World Cup: Moschetti and Sarrou triumph
French rider Margot Moschetti wins her third U23 World Cup of the season in Windham and takes the lead in the overall standings. She defeats Ukraine's Yana Belomoina and Serbia's Jovana Crnogorac. Sweden's Jenny Rissveds, who had previously been in the lead, finished fourth. She loses the chance to defend the white jersey due to a crash.
On the first of four laps, four riders break away. On the descent, Jenny Rissveds crashed and broke her saddle. She loses contact and around a minute on the leaders. Although she rode a strong final lap to catch up, she was unable to reach the leading trio. Margot Moschetti pulls away from Yana Belomoina and Jovana Crnogorac in the third lap and now wins her third U23 World Cup after Nove Mesto and Albstadt.30 seconds separate her from Yana Belomoina and 39 from Cronogorac. Scott-Odlo rider Jenny Rissveds finishes 44 seconds later. The World Cup final in Méribel, France, promises to be very exciting. Because Moschetti, Rissveds and Belomoina are within ten points of each other in the overall standings.
Sarrou in fourth place
World Cup leader Jordan Sarrou celebrates his fourth U23 World Cup victory overall, 41 seconds ahead of New Zealander Anton Cooper and 1:00 ahead of Great Britain's Grant Ferguson. Andri Frischknecht was the only Swiss to ride to 13th place.
Andri Frischknecht complained at the finish that he didn't manage the initial phase. "It took me two laps to find my rhythm. I couldn't keep up at the top of the first lap. Things went really well again towards the end," Frischknecht comments on his result. From 17th place, he still improved by four positions, but the train has already left the top ten.
Jordan Sarrou and Commonwealth winner Anton Cooper (NZL) pull away at the front at the start of the second lap, but as the race reaches the highest point of the course, Cooper also loses touch with the eminently strong Sarrou. With his victory, he extends his lead in the overall standings ahead of Michiel van der Heijden (NED) to 60 points before the final race.
At the end of the penultimate of five laps, the battle for the final podium place begins for the six chasing riders between third and eighth position. Briton Grant Ferguson proved to be the strongest and was able to narrowly beat American Howard Grotts into fourth place.
| Results World Cup #6 Windham/USA | |||
| U23 men | |||
| 1. | Jordan Sarrou (FRA) | BH-Suntour-KMC | 1:13.53 |
| 2. | Anton Cooper (NZL) | Cannondale Factory Racing Team | +0:00.41 |
| 3. | Grant Fergusson (GBR) | Betch.NL Superior Brentjens MTB Racing Team | +0:01.00 |
| 4. | Howard Grotts (USA) | Specialized Racing XC | +0:01.15 |
| 5. | Michiel van der Heijden (NED) | Giant PRO XC Team | +0:01.26 |
| 6. | Julian Schelb (GER) | Multivan Merida Biking Team | +0:01.40 |
| 7. | Pablo Rodriguez Guede (ESP) | MMR Bikes Pro Team | +0:01.56 |
| 8. | Leandre Bouchard (CAN) | +0:02.04 | |
| 9. | Bart de Vocht (BEL) | Goemann Scott Cycling Team VZW | +0:02.15 |
| 10. | Julien Trarieux (FRA) | Bridgestone Anchor Racing Team | +0:02.30 |
| 13. | Andri Frischknecht (SUI) | Scott Odlo MTB Racing Team | +0:03.32 |
| U23 Women | |||
| 1. | Margott Moschetti (FRA) | Scott - La Clusaz | 1:10.28 |
| 2. | Yana Belomoina (UKR) | Betch.NL Superior Brentjens MTB Racing Team | +0:00.30 |
| 3. | Jovana Crnogorac (SRB) | Salcano Alanya | +0:00.39 |
| 4. | Jenny Rissveds (SWE) | Scott Odlo MTB Racing Team | +0:00.44 |
| 5. | Helen Grobert (GER) | Focus XC Team | +0:02.46 |
| 6. | Alice Barnes (GBR) | +0:04.03 | |
| 7. | Barbora Machulkova (CZE) | +0:04.36 | |
| 8. | Lisa Rabensteiner (ITA) | Focus XC Italy Team | +0:04.38 |
| 9. | Haley Smith (CAN) | +0:05.00 | |
| 10. | Kate Courtney (USA) | Specialized Racing XC | +0:05.22 |
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