Jared Graves took his fourth World Cup victory of the year and clinched the men's title with two rounds still remaining. His win was doubly impressive after a flat tire in the quarter final round had him sprinting down over half the course to still finish second - which was upgraded to first after heat winner Mickal Prokop was disqualified for cutting a corner. Except for that mishap, Graves' rides were perfect all evening.
The new course won high praise from almost all the riders. "It is ready for the Worlds next year, I wouldn't change a thing," said winner Graves. There are, of course, the usual rollers, berms and massive jumps, but there is also a rock garden, and there are other large rocks out on the track.
World champion Rafael Alvarez de Lara Lucas (Specialized) took second, with Tomas Slavik third and Roger Rinderknecht (GT Bicycles) fourth after crashing in the final. Dan Atherton (Animal-Commencal) took the small final for the fifth podium spot.
Rinderknecht continues to hold second place in the overall standings, and was likely to give Graves a run for his money until the crash. "I was going well right until the finals, but unfortunately I crashed. I was still able to get fourth, so I've still got a strong standing. I think that this was one of the best courses this year. Big banked turns. Rocks. It had everything."
Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team |
| 2 | Rafael Alvarez De Lara Lucas (Spa) Specialized Factory Racing |
| 3 | Tomas Slavik (Cze) |
| 4 | Roger Rinderknecht (Swi) GT Bicycles |
| 5 | Dan Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal |
| 6 | Joost Wichman (Ned) |
| 7 | Filip Polc (Svk) MS Evil Racing |
| 8 | Bernard Kerr (GBr) |
| 9 | Romain Saladini (Fra) Team Sunn |
| 10 | Guido Tschugg (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team |
| 11 | Scott Beaumont (GBr) Rocky Mountain UK |
| 12 | Randal Huntington (Aus) |
| 13 | Blake Carney (USA) |
| 14 | Lukas Mechura (Cze) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense |
| 15 | Martin Frei (Swi) |
| 16 | Michal Prokop (Cze) |
| 17 | Mitch Ropelato (USA) |
| 18 | Johannes Fischbach (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team |
| 19 | Fabien Cousinie (Fra) Kenda Morewood |
| 20 | Hans Lambert (Can) |
| 21 | Michael Robert Haderer (USA) |
| 22 | Thomas Tokarczyk (USA) |
| 23 | James Schwanke (USA) |
| 24 | Kieran Mcavoy (GBr) |
| 25 | Quentin Derbier (Fra) |
| 26 | Erik Nelson (USA) |
| 27 | Arthur Daley (USA) |
| 28 | Will Longden (GBr) |
| 29 | Markus Sedlak (Aut) |
| 30 | Junya Nagata (Jpn) |
| 31 | Sascha Meyenborg (Ger) |
| 32 | Daisuke Kurosawa (Jpn) |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team | 50 | pts |
| 2 | Suspension Center | 40 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Specialized Factory Racing | 35 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Norco World Team | 30 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | GT Bicycles | 26 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Animal Commencal | 22 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | MS Evil Racing | 18 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Team Sunn | 14 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team | 12 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Rocky Mountain UK | 10 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense | 7 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team | 675 | pts |
| 2 | Roger Rinderknecht (Swi) GT Bicycles | 370 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Joost Wichman (Ned) | 366 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Romain Saladini (Fra) Team Sunn | 320 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Rafael Alvarez De Lara Lucas (Spa) Specialized Factory Racing | 220 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Dan Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal | 216 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Michal Prokop (Cze) | 202 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Tomas Slavik (Cze) | 175 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Luke Madill (Aus) GT Bicycles | 100 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Lukas Mechura (Cze) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense | 100 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Jurg Meijer (Ned) | 91 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Filip Polc (Svk) MS Evil Racing | 80 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Guido Tschugg (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team | 76 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Johannes Fischbach (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team | 66 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Scott Beaumont (GBr) Rocky Mountain UK | 61 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Mickael Deldycke (Fra) | 40 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Cédric Gracia (Fra) | 40 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Matej Vitko (Svk) | 34 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Pascal Seydoux (Swi) | 30 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Gee Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal | 30 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Bernard Kerr (GBr) | 25 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Kamil Tatarkovic (Cze) | 25 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Quentin Derbier (Fra) | 23 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | David Graf (Swi) | 20 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Sascha Meyenborg (Ger) | 20 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | William Evans (GBr) | 14 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Joey Van Veghel (Ned) | 14 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Randal Huntington (Aus) | 11 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Brook Macdonald (NZl) Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team | 11 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Lewis Lacey (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense | 11 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Patrick Campbell-Jenner (GBr) | 11 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Darryn Stow (RSA) | 11 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Blake Carney (USA) | 8 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Michal Marosi (Cze) | 8 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Will Longden (GBr) | 6 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Martin Frei (Swi) | 4 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Arne Tschugg (Ger) | 2 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Marek Pesko (Svk) | 2 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
| 39 | Adam Stasek (Cze) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team | 2 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
| 40 | Premek Tejchman (Cze) | 2 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team | 235 | pts |
| 2 | Suspension Center | 220 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | GT Bicycles | 167 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Team Sunn | 139 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Norco World Team | 125 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Animal Commencal | 116 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team | 109 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Specialized Factory Racing | 95 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense | 67 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | MS Evil Racing | 53 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Rocky Mountain UK | 40 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team | 9 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
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