The Swiss the reigning olympic champion, Nino Schurter has introduced the testevent on the olympic mountain bike race in the Japanese, Tokyo would have won. The women ran the world champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot is a neusbreuk on it. The victory went to the Swiss Jolanda Neff.

Mathieu van der Poel, provided, however, in the last resort, fixed it, but the test event in late Tokyo, attracted, nevertheless, in the majority of the top of the mountain. Not so much because of the sporting significance of the race, but also because it is already in the route and the conditions to test for in the olympics, mountainbikeproef by this time next year.

in Spite of the physical and technical demanding course, it was because of the wind in the aankomststrook is a tactical, long closed to competition. The six riders were together on the final lap in, run by the Fa. Halfway through the final lap, he threw his most powerful rival, Victor Koretzky out of the wheel. The Frenchman, who would be. The Italian rider Luca Braidot and finished third.

as For the women, it was a completely different game. Jolanda Neff, a fellow of the Fa, was, from the start to the finish line in the lead, and eventually to 1’46” lead over the runner-up in the competition, her compatriot Sina Frei. In the Netherlands, Anne Terpstra finished third. French champion Ferrand-Prévot, and disappeared through a trap in which she had her nose broke in the opening lap of the race.

There were two Belgians on the start-up: Jens Schuermans was sixteen, Simplon Michel the age of 25.

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