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Ferrand-Prévot and Schurter Crowned World Champs

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Pauline Ferrand-Prévot enjoyed a memorable cross-country victory in the UCI MTB World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada.

ccs-62657-0-07002500-1567354795.jpgPauline Ferrand-Prévot.

The Frenchwoman has battled back to top form in 2019 after doctors performed surgeries on both her legs in January to correct iliac artery endofibrosis. Iliac artery endofibrosis is caused by damaged arteries and restricts the blood flow to the lower body.

Ferrand-Prévot had been struggling with extreme pain in her left leg for four years prior to the surgery. She missed the first four months of the season to recover fully and her victory in the UCI MTB World Cup in Val di Sole in August was her first since 2015.

ccs-62657-0-01689300-1567354792.jpgJolanda Neff.

The race started badly with a crash on lap one leaving her in 15th place but she recovered to reach the contenders before passing them and speeding to the finish line. Jolanda Neff of Switzerland crossed the line second with Australian Rebecca McConnell completing the podium. American Kate Courtney finished fifth.

It is a fourth world title for the 27-year-old and her second UCI XCO world title after also winning in Andorra in 2015. In 2015 she became the first person in the history of cycling to hold the World Road Race title, World cyclo-cross title and World Mountain Bike title all at the same time.

ccs-62657-0-29984300-1567354798.jpgRebecca McConnell.

Ferrand-Prévot said: “It is very emotional today as I had a bad start with a crash on the first lap and after that I was in 15th place. It was very far back but I gave everything I had and tried to come back step by step. I am super happy.”

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In the men’s event, Swiss legend Nino Schurter won the race for a record-breaking eighth time and fifth time in a row. He held off compatriot Mathias Flückiger and French rider Stephane Tempier.

ccs-62657-0-66318300-1567355200.jpgNino Schurter

Schurter said: “I’ve been coming to race here for 10 years, and I knew one of the key factors would be to get through without any mechanicals. I think I was the only one without any mechanicals in the top four.”

ccs-62657-0-66692700-1567355197.jpgMathias Flueckiger.
ccs-62657-0-27323200-1567355205.jpgStephane Tempier.

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