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May 24, 2025
MTB – XCC – World Cup 2025 – Stage 3 WE Nové Město Na Moravě, Czechia 🇨🇿
Taking place at the start of a race weekend,
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May 24, 2025
MTB – XCC – World Cup 2025 – Stage 3 WE Nové Město Na Moravě, Czechia 🇨🇿
Taking place at the start of a race weekend, Cross-country Short Track races are held on a condensed track over a reduced distance. The results decide the start grid for the Cross-country Olympic race. Fast-paced and action-packed racing!
The series returned after a six-week break and the Vysočina Arena course with a strong headwind on the finish straight, resulting in close finishes in both men’s and women’s events.
Pieterse finished with a winning time of 20:22 ahead of runner-up Evie Richards (Trek Factory Racing – Pirelli) while Linda Indergand (LIV Factory Racing) finished in third place in the elite women’s race.
A large group came into the last lap together with a powerful surge from Pieterse, who was quickest across the finish line, putting an end to Richards’ perfect UCI XCC World Cup record coming into the event, and forced to settle for runner-up spot.
“It was a blast. My start was not so good, so the first two laps it took me a while to move up. Luckily, on the road section, because of the headwind, the peloton came to a standstill. I could move up and not leave the top three,” Pieterse said.
“It was a bit different [to road racing] with the wide bars because now you are touching literally everybody if you want to move up. Apart from that, I used my race-smart a bit by staying in the wheels on the parts where it was necessary.”
Results :
 while Linda Indergand (LIV Factory Racing) finished in third place in the elite women's race.
A large group came into the last lap together with a powerful surge from Pieterse, who was quickest across the finish line, putting an end to Richards' perfect UCI XCC World Cup record coming into the event, and forced to settle for runner-up spot.
“It was a blast. My start was not so good, so the first two laps it took me a while to move up. Luckily, on the road section, because of the headwind, the peloton came to a standstill. I could move up and not leave the top three," Pieterse said.
“It was a bit different [to road racing] with the wide bars because now you are touching literally everybody if you want to move up. Apart from that, I used my race-smart a bit by staying in the wheels on the parts where it was necessary.”
<strong>Results : </strong>
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