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Von Niederhäusern brings pump track world championship title to Switzerland

The decisions for the world championship titles in pump track racing were made at the Santa Fe Bike Park in Santiago, as 65 riders from 21 countries battled for the coveted rainbow jerseys last Saturday in Chile. Switzerland's Christa von Niederhäusern and Niels Bensink from the Netherlands took the gold medals.

Swiss rider Christa von Niederhäusern became the first rider in the history of the sport to not only stand on the podium at every World Championship final since the inaugural event in 2018, but also become double world champion after winning another gold medal with her unbeatable performance.

Newcomer from the Czech Republic and runner-up Sabina Košárková rode the fastest time of the day in the women's event in 25.334 seconds. Vineta Petersone from Latvia snatched third place from 2021 world champion Aiko Gommers.

Dutch rider Niels Bensink claimed his first gold medal in incredible form, taking home the rainbow stripes on his custom 22' Meybo bike after putting up fierce battles in all rounds of the men's category.

Alec Bob from the USA took the silver medal, with bronze going to France's Thibault du Pont. Last year's world champion Eddy Clerte crashed heavily in the semi-final and was eliminated after riding the fastest time of the day with 23.048 seconds.

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