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And they are off in racing here in pile. Aaron Salandor. Jen Jackson extremely strong off the line as is Lawrence Steer on the right hand side up the inside leads them up the climb on the first lap. We see Eevee Richards there mid pack getting a decent start as well and already moving up going close to that front row. Here we go. This really really fast wide descent now for Peterson. Really important. We got this steep climb. Then we drop into the woods and it’s techy then for about a minute sort and it’s really loose in there at the moment. It’s super dusty. This is a battle for position here on the way into the woods. Although they all want to be the first to make their line choices. It’s Peterson Jackson wrist fits at the front free of breast. Yeah, we got a multi-line just down here. Left, right. Kind of difficult to work out which one’s best, but you really got to see Cena Fry going for this right line. Eevee Richards as well. Meanwhile, out front, Puck Peterson takes the lead. [Music] You see Yi Richards, Yoland, Nicole Cola, fastest laps then on lap three, Bluringer, Forchini, Liil, Stagger, Peterson, your top five. But an attack from Keller now. Looks like she’s uh just testing things out there. Oie just broke away more. It just shows how steep this climb is. The riders all over the bikes working really hard. Then we get that recovery. You do get some recovery. So you can do a really hard effort here and recover to some extent, but the race is on now. But Peterson at the front and interesting to chat with her earlier in the week when she was telling us that she wants to continue racing UCI World Cups. Her season is going so well. She thinks of herself as a full-time mountain biker, but she has a tour to France fam to compete in as well. And there’s just too much racing, not enough puck. I think Puck can do it all though so far. But his pace is going to start winding up now. See Alandra kind of Alisandra kind of her general tactic she likes to go long but Evie Richard is pushing really hard there. Yeah, looking extremely strong and it’s causing gaps in the field now. Person in the lead here in Pal Allen and Pandora Richards in the red zone. Ollie, that says a lot. Yeah, it looks like Puck still got a little bit left in the tank and I think we’re going to see these last few laps we see Puck attacking now. As soon as she hits the climbs, that’s when she puts the pressure on. But so far, Keller, RZFed and Richards can all follow. Yeah, it’s KG at the front list and the group is all back together again. Lap seven out of nine. Keller at the front now leads them for the first time. Head of Richards, Peterson, Rristids. We look at Keller really putting the pressure down and it’s actually Puck Peterson’s just struggling a little bit. We know Keller’s coming into form like I say Swiss cross cross country champion last week and twotime winner here. Loves the course. loves the altitude. There’s Ryan Blurer live factory racing for Keller looking like she’s really really pushing on these descents. Look at this attack from Alisandra Keller though gritting her teeth and a gap appearing behind Richard just struggling a little bit on the descent to follow Keller. Yeah, it is Rona Blurter the rider in the purple live factory racing and it’s real daylight now. Put Peterson in trouble here. with the triple double all of a sudden looking in doubt thanks to this attack from Alexander Keller that Eve Richards has managed to hang on to the back off. Keller still in the lead and Alessandra Keller I think the way she wins her short track races is goes a couple of laps out right now. She hasn’t got the best sprint and you she wouldn’t fancy her chances headto-head with Eevee in a sprint finish. So I think we’re going to see Keller go long. Yeah, classic Keller on the pressurees down now. You see Eevee Richards on terms. Puck trying to come round. It looked like Puck has recovered a little bit. She was swinging a bit on that last lap, but up that climb. She looked pretty solid. And it’s Eevee hitting the front now on that inside line, gaining some speed. Richard’s looking so strong. Blurting past Peterson now. Ronny Bluringer on the podium as things stand as they head onto the start finish straight. Eie Richards looks over the wrong shoulder. 178 beats per minute deep into the red zone on her Whoop live. Eevee Richards stands on the pedals, climbs up the start finish straight. She took that UCI world champs win on last season. Grits the teeth. One lap to go. But we know Alexander Keller is extremely strong across the first half of this lap. Look at the gap. Absolutely huge already. This combined effort from these two is hurting them. But here goes Keller. Allessand Keller stands on the pedals, jumps up out of the saddle and attacks Eeveie Richards on the last lap here in Palar and Salondura. The gap’s just getting there, but we know how quick Eevee Richard is on this descension. Can get back on terms. Huge gap forming behind Keller. Is this going to be enough? Are we going to see Aleandra Keller take a UCI World Cup win? Rich is just that a little bit fast, but there’s a proper gap there. Ed Rich is carrying speed into this off camera section. Keller does not want to let the UCI World Champion back on her back wheel before the final sprint of the line. They’re roared on by the crowd in the woods. Keller emerges from the woods first. Alleandra Keller, the Swiss star. Shoulders rolling, head rolling, every single ounce of energy going into that Tumis Maxin bike. Eevee Rich has got one climb left. And here we go. They’re going to head on for the start finish. Alisandra Keller, is she going to be able to stay ahead of Eevee Richard? Alisandra Keller going for her first win since Leier 2024. Allessandra Keller is undefeated in the short track in Palar and Salandor. Three wins in a row. Holly, how far did she go from that time? It’s going to take some recovery to get over that. Ra Blinger gets on the podium in third place. But there is your race winner, Alisandra Keller. Back in business equals the wins tally in the short track of Pauline Fam Provo for Tumis Maxon. The first World Cup win of the year for Keller. So yeah, timing it perfectly. He’s on the top step for the official picture in Richard and Raa. [Applause] [Music]
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Sensational win, very well deserved by Keller