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Muthoni reigned supreme at the vertical uphill on Friday and extended the winning streak to defend her title in the 16km classic mountain race.
Joyce Njeru successfully defended her two titles after winning the women’s 16km classic mountain race to complete a Canfranc-Canfranc double after her vertical uphill victory at the Valsir Mountain Running World Cup event on Sunday, September 10.
Muthoni reigned supreme at the vertical uphill on Friday and extended the winning streak to defend her title in the 16km classic mountain race despite the weather challenges.
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Much of the route was very challenging starting from just above 1000m. However, Muthoni went out hard right from the start of the race and the course did not seem to trouble her.
Her compatriot Lucy Murigi led the chase, with Camilla Magliano staying in contact just behind her. By the highest point in the race, it was clear just how much Muthoni had stamped her authority on the rest of the field.
Muthoni continued to stretch out her lead on the long descent and with the finish line in sight, she hit the bottom of the descent and powered to victory in 1:58:57. Murigi finished second in 2:10:32 as Magliano was two minutes behind in third.
Just like the women’s race, the men’s race was a very close race, with the top three changing constantly in some exciting racing. In the initial stages, there was a group of athletes close together including Remi Leroux, Alvaro Asanz, and Eduardo Hernandez.
However, eventually, it was Morocco’s Adil Moussaoui who took the win in 1:47:52 as Hernandez finished second just 12 seconds behind him. Osanz was just 20 seconds further back in third place.
The key impact on the World Cup standings this weekend has been an additional 100 points for Muthoni, extending her lead, and 70 points for Murigi. In the men’s competition, Joe Steward has moved up to third and Leroux has added to his tally and moved up to fourth place.
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The next gold label race in this year’s World Cup will be at Sky Gran Canaria, where there will be a vertical uphill race, a long mountain race and a classic mountain race.
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