2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

The 2018 Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup was a series of races in Olympic Cross-Country (XCO), Cross-Country Eliminator (XCE), and Downhill (DHI). Each discipline had an Elite Men and an Elite Women category. There were also under-23 categories in the XCO and junior categories in the DHI. The cross-country series and the downhill series each had seven rounds, some of which were held concurrently.[1]

2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
Date(s) (2018-03 - 2018-08)March–August 2018
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Women's cross country elite podium in Albstadt (from left): Alessandra Keller, Yana Belomoyna, Jolanda Neff, Anne Tauber, Elisabeth Brandau

The 2018 series returned to some classic venues, including Fort William, Nové Město, and Mont-Sainte-Anne. There was also a race in Stellenbosch, which was the first time a World Cup race had been held in South Africa since 2014.[2]

Cross-country edit

Elite edit

Date Venue Podium (Men) Podium (Women)
10 March   Stellenbosch[3][4][5]         Sam Gaze         Annika Langvad
        Nino Schurter         Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
        Maxime Marotte         Anne Tauber
19–20 May   Albstadt[6][7][8]         Nino Schurter         Jolanda Neff
        Stéphane Tempier         Yana Belomoyna
        Mathieu van der Poel         Anne Tauber
26–27 May   Nové Město na Moravě[9]         Nino Schurter         Annika Langvad
        Anton Cooper         Jolanda Neff
        Maxime Marotte         Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
8 July   Val di Sole[10]         Nino Schurter         Maja Włoszczowska
        Gerhard Kerschbaumer         Emily Batty
        Mathieu van der Poel         Jolanda Neff
15 July   Vallnord[11]         Gerhard Kerschbaumer         Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå
        Nino Schurter         Jolanda Neff
        Mathieu van der Poel         Emily Batty
12 August   Mont-Sainte-Anne[12]         Mathias Flückiger         Jolanda Neff
        Gerhard Kerschbaumer         Annika Langvad
        Titouan Carod         Emily Batty
26 August   La Bresse[13]         Nino Schurter         Jolanda Neff
        Gerhard Kerschbaumer         Emily Batty
        Maxime Marotte         Annika Langvad

Under 23 edit

Date Venue Podium (Men) Podium (Women)
10 March   Stellenbosch[3][14][15]         Petter Fagerhaug         Malene Degn
        Ben Oliver         Sina Frei
        Neïlo Perrin Ganier         Evie Richards
19–20 May   Albstadt[6][16][17]         Joshua Dubau         Sina Frei
        Antoine Philipp         Evie Richards
        Jonas Lindberg         Malene Degn
26 May   Nové Město na Moravě[9]         Vlad Dascălu         Sina Frei
        Filippo Colombo         Malene Degn
        Alan Hatherly         Marika Tovo
8 July   Val di Sole[10]         Petter Fagerhaug         Sina Frei
        Joshua Dubau         Evie Richards
        Vlad Dascălu         Malene Degn
15 July   Vallnord[11]         Joshua Dubau         Sina Frei
        Antoine Philipp         Evie Richards
        Filippo Colombo         Malene Degn
12 August   Mont-Sainte-Anne[12]         Alan Hatherly         Sina Frei
        Christopher Blevins         Evie Richards
        José Gerardo Ulloa         Malene Degn
26 August   La Bresse[13]         Petter Fagerhaug         Sina Frei
        Jofre Cullell         Evie Richards
        Simon Andreassen         Ronja Eibl

Downhill edit

Elite edit

Date Venue Podium (Men) Podium (Women)
21–22 April   Lošinj[18]         Aaron Gwin         Myriam Nicole
        Luca Shaw         Rachel Atherton
        Dean Lucas         Tahnée Seagrave
2–3 June   Fort William[19]         Amaury Pierron         Tahnée Seagrave
        Loris Vergier         Myriam Nicole
        Troy Brosnan         Rachel Atherton
9–10 June   Leogang[20]         Amaury Pierron         Rachel Atherton
        Aaron Gwin         Myriam Nicole
        Laurie Greenland         Tracey Hannah
6–7 July   Val di Sole[10]         Amaury Pierron         Tahnée Seagrave
        Laurie Greenland         Rachel Atherton
        Danny Hart         Monika Hrastnik
13–14 July   Vallnord[11]         Loris Vergier         Tahnée Seagrave
        Amaury Pierron         Rachel Atherton
        Brook McDonald         Tracey Hannah
10–11 August   Mont-Sainte-Anne[12]         Loïc Bruni         Rachel Atherton
        Troy Brosnan         Tahnée Seagrave
        Danny Hart         Tracey Hannah
24–25 August   La Bresse[13]         Martin Maes         Rachel Atherton
        Gee Atherton         Tahnée Seagrave
        Brook McDonald         Myriam Nicole

