World MTB Orienteering Championships: Second victory for Jackson, three Danes in top six
Posted on | August 16, 2009 | Category: News
The mountain bike orienteering world championships ended with long distance race in Israel today. When Adrian Jackson won the men’s race, he and Australia became the only double gold medallists of these competitions: eight gold medals were divided by seven countries in Israel. Ruslan Gritsan from Russia got his third medal of the week, and Matthieu Barthelemy brought France back on track by winning bronze today.
In the women’s class, the reigning long distance world champion Christine Schaffner (SUI) was impossible to beat even today. Silver medallist Sonja Zinkl, Austria, lost almost two minutes to the winner. Sprint world champion Hana Bajtosova from Slovakia finished third.
Leading results:
Women
1) Christine Schaffner SUI 01:31:11
2) Sonja Zinkl AUT 01:33:00
3) Hana Bajtosova SVK 01:33:07
4) Ingrid Stengard FIN 01:34:00
5) Michaela Gigon AUT 01:34:24
6) Ksenia Chernykh RUS 01:35:03
Men
1) Adrian Jackson AUS 01:32:41
2) Ruslan Gritsan RUS 01:35:25
3) Matthieu Barthelemy FRA 01:36:23
4) Lasse Brun Pedersen DEN 01:37:39
5) Erik Skovgaard Knudsen DEN 01:38:38
6) Torbjorn Gasbjerg DEN 01:38:56
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