Limited visibility, moisture in the air and with the Cross-Country course as challenging as it has been all week, the stage was set for an epic day of World Championship XCO racing in Leogang, Austria, with three races throughout the day; the U23 Women, the Women Elite and Men Elite.
The French cross-country riders scored a gold hat-trick today at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships presented by Mercedes-Benz in Saalfelden Leogang
In his second World Championship race in Saalfelden Leogang, Tom Pidcock secured World Championship gold in the U23 race after winning the E-MTB title.
A foggy morning made way for a sunny afternoon. With Downhill training starting early, riders struggled to spot the right lines in the lower, new section of the Speedster, a section that would prove to be decisive during qualifications for both Juniors and Elite riders.
Just days after the Cross-Country action finished in Nové Město, Czech Republic, more than 150 riders battled for multiple World Championship medals in Saalfelden Leogang, Austria.
The French cross-country mixed relay team secured their fifth world title in the team competition at the start of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships presented by Mercedes-Benz in Saalfelden Leogang, their first since 2016.
Great Britain's Thomas Pidcock and France's Melanie Pugin secured the medals in the E-MTB Cross Country race at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships presented by Mercedes-Benz in Saalfelden Leogang.
- In less than one week the EPIC Bikepark Leogang will welcome the mountain biking elite to this year's UCI Mountain Bike World Championship in the disciplines Cross Country, Downhill and E-MTB.