title: 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
text: # 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
  
  The 2018 Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup was a series of races in Olympic Cross-Country (XCO), Cross-Country Eliminator (XCE), and Downhill (DHI). Each discipline had an Elite Men and an Elite Women category. There were also under-23 categories in the XCO and junior categories in the DHI. The cross-country series and the downhill series each had seven rounds, some of which were held concurrently.
  
  The 2018 series returned to some classic venues, including Fort William, Nové Město, and Mont-Sainte-Anne. There was also a race in Stellenbosch, which was the first time a World Cup race had been held in South Africa since 2014.
  
  ## Cross-country
  
  ### Elite
  
  | Date | Venue | Podium (Men) | Podium (Women) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 March | Stellenbosch | Sam Gaze | Annika Langvad |
  | 10 March | Stellenbosch | Nino Schurter | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot |
  | 10 March | Stellenbosch | Maxime Marotte | Anne Tauber |
  | 19–20 May | Albstadt | Nino Schurter | Jolanda Neff |
  | 19–20 May | Albstadt | Stéphane Tempier | Yana Belomoyna |
  | 19–20 May | Albstadt | Mathieu van der Poel | Anne Tauber |
  | 26–27 May | Nové Město na Moravě | Nino Schurter | Annika Langvad |
  | 26–27 May | Nové Město na Moravě | Anton Cooper | Jolanda Neff |
  | 26–27 May | Nové Město na Moravě | Maxime Marotte | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot |
  | 8 July | Val di Sole | Nino Schurter | Maja Włoszczowska |
  | 8 July | Val di Sole | Gerhard Kerschbaumer | Emily Batty |
  | 8 July | Val di Sole | Mathieu van der Poel | Jolanda Neff |
  | 15 July | Vallnord | Gerhard Kerschbaumer | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå |
  | 15 July | Vallnord | Nino Schurter | Jolanda Neff |
  | 15 July | Vallnord | Mathieu van der Poel | Emily Batty |
  | 12 August | Mont-Sainte-Anne | Mathias Flückiger | Jolanda Neff |
  | 12 August | Mont-Sainte-Anne | Gerhard Kerschbaumer | Annika Langvad |
  | 12 August | Mont-Sainte-Anne | Titouan Carod | Emily Batty |
  | 26 August | La Bresse | Nino Schurter | Jolanda Neff |
  | 26 August | La Bresse | Gerhard Kerschbaumer | Emily Batty |
  | 26 August | La Bresse | Maxime Marotte | Annika Langvad |
  
  ### Under 23
  
  | Date | Venue | Podium (Men) | Podium (Women) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 March | Stellenbosch | Petter Fagerhaug | Malene Degn |
  | 10 March | Stellenbosch | Ben Oliver | Sina Frei |
  | 10 March | Stellenbosch | Neïlo Perrin Ganier | Evie Richards |
  | 19–20 May | Albstadt | Joshua Dubau | Sina Frei |
  | 19–20 May | Albstadt | Antoine Philipp | Evie Richards |
  | 19–20 May | Albstadt | Jonas Lindberg | Malene Degn |
  | 26 May | Nové Město na Moravě | Vlad Dascălu | Sina Frei |
  | 26 May | Nové Město na Moravě | Filippo Colombo | Malene Degn |
  | 26 May | Nové Město na Moravě | Alan Hatherly | Marika Tovo |
  | 8 July | Val di Sole | Petter Fagerhaug | Sina Frei |
  | 8 July | Val di Sole | Joshua Dubau | Evie Richards |
  | 8 July | Val di Sole | Vlad Dascălu | Malene Degn |
  | 15 July | Vallnord | Joshua Dubau | Sina Frei |
  | 15 July | Vallnord | Antoine Philipp | Evie Richards |
  | 15 July | Vallnord | Filippo Colombo | Malene Degn |
  | 12 August | Mont-Sainte-Anne | Alan Hatherly | Sina Frei |
  | 12 August | Mont-Sainte-Anne | Christopher Blevins | Evie Richards |
  | 12 August | Mont-Sainte-Anne | José Gerardo Ulloa | Malene Degn |
  | 26 August | La Bresse | Petter Fagerhaug | Sina Frei |
  | 26 August | La Bresse | Jofre Cullell | Evie Richards |
  | 26 August | La Bresse | Simon Andreassen | Ronja Eibl |
  
