16 minutes of video with the highlights of Nove Mesto: Pidcock and Stigger unleash the show

The XCO World Cup in Nové Město once again delivered one of the most spectacular events of the season, and you can now relive the best moments of the weekend with two summary videos, one for the elite men's race and another for the women's race. In total, 16 minutes of attacks, overtakes, mistakes, and decisive moments that marked a race which reaffirmed the Czech circuit as one of the most demanding and spectacular on the calendar.

Nove Mesto was pure chaos and spectacle, and here is the summary

In the men's race, Tom Pidcock returned to the World Cup with a high-level victory after defeating Luca Martin in a constant duel throughout the event. The British rider finished winning with an 18-second lead and maintained his impressive record in Nové Město, where he has won every time he has competed in elite XCO.

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In the women's race, Laura Stigger delivered a true technical exhibition to achieve a solo victory after creating a gap on a descent during the third lap. Behind her, Jenny Rissveds sprinted past Sina Frei in the battle for second place.

The next stop of the XCO World Cup will return from June 11 to 14 in Saalfelden-Leogang, Salzburgerland, one of the most important venues on the calendar where all disciplines of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series will coincide again.