In the morning of Saturday, September 3rd, the Downhill program of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup finals in Val di Sole was opened by the Junior Men’s race. The outcome of the overall World Cup was already known, with the trophy firmly in the hands of Jackson Goldstone (Santa Cruz Syndacate), though the challenge was still open to take the cherished scalp of the Black Snake.
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It was World Champion Jordan Williams (Madison-Saracen) who claimed a beautiful success by cruising on the treacherous terrain and ended his season on a high, clocking in a 3.35.941 time.
Goldstone himself was very much in the discussion and had clocked the best times in several sections until he crashed in the final part due to a bike issue. American Ryan Pinkerton (GT Factory Racing, +9.825) could therefore move up to second place, ahead of Australian Remy Meier-Smith (Propain Factory Racing, +14.364).
DH WOMEN JR: GRACEY HEMSTREET TAKES STAGE WIN AND WORLD CUP GC
Canadian Gracey Hemstreet (Norco Factory Team) lived up to the expectations by taking the stage win and the Junior Women’s World Cup trophy in Val di Sole. Bulgarian Izabela Yankova (GEN-S) was runner-up (+3.634), whilst New Zealander Jenna Hastings (Pivot Factory Racing) rounded out the race’s top-3 (+7.567).
