July 15/25 17:52 pm - Goldstone & MacPhee Continue to Lead World Cup After #6

Posted by Editoress on 07/15/25
 

Pal Arinsal – Andorra hosted World Cup DH and XCC/XCO #6 from July 11 through 13.

Downhill

After four consecutive wins, Canada's Jackson Goldstone (Santa Cruz Syndicate) was finally defeated, by Loic Bruni (Specialized), the only other rider to win a Elite men's DH this season. Goldstone continues to have a healthy lead in the standings, with 1406 points to Bruni's 1269.

In the Elite women, Canada's Gracey Hemstreet (Norco) was in the lead by over two seconds, well on her way to her third World Cup win, when she crashed coming out of dip, pushing her back to fifth. Tahnee Seagrave (Orbea/FMD) was visibly stunned to win. Valentina Holl (YT Mob) continues to lead the standings with 1344 to Hemstreet's second place total of 1225.

World Cup #6, Pal Arinsal, DH results

XCC

Canada's Ella MacPhee (Wilier-Vittoria) moved back up to second in the standings from third after finishing fourth in the Under-23 women's race. Katharina Sadnik took her first win of the season to remain in the overall lead. Ava Holmgren (Lidl-Trek) was 11th and Marin Lowe (Liv Factory) 12th. Owen Clark was the top Canadian U23 man, finishing 14th.

Canadian elite national women's champion Jenn Jackson (Orbea Fox) was part of the lead group for seven laps, before slipping slightly in the final two laps to end up sixth, behind race winner Alessandra Keller (Thomus Maxon). Evie Richards (Trek - Pirelli) continues to lead the standings, with Keller moving up from fourth to second, while Jackson remains sixth overall.

In the Elite men's race, Carter Woods (Giant Factory) had his second top-6 result of the season, finishing sixth, which moved him from 19th to 13th in the overall standings. Series leader Christopher Blevins (Specialized Factory), after five straight wins, was finally beaten in a bike throw by Luca Martin (Cannondale Factory).

World Cup #6, Pal Arinsal, XCC results

XCO

Marin Lowe was the top Canadian in the U23 women's cross-country, finishing eighth, while MacPhee struggled to come back after an early crash knocked her to dead last in the opening 150 metres, finishing outside the top-10 for the first time this season, in 11th place. Valentina Corvi (Canyon Collective) took her second straight win, jumping to second in the standings from third, and moving to 64 points behind MacPhee. In the U23 men, Maxime St-Onge was the top Canadian, back in 37th place. Owen Clark, finishing 43rd, dropped out of the top-10 in the overall standings, to 14th.

In the Elite women's race, Puck Pieterse (Alpecin-Deceuninck), winner of the previous two rounds, crashed heavily while in the lead, dropping to seventh and enabling World Cup leader Samara Maxwell (Decathlon Ford) to take her second win of the season. Canadian champion Jackson was 13th, which dropped her to sixth from fifth in the overall standings.

"Didn't quite have firework races this weekend," admitted Jackson, "but still snagged 6th XCC and 13th XCO. I honestly think I got a bit scared of the altitude and rode too defensively through laps one and two, giving up a lot of time and places that I never recouped.... Fortunately, the perspective is still really positive - I can ride to this level without the best race execution, I'm constantly getting the most out of myself, staying out of (most) race troubles or drama, and have continued to enjoy showing up to race every week [- these] are all wins. Hard to believe another 2 months on the road have passed and we finally get to go home now. Still one more important race before we take the summer break - Nationals."

Olympic champion Tom Pidcock (INEOS Grenadiers), in his first World Cup of the season, rode away from the field to win the Elite men's race, ahead of XCC winner Luca Martin. Cole Punchard (Cannondale Factory) was the top Canadian in 20th, three spots ahead of Carter Woods. Blevins continues to lead the overall standings, with Woods moving up to 31st (from 34th) and Punchard to 34th (from 38th).

World Cup #6, Pal Arinsal, XCO results