In the Elite Men’s competition, there was less suspense but just as much joy! With Finn Iles injured since the World Championships, Amaury Pierron was sure to become World Cup Champion before he raced! What a season for Momo after two years of injuries and recovery. With four World Cup wins to his name this season, he largely dominated the 2022 World Cup series, and has now won the title for the 2nd time in his career. Congratulations to him! So well deserved after months of hard work to return to his best. But even if he was desperate to win the last round in Val Di Sole to end the season in style, he had a big crash during his final run. “I felt good before the start, I wanted to try something. I was fast but lost the front completely on a section of wet rocks. It's part of racing. But to win the overall with 4 wins this season is huge for me!”
Benoit Coulanges, who won silver at the 2021 World Championships in Val Di Sole, finished 6th this time. He took 7th place in overall. With a great first part of the season in particular, picking up an injury in Vallnord made the last three World Cups more difficult, but he was still always a contender for the win. Congratulations to him! He has shown throughout the season that he is one of the fastest in the world, week-in week-out.
Thibaut Daprela finished 11th, and Matteo Iniguez 14th, who took his place on the hot seat for a long time during the race after leaving the start hut early. Pau Menoyo was 44th and Hugo Frixtalon 48th. Thibaut Daprela and Angel Suarez also finished in the top 20 overall, in 11th and 17th.
In Junior Women there was a superb final performance from Lisa Bouladou in 5th! She finished 7th in the overall rankings. Likewise in the Junior Men, Alix Francoz finished his season well, also 5th. Jack Piercy and Hugo Marini finished 15th and 16th.
Congratulations to all our riders for this magnificent season and all these podiums! Special mention to COMMENCAL MUC-OFF for being crowned 2022 Team World Cup Champions!
See you next year!