AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - British riders steal the show at UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Les Gets
Harriet Harnden beat the reigning world champion and pocketed a $100,000 bonus at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Les Gets, France, a race where fans wave chainsaws and riders launch 30 feet through the air at 40 mph. Harnden, a British downhill racer, edged out reigning world champion Vali Holl to win the […] The post British riders steal the show at UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Les Gets appeared first on American Almanac .
Harriet Harnden beat the reigning world champion and pocketed a $100,000 bonus at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Les Gets, France, a race where fans wave chainsaws and riders launch 30 feet through the air at 40 mph. Harnden, a British downhill racer, edged out reigning world champion Vali Holl to win the women's elite race at the French Alpine ski resort this weekend. Jordan Williams, another Brit riding for Specialized, holds the lead in the men's elite overall standings after a season that started with a broken collarbone last winter. French favorite Max Alran won the men's elite race on home soil, sending the crowd into a frenzy that Williams, a three-time World Cup winner, called unlike anything he had experienced. The results…Open