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Schlickeralm (Telfes, Austria)

Anna Pichrtova (CZE)

Jonathan Wyatt (NZL)

Jonathan (NZL) won the fourth Grand Prix race on Sunday against his constant shadow, Marco Gaiardo (ITA), by two minutes in a time of 58.14 for the 11km/1300m climb course. With three victories in the Grand Prix series and best four to count, Jonathans lead is virtually unbeatable. The race for second place was a thrilling affair with the next four runners all finishing within 30 seconds of each other and in a desperate sprint finish Gaiardo just managed to breast the tape one second in front of Rickey Gates (USA). Gaiardo thus settles into second place in the GP ranking.

The anticipated dual between Anna Pichrtova (CZE) and Martina Strahl (SUI) did not materialise when the latter did not make the start line. It was therefore left to Anna to register another comfortable victory beating the young Mateja Kosovelj (SLO) by 3 minutes 40 seconds. Grand Prix leader Anne Buckley had an indifferent run finishing only 21^st and slipping to third ranking place. The Grand Prix leader is now Anna Frost (NZL) who ran strongly to finish fourth . European bronze medallist Sarah Tunstall (GBR) finished fifth and so moves up to fourth position in the ranking.

The fifth Grand Prix race takes place on August 10^th in Ebensee (Austria)

Danny Hughes

Leading positions:

Men,

1&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, Jonathan Wyatt NZL&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, 58.14

2&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, Marco Gaiardo ITA&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, 60.13

3&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, Rickey Gates USA&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, 60.14

4&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, Markus Kroell AUT&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, 60.35

5&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, David Schneider SUI&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, 60.45

6&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, Mitja Kosovelj SLO&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, 61.38

7&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, Antonio Molinari ITA&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, 61.49

Women:

1&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, Anna Pichrtova CZE&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, 68.16

2&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, Mateja Kosovelj SLO&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, 71.56

3&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, Daniela Grassmann SUI&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, 73.23

4&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, Anna Frost&nbsp,&nbsp, NZL&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, 74.01

5&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, Sarah Tunstall GBR&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, 75.45

6 &nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, Pavla Matyasova CZE&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, 76.05

7&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, Victoria Wilkinson GBR&nbsp,&nbsp,&nbsp, 76.54

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