Graves rides to win on well-liked course

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

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#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team
2Rafael Alvarez De Lara Lucas (Spa) Specialized Factory Racing
3Tomas Slavik (Cze)
4Roger Rinderknecht (Swi) GT Bicycles
5Dan Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal
6Joost Wichman (Ned)
7Filip Polc (Svk) MS Evil Racing
8Bernard Kerr (GBr)
9Romain Saladini (Fra) Team Sunn
10Guido Tschugg (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team
11Scott Beaumont (GBr) Rocky Mountain UK
12Randal Huntington (Aus)
13Blake Carney (USA)
14Lukas Mechura (Cze) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense
15Martin Frei (Swi)
16Michal Prokop (Cze)
17Mitch Ropelato (USA)
18Johannes Fischbach (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team
19Fabien Cousinie (Fra) Kenda Morewood
20Hans Lambert (Can)
21Michael Robert Haderer (USA)
22Thomas Tokarczyk (USA)
23James Schwanke (USA)
24Kieran Mcavoy (GBr)
25Quentin Derbier (Fra)
26Erik Nelson (USA)
27Arthur Daley (USA)
28Will Longden (GBr)
29Markus Sedlak (Aut)
30Junya Nagata (Jpn)
31Sascha Meyenborg (Ger)
32Daisuke Kurosawa (Jpn)
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team50pts
2Suspension Center40Row 1 - Cell 3
3Specialized Factory Racing35Row 2 - Cell 3
4Norco World Team30Row 3 - Cell 3
5GT Bicycles26Row 4 - Cell 3
6Animal Commencal22Row 5 - Cell 3
7MS Evil Racing18Row 6 - Cell 3
8Team Sunn14Row 7 - Cell 3
9Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team12Row 8 - Cell 3
10Rocky Mountain UK10Row 9 - Cell 3
11Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense7Row 10 - Cell 3
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World Cup standings after six rounds
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team675pts
2Roger Rinderknecht (Swi) GT Bicycles370Row 1 - Cell 3
3Joost Wichman (Ned)366Row 2 - Cell 3
4Romain Saladini (Fra) Team Sunn320Row 3 - Cell 3
5Rafael Alvarez De Lara Lucas (Spa) Specialized Factory Racing220Row 4 - Cell 3
6Dan Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal216Row 5 - Cell 3
7Michal Prokop (Cze)202Row 6 - Cell 3
8Tomas Slavik (Cze)175Row 7 - Cell 3
9Luke Madill (Aus) GT Bicycles100Row 8 - Cell 3
10Lukas Mechura (Cze) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense100Row 9 - Cell 3
11Jurg Meijer (Ned)91Row 10 - Cell 3
12Filip Polc (Svk) MS Evil Racing80Row 11 - Cell 3
13Guido Tschugg (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team76Row 12 - Cell 3
14Johannes Fischbach (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team66Row 13 - Cell 3
15Scott Beaumont (GBr) Rocky Mountain UK61Row 14 - Cell 3
16Mickael Deldycke (Fra)40Row 15 - Cell 3
17Cédric Gracia (Fra)40Row 16 - Cell 3
18Matej Vitko (Svk)34Row 17 - Cell 3
19Pascal Seydoux (Swi)30Row 18 - Cell 3
20Gee Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal30Row 19 - Cell 3
21Bernard Kerr (GBr)25Row 20 - Cell 3
22Kamil Tatarkovic (Cze)25Row 21 - Cell 3
23Quentin Derbier (Fra)23Row 22 - Cell 3
24David Graf (Swi)20Row 23 - Cell 3
25Sascha Meyenborg (Ger)20Row 24 - Cell 3
26William Evans (GBr)14Row 25 - Cell 3
27Joey Van Veghel (Ned)14Row 26 - Cell 3
28Randal Huntington (Aus)11Row 27 - Cell 3
29Brook Macdonald (NZl) Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team11Row 28 - Cell 3
30Lewis Lacey (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense11Row 29 - Cell 3
31Patrick Campbell-Jenner (GBr)11Row 30 - Cell 3
32Darryn Stow (RSA)11Row 31 - Cell 3
33Blake Carney (USA)8Row 32 - Cell 3
34Michal Marosi (Cze)8Row 33 - Cell 3
35Will Longden (GBr)6Row 34 - Cell 3
36Martin Frei (Swi)4Row 35 - Cell 3
37Arne Tschugg (Ger)2Row 36 - Cell 3
38Marek Pesko (Svk)2Row 37 - Cell 3
39Adam Stasek (Cze) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team2Row 38 - Cell 3
40Premek Tejchman (Cze)2Row 39 - Cell 3
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Team standings after six rounds
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team235pts
2Suspension Center220Row 1 - Cell 3
3GT Bicycles167Row 2 - Cell 3
4Team Sunn139Row 3 - Cell 3
5Norco World Team125Row 4 - Cell 3
6Animal Commencal116Row 5 - Cell 3
7Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team109Row 6 - Cell 3
8Specialized Factory Racing95Row 7 - Cell 3
9Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense67Row 8 - Cell 3
10MS Evil Racing53Row 9 - Cell 3
11Rocky Mountain UK40Row 10 - Cell 3
12Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team9Row 11 - Cell 3

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