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Three years in the making! Andreassen on top at Araxá UCI MTB World Cup
The second round of the 2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup went down in Brazil. Catch up on the cross-country highlights where Simon Andreassen won his first race in three years.
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Fast riding, steep climbs, technical tracks, breakaway rides and unexpected wins – the Whoop UCI Mountain Cross-Country World Cup is always an incredible roller coaster of emotion and sporting achievement. For 2024, eight rounds of cross-country Olympic (XCO) and cross-country short track (XCC) action will take the world's best mountain bikers across the world.
Catch up on all the XCC and XCO highlights from each round below and relive the World Cup feeling.
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Evie Richards dominates the women's short track field in Mairiporã
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Cross-country highlights – Mairiporã
Watch the XC highlights from Mairiporã, the first stop of the 2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup season.
The Whoop UCI Mountain Bike World Cup season kicked off with a cross-country-only round in a new venue for the series in Mairiporã. Britain's Evie Richards enjoyed a winning start in the women's XCC (short track). In the men's XCC race, New Zealander Sam Gaze took the win.
Former U23 World Champion Martin Vidaurre put in a strong performance in the Men's XCO race, finishing fifth. American Christopher Blevins took the win, with Frenchman Victor Koretzky in second and Swiss athlete Filippo Colombo finishing third. In the Women's XCO, Sweden's Jenny Rissveds got the better of American's Savilia Blunk and Haley Batten in the last lap of that race.
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Andreassen wins men's XCO after a thrilling four-man battle in Araxá
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Cross-country highlights – Araxá
Watch the highlights from Stop 2 of the 2024 season with all the XCO action from Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Danish rider Simon Andreassen scored his second ever Whoop UCI XCO Mountain Bike World Cup victory by out-sprinting his rivals in a thrilling four-man race to the line at round two of the men series in Araxá. Andreassen took advantage of France's Victor Koretzky's unfortunately dropping his chain up a climb on the final lap to move into the lead, claiming victory in a a dramatic sprint – his first elite World Cup win in over three years. The Frenchman finished second however with Alan Hatherly in third place. Koretzky had more to celebrate in men's XCC race, which he won.
The women's XCC and XCO events were dominated by American Hayley Batten, who took the wins in both. Top 10 finishes were on the cards for Britain’s Evie Richards and American Kate Courtney in the XCO event. Batten was joined on the XCO podium by Swedish athlete Jenny Rissveds and fellow American Savilia Blunk.
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