Graves on top in men's four cross

World Cup champion Jared Graves (Yeti Fox Shox) confirmed his four cross World Cup title under the lights of the Planai ski slope in Schladming, Austria, Saturday night.

The men's series had already been won by Graves, the new world champion, but he wasn't about to pass up the opportunity to finish the season on a winning note. The Australian was untouchable, easily winning his heats in every round, often by huge margins. in the final, it came down to Graves, Romain Saladini (Team Sunn), Johannes Fishbach (Ghost ATG) and Dutchman Joost Wichman. Wichman ran into trouble at the top of the course, putting himself out of contention, and the young Frenchman Saladini was able to hold off Fishbach for second behind Graves.

Saladini's second place bumped him up to third in the final standings behind Graves and Wichman. He took over the place of injured Roger Rinderknecht (GT Bicycles).

"It's been a good season," said Graves. "Tonight I was confident [of winning], but there were a lot of interesting moves and crashes happening out there. I wanted to go out on a strong finish to the season, so I knew what I had to do. There were a couple of small mistakes, but nothing that cost me, so it was a good night."

Results

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Big Final
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team
2Romain Saladini (Fra) Team Sunn
3Johannes Fischbach (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team
4Joost Wichman (Ned)
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Small Final
#Rider Name (Country) Team
5Dan Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal
6Guido Tschugg (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team
7Filip Polc (Svk) Ms Evil Racing
8Scott Beaumont (GBr) Rocky Mountain Uk
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1/4 Finals
#Rider Name (Country) Team
9Tomas Slavik (Cze)
10Patrick Campbell-Jenner (GBr)
11Quentin Derbier (Fra)
12Brook Macdonald (NZl) Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team
13Michal Prokop (Cze)
14Jurg Meijer (Ned)
15Pascal Seydoux (Swi)
16Premek Tejchman (Cze)
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1/8 Finals
#Rider Name (Country) Team
17Mitch Ropelato (USA)
18Wyn Masters (NZl) Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team
19David Graf (Swi)
20Fabien Cousinie (Fra) Kenda Morewood
21William Evans (GBr)
22Marek Pesko (Svk)
23Adrian Kiener (Swi)
24Daniel Fülle (Ger)
25Adam Stasek (Cze) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team
26Lukas Mechura (Cze) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense
27Thomas Schäfer (Ger) Solid Aclass Factory Team
28Arne Tschugg (Ger)
29Will Longden (GBr)
30Rafael Alvarez De Lara Lucas (Spa) Specialized Factory Racing
31Luka Novak (Slo)
32Jan Svub (Cze)
33Duncan Ferris (GBr)
34Stepan Novotny (Cze)
35Petrik Brückner (Ger)
36Jakub Hnidak (Cze)
37Peter Novacik (Svk)
38Joey Van Veghel (Ned)
39Scott Roberts (GBr)
40Aiko Göhler (Ger)
41Attila Kovacs (Hun)
42Tom Dowie (GBr)
43Stefan Kiser (Swi)
44Marko Runst (Ger)
45Mathieu Troquier (Fra)
46Matej Stapic (Slo)
47Daniel Auerswald (Ger)
48Lukasz Baran (Pol)
49Jakub Riha (Cze)
50Kieran Mcavoy (GBr)
51Matej Vitko (Svk)
52Martin Frei (Swi)
53Tilen Frank (Slo)
54Thomas Bubla (Aut)
55Luis Brethauer (Ger)
56Frans Sjoblom (Swe)
57Maximilian Wrstala (Ger)
58Christoph Eder (Aut)
59Robert Kulesza (Pol)
60Thomas Krainer (Aut)
DSQMathieu Gallean (Fra)
DSQSidney Gerber (Swi)
DNSLorenzo Suding (Ita)
DNSPiotr Paradowski (Pol)
