The World Cup final in Fort William will decide the overall standings in both the men's and women's events. Brian Lopes leads the men's race with a 24-point lead over Michal Prokop. Third-placed Cedric Gracia has no chance of winning the title. In the women's race, Anneke Beerten and Jill Kintner have pulled away from the rest of the riders. Beerten still leads by a wafer-thin margin of 10 points.

The winner of the World Cup race in Brazil, Roger Rinderknecht, was not yet at the start in Pila. The man from Winterthur is back in training after breaking his collarbone, but will not be racing again until the World Championships in Livigno.