Image 1 of 4U23 women's podium in XCO: Puck Pieterse in second, World Champion Line Burquier and Sofie Pedersen in third (Image credit: Rob Jones)Image 2 of 4Line Burquier of France wins the under-23 women XCO race (Image credit: Rob Jones)Image 3 of 4U23 men's podium (L to R): Mathis Azzaro with silver, World Champion Simone Avondetto and Luca Schatti with bronze (Image credit: Rob Jones)Image 4 of 4U23 men's winner Simone Avondetto (Italy) (Image credit: Rob Jones) The final day of racing on Sunday at the Mountain Bike World Championships in Les Gets, France, opened with the XCO races for women and men. France took their fourth title of the Championships with a win by Line Burquier in under-23 women, while Italy's Simone Avondetto won his nations first title in the men's U23 race. The 3. 9 kilometre circuit was dry and dusty, despite rain in the previous 36 hours. Rough roots and rocks made the course slippery, and riders had to be cautious in the corners. The women rode five laps and the men six. Italy's Giada Specia and Ronja Blochlinger of Switzerland opened a small gap on the first lap, but by the end of lap 2 Burquier was firmly in charge, and steadily increased her lead in the second half of the race to win by 43 seconds. Puck Pieterse of the Netherlands battled with Sofie Pedersen (Denmark), Giada and Blochlinger in the second and third laps before finally breaking clear on the final lap to take the silver medal. Pedersen won the bronze medal. The men's race was expected to be a battle between the two dominant riders on the World Cup circuit - defending champion Martin Kossman of Chile and Carter Woods of Canada. Woods fell off the pace early, while Kossman rode at the front for the first half of the race. However, the Chilean couldn't open much of a gap and began to fade on the fourth lap, when first Avondetto, and then Mathis Azzaro (France), overtook him. A lap later and Luca Schatti (Switzerland) had knocked Kossman down to fourth, where he finished. Azzaro took silver and Schatti bronze. Results - U23 women Pos. Rider Name (Country) TeamResult1Line Burquier (FRA) France 1:11:092Puck Pieterse (NED) Netherlands 0:00:433Sofie Pedersen (DEN) Denmark 0:00:594Giada Specia (ITA) Italy 0:01:515Ronja Blöchlinger (SUI) Switzerland 6Noëlle Buri (SUI) Switzerland 0:02:477Luisa Daubermann (GER) Germany 0:03:068Tina Züger (SUI) Switzerland 0:03:369Madigan Munro (USA) United States of America 0:04:0210Noemie Garnier (FRA) France 0:04:1711Adéla Holubová (CZE) Czech Republic 0:04:2612Raquel Queirós (POR) Portugal 0:04:4013Sara Cortinovis (ITA) Italy 0:04:5514Laura Stigger (AUT) Austria 0:05:0515Olivia Onesti (FRA) France 0:05:1816Ginia Caluori (SUI) Switzerland 0:05:5217Virág Buzsáki (HUN) Hungary 0:06:1318Vita Movrin (SLO) Slovenia 0:06:2919Finja Lipp (GER) Germany 0:06:4320Noemi Plankensteiner (ITA) Italy 0:07:1621Kira Böhm (GER) Germany 0:07:3322Jacqueline Schneebeli (SUI) Switzerland 0:07:4923Sina Van Thiel (GER) Germany 0:08:0224Emilly Johnston (CAN) Canada 0:08:1825Alexa Fuchs (GER) Germany 0:08:3026Lauren Lackman (USA) United States of America 0:08:3127Matylda Szczecinska (POL) Poland 0:08:5528Tamara Wiedmann (AUT) Austria 0:09:2729Aneta Novotná (CZE Czech Republic 0:09:3530Roxane Vermette (CAN) Canada 0:10:1531Isaure Medde (FRA) France 0:10:2232Ruby Ryan (NZL) New Zealand 0:10:3533Lucia Gomez Andreu (ESP) Spain 0:10:4534Sofia Waite (USA) United States of America 0:11:0435Maria Jose Salamanca Pinzon (COL) Colombia 0:11:0936Clara Sommer (AUT) Austria 0:11:1037Csenge Anna Bokros (HUN) Hungary 0:11:3438Maria Flores Garcia (MEX) Mexico 0:11:4439Katherine Hosking (AUS) Australia 0:11:5040Giuliana Salvini Morgen (BRA) Brazil 0:12:0141Akari Kobayashi (JPN) Japan 0:12:0742Ruth Holcomb (USA) United States of America 0:12:2643Yarela Gonzalez Obando (CHI) Chile 0:12:5844Milena Drelak (POL) Poland 0:13:0945Elena Mcgorum (GBR) Great Britain 0:13:4546Catalina Vidaurre Kossmann (CHI) Chile 47Zuzana Šafářová (CZE) Czech Republic 48Estibaliz Sagardoy Zunzarren (ESP) Spain 49Paula Martin Varo (ESP) Spain 50Tereza Kurnická (SVK) Slovakia 51Karolína Bedrníková (CZE) Czech Republic 52Laura Camila Cagua Gonzalez (COL) Colombia 53Holly Lubcke (AUS) Australia 