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team70pts
2Suspension Center50Row 1 - Cell 3
3Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team50Row 2 - Cell 3
4Team Sunn35Row 3 - Cell 3
5Animal Commencal22Row 4 - Cell 3
6MS Evil Racing18Row 5 - Cell 3
7Rocky Mountain UK16Row 6 - Cell 3
8Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team9Row 7 - Cell 3
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Elite men final World Cup standings
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team800pts
2Joost Wichman (Ned)551Row 1 - Cell 3
3Romain Saladini (Fra) Team Sunn428Row 2 - Cell 3
4Roger Rinderknecht (Swi) GT Bicycles376Row 3 - Cell 3
5Dan Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal341Row 4 - Cell 3
6Michal Prokop (Cze)270Row 5 - Cell 3
7Rafael Alvarez De Lara Lucas (Spa) Specialized Factory Racing240Row 6 - Cell 3
8Tomas Slavik (Cze)235Row 7 - Cell 3
9Johannes Fischbach (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team143Row 8 - Cell 3
10Guido Tschugg (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team133Row 9 - Cell 3
11Scott Beaumont (GBr) Rocky Mountain UK111Row 10 - Cell 3
12Filip Polc (Svk) MS Evil Racing110Row 11 - Cell 3
13Mitch Ropelato (USA)100Row 12 - Cell 3
14Luke Madill (Aus) GT Bicycles100Row 13 - Cell 3
15Lukas Mechura (Cze) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense100Row 14 - Cell 3
16Jurg Meijer (Ned)97Row 15 - Cell 3
17Quentin Derbier (Fra)87Row 16 - Cell 3
18Mickael Deldycke (Fra)40Row 17 - Cell 3
19Cédric Gracia (Fra)40Row 18 - Cell 3
20Pascal Seydoux (Swi)34Row 19 - Cell 3
21Matej Vitko (Svk)34Row 20 - Cell 3
22Michael Robert Haderer (USA)30Row 21 - Cell 3
23Gee Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal30Row 22 - Cell 3
24Patrick Campbell-Jenner (GBr)28Row 23 - Cell 3
25Bernard Kerr (GBr)25Row 24 - Cell 3
26Kamil Tatarkovic (Cze)25Row 25 - Cell 3
27Brook Macdonald (NZl) Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team22Row 26 - Cell 3
28David Graf (Swi)20Row 27 - Cell 3
29Sascha Meyenborg (Ger)20Row 28 - Cell 3
30John Swanguen (USA)14Row 29 - Cell 3
31William Evans (GBr)14Row 30 - Cell 3
32Joey Van Veghel (Ned)14Row 31 - Cell 3
33Blake Carney (USA)12Row 32 - Cell 3
34Fabien Cousinie (Fra) Kenda Morewood11Row 33 - Cell 3
35Randal Huntington (Aus)11Row 34 - Cell 3
36Lewis Lacey (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense11Row 35 - Cell 3
37Darryn Stow (RSA)Row 36 - Cell 2 Row 36 - Cell 3
38Michal Marosi (Cze)Row 37 - Cell 2 Row 37 - Cell 3
39Will Longden (GBr)Row 38 - Cell 2 Row 38 - Cell 3
40Martin Frei (Swi)Row 39 - Cell 2 Row 39 - Cell 3
41Premek Tejchman (Cze)Row 40 - Cell 2 Row 40 - Cell 3
42Arne Tschugg (Ger)Row 41 - Cell 2 Row 41 - Cell 3
43Marek Pesko (Svk)Row 42 - Cell 2 Row 42 - Cell 3
44Adam Stasek (Cze) Ghost A.T.G. Pro TeamRow 43 - Cell 2 Row 43 - Cell 3
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Team final World Cup standings
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team305pts
2Suspension Center300Row 1 - Cell 3
3Team Sunn182Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team176Row 3 - Cell 3
5GT Bicycles174Row 4 - Cell 3
6Animal Commencal168Row 5 - Cell 3
7Norco World Team165Row 6 - Cell 3
8Specialized Factory Racing109Row 7 - Cell 3
9Rocky Mountain UK72Row 8 - Cell 3
10MS Evil Racing71Row 9 - Cell 3
11Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense67Row 10 - Cell 3
12Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team18Row 11 - Cell 3
13Kenda Morewood9Row 12 - Cell 3

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