Victor Koretzky (France) was victorious in the elite men’s short track at the 2025 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, outsprinting Christopher Blevins (USA) at the finish in Zermatt to claim his second consecutive title. Mathias Azzaro (France) was third.
It was a two-rider photo finish in the men’s U23 contest as Adrien Boichis (France) edged Finn Treudler (Switzerland) at the line for cross-country short track title. Cole Punchard (Canada) sprinted ahead of Gustav Pedersen (Denmark) for the bronze medal, the duo arriving two seconds behind the leaders.
In the U23 race, Ian Ackert (Canada) set the pace for the 40-rider field on the opening lap, with Treudler and Martin Farstadvoll (Norway) on his wheel. Punchard and Boichis then worked their way through the top 10 over multiple laps, with Punchard taking the lead on laps four and five.
Laps six and seven were led by…
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