The French cross-country riders scored a gold hat-trick today at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships presented by Mercedes-Benz in Saalfelden Leogang
In his second World Championship race in Saalfelden Leogang, Tom Pidcock secured World Championship gold in the U23 race after winning the E-MTB title.
A foggy morning made way for a sunny afternoon. With Downhill training starting early, riders struggled to spot the right lines in the lower, new section of the Speedster, a section that would prove to be decisive during qualifications for both Juniors and Elite riders.
Just days after the Cross-Country action finished in Nové Město, Czech Republic, more than 150 riders battled for multiple World Championship medals in Saalfelden Leogang, Austria.
The French cross-country mixed relay team secured their fifth world title in the team competition at the start of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships presented by Mercedes-Benz in Saalfelden Leogang, their first since 2016.
Great Britain's Thomas Pidcock and France's Melanie Pugin secured the medals in the E-MTB Cross Country race at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships presented by Mercedes-Benz in Saalfelden Leogang.
- In less than one week the EPIC Bikepark Leogang will welcome the mountain biking elite to this year's UCI Mountain Bike World Championship in the disciplines Cross Country, Downhill and E-MTB.
Uninterrupted hiking enjoyment awaits all guests and locals on the Asitz in November, as the Leogang mountain lifts are operating continuously for the first time this autumn.
