Jenny Rissveds of Team 31 Ibis Cycles Continental took home the top spot at the Mairiporã round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup on Sunday. In the elite women’s Cross-country Olympic (XCO) race, Rissveds made a comeback in the final lap to cross the finish line solo. Haley Batten of Specialized Factory Racing and Savilia Blunk of Decathlon Ford Racing Team had been leading for much of the race, but Rissveds caught up to them in the second lap.
Batten tried to break away in the fourth lap, putting pressure on Blunk, but Rissveds persevered. In the last lap, Rissveds overtook Batten and secured a clear solo victory. She finished 27 seconds ahead of Blunk, who came in second. Despite feeling strong, Batten admitted to being too eager and not executing her race plan properly. Chiara Teocchi of Orbea Factory Team finished fourth, followed by Jolanda Neff of Trek Factory Racing-Pirelli in fifth. Evie Richards of Trek Factory Racing-Pirelli had a strong start but fell back in the field and finished ninth after winning the short-track race.
The next round of the series will be held in Brazil from April 19th to 21st, with Araxá hosting this event. The results were powered by FirstCycling.
