Romania's Vlad Dascalu won the men's under-23 Olympic-distance race at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup ©UCI

Romania's Vlad Dascalu and Haley Batten of the United States were the victors in the under-23 Olympic-distance races at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Mountain Bike World Cup event in Nové Město na Moravě.

Dascalu completed the course in the Czech town in 1min 14:24secs, holding off Switzerland's Philipp Colombo who finished second in 1:14:25.

Denmark's Simon Andreassen was third in 1:14:34.

"Everything went perfectly today," Dascalu said.

"I was feeling great from very morning and I knew I had strong legs."

Haley Batten of the United States won the women's under-23 Olympic distance race at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup ©Facebook
Haley Batten of the United States won the women's under-23 Olympic distance race at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup ©Facebook

Batten was the winner in the women's race, recording 1:13:38. 

Germany's Ronja Eibl was second with 1:14:06, while Austria's Laura Stigger ended up in third with 1:14:58.

The elite competition in the Olympic-distance race takes place tomorrow.