New Zealand mountainbiker Anton Cooper cleared for world championships PHILLIP ROLLOBARTEK WOLINSKI Anton Cooper, left, was pipped in a photo finish by Nino Schurter at the Czech Republic World Cup earlier this year. READ MORE* Gaze out of world championships* Cooper suffers scrotum injury* Cooper seventh in World Cup series"I had a couple of days off the bike. And although he admitted that he would be satisfied with another top-10 at the world championships, Cooper said he is prepared to "risk everything" for the best possible result. But in order to win the race, Cooper will have to beat hot favourite Nino Schurter on his home track. He's on form and he won the last World Cup," Cooper said.

Source: Stuff September 04, 2018 01:47 UTC