Everything is in place for an exciting end to this year’s CX80 MTBO World Cup in Bulgaria in September after last week’s World Championships in Poland.
The four races of the championships also counted towards this year’s World Cup and also revealed who has the best chance of grabbing the overall World Cup titles this year.
The greatest excitement is in the women’s World Cup, where defending champion Nikoline Splittorff (DEN) has scored 567 points in the first seven races of the year. Ruska Saarela (FIN), who became world champion in both Sprint and Long, has 530 points in second place.
Nikoline Splittorff ahead of Ruska Saarela on the WTMBOC Mass start. Photo: Wilcze.ok
Then follows a large gap to third place, where Gabriella Gustafsson (SWE) has 309 points. The rest of the top 6 consists of Camilla Søgaard (DEN, 292 points), Martina Tichovska (CZE, 288 points) and Algirda Mickuviene (LTU, 261 points).
In the men’s category, Vojtek Ludvik (CZE) is in a clear lead with 446 points after WMTBOC titles in both Mass start and Long. Miika Nurmi (FIN) has 343 points in second place, while Krystof Bogar (CZE) is third with 334 points.
Vojtek Ludvik during Thursday’s Mass start in Poland. Photo: Wilcze.ok
The rest of the top 6 consists of Samuel Pokala (FIN, 290 points), Fabiano Bettega (ITA, 269 points) and Jonas Maiselis (LTU, 267 points).
This year, the 7 best performances from this year’s 9 World Cup races count towards the final standings.
They will be decided on 19-21 September during the CX80 MTBO World Cup final in Bulgaria, where this year’s Team World Cup will be decided.
Go to full CX80 MTBO World Cup standings’
Relive all the WMTBOC races from Poland through the free streams with English commentary in IOF TV