Results of the 2011 World Cup Cross Country (XC) Round 1 from Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Men

1 Nino Schurter (SUI)
2 Julien Absalon (FRA)
3 Jaroslav Kulhavy (CZE)
4 José Antonio Ramos (ESP)
5 Marco Aurelio Fontana (ITA)
6 Manuel Fumic (GER)
7 Inaki Lejarreta Errasti (ESP)
8 Stéphane Tempier (FRA)
9 Carlos Coloma Nicolas (ESP)
10 Todd Wells (USA)

A big fall in the rock garden on the last lap saw South Africa’s Burry Stander fall to 11th - that’s racing!

Women

1 Chengyuan Ren (CHN)
2 Julie Bresset (U23) (FRA)
3 Irina Kalentieva (RUS)
4 Catharine Pendrel (CAN)
5 Lene Byberg (NOR)
6 Nathalie Schneitter (SUI)
7 Sabine Spitz (GER)
8 Maja Wloszczowska (POL)
9 Marie-Helene Premont (CAN)
10 Elisabeth Osl (AUT)