Best ever World Cup level finish for Great Britain's Clacherty

BySportsbeat

Published 27/05/2017 at 18:49 GMT

Frazer Clacherty produced a scintillating ride to secure his highest ever finish at World Cup level, when he finished sixth in the under-23 men's race at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Albstadt, Germany.

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The British rider blitzed his personal best finish of 40th, set just last week in the Czech Republic.

After starting the race in 47th, he set a quick opening lap time and climbed into the top 25. He progressed to 11th place at the half-way stage.

And he continued his climb up the field, reining in the riders to reach as high as fifth, which he was beaten to in a sprint finish by Latvia's Martin Blums. Italian Nadir Colledani won the overall race.

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Clacherty now sits 12th overall in the World Cup rankings after two rounds out of six.

After the race, Clacherty said: "What a race!! Thanks for the shout out on course, support was mega."

Earlier on Saturday, Dan Tulett finished 12th in the junior men's race as Germany's David List secured victory.

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