2016 UCI MTB XCO World Championships / Nove Mesto (CZR) - Men’s U23

The Under-23 men’s race quickly came down to five riders - Sam Gaze (NZE), Victor Koretzky (France), Marcel Guerrini (Switzerland), Titouan Carod (France) and Simon Andreassen (Denmark). Gaze and Koretzky were clearly the strongest, and when Gaze attacked on a climb on the fourth lap, only Koretzky tried to go with him, but was dropped on the main climb. By the end of the lap, and starting the final lap, Gaze was 24 seconds clear and continue to extend his lead to finish 50 seconds ahead of Koretzky, with G