The Mountain World Cup returned to the legendary venue of Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada, on Friday for Round 8 of the Series, opening with the women’s and the men’s XCC (Short Track) races.
Unlike the muddy and slippery mess riders faced last weekend at Snowshoe, USA, the Mont-Sainte-Anne course was dry and mostly on grass. After a short flat start section, riders faced a long climb, followed by an equally long twisty descent. After another short up and down, the riders had a final steep legbreaker climb to the finish line.
Olympic cross country champion Jolanda Neff (Trek Factory) took her second women’s XCC win of the season in a three way sprint against Round 7 winner Gwendalyn Gibson (Norco Factory) and World Cup leader Alessandra Keller (Thomus Maxon).
The eight lap race started fast and never slowed down. Keller and XCO World Cup…
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