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Italian rider Gerhard Kerschbaumer, 18, has claimed his second gold medal at the 2009 UCI World Mountain Bike and Trials Championships, taking out the junior mens cross country event in Canberra.
The win follows on from Kerschbaumer’s success as part of the Italian team that claimed the team relay on Tuesday.
Ricardo Paulo Reis Marinheiro overtook Swiss rider Reto Indergand on the final lap to take silver and Portugal’s first medal of the Championships.
Kerschbaumer, who finished in a time of 1hr31min01sec, 1min19sec ahead of Marinheiro, said that he felt good throughout the race.
“The race went very well, it was perfect because my legs were perfect,” Kerschbaumer said. “The track was very tough and very technical but the atmosphere and the conditions helped me to win.
“On the first two or three laps I was very calm and was trying to control the other riders and then on the fourth lap I overtook everyone on the climb.”
In a dramatic finish, Marinheiro went past Indergand in the closing stages after the 17-year old Swiss, racing in his first World Championships, suffered terrible cramps near the finish.
“I am happy with the result, I tried very hard, Kerschbaumer was very strong on the uphill sections but I am happy with second place,” Marinheiro said.
Indergand, who when not racing studies electrical installation in his native Switzerland, was full of praise for the Stromlo Forest Park circuit.
“I really like this course, and a third place is a good finish for me,” Indergard said.