South Africa's Alan Hatherly and Switzerland's Alessandra Keller both
clinched podium finishes at the final event of the season in Val di
Sole to secure the International Cycling Union Mountain Bike World Cup
cross-country short track titles.
South Africa’s valid hopes for some World Championship medals did not materialise in France. But for an occasional Stellenbosch resident, there was gold.
Round three of the UCI World Cup saw a hattrick for Australia's best rider and a fantastic comeback for XC mountain biking's most legendary competitor.