Nino Schurter of Switzerland won the elite men's cross-country title in Petrópolis ©Getty Images

Rio 2016 gold medallist Nino Schurter of Switzerland won the elite men's cross-country title at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Mountain Bike World Cup in Petrópolis in Brazil.

Schurter, who is a three-time Olympic medallist and a nine-time world champion, finsihed in one hour, 26 minutes and 52 seconds.

Maxime Marotte of France finished second with the same timing before 2019 under-23 wrld champion Vlad Dascalu of Romania completed the top-three in 1:26:55.

Three-time World Championships medallist Fini Sebastien Carstensen of Denmark came in fourth in 1:27:47 before Filippo Colombo of Switzerland placed fifth a second later.

South African Alan Hatherly, who won the short track event in Petrópolis, managed only a ninth-place finish.

Among women, Australian Ellen Rebecca Mcconnell who placed fourth in the short track event, finished first in 1:29:41.

Seventeen seconds behind her was Anne Terpstra of The Netherlands.

French rider Loana Lecomte completed the podium in 1:30:19.

Laura Stigger of Austria, who finished second in the sort track, placed fourth with a timing of 1:31:25 while compatriot Mona Mitterwallner finished fifth in 1:31:34.

The next UCI Mountain Bike World Cup is scheduled to be held in Albstadt in Germany from May 6 to 8.