Crans-Montana – Men Elite XCO Highlights | 2024 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

Watch the Men Elite XCO highlights from the 2024 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Crans-Montana, Switzerland.

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and they go green and right off the line gini gets away well as does brio as does Columbo on the left hand side matis zaro working his way up on the right hand side [Music] opposite it’s going to be tense this start Loop we got start Loop and then seven laps and I think it’s going to be a big fight into this first technical section I’m trying to find ped there he is p has been shuffled back at the start 162 beats per minute for Charlie Aldridge oh he just gets knocked into that course Mark and tape slightly the search for grip of this section so so tough yeah it might be the cause it’s trying a little bit but still this climb here it’s so slippery so difficult to make it on your bike oh ped coock stumbles knocks him there aru the amazing thing is we didn’t think on lap one on the clim we’d be saying that Aldridge would be leading schb and SCH takes the lead from Aldridge now and we have never seen that before what a story Julian Shel leading in a World Cup Julian Shel fromont the last one it is Shel and Tom pidock though julan Shel and Tom pitock leading this race couple of seconds behind them loo shter Shel reels around the corner yeah on a high speed these Riders but ped coock is in front now cool thing about these guys riding the a line is and pushes them higher up on the rocks and they miss all that that R to the bomb here we go here’s the overtake then ped coock taking a more difficult inside line just gets his bike straight across the front to Shel Shel shakes the head but not happy with that move going AA the waterfall into the waterfall section Tom pitock now w oh first time he said he hasn’t ridden the track today so that’s his first time down it on the first lap of the race theine is faster sh what we were calling the a minus line it’s faster a lot faster out of that one so that’ll be a learning exercise for Tom pincock so next time also Tom pitock will take that minus the a minus line Pitcock goes down in the T Zone where we saw yeah M on the tires and answering the ASF felt it’s always dangerous we seen that before he went down over there we saw Corby go down there in the under 23 women’s earlier shaking his hat from what did I do meanwhile at front Shel is by himself with a bit of clear air to work in yeah two German on the in the lead here second place p and everything you know here go finally we see him in front of the race this year [Music] all the Riders just going on this left hand line the bik just had to Dismount and jump back on enable pck just to close the gap and his front group of five now all just coming back together LW pushing hard to come back to the leading R he’s on sixth place so three German riders in the top six and N now leading the race for Julian should have just to hang on now fluk just has have a dab there and on clip his right foot in the [Applause] second off the bike these Riders n not still on his bike Nino the first person to be able to see what ridden that section all day yeah he made it yeah Nino shter collected his 36th win Val the solid trentino at the last round just see if on this course you can gain you lose little two seconds here or there you can ride a section you can dis now just back wheel spins up from underneath and we saw that happen to Alexander Keller in the elite women’s r as well P makes it over that rout over there doing well as well getting onto that right side finding a bit of green grassp just the same to Tom did to him yeah front [Music] wheel pitcock right the side an Eno shirter you don’t get to say that every [Applause] day but out the front Tom pedco yeah he’s pushing hard now it’s kind of attack senses 6 seconds Senses at nearly no as a time going through the timber Garden that’s still very slippery that Timber Garden you see the whole bike just moving around yeah rers to have to be careful over here what there she actually well yeah pretty wild here he goes fler pass shter no love loss between those two and matus Fluker is answering his online critics here today yeah he didn’t do the short track yesterday to save some energy it looks like it works for him today he so far [Music] La P coock just took a look over his shoulder and saw Matas flicker enjoying a drink from his bottle I wonder if that will be the green light Here Comes Nino shter in the Shar night all these few Riders now have to go into time TR mode yeah put the hammer down not waiting at all here the as this first climb super tough in the short track it was taking the Riders about a minute and a half to climb up this asphalt cry then we have a small recovery before we go into the woods but it just keeps going and going it’s about four minutes all in all where you’re actually putting you big power through the pedals it’s a really tough climb there Schwarz bar and brandle battle for the last spot on the podium is Rion between Luca Schwarz bar and as compatriot Max brandle Lis forer wants to get across to them they got doing well to ride that technical section yeah wondering what Matias can do he’s off the bike already able to come back to bit was pushing hard on the it’s gone from 5 Seconds to 1 seconds nowo struggling over there as well to stay on his bike this cost him a lot of seconds what he’s doing now he got do really well to power his way through that [Applause] section who who that’s not something you see on every especially not from Nino massive one third but we don’t see that many questions of Nino massive from shter Over the barriers is bubbling up nicely Tom pitcock leads the way by 40 seconds head of Matas Fluker Julian shels in third