Anton Foliforov (Russia), Gäelle Barlet (France) and Emily Benham (Great Britain) were victorious in the MTBO World Cup Middle Distance 2016.

The second day of the Mountain Bike Orienteering World Cup 2016 Round 1 saw the Middle Distance race taking place.

It was not a surprising victory that the three times World Cup total winner, Anton Foliforov (Russia) won the men’s race.

The women’s result was slightly more surprising with a shared victory between Gäelle Barlet (France) and Emily Benham (Great Britain).

Second placed in the MTBO World Cup 2016 Round 1’s opening stage, the Russian Anton Foliforov was stronger than his opponents, getting a one minute victory on the Estonian Lauri Malsroos. The current leader of the International Orienteering Federation Mountain Bike Orienteering World Ranking finished his course in 55:56.

Emily Benham and Gäelle Barlet on the top
In the Women Elite class, the two fastest athletes had the same time. The winning pair was also number 1 and 2 in yesterday’s race, the French Gäelle Barlet and the Great British Emily Benham. Both athletes did a really close race, with the final result perfectly showing it. The winners’ time was 54:49, against 55:32 from the International Orienteering Federation Mountain Bike Orienteering World Ranking first placed, Martina Tichovska, Czech Republic. Regarding yesterday’s race, the Swiss Maja Rothweiler upgraded one position in the final standings, being fourth 1:39 after the winners.

Congratulations to Anton Foliforov (Russia), Gäelle Barlet (France) and Emily Benham (Great Britain) on their winning achievements!

Results

Men Elite

1. Anton Foliforov (Russia) 55:56 (+ 00:00)

2. Lauri Malsroos (Estonia) 56:56 (+ 01:00)

3. Andreas Waldmann (Austria) 57:03 (+ 01:07)

4. Vojtech Ludvik (Czech Republic) 57:23 (+ 01:27)

5. Yoann Garde (France) 57:35 (+ 01:39)

6. Jiri Hradil (Czech Republic) 57:53 (+ 01:57)

6. Jonas Maiselis (Lithuania) 57:53 (+ 01:57)
 

 Women Elite

1. Gäelle Barlet (France) 54:49 (+ 00:00)

1. Emily Benham (Great Britain) 54:49 (+ 00:00)

3. Martina Tichovska (Czech Republic) 55:32 (+ 00:43)

4. Maja Rothweiler (Switzerland) 56:28 (+ 01:39)

5. Svetlana Poverina (Russia) 57:58 (+ 03:09)

6. Laura Scaravonati (Italy) 58:12 (+ 03:23)

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