September 3/10 10:36 am - MTB World Championships: Junior Men XC UPDATES
Posted by Editoress on 09/3/10
Good morning and welcome to our coverage of the Junior Men's cross country from Mont-Ste-Anne Quebec.
There are 75 men on the line for today's start including 7 Canadians: Evan McNeely, Steven Noble, Antoine Caron, Mitchell Bailey, Jeremy Martin, Léandre Bouchard, Étienne Moreau
The weather has changed overnight and the extreme heat and humidity have dropped. Some rain has damped down the dust, so it should be near perfect conditions for racing.
Junior men will do a start loop of 3 km and then 5 full laps of the 4.8 km
Start Loop
AND THEY ARE OFF
Roger Walder (Switzerland) got the holeshot followed by Skyler Trujillo (United States Of America), Maximilian Vieider (Italy), Frantisek Lami (Slovakia) and Julian Schelb (Germany)
Top Canuck sitting 23rd. Mitch Bailey (Canada) had a mechanical on the line and is off the back
11:07 am
On the rock garden the rain has made the top plateau very slippery. Most of the riders are walking the top or taking the chicken run. First through was Anton Stepanov (Russian Federation), then Maximilian Vieider (Italy), Julian Schelb (Germany), Roger Walder (Switzerland), Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands), Skyler Trujillo (United States Of America)
Lap 1
As they head out onto there first full lap, Julian Schelb (Germany) is leading followed by Maximilian Vieider (Italy) at 5 sec. Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands) 3rd at s.t.. Roger Walder (Switzerland) 4th at 6 sec, Anton Stepanov (Russian Federation) 5th at 9 sec
Evan McNeely (Canada) sitting 16th at 34 sec, Antoine Caron (Canada) 18th, Léandre Bouchard (Canada) 38th
Jeremy Martin (Canada) 46th, Mitchell Bailey (Canada) 47th, Étienne Moreau (Canada) 59th, Steven Noble (Canada) has had a mechanical and is in the pits
11:17 at the tech zone
Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands) leading followed by Maximilian Vieider (Italy), Julian Schelb (Germany), Roger Walder (Switzerland). At 10 sec is Alrick Martin (France) and Anton Stepanov (Russian Federation)
Evan McNeely (Canada) is 12th, Antoine Caron (Canada) 15th.
Jeremy Martin (Canada), Léandre Bouchard (Canada) and Mitchell Bailey (Canada) are already 2 min back
Denny Lupato (Italy) has had a bad crash and is bleeding on his face
Steven Noble crashed on the start loop and broke his rear derailleur
Through the rock garden
Roger Walder (Switzerland) leading, Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands), Julian Schelb (Germany) and Maximilian Vieider (Italy) leading
at 22 sec is Jeff Luyten (Belgium)
at 25 sec is Alrick Martin (France)
at 32 sec is Julien Trarieux (France)
at 46 sec is Evan McNeely (Canada)
At the Tech/feedzone it is: Julian Schelb (Germany), Roger Walder (Switzerland), Maximilian Vieider (Italy) and Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands) all within 2 seconds of each other
Lap 2
As they head out onto lap 2: Maximilian Vieider (Italy) leading Julian Schelb (Germany) by 1 sec. Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands) 3rd at s.t. Roger Walder (Switzerland) 4th at s.t. Jeff Luyten (Belgium) 5th at 13 sec.
McNeely in 8th at 33 sec, Caron 9th at 40 sec
top American is Skyler Trujillo (United States Of America) in 19th
Fans of Antoine Caron are nacked from the waist up and have spelled caron's name in paint on their naked torsos
11:34 am at the Tech/Feedzone
Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands) leading followed by a group at 28 sec: Maximilian Vieider (Italy), Roger Walder (Switzerland), Julian Schelb (Germany), Julien Trarieux (France), Alrick Martin (France)
Evan McNeely (Canada) at 54 sec
Antoine Caron (Canada) at 1:16
DNF: Mitchell Codner (Australia), and Mathew Waghorn (New Zealand)
DNS: Richard Anderson (New Zealand)
11:41 am at the rock garden
Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands) leading Julian Schelb (Germany) by 32 sec. Roger Walder (Switzerland), Maximilian Vieider (Italy) at s.t.
