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Van der Heijden Wins U23 World Cup Title!
July 30, 2012
Michiel van der Heijden of the Rabobank-Giant Off-Road Team wrapped up his series title in the Under-23 Cross-Country World Cup Saturday with a podium finish at the finals in France. Van der Heijden rode his XtC Advanced SL to a fifth-place finish on a wet, muddy course in Val d’Isere.
Van der Heijden was consistently strong all season long, finishing in the top-10 in every race and winning two of seven rounds. The 20-year-old scored wins in both North American races, first in Canada (Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec) and then in the U.S. (Windham, New York).
In the elite men’s finals in Val d’Isere, Rabobank-Giant rider Fabian Giger wrapped up his top-10 overall placing with a solid ride on his XtC Composite 29er. The Swiss rider finished 11th at Val d'Isere, ninth overall for the 2012 World Cup season. Giger’s teammate Emil Lindgren finished 22nd in Val d’Isere, 24th overall on the season.
In women’s racing, Rabobank-Giant’s French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prevot ended up the season as the top-ranked Under-23 rider.
Van der Heijden was consistently strong all season long, finishing in the top-10 in every race and winning two of seven rounds. The 20-year-old scored wins in both North American races, first in Canada (Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec) and then in the U.S. (Windham, New York).
In the elite men’s finals in Val d’Isere, Rabobank-Giant rider Fabian Giger wrapped up his top-10 overall placing with a solid ride on his XtC Composite 29er. The Swiss rider finished 11th at Val d'Isere, ninth overall for the 2012 World Cup season. Giger’s teammate Emil Lindgren finished 22nd in Val d’Isere, 24th overall on the season.
In women’s racing, Rabobank-Giant’s French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prevot ended up the season as the top-ranked Under-23 rider.
