Sabrina Jonnier (Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) took her sixth consecutive win in the women’s category, at Bromont, Quebec in Canada. Jonnier has now locked up the women’s overall title with one race still remaining.
“I’ve been sick all week and I had no energy,” said Jonnier. “I was really disappointed with my qualifier, it was the worst that I have had. But the weather changes dried the track out and made it more to my liking. Even so, I was really surprised at how fast my time was.”
Junior World Cup leader Anais Pajot (Team Sunn) was the first to go below three minutes and 12 seconds in the women’s race, and took the Nissan Hot Seat. Pajot held the top spot for three riders before being displaced by Anita Molcik (Yeti Fox Shox), who was in turn bumped by American Kathy Pruitt. Pruitt was immediately replaced by Canadian Micayla Gatto (Commencal).
Gatto, lasted through one finisher before she also had to vacate the lead spot for Celine Gros (Morzine-Avoriaz 74). However Jonnier was up only two riders later, after an uncharacteristically slow qualifier that had her seeded fifth. The French rider obliterated the rest of the field, becoming the only rider to clock under three minutes.
Floriane Pugin (Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker) took second, while Japan’s Mio Suemasa was third.
| 1 | Sabrina Jonnier (Fra) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles | 0:02:58 | |
| 2 | Floriane Pugin (Fra) Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker | 0:00:03 | |
| 3 | Mio Suemasa (Jpn) | 0:00:03 | |
| 4 | Tracy Moseley (GBr) Trek World Racing | 0:00:04 | |
| 5 | Gros Céline (Fra) Morzine-Avoriaz 74 | 0:00:06 | |
| 6 | Micayla Gatto (Can) | 0:00:08 | |
| 7 | Claire Buchar (Can) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense | 0:00:08 | |
| 8 | Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Suspension Center | 0:00:09 | |
| 9 | Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi) Scott 11 | 0:00:09 | |
| 10 | Kathleen Pruitt (USA) | 0:00:11 | |
| 11 | Anita Molcik (Aut) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team | 0:00:12 | |
| 12 | Anais Pajot (Fra) Team Sunn | 0:00:14 | |
| 13 | Fionn Griffiths (GBr) Norco World Team | 0:00:14 | |
| 14 | Melissa Buhl (USA) | 0:00:15 | |
| 15 | Danice Uyesugi (Can) | 0:00:16 | |
| 16 | Petra Bernhard (Aut) Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team | 0:00:17 | |
| 17 | Darian Harvey (USA) | 0:00:23 | |
| 18 | Amy Laird (NZl) | 0:00:25 | |
| 19 | Gabrielle Molloy (NZl) | 0:00:32 | |
| 20 | Anne Laplante (Can) | 0:00:32 | |
| 21 | Joanna Petterson (RSA) | 0:00:57 |
| 1 | Santa Cruz Syndicate | 86 | pts |
| 2 | Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team | 66 | |
| 3 | Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense | 56 | |
| 4 | Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles | 54 | |
| 5 | Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz | 53 | |
| 6 | Trek World Racing | 50 | |
| 7 | Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker | 46 | |
| 8 | GT Bicycles | 45 | |
| 9 | Scott 11 | 36 | |
| 10 | Subaru Mountain Bike Pro Team | 35 | |
| 11 | Animal Commencal | 30 | |
| 12 | Morzine-Avoriaz 74 | 28 | |
| 13 | Suspension Center | 26 | |
| 14 | Team Sunn | 19 | |
| 15 | Norco World Team | 18 | |
| 16 | MSC Bikes | 17 | |
| 17 | Specialized Team America | 15 | |
| 18 | Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team | 15 | |
| 19 | Massi | 15 | |
| 20 | Giant Mountain Bike Team | 10 | |
| 21 | Kona | 5 | |
| 22 | Solid Aclass Factory Team | 4 | |
| 23 | Duncan Riffle Racing | 1 |