Jenny Rissveds (Canyon CLLCTV XCO) and Luca Martin (Cannondale Factory Racing) swept up the victories at the final short track (XCC) round of the 2025 Whoop UCI Mountain Bike World Series in Mont-Sainte-Anne.
Rissveds was dominant in the women's race , crossing the line with an 18 second advantage, while Evie Richards (Trek Factory Racing-Pirelli) came second ahead of Ronja Blöchlinger (LIV Factory Racing).
That runner-up spot in the final round of XCC racing was enough for Richards to secure the overall short track series win, with the British rider finishing the year with a 110 point lead to Rissveds while Alessandra Keller (Thömus Maxon) was third.
“I’m so happy. It has been such a turbulent year," said Richards who needed to finish in the top eight to secure the overall.
"When I didn’t race in Italy, I didn’t care about the overall. I just wanted to get healthy and once I’m healthy I could then fight again. The fact I missed that, got healthy and still got it is just amazing. I’m very excited."
“It’s so nice to win here in Mont-Sainte-Anne because it’s very special," said the French victor at the Canadian race in the French speaking province of Quebec.
"Charlie [Aldridge] helped me a lot, he rode on the front and today we played for the win. We worked super-well together. I think the sport is changing and we need to ride with a team-mate for the win. I think we did it perfectly today.”
Christopher Blevins (Specialized Factory Racing) was the overall short-track series victor – having claimed the top spot before Mont-Sainte-Anne – while Martin was second in the series and Aldridge third.
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