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UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Lake Placid

Overview

The 2026 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup season concluded at the Lake Placid Olympic Sites in New York, featuring the final Short Track (XCC) and Olympic distance (XCO) races on the technical terrain of Mt Van Hoevenberg.

In the women’s XCC race, Martina Berta secured victory following a decisive attack in the final lap, narrowly defeating Jenny Rissveds in a sprint finish. This result allowed Sina Frei to claim the overall XCC World Cup title.

In the women’s XCO race, Sina Frei secured victory after a close sprint against Martina Berta, marking her third Cross-Country World Cup victory of the season. Samara Maxwell finished in third place. Jenny Rissveds claimed the overall XCO World Cup title, becoming the first Swede to achieve this feat. Despite finishing eleventh in the final race, Rissveds secured the championship through season-long consistency over her main competitor, Sina Frei. In the elite women’s standings, Alessandra Keller finished fifth in the XCO race, ending the season sixth overall. In the U23 category, Monique Halter finished fifth, securing fourth place in the overall U23 World Cup standings.

In the men’s XCC competition, Martin Vidaurre took first place after leading from the early stages, following a decisive move against Luca Schwarzbauer. Luca Martin secured the overall XCC World Cup title.

In the men’s XCO race, Charlie Aldridge took a narrow victory over Filippo Colombo in a tight sprint finish. Luca Martin secured the overall men’s World Cup title, completing a double after his Short-Track success. Martin Vidaurre also performed strongly in the XCO event. Specialized Factory Racing won the overall team title, earning ‘The Summit’ trophy, while Cannondale Factory Racing finished third in the team standings.

Entities

Lake Placid · Luca Martin · Sina Frei · Charlie Aldridge · Jenny Rissveds

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Timeline

  1. [SPORTS] 5 sources
    Lake Placid Mountainbike World Cup concludes with Frei and Aldridge victories

    Sina Frei and Charlie Aldridge won their respective XCO races at the Mountainbike World Cup finale in Lake Placid, while Luca Martin and Jenny Rissveds secured overall season titles.

  2. [SPORTS] 3 sources
    Jenny Rissveds wins mountain bike World Cup overall title

    Jenny Rissveds and Luca Martin have won the overall mountain bike World Cup titles following the season finale in Lake Placid, USA.

  3. [SPORTS] 4 sources
    Lake Placid MTB World Cup: Keller secures front-row start

    Alessandra Keller finished sixth in the XCC Short Track World Cup in Lake Placid, securing a front-row start for the XCO race. Mathias Flückiger placed 17th in the men's event.

  4. [SPORTS] 16 sources
    Lake Placid hosts final 2026 UCI Mountain Bike World Series races

    Jenny Rissveds and Luca Martin secured the 2026 MTB World Series overall titles at the final XCO and XCC races in Lake Placid, New York.

Sources

4actionsport.it · blick.ch · blick.de · brujulabike.com · bunkamura.co.jp · esmtb.com · estamosaqui.mx · mtb-news.de · petterssonsblogg.se · rallyandrace.pl · skijumping.pl · skokinarciarskie.pl · skokipolska.pl · sport.interia.pl · sportowefakty.wp.pl · stylowoztelemarkiem.pl · thoemus-maxon.ch · thoemus.ch · times.si · todomountainbike.net · tuttobiciweb.it · velo101.com · vojomag.com · vojomag.nl · world-today-news.com

This summary has been updated 4 times: see revision history