Andreassen holds off Blevins to win MTB Marathon Worlds at Snowshoe

Mona Mitterwallner (Austria) and Simon Andreassen (Denmark) won the rainbow jerseys at the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships (XCM) on Sunday at Snowshoe Mountain in West Virginia. It was the first time the MTB Marathon event had been held in North America in the 22-year history of the championships.

For a third time in four years, Mitterwallner secured the rainbow jersey in the elite women’s marathon race, with the 22 year old finishing the 104km course in 5:15:06.