Fabien Barel, the Canyon CLLCTV rider, was penalized for a missed part of liaison throughout Sunday’s 10-stage race. This penalty value him the victory, but it surely didn’t forestall him from successful the general World Cup sequence. Regardless of the setback, Barel’s season-long dominance secured him the sequence win, regardless that he completed in ninth place within the race. Kevin Marry of Lapierre Zipp Collective took benefit of Barel’s penalty to say the race win, narrowly beating Tiago Ladeira of Miranda Manufacturing unit Crew. Mick Hannah of Yeti/Fox Manufacturing unit Race Crew completed in third place.
Within the girls’s race, Florencia Espineira of Orbea Fox Enduro Crew emerged victorious, edging out Tracy Moseley by a mere four-tenths of a second. This intently contested race noticed Moseley initially dominate by successful the primary three levels earlier than Ines Thoma claimed the fourth and last stage. Laura Charles, the previous EWS-E champion of Miranda Manufacturing unit Crew, additionally received a stage. Nonetheless, it was Espineira from Chile who displayed distinctive power to safe each the race victory and the general title. Espineira’s win within the nail-biting battle in Chatel, France, was determined by lower than a second, solidifying her place as the general champion. Charles completed second within the total sequence standings, becoming a member of Espineira on the rostrum, whereas Germany’s Thoma secured third place.
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