At 43 sec: Julien Trarieux (France),
at 1:15: Evan McNeely (Canada)
at 1:30: Antoine Caron (Canada)
Lap 3
As they start the 3rd lap: Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands) leading with Julien Trarieux (France) at 50 sec. Julian Schelb (Germany) at s.t., Roger Walder (Switzerland) at 51 sec. Maximilian Vieider (Italy) 6th, Jeff Luyten (Belgium) 7th, Evan McNeely (Canada) 8th at 1:26 back
Baily 26th, Martin
11:52 am
Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands) continues to extend his lead over the chasers. Gap up to 1:30 now on the 4 chasers
McNeely and Caron still sitting 8th and 9th, altjhohg Caron is looking a bit fresher
11:57 am at the ZigZag climb
Van Der Heijden has just completed the climb
at 1:20 is Julien Trarieux (France)
at 1:30 is Maximilian Vieider (Italy)
at 1:35 Julian Schelb (Germany)
at 1:45 are Roger Walder (Switzerland) and Jeff Luyten (Belgium)
Antoine Caron (Canada) is leading Evan McNeely (Canada) at 2:25
At the Tech/Feedzone at 4 km : Van Der Heijden leading Trarieux by 1:15
Lap 4
Van Der Heijden heads out onto the 4th lap with a gap of 1:18 on Julien Trarieux (France). Maximilian Vieider (Italy) 3rd at 1:24
Julian Schelb (Germany) 4th, Jeff Luyten (Belgium) 5th
Antoine Caron now 8th and Evan McNeely 9th at 2:26 back
Seth Kemp (United States Of America) 19th
Jeremy Martin (Canada) 25th
Baily 27th
12:09 pm at Tech/Feedzone at 2km
Michiel Van Der Heijden leading with Trarieux at 1:20, Vieider 3rd at 1:30, Schelb 4th at s.t.
Luyton 5th but struggling, Walder
Caron 8th and looking strong
McNeely is suffering and is now 10th
At the ZigZag climb: 3.5 km
Van Der Heijden leading with Trarieux at 1:20, Vieider 3rd at 1:50, Schelb 4th at 1:55, Luton 5th at 2:20, Walder 6th at 2:45, Marvin Gruget (France) 7th at 2:48,
Lap 5
As they start lap 5 - Final Lap
1 Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands)
2 Julien Trarieux (France) at 1:21
3 Maximilian Vieider (Italy) 1:45
4 Julian Schelb (Germany)
5 Jeff Luyten (Belgium)
6 Marvin Gruget (France)
7 Antoine Caron (Canada)
9 Evan McNeely (Canada)
Just 8 sec separates 6th and 7th
12:25 pm at the Tech/Feedzone at 2 km
Van Der Heijden comes though with a gap to Trarieux of 1:28
Schleb and Walder are together at 1:50
Caron has had a mechanical and has lost 2 places
12:33 pm at the ZigZag (3.5 km)
Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands) leading with a gap of 1:40 on Julien Trarieux (France), Julian Schelb (Germany) 3rd at 2:15
Maximilian Vieider (Italy) 4th at 2:40 with Jeff Luyten (Belgium) on his wheel
Evan McNeely (Canada) 9th, Antoine Caron (Canada) 11th
Brief Unofficial
Junior Men
1 Michiel Van Der Heijden (Netherlands)
2 Julien Trarieux (France)
3 Julian Schelb (Germany)
4 Maximilian Vieider (Italy)
5 Jeff Luyten (Belgium)
6 Marvin Gruget (France)
7 Roger Walder (Switzerland)
8 Alrick Martin (France)
9 Evan McNeely (Canada)
10 Antoine Caron (Canada)
Course Map
Course Profile
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