Nino Schurter made it a 35th Mountain Bike World Cup victory in the elite men's cross-country race at Val di Sole, carving out the building blocks of his sixth win at the Italian round when he put the pressure on early pulling a group of four off the front.
However, it was a solo victory for the 37-year-old Swiss rider in the end with compatriot Mathias Flückiger (Thömus maxon) pulling himself back toward the front to take second, even after missing the move of four in the first lap. It was the same story for European champion Vlad Dascalu (Trek Factory Racing), who sprinted to third 38 seconds behind Schurter, beating Joshua Dabau in the process.
