Leo Páez and Rosa van Doorn win the XCM World Cup in Andorra 2025

The Colombian Leo Páez from Soudal Lee Cougan and the Dutch, European champion, Rosa van Doorn from Buff Megamo have taken the victory in the second round of the XCM World Cup held in Andorra.

Leo Paez wins the XCM World Cup in Andorra

The Colombian Leonardo Páez (Soudal Lee Cougan) has once again shown why he is one of the great specialists in MTB marathon by imposing himself with authority in the second round of the Hero UCI Marathon World Cup, held this Sunday on the demanding course of Andorra Naturaland.

The race, with start and finish in Sant Julià de Lòria, proposed a route of 60 km with 1,985 meters of positive elevation gain. A peculiar route that began with 8 km of descent followed by tough climbs that ended up being decisive for the climbers.

From the early stages, Páez selected the group in which prominent names like Andreas Seewald (Singer Racing), Wout Alleman (Buff Megamo), Diego Rosa (FOL MTB Racing), or Casey South (Torpado Kenda FSA) were riding. After overcoming the second long climb, the Colombian escaped alongside Seewald and maintained a tough battle with the German until in the final stretch he managed to leave him behind.

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Leonardo Páez crossed the finish line alone with a time of 2h45:06, achieving his first victory of the season in this renewed World Cup. Seewald was second at 1:44 and Alleman completed the podium at 2:50. Also noteworthy was the performance of the Torpado Kenda FSA team, with Casey South fourth and Gioele De Cosmo fifth.

Top 10 Men - XCM World Cup Andorra Naturaland 2025

1. Leonardo Páez (COL) - Soudal Lee Cougan - 2:45:06
2. Andreas Seewald (GER) - Singer KTM Racing - +1:44
3. Wout Alleman (BEL) - Buff-Megamo Team - +2:50
4. Casey South (SUI) - Torpado Kenda FSA - +3:10
5. Gioele De Cosmo (ITA) - Torpado Kenda FSA - +3:36
6. Nicolas Samparisi (ITA) - KTM Spada - +3:37
7. Sebastian Gesche Antona (CHI) - Klimatiza Orbea Team - +3:55
8. Samuele Porro (ITA) - Klimatiza Orbea Team - +3:56
9. Lorenzo Samparisi (ITA) - KTM Spada - +4:21
10. Fabian Rabensteiner (ITA) - Torpado Kenda FSA - +4:43

Rosa van Doorn repeats victory in the women's category

In the women's competition, the current European champion in the discipline Rosa van Doorn (Buff Megamo) once again demonstrated her dominance after the victory in Capoliveri. In Andorra, she repeated victory with an impressive performance, completing the 60 km in 3h24:41. The only one who could somewhat keep up with her pace was the Italian Sandra Mairhofer (Soudal Lee Cougan), who finished at 2:36, while the Namibian Vera Looser closed the podium over four minutes behind.

Top 10 Women - XCM World Cup Andorra Naturaland 2025

1. Rosa van Doorn (NED) - Buff-Megamo Team - 3:24:41
2. Sandra Mairhofer (ITA) - Soudal Lee Cougan - +2:36
3. Vera Looser (NAM) - +4:25
4. Lejla Njemcevic (BIH) - +9:36
5. Debora Piana (ITA) - FOL MTB Racing - +10:53
6. Katazina Sosna-Pinele (LTU) - Torpado Kenda FSA - +11:58
7. Paula Gorycka-Kurmann (POL) - +12:56
8. Tessa Kortekaas (NED) - Cannondale ISB Sport - +15:04
9. Monica Yuliana Calderón (COL) - Cannondale ISB Sport - +17:30
10. Terese Andersson (SWE) - +18:44

With two races completed, the Hero UCI Marathon World Cup 2025 continues to shape its favorites. The next stop will be on June 14 in Dolomites, Italy.