NISSAN UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Schladming XCO Highlights

Elisabeth 'Lisi' Osl gave the Austrian crowd what they had hoped for: an Austrian win and the World Cup title in the women's category.Lene Byberg confirmed her second place overall by catching Canada's Catharine Pendrel on the final climb to take second, while Pendrel hung on for third in both the race and the overall standings.
Since Julien Absalon (Orbea), had already locked up the World Cup title a week earlier in Champery, Switzerland, the men's World Cup final did not have so much drama. it was Jose Hermida who took control, vaulting from fourth to second in the final World Cup standings with a strong win at the final round in Schladming. Spanish compatriot Ruben Ruzafa Cueto took second for his first World Cup podium, followed by Trek World Racing's Mathias Flückiger. Absalon, after racing in the front three for most of the six lap race, retired after a flat just before the start of the final lap.