At the start of the race, the German Sabine Spitz takes the lead, but it is the Canadian Catharine Pendrel who takes command on the first climb and never lets up. Jolanda Neff hangs onto the rear wheel of the leader before she has to let go on the second lap. "I actually thought I could keep up the pace. After that it became a bit difficult. When my teammate Maja Wloszczwoska came from behind, I was able to ride with her for two laps. That was great," says Neff.

The duo are riding for fifth place at this point. Together they were able to catch up with Blaza Klemencic from Slovenia on the fourth of five laps. As they enter the final lap, Klemencic pushes the former world champion Wloszczowska away, causing her to get stuck in the barriers and lose contact. Neff now fights without the help of her team-mate and manages to outpace Klemencic with two attacks. She also comes very close to Tanja Zakelj and Annika Langvad ahead of her, but in the end fourth place is enough to secure overall victory ahead of time. Neff now has 1050 points, while Catharine Pendrel can reach a maximum of 1040 with a victory in the final in Meribel.

At first she doesn't want to believe it, but when she does the math, Neff is overwhelmed. "It's unbelievable, crazy, damn cool. I did a lot for it, even in the winter, and I'm super happy that it worked out. The fact that I'm also the youngest in history is brilliant," she gushed.

After Kathrin Stirnemann's early overall Eliminator victory, this is the second World Cup title for a Swiss woman within two days. The last time Barbara Blatter won the overall World Cup was in 2001.

The other Swiss women did not manage an exploit. Kathrin Stirnemann has to race with a blocked fork and has no chance. She only finished 29th, with Katrin Leumann in 21st place. "It was mega hard. My heart rate was okay, but my feet fell asleep. There's probably something wrong in my back. The rhythm was actually good, but just not fast enough," she shrugs. Nathalie Schneitter crosses the finish line in 31st place.

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Rankings World Cup #6 Windham/USA, women:
1. Catharine Pendrel (CAN)	1.25.47	+0.00
2. Tanja Zakelj (SLO)	1.26.16	+0.29
3rd Annika Langvad (DEN)	1.26.19	+0.32
4. Jolanda Neff (SUI)	1.26.23	+0.36
5th Blaza Klemencic (SLO)	1.27.11	+1.24
6th Maja Wloszcowksa (POL)	1.27.32	+1.45
7th Lea Davison (USA)	1.27.39	+1.52
8th Emily Batty (CAN)	1.27.48	+2.01
9th Sabine Spitz (GER)	1.28.11	+2.24
10th Irina Kalentieva (RUS)	1.28.23	+2.36
21st Katrin Leumann (SUI)	1.31.32	+5.45
29th Kathrin Stirnemann (SUI)	1.33.50	+8.03
31st Nathalie Schneitter (SUI)	1.34.54	+9.07