It is no longer the full French dominance as it was at the race in Pietra Ligure. Canadian Jesse Melamed dominated the first three of four downhill stages. That is enough for him to win the race by just under nine seconds. Hot on his heels is Frenchman Florian Nicolai, around four seconds ahead of Australian Jack Moir, who, like Nicolai, occupies the same place as in the last race.

The fact that Patrick Lüthi is once again the best Swiss rider is not surprising after his 15th place in Pietra Ligure. In Finale, however, it is "only" 28th place. The first two descents don't suit the Frenchman particularly well, but he shows his skills on the third stage - he rides the third fastest time. A flat rear tire on the final descent prevented a better ranking. Tim Bratschi finishes in 34th place. He sets an exclamation mark on the second stage with 13th time.

Almost over is also over

In the women's race, the French once again took the podium. This time it was Morganne Charre who won. The former downhill world champion rides with a half-minute cushion over Melanie Pugin, who in turn is 13 seconds ahead of the up-and-coming Estelle Charles.

However, it looked for a long time as if the podium would become more international. Anita Gehrig made a good start to the race and was in third place after her second-fastest time on the second stage, just two seconds behind the runner-up. She remained on course for the podium until the final stage, where she crashed twice and slipped to fifth place: still a very good result, but the disappointment of losing the podium place was greater at first.

With ninth place, Carolin Gehrig is back in the top ten after a long absence, and with a conciliatory last stage. She rides the third-fastest time, showing that she too could be among the front runners - something that bodes well for the 2021 season - for both Gehrig twins.
Frenchwoman Sidonie Jolidon finishes her World Series debut in 21st place.