The next-to-last UCI Mountain Bike World Cup for the Cross Country and Downhill disciplines comes this week at Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec (CAN), one of the sport’s classic venues.
The seasonal competitions are at the decision point; the current standings:
Men/Cross Country:
- 1,405 Nino Schurter (SUI)
- 1,050 Mathieu van der Poel (NED)
- 861 Henrique Avancini (BRA)
- 827 Maxime Marotte (FRA)
- 777 Florian Vogel (SUI)
Women/Cross Country:
- 1,250 Jolanda Neff (SUI)
- 1,133 Annika Langvad (DEN)
- 927 Maja Wloszczowski (POL)
- 910 Anne Tauber (NED)
- 896 Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (FRA)
Men/Downhill:
- 933 Amaury Pierron (FRA)
- 653 Loris Vergier (FRA)
- 646 Laurie Greenland (GBR)
- 596 Troy Brosnan (AUS)
- 586 Danny Hart (GBR)
Women/Downhill:
- 986 Rachel Atherton (GBR)
- 906 Tahnee Seagrave (GBR)
- 740 Tracey Hannah (AUS)
- 610 Myriam Nicole (FRA)
- 582 Monica Hrastnik (SLO)
With two races to go, none of these disciplines are clinched, but strong performances from Schurter and Pierron could wrap up the men’s seasonal titles. For Schurter, he’s going for his sixth seasonal World Cup victory, previously in 2010-12-13-15-17. For Neff, it would be her third World Cup title.
In the Downhill, Pierron is trying for win for the first time; it would be a sixth for Atherton.
In 2017, Schurter and Yana Belomoina (UKR) won here in Cross Country; Aaron Gwin (USA) and Seagrave won in the Downhill races.
Look for results from the host site here, or the UCI results site here and here.
