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
1
Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team
2
Romain Saladini (Fra) Team Sunn
3
Johannes Fischbach (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team
4
Joost Wichman (Ned)
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Small Final
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
5
Dan Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal
6
Guido Tschugg (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team
7
Filip Polc (Svk) Ms Evil Racing
8
Scott Beaumont (GBr) Rocky Mountain Uk
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1/4 Finals
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
9
Tomas Slavik (Cze)
10
Patrick Campbell-Jenner (GBr)
11
Quentin Derbier (Fra)
12
Brook Macdonald (NZl) Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team
13
Michal Prokop (Cze)
14
Jurg Meijer (Ned)
15
Pascal Seydoux (Swi)
16
Premek Tejchman (Cze)
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1/8 Finals
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
17
Mitch Ropelato (USA)
18
Wyn Masters (NZl) Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team
19
David Graf (Swi)
20
Fabien Cousinie (Fra) Kenda Morewood
21
William Evans (GBr)
22
Marek Pesko (Svk)
23
Adrian Kiener (Swi)
24
Daniel Fülle (Ger)
25
Adam Stasek (Cze) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team
26
Lukas Mechura (Cze) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense
27
Thomas Schäfer (Ger) Solid Aclass Factory Team
28
Arne Tschugg (Ger)
29
Will Longden (GBr)
30
Rafael Alvarez De Lara Lucas (Spa) Specialized Factory Racing
31
Luka Novak (Slo)
32
Jan Svub (Cze)
33
Duncan Ferris (GBr)
34
Stepan Novotny (Cze)
35
Petrik Brückner (Ger)
36
Jakub Hnidak (Cze)
37
Peter Novacik (Svk)
38
Joey Van Veghel (Ned)
39
Scott Roberts (GBr)
40
Aiko Göhler (Ger)
41
Attila Kovacs (Hun)
42
Tom Dowie (GBr)
43
Stefan Kiser (Swi)
44
Marko Runst (Ger)
45
Mathieu Troquier (Fra)
46
Matej Stapic (Slo)
47
Daniel Auerswald (Ger)
48
Lukasz Baran (Pol)
49
Jakub Riha (Cze)
50
Kieran Mcavoy (GBr)
51
Matej Vitko (Svk)
52
Martin Frei (Swi)
53
Tilen Frank (Slo)
54
Thomas Bubla (Aut)
55
Luis Brethauer (Ger)
56
Frans Sjoblom (Swe)
57
Maximilian Wrstala (Ger)
58
Christoph Eder (Aut)
59
Robert Kulesza (Pol)
60
Thomas Krainer (Aut)
DSQ
Mathieu Gallean (Fra)
DSQ
Sidney Gerber (Swi)
DNS
Lorenzo Suding (Ita)
DNS
Piotr Paradowski (Pol)
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Teams
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team
70
pts
2
Suspension Center
50
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team
50
Row 2 - Cell 3
4
Team Sunn
35
Row 3 - Cell 3
5
Animal Commencal
22
Row 4 - Cell 3
6
MS Evil Racing
18
Row 5 - Cell 3
7
Rocky Mountain UK
16
Row 6 - Cell 3
8
Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team
9
Row 7 - Cell 3
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Elite men final World Cup standings
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team
800
pts
2
Joost Wichman (Ned)
551
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Romain Saladini (Fra) Team Sunn
428
Row 2 - Cell 3
4
Roger Rinderknecht (Swi) GT Bicycles
376
Row 3 - Cell 3
5
Dan Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal
341
Row 4 - Cell 3
6
Michal Prokop (Cze)
270
Row 5 - Cell 3
7
Rafael Alvarez De Lara Lucas (Spa) Specialized Factory Racing
240
Row 6 - Cell 3
8
Tomas Slavik (Cze)
235
Row 7 - Cell 3
9
Johannes Fischbach (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team
143
Row 8 - Cell 3
10
Guido Tschugg (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team
133
Row 9 - Cell 3
11
Scott Beaumont (GBr) Rocky Mountain UK
111
Row 10 - Cell 3
12
Filip Polc (Svk) MS Evil Racing
110
Row 11 - Cell 3
13
Mitch Ropelato (USA)
100
Row 12 - Cell 3
14
Luke Madill (Aus) GT Bicycles
100
Row 13 - Cell 3
15
Lukas Mechura (Cze) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense
100
Row 14 - Cell 3
16
Jurg Meijer (Ned)
97
Row 15 - Cell 3
17
Quentin Derbier (Fra)
87
Row 16 - Cell 3
18
Mickael Deldycke (Fra)
40
Row 17 - Cell 3
19
Cédric Gracia (Fra)
40
Row 18 - Cell 3
20
Pascal Seydoux (Swi)
34
Row 19 - Cell 3
21
Matej Vitko (Svk)
34
Row 20 - Cell 3
22
Michael Robert Haderer (USA)
30
Row 21 - Cell 3
23
Gee Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal
30
Row 22 - Cell 3
24
Patrick Campbell-Jenner (GBr)
28
Row 23 - Cell 3
25
Bernard Kerr (GBr)
25
Row 24 - Cell 3
26
Kamil Tatarkovic (Cze)
25
Row 25 - Cell 3
27
Brook Macdonald (NZl) Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team
22
Row 26 - Cell 3
28
David Graf (Swi)
20
Row 27 - Cell 3
29
Sascha Meyenborg (Ger)
20
Row 28 - Cell 3
30
John Swanguen (USA)
14
Row 29 - Cell 3
31
William Evans (GBr)
14
Row 30 - Cell 3
32
Joey Van Veghel (Ned)
14
Row 31 - Cell 3
33
Blake Carney (USA)
12
Row 32 - Cell 3
34
Fabien Cousinie (Fra) Kenda Morewood
11
Row 33 - Cell 3
35
Randal Huntington (Aus)
11
Row 34 - Cell 3
36
Lewis Lacey (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense
11
Row 35 - Cell 3
37
Darryn Stow (RSA)
Row 36 - Cell 2
Row 36 - Cell 3
38
Michal Marosi (Cze)
Row 37 - Cell 2
Row 37 - Cell 3
39
Will Longden (GBr)
Row 38 - Cell 2
Row 38 - Cell 3
40
Martin Frei (Swi)
Row 39 - Cell 2
Row 39 - Cell 3
41
Premek Tejchman (Cze)
Row 40 - Cell 2
Row 40 - Cell 3
42
Arne Tschugg (Ger)
Row 41 - Cell 2
Row 41 - Cell 3
43
Marek Pesko (Svk)
Row 42 - Cell 2
Row 42 - Cell 3
44
Adam Stasek (Cze) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team
Row 43 - Cell 2
Row 43 - Cell 3
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Team final World Cup standings
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team
305
pts
2
Suspension Center
300
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Team Sunn
182
Row 2 - Cell 3
4
Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team
176
Row 3 - Cell 3
5
GT Bicycles
174
Row 4 - Cell 3
6
Animal Commencal
168
Row 5 - Cell 3
7
Norco World Team
165
Row 6 - Cell 3
8
Specialized Factory Racing
109
Row 7 - Cell 3
9
Rocky Mountain UK
72
Row 8 - Cell 3
10
MS Evil Racing
71
Row 9 - Cell 3
11
Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense
67
Row 10 - Cell 3
12
Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team
18
Row 11 - Cell 3
13
Kenda Morewood
9
Row 12 - Cell 3
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