What a day for the French male team on these 2025 MTB Championshipsorganized in Valais, Switzerland! This Tuesday, August 9, the Short Track (XCC) events were on the program in the Elites and Hopes categories, and we can say that the French pilots shone in this short and explosive format, with the coronation of Victor Koretzky For the second consecutive year! Little in sight in recent months and this summer, the title holder has returned to his top level at the best time to win a second world crown. American resistant Christopher Blevins When the latter has placed a big acceleration in the only bump on the route, the Olympic vice-champion RSU glued before aligning it after a perfect sprint.
VIDEO – Victor Koretzky, silver medalist at the Paris 2024 Olympics
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A jaw-dropping final sprint to defend his UCI Men Elite World Champion title in #Zermatt. ?#Valais2025 pic.twitter.com/SAI2o0xQdg
– UCI MTB (@uci_mtb) September 9, 2025
Victor Koretzky doubles the bet, Adrien Boichis confirms in young people
The icing on the cake, just behind this duo, it is another blue that came to win the bronze medal, namely Mathis azzaro. “The level was so high “said Victor Koretzky just after his title. “This is my first XCC victory this year. Being on the podium with Christopher Blanvins, my teammate is something. It was so difficult to beat this season. In the last turn, I was so fast behind him, it worked in the sprint. I am so happy. There has been a lot of work in recent weeks. My family surprised me to come, I was not aware, I am very happy. I thank my wife who helped me spend in recent weeks when I worked a lot. “
The week thus begins perfectly for the French, especially since on the XCO U23 event earlier in the afternoon, Adrien boichis imitated its elder to offer a 3rd charm to the French team on Tuesday, including two in gold. Already double European hopes champion this summer, the resident of the Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe Rookies on the road confirmed all its talent at 22 years by dominating the Swiss Sprint Find Treudes and the Canadian Cole Punchard To succeed the American Riley Amos. “It is difficult to achieve for the moment. It was a magnificent race, but I took the worst start. Maybe I was 15th or something like that. I tried to overcome as much as possible, it was a huge effort. I had mad pressure. I really wanted, really win. I had not managed to win the last time, I finished second in 2023 so yes I wanted this victory. I'm so happy “, He was delighted after the line.
No French women engaged this Tuesday
On the side of women, on the other hand, there was nothing to hope for for the French … since none was present at the start, whether in Elites or in U23. Among the big ones, it is the Swiss Alessandra Keller Who delighted his supporters by becoming for the first time in his world champion career, at 29 years old. She has ahead of the Swedish and European champion over four seconds Jenny Rissvedsthe Canadian Jennifer Jackson completing the 14 “podium. In the hopes, in continuity of its enormous Tour of the future women, Isabella Holmgren remained untouchable and crushed the race, winning with 20 “in advance on the German Carla Hahn.
