McConnell wins XCO World Cup in Germany

The first elite cross-country titles of the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano were awarded on Sunday in Albstadt, Germany, with Eva Lechner (Colnago Sudtirol) winning the women’s competition, and Daniel McConnell (Trek Factory Racing) taking the men’s. Raphael Gay (Creuse Oxygene) won the Junior men’s competition held earlier in the day. The men’s seven lap race began after the rain had stopped, but the damage had been done, leaving the course so slick and treacherous in the down