Valentina Höll secured the overall victory in the downhill race. © ANSA / ROBERT PERRY

Downhill: Höll secures overall World Cup title

At the Mountain Bike World Cup in Les Gets (FRA) on Saturday, there were no successes to report from a South Tyrolean perspective. Others made the headlines.

August 22, 2026

From: cst

Without Veronika Widmann from Tramin (15th in qualifying), the World Cup event in Les Gets (FRA) went ahead in the final. In the end, Harriet Harnden and Valentina Höll celebrated victories. While the Briton secured the day's win, Höll's third-place finish was enough to clinch the overall World Cup title early. Marine Cabirou (FRA) completed the podium in second place. Gloria Scarsi from Italy was unlucky, narrowly missing the podium in fourth.

In the men's short track, Frenchman Adrien Boichis took the day's victory. Fellow Frenchman Luca Martin finished second, followed by German David List on the podium. The best Italian was Simone Avondetto in fifth place.

Sina Frei of Switzerland won the women's race. Jenny Rissveds (SWE) and Savilia Blunk (USA) also made it onto the podium. Martina Berta was the best Italian, finishing seventh.