The 2026 MTB World Cup has come to an end in Lake Placid. In the Olympic cross-country event, the elite winners are Jenny Rissveds and Luca Martin; in the downhill event, the titles go to Valentina Höll and Asa Vermette. Here is a summary of the top positions, broken down by discipline and category.
Men’s Elite XCO: Overall podium
| Pos. | |
|---|---|
| Athlete | |
| 1 | Luca Martin |
| 2 | Adrien Boichis |
| 3 | Martín Vidaurre Kossmann |
Martin finished ahead of Boichis and Vidaurre. In the final race, victory went to Charlie Aldridge, ahead of Filippo Colombo: the result of this single race does not reflect the season’s overall standings.
Women’s Elite XCO: Overall podium
| Pos. | |
|---|---|
| Athlete | |
| 1 | Jenny Rissveds |
| 2 | Sina Frei |
| 3 | Martina Berta |
Rissveds clinched the overall title, whilst Frei won the final race ahead of Berta. The Swede retained her lead despite finishing eleventh in the final race.
Men’s Elite Downhill: Overall podium
| Pos. | |
|---|---|
| Athlete | |
| 1 | Asa Vermette |
| 2 | Jordan Williams |
| 3 | Amaury Pierron |
Vermette clinched the Cup in his first elite season. In Lake Placid, he finished eighth, a result good enough to retain the lead. The day’s victory went to Luke Meier-Smith.
Women’s Elite Downhill: Overall podium
| Pos. | |
|---|---|
| Athlete | |
| 1 | Valentina Höll |
| 2 | Harriet Harnden |
| 3 | Gracey Hemstreet |
Höll had already secured the overall title before the final. In Lake Placid, Lisa Bouladou claimed her first World Cup victory, finishing ahead of the Austrian.
Corvi: the brace came in the Under-23s
Valentina Corvi won the women’s Under-23 XCO and XCC overall titles. Her result should be distinguished from the elite titles: in the elite short track, the winners were Sina Frei and Luca Martin.
The tables show the top three positions in the final overall standings; they are not rankings for the individual World Championships.
Fabio Averna
Updated: 8 October 2026.
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Written by Fabio Averna
Article produced by the AiSportNews newsroom with the support of artificial intelligence tools.