In an extremely close race, Vali Höll (AUT) came out on top ahead of Myriam Nicole (FRA) and Tahnee Seagrave (GBR). Loris Vergier (FRA) won even more dramatically ahead of Benoit Coulanges (FRA) and Finn Iles (FRA).

At the Cross-Country World Championships in Pal Arinsal, Andorra, Puck Pieterse and Alan Hatherly each land a first for themselves and their nations. These are their first elite cross-country world championship titles and also the first for Holland and South Africa. The Swiss come away completely empty-handed, although Mathias Flückiger's performance is remarkable given the circumstances. Isabella Holmgren (CAN) won the U23 women's race ahead of Olivia Onesti and Emilly Johnston (CAN), while Luca Martin (FRA) took the title ahead of Switzerland's Dario Lillo and Denmark's Tobias Lillelund.

It has a meditative quality: 12 minutes of slow-motion footage of downhill pros thrashing their bikes over the rough track in Andorra. Some see engineering in action, others moments that gel into works of art. "Bike Abuse" is what the maker calls the edit. But that's what the bikes are made for.