54Amélie Mackay (NZL) New Zealand 55Rimari Sutton (RSA) South Africa 56Francisca Candelaria Chiesa Bachey (ARG) Argentina 57Nurzarina Mohammad Zaki (MAS) Malaysia DNSZoe Cuthbert (AUS) Australia DNSJocelyn Stel (CAN) Canada DNSIzzy Flint (AUS) Australia DNSIryna Shymanska (UKR) Ukraine Results - U23 men Pos. Rider Name (Country) TeamResult1Avondetto Simone (ITA) Italy 1:10:352Azzaro Mathis (FRA) France 0:00:283Schätti Luca (SUI) Switzerland 0:00:574Vidaurre Kossmann Martin (CHI) Chile 0:01:135Riley Bjorn (USA) United States of America 0:01:366Fontana Filippo (ITA) Italy 0:01:497Lillo Dario (SUI) Switzerland 0:01:598Amos Riley (USA) United States of America 0:02:069Wiedmann Luke (SUI) Switzerland 0:02:3510Campos Motos David Domingo (ESP) Spain 0:02:4511Rekdahl Ole Sigurd (NOR) Norway 0:02:5112Bair Mario (AUT) Austria 0:02:5613Fox Sam (AUS) Australia 0:03:1414Walter Simon (SUI) Switzerland 0:03:1615Boichis Adrien (FRA) France 0:03:2016Woods Carter (CAN) Canada 0:03:3117Blackmore Joseph (GBR) Great Britain 0:03:3418Xavier de Oliveira Pereira Gustavo (BRA) Brazil 0:03:3919Lillelund Tobias (DEN) Denmark 0:03:4220Cheneval Loan (FRA) France 0:03:4721Mason Cameron (GBR) Great Britain 22Sølvhøj Oliver (DEN) Denmark 0:04:0123Krayer Lennart-Jan (GER) Germany 0:04:1024Michels Jente (BEL) Belgium 0:04:1725Zatloukal Jan (CZE) Czech Republic 0:04:2826Horny Clement (BEL) Belgium 0:04:4027Aebersold Nils (SUI) Switzerland 0:04:5728Guay Mathis (FRA) France 0:05:0829Lind Oscar (SWE) Sweden 0:05:1330Wright Cameron (AUS) Australia 31Clark Owen (CAN) Canada 0:05:3332Baumann Janis (SUI) Switzerland 0:05:3833Mcguire Rory (GBR) Great Britain 0:05:5934Kaiser Leon Reinhard (GER) Germany 0:06:0735Van Dijk Chris (NED) Netherlands 0:06:1036Konečný Filip (CZE) Czech Republic 0:06:1637Punchard Cole (CAN) Canada 0:06:1838Miller Alex (NAM) Namibia 0:06:2239Aldridge Charlie (GBR) Great Britain 0:06:2840Janssens Arne (BEL) Belgium 0:06:3441Beard Austin (USA) United States of America 42Gutierrez Prieto Adair (MEX) Mexico 0:06:4043Treudler Finn (SUI) Switzerland 0:06:5144Grieco Lucas (FRA) France 0:07:1045Gonen Gil Ly (ISR) Israel 0:07:1146Agostinacchio Filippo (ITA) Italy 0:07:2147Duran Agustin (ARG) Argentina 48Van Zyl Johan (RSA) South Africa 0:07:3149Sáska Jan (CZE) Czech Republic 0:07:3450König Tobias (GER) Germany 51Ramsay Noah (CAN) Canada 0:07:3952Peña Franco Nelson (COL) Colombia 0:07:4053Martin Luca (FRA) France 0:07:5054Gomez Gomez Camilo Andres (COL) Colombia 0:08:0055Schweizer Ben (GER) Germany 56Cabrera Gonzalez José (MEX) Mexico 0:08:0857Scherrer Julius (AUT) Austria 0:08:1658Eriksson André (SWE) Sweden 0:08:2459Barber Arguimbau Francesc (ESP) Spain 0:08:3660Day Robbie (USA) United States of America 0:08:4561Krynski Piotr (POL) Poland 0:08:5562Johnson Brayden (USA) United States of America 0:09:1163Nortje Tristan (RSA) South Africa 0:09:1264Schellekens Tom (NED) Netherlands 0:09:1665Vandersteen Jarne (BEL) Belgium 0:09:2166Jones Cameron (NZL) New Zealand 0:09:4867Malacarne Alex Junior (BRA) Brazil 0:10:0168Hudyma Oleksandr (UKR) Ukraine 0:10:0569Feurstein Kilian (AUT) Austria 0:10:1170Gallo Florido Ignacio (CHI) Chile 0:10:1671Cantor Sanchez Jonathan David (COL) Colombia 0:10:5072Herrera Ochoa Esteban (MEX) Mexico 73Barroso Gomez Alberto (ESP) Spain 74Bottcher Caleb (NZL) New Zealand 75Carrick-anderson Corran (GBR) Great Britain 76Deshe Yotam (ISR) Israel 77Hrtánek Martin (SVK) Slovakia 78Karlsson Viggo (SWE) Sweden 79Terlouw Jaedon (RSA) South Africa 80Moir Luke (RSA) South Africa 81Zancan Pardo Angelo (ARG) Argentina 82Cheesman Tom (AUS) Australia 83Berumen Lopez Carlos (MEX) Mexico 84Folguera Diaz Kilian (AND) Andorra 85Paolilli Domenic (AUS) Australia 86Sandoval Jimenez Antonio (MEX) Mexico 87Klemenčič Jakob (SLO) Slovenia 88Lozar Matjaž (SLO) Slovenia 89Cruz João (POR) Portugal 90Klimek Krzysztof (POL) Poland 91Pescaru Patrick (ROU) Romania 92Hahn Hugo (NAM) Namibia 93Wilson Matthew (NZL) New Zealand 94Brenes Mata Sebastian (CRC) Costa Rica 95Arnold Prieto Mario Antonio (PAR) Paraguay 96Zulkifli Zulfikri (MAS) Malaysia DNFMalezsewski Lukas (BEL) Belgium DNFRose Ethan (NZL) New Zealand DNFKhairul Muhammad Fahmi (MAS) Malaysia DNSEder Fabian (GER) Germany.