Press Release

Slavik and Curd are the new 4X World Champions

jasonvelocity
6/15/2014 8:54am

Press Release:

Saalfelden Leogang in Salzburger Land, Austria, June 14th2014 – The UCI Four-cross World Championships in Leogang were dominated this year by the sport's favorites. In the women's race, Anneke Beerten (NED) and Katy Curd (GBR) dueled themselves for the title, with the latter having the better end. Czech rider Tomas Slavik put himself in front of fellow countryman Michael Mechura to secure the gold medal.

Great atmosphere and an awesome crowd made for a worthy setting for this year's UCI Four-cross World Championships, with 49 male and 16 female athletes fighting for the rainbow jersey. And literally, fighting it was. The challenging track built by Four-cross legend Guido Tschugg revealed tricky sections, where passing was possible with seriously dedicated riding. The last jump with two different lines offered advantages, for those who were not faint-hearted.

The women's final turned out to be a perfect example on how to efficiently use these areas to overtake. Right from the start, Beerten and Curd were leading it out and battling for the title. Both favorites opted for the pro line with bigger jumps to put an uncatchable lead in between them and the other riders Steffi Marth (GER) and Helene Fruhwirth (AUT). Beerten, looking like the safe winner in front of the “Tschugg corner” went for the safe line, when Katy Curd headed for the big berm. With perfect riding technique she pulled ahead of Beerten before the last corner and held on to her lead on the finish straight. German Steffi Marth took 3rdwith Austria's Helene Valerie Fruhwirth placing 4th.

Here are the results from the women's final races:

Big Final:

  1. Katy Kurd (GBR)
  2. Anneke Beerten (NED)
  3. Steffi Marth (GER)
  4. Helene Valerie Fruhwirth (AUT)

Small Final:

  1. Lucia Oetjen (CH)
  2. Dana Elena Schweika (GER)
  3. Julia Lackas (GER)
  4. Tanja Hendysiak (GER)

The men's race showed the massive domination of Czech riders in the Four-cross sport. After 38 heats Tomas Slavik and Michael Mechura put their feet on the top spots of the podium. Last year, Slavik and Mechura eliminated themselves and opened the door for Joost Wichman to grab the title. This year, they seemed to treat each other a lot more gentle on the race course. Mechura, Four-cross vice-champion for the third time in a row, couldn't hide his disappointment after the competition.

Swiss Simon Waldburger (3rd) and German Aiko Göhler (4th) had nothing to put up against the Czech armada in the big finals. Favorite Scott Beaumont (GBR) and local hero Hannes Slavik abandoned the fight for the top spots already in the semi finals after crashing spectacularly in the first corner. Placing third last year at the UCI Four-cross World Championships, Quentin Derbier (FRA) was said to be one of the big guns as well as Jakub Riha, but they just didn't have the power to proceed to the finals. Although Michael Mechura placed first in his semi finals heat and secured himself an ideal starting position, Tomas Slavik turned things around and was one happy champion at the end of the day. Slavik commented his victory as follows:"I was hunting this title for more than 3 years. I always had bad luck since my last title and this is great satisfaction for it. I'm really stoked." My luck in Leogang is back and hopefully I can keep it for next year!" Perfect redemption for all the tough luck he experienced within the last years in Leogang.

Here are the results from the men’s finals races:

Big Final:

  1. Tomas Slavik (CZE)
  2. Michael Mechura (CZE)
  3. Simon Waldburger (CH)
  4. Aiko Göhler (GER)

Small Final:

  1. Quentin Derbier (FRA)
  2. Scott Beaumont (GBR)
  3. Jakub Riha (CZE)
  4. Hannes Slavik (AUT)

All the news about the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup and the UCI Four-Cross World Championships as well as about biking in Saalfelden Leogang can be found on the bike channel:http://bike.saalfelden-leogang.com/

Further information about Bikepark Leogang:http://www.bikepark-leogang.com/en/or via:http://www.facebook.com/Leogang.Bikepark?fref=ts

News and information about the Saalfelden Leogang region can be found on:

http://www.saalfelden-leogang.com/de/or on:http://www.facebook.com/SaalfeldenLeogang

Full Women's Results:

Rank Name Nat. Age* Result
1 Katy CURD GBR 25
2 Anneke BEERTEN NED 32
3 Steffi MARTH GER 29
4 Helene Valerie FRUHWIRTH AUT 31
5 Lucia OETJEN SUI 33
6 Dana Elena SCHWEIKA GER 21
7 Julia LACKAS GER 29
8 Tanja HENDYSIAK GER 26
9 Monica HRASTNIK SLO 20
10 Cara MURRAY GBR 24
11 Jessica SCHMULBACH GER 22
12 Natalia PIWOWARCZYK POL 25
13 Zarja CERNILOGAR SLO 25
14 Elizabeth FOWLER GBR 28
15 Kay HEATHER GBR 34
16 Clare CURTIS GBR 30

Full Mens's Results:

Rank Name Nat. Age* Result
1 Tomas SLAVIK CZE 27
2 Michael MECHURA CZE 21
3 Simon WALDBURGER SUI 21
4 Aiko GÖHLER GER 24
5 Quentin DERBIER FRA 29
6 Scott BEAUMONT GBR 36
7 Jakub RIHA CZE 22
8 Hannes SLAVIK AUT 25
9 Marco MUFF SUI 19
10 Benedikt LAST GER 20
11 Giovanni POZZONI ITA 18
12 Lewis LACEY GBR 25
13 Blake NIELSEN AUS 22
14 Marek PESKO SVK 26
15 Benjamin SCHERDAN HUN 21
16 Piotr PARADOWSKI POL 25
17 David AXELSSON SWE 24
18 Luke CRYER GBR 18
19 Urban ROTNIK SLO 23
20 Miran VAUH SLO 32
21 Klaus BEIGE GER 26
22 Patrick KAGER AUT 19
23 Adrian WEISS SUI 29
24 Jaroslav FAISTAVER CZE 25
25 Stefano DOLFIN ITA 19
26 Nathan PARSONS GBR 29
27 Iakov AUSTER RUS 23
28 Matej STAPIC SLO 27
29 Duncan FERRIS GBR 31
30 Jonas GAUSS GER 22
31 Marcin STEFANIUK POL 22
32 Maciej CHMIEL POL 27
33 Jérome BUTTI SUI 17
34 Matija STUPAR SLO 23
35 Gustaw DADELA POL 19
36 Robert KULESZA POL 26
37 Mitchell SCARR AUS 28
38 Jakub KLEIN POL 22
39 Jiri PENC CZE 23
40 Rick SCHUBERT GER 24
41 Dave RICHARDSON GBR 35
42 Mariusz JAREK POL 22
43 Mitja ERGAVER SLO 17
44 Benjamin KISTNER SUI 23
45 Daniel CAMPBELL AUS 35
46 Jani FUCKA SLO 21
47 Felix BECKEMAN SWE 23
48 Denny TISCHENDORF GER 21
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