  ## Downhill
  
  ### Elite
  
  | Date | Venue | Podium (Men) | Podium (Women) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 21–22 April | Lošinj | Aaron Gwin | Myriam Nicole |
  | 21–22 April | Lošinj | Luca Shaw | Rachel Atherton |
  | 21–22 April | Lošinj | Dean Lucas | Tahnée Seagrave |
  | 2–3 June | Fort William | Amaury Pierron | Tahnée Seagrave |
  | 2–3 June | Fort William | Loris Vergier | Myriam Nicole |
  | 2–3 June | Fort William | Troy Brosnan | Rachel Atherton |
  | 9–10 June | Leogang | Amaury Pierron | Rachel Atherton |
  | 9–10 June | Leogang | Aaron Gwin | Myriam Nicole |
  | 9–10 June | Leogang | Laurie Greenland | Tracey Hannah |
  | 6–7 July | Val di Sole | Amaury Pierron | Tahnée Seagrave |
  | 6–7 July | Val di Sole | Laurie Greenland | Rachel Atherton |
  | 6–7 July | Val di Sole | Danny Hart | Monika Hrastnik |
  | 13–14 July | Vallnord | Loris Vergier | Tahnée Seagrave |
  | 13–14 July | Vallnord | Amaury Pierron | Rachel Atherton |
  | 13–14 July | Vallnord | Brook McDonald | Tracey Hannah |
  | 10–11 August | Mont-Sainte-Anne | Loïc Bruni | Rachel Atherton |
  | 10–11 August | Mont-Sainte-Anne | Troy Brosnan | Tahnée Seagrave |
  | 10–11 August | Mont-Sainte-Anne | Danny Hart | Tracey Hannah |
  | 24–25 August | La Bresse | Martin Maes | Rachel Atherton |
  | 24–25 August | La Bresse | Gee Atherton | Tahnée Seagrave |
  | 24–25 August | La Bresse | Brook McDonald | Myriam Nicole |
  
  ### Junior
  
  | Date | Venue | Podium (Men) | Podium (Women) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 21–22 April | Lošinj | Thibaut Dapréla | Valentina Höll |
  | 21–22 April | Lošinj | Kade Edwards | Nastasia Gimenez |
  | 21–22 April | Lošinj | Kye A'Hern | Mille Johnset |
  | 2–3 June | Fort William | Kye A'Hern | Valentina Höll |
  | 2–3 June | Fort William | Thibaut Dapréla | Paula Zibasa |
  | 2–3 June | Fort William | Kade Edwards | Anna Newkirk |
  | 9–10 June | Leogang | Kye A'Hern | Valentina Höll |
  | 9–10 June | Leogang | Thibaut Dapréla | Nastasia Gimenez |
  | 9–10 June | Leogang | Henry Kerr | Ottilia Johansson Jones |
  | 6–7 July | Val di Sole | Thibaut Dapréla | Valentina Höll |
  | 6–7 July | Val di Sole | Henry Kerr | Anna Newkirk |
  | 6–7 July | Val di Sole | Patrick Butler | Mille Johnset |
  | 13–14 July | Vallnord | Thibaut Dapréla | Valentina Höll |
  | 13–14 July | Vallnord | Henry Kerr | Anna Newkirk |
  | 13–14 July | Vallnord | Kye A'Hern | Mille Johnset |
  | 10–11 August | Mont-Sainte-Anne | Thibaut Dapréla | Valentina Höll |
  | 10–11 August | Mont-Sainte-Anne | Kade Edwards | Samantha Soriano |
  | 10–11 August | Mont-Sainte-Anne | Henry Kerr | Mazie Hayden |
  | 24–25 August | La Bresse | Thibaut Dapréla | Valentina Höll |
  | 24–25 August | La Bresse | Henry Kerr | Paula Zibasa |
  | 24–25 August | La Bresse | Kade Edwards | Mille Johnset |
  
