In June, the OCR community continued to see fierce competition and notable achievements, leading to significant changes in the World OCR rankings.
Highlighted this month are races such as the European Championships in Italy, Olympus Race Rome, Spartan Super Series at Belvoir Castle, the British OCR Champs, the Mont Tremblant Series Race, and Valle De Bravo Spartan in the Mexican Series.
The season is in full swing, with athletes from aorund the world delivering remarkable performances.
Stijn Lagrand (NL, 1) emerged as the leader with three first-place finishes at the 15k EU Championships, EU Champs Short Course, and 13k Olympus Race. Gustav Cordua (DEN, 2) followed closely, achieving first place in two Spartan Super Series races and first place at the British OCR at Spartan. Jesse De Heer (NL, 3) secured second place in both the 15k EU Championships and the EU Champs Short Course.
The following three male athletes all took first place spots at Spartan Series races, earning them their top spots. Nikolas Rakoci (SVK, 4) took first place at the St. Polten Sprint Series Brendan Neely (CAN, 5) won the Mont Tremblant Series (1 of 3). Eugenio Godinez (MEX, 6) clinched first place in the Mex Series (2 of 3). Roman Tóth (CZE, 7) came second in the Spartan Super Series (2 of 3). Mikhail Gerylo (CAN, 8) took second place at the Mont Tremblant Series (1 of 3).
On the women’s side, Alisa Petrova (1) dominated with first-place finishes in the 15k European Championships and the European Championships Short Course. Klara Lokajickova (CZE, 2) secured first place at the St. Polten Sprint Series (3 of 3). Lena Weller (GER, 3) finished third in the St. Polten Sprint Series, first in the Super St. Polten, and first in both the Beast and Super at Kulmbach.
Federica De Caria (UK, 4) took first at the British Champs at Belvoir Castle, and the next day second in the Spartan Series Super in a thrilling finish just seconds behind Andrea Berquez (UK, 5), who achieved first place in the Spartan Super Series at Belvoir Castle (2 of 3). Lisa Musacchio (USA, 6) won the Mont Tremblant Series (1 of 3). Dulce Velázquez Flores (MEX, 7) secured first place in the Mexican Series (2 of 3). Sara Bäckström (SWE, 8) took second in the 15k EU Championships.
Adéla Macečková (CZE, 9) came second in the St. Polten Sprint Series (3 of 3) and first in the Kulmbach Beast.
