European XCC champion Jenny Rissveds (Canyon XC Racing) outsprinted Sina Frei (Specialized Factory Racing) in the elite women's cross-country short track race at La Thuile, Italy. Adrien Boichis (Specialized Factory Racing) won the two-rider clash against French champion Luca Martin (Cannondale Factory Racing) in the men's XCC contest, the elite races headlining Friday's lineup at the UCI MTB World Series.
Savilia Blunk (Decathlon Ford Racing) of the United States finished third for the women, 16 seconds off the pace, while Great Britain's Charlie Aldridge (Cannondale Factory Racing) could not recover from a late fall and finished third, also 16 seconds back.