Predicting a winner in the women’s U23 XC race was very difficult. Ren Chengyuan (China), Nathalie Schneitter (Switzerland) and Tereza Hurikova (Czech Republic) were all favorites based on UCI World Cups results. But that didn’t stop Tanja Zakelj from Slovenia, who took the lead from the start. Zakelj, who was the 2006 Juniors World Champion, didn’t let Nathalie Schneitter (Switzerland) get past her. Schneitter almost lost second place to a flat tire on the final lap, but rallied to keep Aleksandra Davidowicz (Poland) in third.
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