10 Aug

Leadville Path 100 MTB: Melisa Rollins crushes second half of Colorado course for women’s victory

Melisa Rollins (Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY24) gained the elite women’s Leadville Path 100 MTB on Saturday in Colorado, crossing the street solo in 7:15:12. 2023 champion Sofia Gomez Villafañe (Specialised) charged once more from a deficit of nearly 11 minutes with 20 miles to go and accomplished second, 3:53 once more.

Michaela Thompson (Orange Seal/Specialised/Shimano) was overtaken late inside the race by Villafañe and accomplished third, merely 24 seconds behind the defending champion.

Women’s common chief Haley Smith accomplished tenth on Saturday and may add 21 components to her entire, though it could be one in all many two scores she is allowed to throw away. Villafañe will add 33 components to her third-placed ranking and most definitely switch up. Thompson will make a large bounce from twenty third place inside the standings. All the women inside the excessive 10 of the Leadville race are among the many many Grand Prix rivals this yr.

The start in Leadville, sitting at 10,152 ft above sea stage, began at 6:20 a.m. for the elite women, this yr getting a faithful start 5 minutes after the elite males, and one different 10 minutes ahead of various divisions. This yr’s course was 104.3 miles in dimension with 12,480 ft of elevation obtain, a model new singletrack half added near the start and a protracted section of pavement eradicated.

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Pos.	Rider Title	Consequence
1	Melisa Rollins	07:15:12
2	Sofia Gomez Villafañe	00:03:53
3	Michaela Thompson	00:04:17
4	Erin Huck	00:10:04
5	Sarah Lange	00:10:34
6	Ellen Campbell	00:12:55
7	Deanna Mayles	00:14:24
8	Hannah Otto	00:18:37
9	Crystal Anthony	00:20:11
10	Haley Smith	00:21:31

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