a break for out front for the canyon Collective it’s a tough little climb this to drop down and then it just kicks up traction is low OE there’s been absolutely carnag during practice all week long here in CR Montana the courses here really really technical the well are really really severe but one woman who has been licking her lips all week long Lana L has been loving this place hasn’t she I spent hours in the woods a couple of days ago just watching all the Riders tackle the most technical features and it was lean and a cup that was to stand out for me best on the tech stuff so there we have this pack of three at the front still in it’s l comp in the French national champs jersey in the front at the minute looking Cool Cam this one’s under control P Peters looking menacing over to her right hand side in the blue of alus and the KCK then it’s the series overall title leader alisander Keller so the comp has got two UCI short track World Cup winners from this year in close contention already Peterson now is she going to try and make a break for it on this descent she’s got ahead of L at the top of that climb and is now forcing the issue at the front of this one pu Peterson has now broken it back down into a group of three then so both Ora Riders there’s Kiara tiok have been Distance by that so it’s four at the front as they cross the line with two laps to go pick a winner out this little lot and gon Gibson just makes contact as they come through like on the comeback from injury but a really strong xcc Rider fourth in the worlds last year what a comeback this is from gendel and Gibson you know we talked extensively about how we probably wouldn’t see her for the rest of the year or maybe to the last couple of American rounds 179 baits per minute then for Puck Peters as again she UPS the pace at the front of this one Lan L comp on the number 16 Canyon behind her staying close Gibson has gone past t p are just attacking again over the top of this plan Keller just starting to throw shapes a bit in the back fck Peterson looks up for this one this afternoon as does Lana the comp P be are now in full attack mode with the comp just flying down good line staring up high as it drops down into the road and they seem to be riding away from Alexandra Keller the rider in red and white on your screen n Keller looks like she’s in The Hurt Locker L comp taking a little break just getting one of those micro you always talk about Ollie yeah but pet a face like locked on full concentration but it is it’s so much about this little descent if you can just have 5 Seconds just stop pedaling come off the gas relax a little bit makes such a big difference you certainly would need to ahead of this Red Bull roots and rules section in the wet yesterday we were kind of calling it The shoot of Doom weren we it was full ships all the way down it yeah it was so I mean yesterday there’s little traction for the under 23 races these Elite races have got a little better today Keller has gone strip back onto the back of them so never count Alexandra Keller out of a penultimate lap battle Gibson and T just getting distance a little bit look at LM and Keller axi just taking a break on the pedals just riding really really cleverly here we’re going to have a group of five back you know here Tyber has brought Gibson back wither this one is boiling up nicely as they take the Bell onto the last lap the comp just looking around her seeing seeing who’s in the group with her and it’s pick a winner out of this little one as they head on to the final lap here in cown Montana in the Kon Valley and it’s an attack from anber anber in the green of or shocks the group and goes from fifth to First and a couple of pedal Strokes that’s a brave move for a minute and a half climb it’s a bold move but can on a Tim make it work Gibson stands on the pedals at the bottom of your picture now the track Rider have theight the afterburners to stay in touch with this one tyer looks under her shoulder and you’ll see Lan LOM standing up here comes an attack from pck Peterson on the left hand side P Peterson 178 beats per minute the Dutch woman grits the teeth as she tries to haul in her compatriot and at the moment the comp can’t follow Kella can’t follow Gibson getting distanced the two Dutch Riders out front then Tyber versus Peterson Peterson goes past Tyber oh and this is going to be full pain now tabber just hanging on there and we have gone from poker faces to pain faces here in cro Montana as P Peterson Bowles her way to the top of the very last climb ahead of her compatriot anber then it’s Lana L then it’s Alexandra Keller Quin Gibson has been distance seas in fifth what a display this has been from P Peterson she welled that attack of Anna Tyber and the bottom of that climb and smart riding from P Peters say she just sat the back of that group got a bit of recovery going through the start finish bed a time and then hit them halfway up the clim yep superb timing as ever from pck Peterson every effort arriving right on Q like SS Clockwork said missed the first two rounds to go road racing I think some of those kind of Tor Flanders type efforts really paying off there and she’s been so open about having complete full Mo watching those first couple of rounds in Brazil as well P Peters they were tracks that would both have suited her she fails Tyber looking like she’s going backwards into the clutches Lan L comp who is breathing heavily for what feels it the first time this afternoon there’s Alexandra Keller behind her here we go back end steps out for pck Peters and sends her wide around those routs manages to hold on to it gets the canyon down the bottom off The Descent then behind her tyer coming into the clutches of the comp then it’s Keller the battle for second is on between these three T leads for n in the green off Ora look at petza to go the speed Peterson attacking onto the asphalt for the last time here in CR Montana oh now L comp winding it up he say it’s a long long dragon up to the Finish Peterson stands on the pedals heads up through the time Center she’s going across the line Puck bearson takes her second UCI cross country short track World Cup in a row behind her as anyone’s battle Keller takes it ahead of [Music] T Peterson for Alon theing really making her presence felt back on planet mountain bike back amongst the sharp end of the W UCI M Bike World Series takes her second short track World Cup win in a row here are your results then pck Peterson takes the win ahead of Alexander Keller on a Tyber Lan comp gwiin Gibson rounds at the top five then it was steager Henderson great ride from her Courtney Le and Badman