Göldi is the new E-MTB World Champion - Ryf narrowly misses out on a medal
Nicole Göldi has never ridden an e-mountain bike race before, so she is making her debut in Val di Sole. And she does so successfully right from the start. She fights her way forward from the third row and is soon in third position. The Swiss racer then fought a duel with France's Laura Charles for the lead until before the halfway point of the race. "I was able to gain a lot of time on the climbs, but kept losing out to the enduro rider on the descents," says Göldi, describing the course of the race.
The e-newcomer was still able to pull out a time cushion until the motor of her e-mountainbike went out on the last lap. "I switched the motor off completely and restarted it. This reset made it work again, but Charles was able to catch up again." However, Göldi was able to use her power once again and overtake the Frenchwoman - now for good. She wins the gold medal by 13 seconds and is over the moon: "I'm super happy, and this definitely won't be my last e-mountain bike race!"Third place behind Charles went to Sofia Wiedenroth from Germany. Melanie Pugin, the defending champion from France, came fifth. Right behind her, Kathrin Stirnemann rides to the finish line, with seventh place going to Andrea Waldis. Nathalie Schneitter, the e-mountain bike world champion from Canada, took eleventh place.
RankingThe French again
In the men's race, France's Jérôme Gilloux and Hugo Pigeon soon pull away. Behind them, the Swiss Joris Ryf bravely holds on to third place. However, the newly crowned short track world champion Christopher Blevins gradually caught up and closed the gap to Ryf on the fifth lap.
Ryf continues to keep up with Blevins, but at the start of the seventh lap the American emerges alone - as does Gilloux. The Frenchman has pulled out a gap on his compatriot and rides to the gold medal a lap later. Meanwhile, Joris Ryf fights his way close to Blevins again, but too late and the Swiss rider has to settle for the leather medal. "It's tough that it wasn't quite enough, because my goal was to win a medal. Otherwise, I'm happy with my performance. I fought, did everything right, rode flawlessly but Blevins was simply faster."
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