Nino shter in fourth it’s the head of Lucas Schwarz barar shter in the last lap in the wars off the bike a couple of times yeah not having his best lap the previous lap but he has to find his RM back that’s what he’s doing now the place Sun’s just coming out and you can just sit on course but Nino’s having lots of problems with his pedals you see them just banging his foot trying to clear the mud getting the legs turned on he’s one the clever pidcock goes down seemingly out of nowhere loses the front end Puffs the cheeks how quickly it happens Riders they have to be concentrated everywhere very yeah but it’s a very off camera section over here just a little bit too fast so often you see Riders crashing it’s on that easy bit of Forest track or bit of gravel sure oh and Lars Foster down heav in the timber Garden arrives on the scene manages to get the bike slow down get past him great bik riding that from Nino shter had that Timber Garden if you touch your brakes a little bit too much you slide and you crash immediately meanwhile Mater’s got the tongue out he’s trying hard digging deep second place 43 seconds now after that crash from Pitcock so and that’s just the kind of day it is there’s mistakes in this for everyone you got to keep believing that’s true on a course like this and in these conditions everyone’s going to have a crash at some point today and it’s making sure it’s not a a one on a rock section it’s on a soft section and it’s just making sure you can get up preserve your bike shell thir place for Julian Shel currently for as well guy we know in form he’s coming through strong what a shake up in the overall points this one’s going to [Music] be and that’s the third place in the race numers three and four you see that Gap looking as well going 4 seconds now back to 50 again on that first big climb the speed that pidcock’s climbing today Tom pitock merciless at the front this one 50 seconds ahead of matus Fluker then there’s a chunky Gap back nearly a minute looks like he’s coming back to Julian Shel and N the battle for third place is Raging out there as the Sun starts to shine for what feels like the first time this week in Crown Montana but sheld and sure are still doing battle now sh in the black and white jersey of Scot Shram MTB racing sh different line Runing equal in time and there’s Luca bro with them in the Italian national champions colors very difficult section over there but also here where to bit is’s so strong on this climb and he’s gained put that Gap out to matz looking a back to 58 seconds again coming into the Timberwood section appro in a minute to the good for Tom pedco as he heads into the timberwoods and the a line precisely timed last lap final lap still looking like he’s barely taken over the Englishman look at this man though Matas fluger what a ride today classy classy gutsy ride from matus fluger heads onto his final lap well shter takes the bell at the front of what will be the battle for third place shell bro are they going to be joined these two Nino and BR now just piling on the pressure SCH just starting to get distanced a little bit Yeah bre heavily [Applause] know pushing attacking n sh attacking but bro staying with him Shel looking like he’s on the RS a b n fifth place I think Shelby’s job is just to hang on to that too stay in fifth meanwhile Tom pitock getting a yellow flag just at the top of the rock garden Medics look like they’re whiffer rider in the middle of that one y never never easy look at him his typical style for Matias fio mat looker still battling yeah also for him oh he’s taking even the C line he doesn’t know about that b line yeah it’s open or not I think maybe the flag wasn’t far enough across for p minute seven back for it’s when you get these fights for a position like this third on the last up I can almost I get almost like lactate my own legs I can feel it and I get into the fight of it these two so at least in theide me pedaling along with this third place little bit of a gap for Julian wonder if it might be light sight for Julian shell but he might be settling for fifth place here on a spot in the podium tom head coock has been absolutely Unstoppable today it was Judgment Day in Crown Montana and the tominator got their job done Tom pedco takes his seventh UCI cross country Olympic World Cup win Tom pitock absolutely spellbinding meanwhile behind him the battle for third [Applause] placeel two classy classy performances behind him Mater is going to get second but shter has scampered off up the road for third place waiting for Maas F he must be second somewhere in front of these Riders shter looks over his shoulder sees bro knows that he needs to get a move on can Nino shter hold off the big Italian to get third place at his second place what a Class Act Matas Fluker is what a way to answer your critics fliger heads towards the Finish Line then second place for mat and he’s happy with that absolutely [Music] absolutely superb result for Matas fuger that’s how you answer your critics in some style meanwhile here we go the battle for third place warming up now shter versus bro down the Red Bull roots and roll section for the last time and they arrive on the asalt and it is going to be a Sprint finish bro TOS in behind shter he won’t be able to see him bro stands on the shter has to dig deep he’s LED this pair the whole way around has he got enough in the tank to get the job done lucao clicks through the gears and moves past nle shter lucao Mo nle shter at the line for a hard fought third place shter rolls home in fourth place to coock escorted onto the podium by his two dogs absolutely perfectly a wins a win Tom pitock Tom pitcock heads lur of France with her win at the UCI cross country Olympic World Cup in crom Montana head of Fluker bro shurter Shel kadani Schwarz bar Forster suu and Columbo