  ## World Cup standings
  
  Standings after 7 of 7 events
  
  ### Men
  
  Cross-country :
  
  | Pos | Athletes | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Nino Schurter | 1861 |
  | 2. | Mathieu van der Poel | 1355 |
  | 3. | Maxime Marotte | 1242 |
  | 4. | Henrique Avancini | 1213 |
  | 5. | Gerhard Kerschbaumer | 1154 |
  | 6. | Mathias Flückiger | 993 |
  | 7. | Anton Cooper | 978 |
  | 8. | Florian Vogel | 962 |
  | 9. | Lars Förster | 902 |
  | 10. | Titouan Carod | 867 |
  
  Under 23 cross-country :
  
  | Pos | Athletes | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Petter Fagerhaug | 390 |
  | 2. | Joshua Dubau | 360 |
  | 3. | Filippo Colombo | 280 |
  | 4. | Antoine Philipp | 220 |
  | 5. | Alan Hatherly | 211 |
  
  Downhill :
  
  | Pos | Athletes | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Amaury Pierron | 1178 |
  | 2. | Danny Hart | 884 |
  | 3. | Troy Brosnan | 860 |
  | 4. | Loris Vergier | 835 |
  | 5. | Laurie Greenland | 696 |
  | 6. | Brook MacDonald | 692 |
  | 7. | Loïc Bruni | 688 |
  | 8. | Luca Shaw | 649 |
  | 9. | Gee Atherton | 524 |
  | 10. | Connor Fearon | 511 |
  
  Junior downhill :
  
  | Pos | Athletes | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Thibaut Dapréla | 380 |
  | 2. | Henry Kerr | 192 |
  | 3. | Kade Edwards | 191 |
  | 4. | Jamie Edmondson | 186 |
  | 5. | Kye A'Hern | 100 |
  
  ### Women
  
  Cross-country :
  
  | Pos | Athletes | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Jolanda Neff | 1930 |
  | 2. | Annika Langvad | 1743 |
  | 3. | Emily Batty | 1305 |
  | 4. | Alessandra Keller | 1275 |
  | 5. | Anne Tauber | 1240 |
  | 6. | Maja Włoszczowska | 1201 |
  | 7. | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot | 1086 |
  | 8. | Kate Courtney | 1029 |
  | 9. | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå | 860 |
  | 10. | Elisabeth Brandau | 856 |
  
  Under 23 cross-country :
  
  | Pos | Athletes | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Sina Frei | 610 |
  | 2. | Malene Degn | 435 |
  | 3. | Evie Richards | 410 |
  | 4. | Marika Tovo | 267 |
  | 5. | Lucie Urruty | 183 |
  
  Downhill :
  
  | Pos | Athletes | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Rachel Atherton | 1476 |
  | 2. | Tahnée Seagrave | 1316 |
  | 3. | Tracey Hannah | 1055 |
  | 4. | Myriam Nicole | 810 |
  | 5. | Monika Hrastnik | 771 |
  | 6. | Marine Cabirou | 707 |
  | 7. | Emilie Siegenthaler | 476 |
  | 8. | Mariana Salazar | 436 |
  | 9. | Katy Curd | 419 |
  | 10. | Cécile Ravanel | 375 |
  
  Junior downhill :
  
  | Pos | Athletes | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Valentina Höll | 420 |
  | 2. | Anna Newkirk | 115 |
  | 3. | Paula Zibasa | 110 |
  | 4. | Nastasia Gimenez | 90 |
  | 5. | Mille Johnset | 85 |
  