Junior edit

Date Venue Podium (Men) Podium (Women)
21–22 April   Lošinj[18]         Thibaut Dapréla         Valentina Höll
        Kade Edwards         Nastasia Gimenez
        Kye A'Hern         Mille Johnset
2–3 June   Fort William[19]         Kye A'Hern         Valentina Höll
        Thibaut Dapréla         Paula Zibasa
        Kade Edwards         Anna Newkirk
9–10 June   Leogang[20]         Kye A'Hern         Valentina Höll
        Thibaut Dapréla         Nastasia Gimenez
        Henry Kerr         Ottilia Johansson Jones
6–7 July   Val di Sole[10]         Thibaut Dapréla         Valentina Höll
        Henry Kerr         Anna Newkirk
        Patrick Butler         Mille Johnset
13–14 July   Vallnord[11]         Thibaut Dapréla         Valentina Höll
        Henry Kerr         Anna Newkirk
        Kye A'Hern         Mille Johnset
10–11 August   Mont-Sainte-Anne[12]         Thibaut Dapréla         Valentina Höll
        Kade Edwards         Samantha Soriano
        Henry Kerr         Mazie Hayden
24–25 August   La Bresse[13]         Thibaut Dapréla         Valentina Höll
        Henry Kerr         Paula Zibasa
        Kade Edwards         Mille Johnset

World Cup standings edit

Standings after 7 of 7 events

Men edit

Women edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "UCI Mountain Bike Calendar – 2018 Season – All Competitions". uci.ch. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup". uci.ch. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b "UCI Mountain Bike World Cup – Stellenbosch, South Africa". worldcupstellenbosch.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Cross-country Olympic – Stellenbosch – 10 Mar 2018 – Men Elite". uci.ch. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Cross-country Olympic – Stellenbosch – 10 Mar 2018 – Women Elite". uci.ch. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  6. ^ a b "UCI Mountain Bike World Cup – Albstadt, Germany". www.world-cup-albstadt.de. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Cross-country Olympic – Albstadt – 20 May 2018 – Men Elite". uci.ch. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Cross-country Olympic – Albstadt – 20 May 2018 – Women Elite". uci.ch. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  9. ^ a b "UCI Mountain Bike World Cup – Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic". mtbnmnm.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  10. ^ a b c d "Val di Sole Bikeland – UCI Mountain Bike World Cup". www.valdisolebikeland.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  11. ^ a b c d "UCI Mountain Bike World Cup – Vallnord, Andorra". www.vallnordworldcup.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  12. ^ a b c d "UCI Mountain Bike World Cup – Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada". www.velirium.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  13. ^ a b c d "UCI MTB World Cup 2018, France: XCO7/DH7 – August 25–26, 2018 – La Bresse". www.redbull.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Cross-country Olympic – Stellenbosch – 10 Mar 2018 – Men Under 23". uci.ch. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  15. ^ "Cross-country Olympic – Stellenbosch – 10 Mar 2018 – Women Under 23". uci.ch. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  16. ^ "Cross-country Olympic – Albstadt – 19 May 2018 – Men Under 23". uci.ch. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Cross-country Olympic – Albstadt – 20 May 2018 – Women Under 23". uci.ch. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  18. ^ a b "UCI Mountain Bike World Cup – Losinj, Croatia – 19.-22.April 2018". losinjworldcup.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  19. ^ a b "UCI Mountain Bike World Cup – Fort William, Great Britain". fortwilliamworldcup.co.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  20. ^ a b "Bikepark, Leogang – Out of Bounds Festival". bikepark.saalfelden-leogang.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.

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