Romanian cyclist Vlad Dascalu ranks third at the Mountain Bike World Cup
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Romanian cyclist Vlad Dascalu of Trek Factory has won his first spot on the podium in the ongoing season of the Mountain Bike World Cup, as he came in the third place on Sunday in the cross-country race (XCO) in Val-di-Sole, Italy.
Winning the race was Swiss Nico Schuerter, clocking in at 1:20:22, followed 26 seconds later by his compatriot Mathias Fluckiger and 38 seconds later by Dascalu. In the XCC short track race, the Romanian was 23rd.
Vlad Dascalu won the gold medal at the European Games in Poland in the mountain bike event, climbimg to 14th place in the World Cup ranking after four stages with 425 points. Swiss Schuerter is still the leader with 848 points, followed by the France’s Jordan Sarrou (726) and South African Alan Hatherly (721).
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