2023-06-18 12:57:49
Mona Mitterwallner and Laura Stigger made it onto the podium for the first time this season in cross-country at the mountain bike world cup in Leogang on Sunday. On the day following the Austrian downhill double hit by Valentina Höll and Andreas Kolb, only Puck Pieterse from the Netherlands was faster than the Tyroleans.
The 21-year-old from Mitterwallner was a little more than half a minute behind Pieterse of the same age on the circuit, which was peppered with a particularly large number of meters in altitude. “I felt really good going uphill, but it was so hot on the climbs. The weekend was almost perfect. Of course I would have liked to win, but it’s very nice to finish second here in front of a home crowd and to be on the podium.” , said Mitterwallner following the demanding heat battle over the Olympic distance.
Stigger was 18 seconds behind her compatriot. The 22-year-old kept the Swedish Olympic champion Jenny Rissveds at a clear distance following a tough fight in the meantime. “It was full throttle right from the start, it wasn’t possible to follow Puck Pieterse today. But I can be really proud to be third here once more,” emphasized Ötztal’s third-placed for the third time in a row in Leogang. World Champion Pauline Ferrand Prevot (FRA), on the other hand, did not get past seventh place following two minutes.
Pieterse also leads in the overall World Cup following three stages. Mitterwallner is sixth, Stigger is eighth. Before the next race in Italy, the European Championships are on the program next Sunday as part of the European Games in Poland.
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