World Cup #1 - Leogang Practice


The weather always seems to be an unpredictable mix between hot sun and rain in Leogang.
On Thursday, COMMENCAL riders showed off their kits and colours to the public for their first laps on the Austrian track.

Already familiar with it after the World Championships last October, riders (re)discovered a wet, slippery, muddy track for these first training sessions of the week. Huge ruts quickly formed and the roots came poking out, whilst the wood section became a real ice rink.

During timed training, a few minor errors and crashes for our some of our riders, but that did not prevent Amaury Pierron and Thibaut Daprela from securing the two best times in elite men. In the women’s field, it was Monika Hrastnik who stood out with the first time!

The UCI has unveiled the startlist for this first World Cup of the season, here are the COMMENCAL riders to follow:

Women :


Myriam Nicole
Camille Balanche
Monika Hrastnik
Mariana Salazar
Rachel Pageau
Austin Dooley
Frida Ronning

Men :

Amaury Pierron
Thibaut Daprela
Thibaut Ruffin
Gaétan Ruffin
Angel Suarez
Baptiste Pierron
Benoit Coulanges
Matteo Iniguez
Antoine Pierron
Antoine Vidal
Theo Erlangsen
Thomas Estaque
Hugo Frixtalon
Greg Williamson
Jack Reading
Niko Velasco
Dylan Levesque
Lukasik Slawomir
Manson Magnus
Lutz Weber
Basil Weber
Myles Weber
Marco Martinez

Junior Women :

Siel Van Der Welden
Ella Erickson
Sharjah Johnson

Junior Men :

Rafael Iniguez
Jack Piercy
Tristan Lemire
Pau Menoyo
Dan Slack
Emile Rilat
Brooks Hudson
Tom Guillo
Dylan Mapples
Alix francoz
Dalvet Florent
Loic Martin
Malev Mario
Weber Myles





Photos : Nico Brizin / Keno Derleyn