Gaze and Richards win the opening World Cup races

Evie Richards gewinnt den ersten Weltcup in Mairipora vor Rebecca Henderson und Alessandra Keller.

Photo: Bartek Wolinski / Red Bull Content Pool

Evie Richards and Sam Gaze win the short track competitions at the World Cup opener in Mairiporã, Brazil. Richards wins ahead of Rebecca Henderson and Alessandra Keller, Gaze sprints to first place ahead of Luca Schwarzbauer and Martin Vidaurre. In the U23 races, Riley Amos (USA) and Germany's Kira Böhm are the first winners of the season.

In the women's race, it was Martina Berta who pushed the pace at the start. But then the Italian falls victim to her own pace, can no longer get ahead in the lengthy field and increasingly loses positions. After that, Alessandra Keller, Jolanda Neff and Rebecca Henderson took turns to fight for the front positions. On lap three, Kate Courtney moves to the front. Finally, it is Evie Richards who closes the last gap to the front and tries it herself two laps before the end. With success, the Brit wins ahead of Henderson and Keller, Jenny Rissveds (SWE) takes fourth place ahead of Courtney. With Sina Frei in sixth place, another Swiss woman secures a starting place on the front row. Linda Indergand and Jolanda Neff finished 13th and 14th and will start from the second row on Sunday.

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World champion performance

In the men's race, it is Luca Schwarzbauer who immediately shows that he is also a force to be reckoned with at the front in 2024. Thomas Litscher and Chile's Martin Vidaurre also join the front ranks before the halfway point of the race. On the final climb, world champion Sam Gaze stepped up the pace again to ensure that no one could get past. Vidaurre rides to third place, but annoys team colleague Koretzky, who feels hindered by the young hot blood. Thomas Litscher holds on to fifth place, while Nino Schurter also secures the front row of the cross-country race with eighth place. Filippo Colombo and Lars Forster will start from the second row on Sunday in 12th and 14th place respectively.

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Sam Gaze wins the first World Cup in Mairipora ahead of Luca Schwarzbauer and Martin Vidaurre. ©Bartek Wolinski / Red Bull Content Pool

German victory in the U23

Kira Böhm and Riley Amos took the victories in the U23 short track races on Friday. Böhm starts cautiously, but then quickly catches up and takes the lead after two laps. The German extended her lead and ultimately won ahead of the two Americans Madigan Munro and Sofia Waite. Switzerland's Ginia Caluori and Lea Huber rode to seventh and tenth place respectively.

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In the men's race, it was the US American Riley Amos who prevailed over Switzerland's Dario Lillo in a hard-fought race. The latter in turn takes second place in a photo finish against Norway's Sondre Rokke.

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