Defending 2009 women's four cross World Cup champion Anneke Beerten (Suspension Center) finally won her first World Cup of the year in the cold temperatures and mud of Leogang, Austria. Beerten's win also vaulted her into the lead of the overall series.
In the absence of World Cup leader Jana Horakova of the Czech Republic, who is preparing for the BMX World Championships, the lead for the women's series was going to change, but would it be Beerten, local Austrian favourite Anita Molcik or Czech rider Romana Labounkova?
Labounkova qualified fastest, followed by Molcik and Beerten, but all three were separated by less than a second.
Molcik crashed out in the slippery conditions in the semi-final round, setting up a final with Beerten, Labounkova, Fionn Griffiths (Norco World Team) and South African Joanna Petterson.
Beerten got a good start gate and led from start to finish, while Griffiths and Labounkova fought for second. The pair tangled on the last turn, allowing Petterson to squeak by for second, with Labounkova having to settle for third. Molcik won the small final for fifth place.
The win put Beerten into the series lead, 10 points ahead of the absent Horakova, with Molcik a further 10 points back in third.
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anneke Beerten (Ned) Suspension Center |
| 2 | Joanna Petterson (RSA) |
| 3 | Romana Labounkova (Cze) |
| 4 | Fionn Griffiths (GBr) Norco World Team |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team |
|---|---|
| 5 | Anita Molcik (Aut) Yeti |
| 6 | Katy Curd (GBr) |
| 7 | Sarsha Huntington (Aus) |
| 8 | Neza Knez (Slo) Unior Tools Team |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team |
|---|---|
| 9 | Steffi Marth (Ger) |
| 10 | Lucia Oetjen (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team |
| 11 | Helene Valerie Fruhwirth (Aut) RCAlpine Commencal Austria |
| 12 | Tereza Votavova (Cze) |
| 13 | Laura Brethauer (Ger) |
| 14 | Neven Steinmetz (USA) |
| 15 | Lea Schleifenbaum (Ger) |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RSP 4 Cross Racing Team | 91 | pts |
| 2 | Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team | 40 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Suspension Center | 40 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Norco World Team | 20 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Team Sunn Montgenevre | 20 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | MS Evil Racing | 18 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Agang Racing | 8 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team | 7 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Unior Tools Team | 3 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anneke Beerten (Ned) Suspension Center | 230 | pts |
| 2 | Jana Horakova (Cze) | 220 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Anita Molcik (Aut) | 210 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Fionn Griffiths (GBr) Norco World Team | 160 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Romana Labounkova (Cze) | 130 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Sarsha Huntington (Aus) | 110 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Joanna Petterson (RSA) | 75 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Suspension Center | 60 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Caroline Buchanan (Aus) | 40 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Katy Curd (GBr) | 40 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Lucia Oetjen (Swi) Thoemus Racing Team | 35 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Neza Knez (Slo) Unior Tools Team | 5 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Angelika Hohenwarter (Aut) | 5 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RSP 4 Cross Racing Team | 322 | pts |
| 2 | Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team | 155 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Suspension Center | 135 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Norco World Team | 70 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Agang Racing | 68 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team | 68 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Team Sunn Montgenevre | 46 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Commencal | 44 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Rocky Mountain UK | 26 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Thoemus Racing Team | 18 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | MS Evil Racing | 18 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | RC Alpine Commencal Austria | 12 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | 2Stage Factory | 5 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Unior Tools Team | 3 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
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