<b> Time to warm up. Emil Lindgren, Friday morning XCE qualification and the start of a long, hot weekend of XC racing in Mont Sainte Anne.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Not only the bikes need care. Healthy food for the riders is a must.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Lots of work on the bikes day to day. At least the Cannondale teams had a comfy workspace.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Giacamo is tough guy. As a thunderstorm approached, he was still outside cleaning the bikes.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Lunch at the Scott Odlo Condo</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Dr. Skype at the Multivan Merida Condo. Something heavy fell on the Danny the mechanic's foot. The nail was loose and they went to the hospital, but $700 just for the appointment was too much. They contacted the team manager's father who is a doctor via Face Time and did the job themselves. #gnarly</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Friday is the usually the rest day for most of the riders, but Thomas Litscher still finds time to have some fun on the bike.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Simon Gegenheimer enjoying the nice light in the heats and taking the XCE win.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>A large grin on Kathrin Stirnemann's face. The Swiss took the XCE win on Swiss National Day.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Daniel Federspiel was looking great all heats long. But a crash in the final put him in 4th in XCE.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Selfie time on the XCE podium!</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Inverted RS 1 fork.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Every year the XCO track in Mont Sainte Anne changes. This year the technical Beatrice section was back in the 4.15km course.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>The guns sounds and it's 6 grueling laps for the Elite Women.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>The heat is high and it's 7 laps to go for the Men's XCO at Mont Sainte Anne.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Freight train comin' through.</b> -Parkin
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<b>When Nino reached the top of the climb just before famous Beatrice downhill, plenty of the 102 starters where still away.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Not many riders took the inside line in through here. No problems for Nino.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Women's Winner Jolanda Neff could skip an entire round and still be in the overall lead.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Julien Absalon arrived later than most because his 2nd boy was born just before he left. Congrats!</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Julien Absalon trying everything to get back to Nino's wheel.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Just back from the Commonwealth Games that she won, it was 2nd place for Catherine Pendrel.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>One mistake at the front of the bunch and it would cause a chain reaction event.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>The rocks of the Beatrice section are angry, wet or dry.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Eva Lechner with a new hair style</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>A week before MSA, Elisabeth Osl crashed in training and broke her radial head. Maybe her famous pancake recipe made it possible to recover so quickly. 25th place for her on a hard track like this.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Saturday afternoon when the riders return from their last training laps, it is time for the physiotherapist to get them ready for race day.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Jaroslav Kulhavy, blurred vision.</b> -Parkin
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<b>The first light of day showed which name to watch.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Last year's winner, Katerina Nash, found her way to the podium again.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>After winning the XCE on friday night, Kathrin was not so lucky in XCO. Struggling with the heat, she had to quit.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Thomas Litscher, lit up. </b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Emily Batty is big in Canada. She's is second in the World Series ranking right now and finished 5th this weekend. </b> -Parkin
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<b>Emily Batty champagne stash.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Tanja Zakelj jumping the river gap.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>It was a long race day but there no doubt at any point that Jolanda Neff would lose it.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Manuel Fumic on the infamous Beatrice rock garden</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Fumic, flushed.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>The Flückiger Brothers storming to podium.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Liv Giant's, Maja Wloszczowska, coasting to the finish. </b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Jose Hermida Ramos has a tough day.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Nino working like a Swiss watch with his 12th World Cup. Team manager, Thomas Frischknect in audio.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>The heat wore on the racers Florian Vogel suffering. </b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Nino being chased by Mathias Fluckiger.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Flower power </b> @maddogboris
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<b>Women's Podium.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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<b>Men's podium and the end to a fantastic weekend in Canada.</b> -Marius Maasewerd
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4.15km of hot, humid, technical XC was the arena for another incredible weekend of World Cup competition. The historic Mont Sainte Anne venue abused riders with the infamous Beatrice rock garden during XCO and in the end Nino Schurter and Jolanda Neff stood on the top of the podium. Marius Maasewerd and Sven Martin captured the sights and sounds during the torture-filled laps.
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