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Mud and glory at world mountain bike marathon

SPORTS 06.08.2023
Mud and glory at world mountain bike marathon
Mud and glory at world mountain bike marathon / Photo: © AFP

Austria's Mona Mitterwallner and Brazil's Henrique Avancini won the mountain bike cross country marathon world titles in Scotland on Sunday.

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Mass starts saw riders set off for a 96.5km route that featured 3,200m of elevation, crossing though five Scottish forests.

The 34-year-old Brazilian Avancini raised his clenched fists crossing the line in a time of 4hr 14min 42sec to reclaim a title he won five years earlier.

A women's field of 62 ended up with Mitterwallner crossing the line in a time of 5:07:50.

F.Jackson--TNT

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