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Spotty showers rolled through for the late afternoon start of the World Cup cross-country short track mountain bike races on Friday, September 17, 2021.
Thirty-five women lined up for the final cross-country short track race of the season, vying for not just the XCC podium, but also the chance to earn a top starting position for Sunday’s XCO race. Sina Frei wore the rainbow jersey at Friday’s race in Snowshoe, West Virginia as the first-ever winner of the XCC World Championship. The mountaintop course started in the village of Snowshoe and utilized parts of the course for the upcoming XCO race.
Jenny Rissveds and Sina Frei lead the pack at the start of the first lap.Rebecca McConnell had a strong start but ultimately finished off the podium in seventh place, 15 seconds off the winner. Here she leads Jenny Rissveds and Jolanda Neff, who finished second and third overall, respectively.American Kate Courtney had a crash early in the race and was never able to recover.
Fans crowded the inside and edges of the course for a high-energy start to a full weekend of World Cup racing. American Hannah Finchamp digs deep to stay on Janika Loiv’s wheel.2021 XCC World Champ Sina Frei gets ready for yet another steep, but short, climb. Heart rates were pegged for the full 22-minute race.Canada’s Emily Batty ran a dropper post on the short track course to manage the steep ups and downs.The pits stayed relatively quiet during the race.
Evie Richards from Great Britain won the women’s race on Friday.
