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May 24, 2025
MTB – XCC – World Cup 2025 – Stage 3 ME 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 ME 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!
Blevins crossed the line just ahead of teammate and World Champion Victor Koretzky (Specialized Factory Racing) and one second ahead of third-placed Filippo Colombo from Switzerland.
Blevins left it late to snatch a victory from his teammates and become the first rider to win the opening three UCI XCC World Cup rounds.
The American’s race didn’t go as smoothly as he had hoped, despite the victory, after suffering a dropped chain, which shuffled him down the pack on the last lap.
The lead group also faced a headwind on the finishing straight, but Blevins proved strongest under the conditions to capture his third straight XCC win this season.
“This one was definitely harder than the others. I felt great, but I dropped my chain with a lap to go, right before the last climb, and the mindset just changes,” Blevins said.
“It was all out, the strategy out the window, and I just gave it everything. I was really surprised as it was such a long finish into a headwind, which really helped me; it was crazy.”
Results :
 and one second ahead of third-placed Filippo Colombo from Switzerland.
Blevins left it late to snatch a victory from his teammates and become the first rider to win the opening three UCI XCC World Cup rounds.
The American's race didn't go as smoothly as he had hoped, despite the victory, after suffering a dropped chain, which shuffled him down the pack on the last lap.
The lead group also faced a headwind on the finishing straight, but Blevins proved strongest under the conditions to capture his third straight XCC win this season.
“This one was definitely harder than the others. I felt great, but I dropped my chain with a lap to go, right before the last climb, and the mindset just changes," Blevins said.
“It was all out, the strategy out the window, and I just gave it everything. I was really surprised as it was such a long finish into a headwind, which really helped me; it was crazy."
<strong>Results : </strong>
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