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'I'm not used to having to sprint for the win, so that was scary' – Risky move pays off for Bjorn Riley with his first UCI Mountain Bike World Cup win

US national champion Bjorn Riley (Scott-SRAM MTB) wins his first UCI MTB World Cup race at the XCC event in Andorra.

USA's Bjorn Riley (Scott-SRAM MTB Race Team) claimed his first UCI Mountain Bike World Cup victory on Friday, making a late pass of hot-handed French rider Adrien Boichis (Specialized Factory Racing) in a two-up sprint to decide the elite men's cross-country short track race at Pal Arinsal.

On the elite women's side, Jenny Rissveds (Canyon XC Racing) pulled out a thrilling sprint victory from a lead group of five riders, with Laura Stigger (Specialized Factory Racing) and Ronja Blöchlinger (Liv Factory Racing) finishing two-three and all on the same time.

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