The final competitions of the international MTB orienteering season took place today with a mixed relay in the CX80 MTBO World Cup and European MTB Orienteering Championships , and relays in the European Junior and Youth MTB Orienteering Championships.
The Czech team of Veronika Kubinova, Vojtech Ludvik and Krystof Bogar can enjoy the title of European Champions as they won the Mixed Relay competition, 1 1/2 minutes ahead of silver medallists Russia with Olga Shipilova Vinogradova, Ruslan Gritsan and Valeriy Glukhov. The bronze medal was decided in a sprint finish with Lithuanian Ignas Ambrazas finishing a bike-length ahead of Finland’s Juha Lilja.
The 4th place by Finland was just enough for them to secure the CX80 MTBO Team World Cup with 50 points, just one point ahead of Russia. Lithuania’s bronze medal performance meant that they advanced to third in the team standings as well just edging out Denmark. The top 6 was completed by France and the Czech Republic, advancing 2 positions after the win today.
In the Junior and Youth categories there were relay wins to Switzerland, Finland, France and Russia. There were a couple of very close sprint finishes with the finish for the Gold medal in the men’s junior (M20) being the most exciting. Switzerland and Russia finished together and it was only after a few minutes that Switzerland could ultimately be judged the winners. Also the men’s youth class (M17) was decided in a close sprint finish with Spain just edging out Russia to take the final medal.
European MTB Orienteering Championships – Mixed Relay
| Place | Nation | Team Members | Time |
| 1. | CZE 1 | Veronika Kubinova Vojtech Ludvik Krystof Bogar |
1:35:29 |
| 2. | RUS 2 | Olga Shipilova Vinogradova Ruslan Gritsan Valeriy Glukhov |
1:37:00 |
| 3. | LTU 1 | Gabriele Andrasiuniene Jonas Maiselis Ignas Ambrazas |
1:38:59 |
| 4. | FIN 1 | Marika Hara Jussi Laurila Juha Lilja |
1:39:00 |
| 5. | SUI 1 | Christine Schaffner Adrian Jaeggi Simon Braendli |
1:39:37 |
| 6. | FRA 1 | Lou Garcin Baptiste Fuchs Yoann Courtois |
1:40:07 |
CX80 MTBO Team World Cup – Final Standings
| Place | Nation | Points |
| 1. | Finland (FIN) | 50 |
| 2. | Russian Federation (RUS) | 49 |
| 3. | Lithuania (LTU) | 39 |
| 4. | Denmark (DEN) | 36 |
| 5. | France (FRA) | 32 |
| 6. | Czech Republic (CZE) | 31 |
European Junior MTB Orienteering Championships – Men’s Relay (M20)
| Place | Nation | Team Members | Time |
| 1. | SUI 1 | Flurin Schnyder Noe Henseler Noah Rieder |
1:39:00 |
| 2. | RUS 1 | Vladimir Kuznetsov Timofey Sinyavskiy Aleksandr Trunin |
1:39:00 |
| 3. | FIN 1 | Paulus Hanhijarvi Aapo Liponkoski Eevert Kenttamies |
1:39:15 |
European Junior MTB Orienteering Championships – Women’s Relay (W20)
| Place | Nation | Team Members | Time |
| 1. | FIN 1 | Silja YliHietanen Pihla Hakkinen Kaarina Nurminen |
1:35:00 |
| 2. | RUS 1 | Ekaterina Landgraf Anastasia Zhurkina Alena Aksenova |
1:36:43 |
| RUS 2 | Anastasiia Kruglova Anastasiia Ruzanova Lika Chakua |
1:53:28 | |
| FIN 2 | Anna Ruokola Emmariikka Laamanen Peppi Sikkila |
2:09:59 | |
| 3. | POL 1 | Aleksandra Szaturska Matylda Lesniak Julia Nyga |
2:12:40 |
European Youth MTB Orienteering Championships – Men’s Relay (M17)
| Place | Nation | Team Members | Time |
| 1. | FRA 1 | Augustin Leclere Mathieu Vayssat Hugo Piszczorowicz |
1:09:12 |
| 2. | FIN 1 | Tatu Aaltonen Eemil Koskinen Simo Klemettinen |
1:09:44 |
| 3. | ESP 1 | Francisco Cortes Martinez Juan Pedro Fernandez Morun Nicolas Lopez Gonzalez |
1:10:04 |
European Youth MTB Orienteering Championships – Women’s Relay (W17)
| Place | Nation | Team Members | Time |
| 1. | RUS 1 | Maria Kupriyanova Uliana Bryuchko Daria Toporova |
1:16:59 |
| RUS 2 | Anna Vakhitova Aleksandra Malysheva Vasilisa Zablotskaia |
1:17:10 | |
| 2. | CZE 1 | Tereza Kadlecova Sofie Stranska Lucie Messnerova |
1:20:51 |
| 3. | FRA 1 | Enola Bardine Jade Boussier Margaux Leclerc |
1:21:47 |
Full results can be found here
Final Standings in the CX80 MTBO Team World Cup can be found here