title: 2020 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
text: # 2020 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
  
  The 2020 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 had two rounds and the downhill series four rounds.
  
  ## Cross-country
  
  UCI decided to not award World Cup standings points as just two races were run.
  
  ### Elite
  
  | Date | Venue | Podium (Men) | Podium (Women) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 October | Nové Město | Simon Andreassen (DEN) | Loana Lecomte (FRA) |
  | 1 October | Nové Město | Maxime Marotte (FRA) | Anne Terpstra (NED) |
  | 1 October | Nové Město | Milan Vader (NED) | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) |
  | 4 October | Nové Město | Henrique Avancini (BRA) | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) |
  | 4 October | Nové Město | Milan Vader (NED) | Anne Terpstra (NED) |
  | 4 October | Nové Město | Nino Schurter (SUI) | Loana Lecomte (FRA) |
  
  ### Under 23
  
  | Date | Venue | Podium (Men) | Podium (Women) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 October | Nové Město | Tom Pidcock (GBR) | Giorgia Marchet (ITA) |
  | 1 October | Nové Město | Alexandre Balmer (SUI) | Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (NED) |
  | 1 October | Nové Město | Vital Albin (SUI) | Haley Batten (USA) |
  | 3 October | Nové Město | Tom Pidcock (GBR) | Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (NED) |
  | 3 October | Nové Město | Christopher Blevins (USA) | Marika Tovo (ITA) |
  | 3 October | Nové Město | Vital Albin (SUI) | Hélène Clauzel (FRA) |
  
  ## Downhill
  
  ### Elite
  
  | Date | Venue | Podium (Men) | Podium (Women) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 16 October | Maribor | Loris Vergier (FRA) | Marine Cabirou (FRA) |
  | 16 October | Maribor | Rémi Thirion (FRA) | Myriam Nicole (FRA) |
  | 16 October | Maribor | Thibaut Dapréla (FRA) | Tracey Hannah (AUS) |
  | 18 October | Maribor | Loris Vergier (FRA) | Nina Hoffmann (GER) |
  | 18 October | Maribor | Loïc Bruni (FRA) | Marine Cabirou (FRA) |
  | 18 October | Maribor | Matt Walker (GBR) | Eleonora Farina (ITA) |
  | 30 October | Lousã | Greg Minnaar (RSA) | Myriam Nicole (FRA) |
  | 30 October | Lousã | Matt Walker (GBR) | Marine Cabirou (FRA) |
  | 30 October | Lousã | Loïc Bruni (FRA) | Tahnée Seagrave (GBR) |
  | 1 November | Lousã | Loïc Bruni (FRA) | Marine Cabirou (FRA) |
  | 1 November | Lousã | Greg Minnaar (RSA) | Nina Hoffmann (GER) |
  | 1 November | Lousã | Matt Walker (GBR) | Tahnée Seagrave (GBR) |
  
  ### Junior
  
  | Date | Venue | Podium (Men) | Podium (Women) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 16 October | Maribor | Oisin O'Callaghan (IRL) | Léona Pierrini (FRA) |
  | 16 October | Maribor | Dan Slack (GBR) | Siel van der Velden (BEL) |
  | 16 October | Maribor | Nuno Reis (POR) | Anastasia Thiele (GER) |
  | 18 October | Maribor | Oisin O'Callaghan (IRL) | Léona Pierrini (FRA) |
  | 18 October | Maribor | Nuno Reis (POR) | Siel van der Velden (BEL) |
  | 18 October | Maribor | Dante Silva (USA) | Ella Erickson (USA) |
  | 30 October | Lousã | Ethan Craik (GBR) | Léona Pierrini (FRA) |
  | 30 October | Lousã | Pau Menoyo (ESP) | Lauryne Chappaz (FRA) |
  | 30 October | Lousã | Christopher Grice (USA) | Aina González (ESP) |
  | 1 November | Lousã | Dante Silva (USA) | Lauryne Chappaz (FRA) |
  | 1 November | Lousã | Gonçalo Bandeira (POR) | Aina González (ESP) |
  | 1 November | Lousã | Ethan Craik (GBR) | Siel van der Velden (BEL) |
  
  ## Cross-country eliminator
  
  | Date | Venue | Podium (Men) | Podium (Women) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 20 September | Waregem | Jeroen van Eck (NED) | Gaia Tormena (ITA) |
  | 20 September | Waregem | Hugo Briatta (FRA) | Coline Clauzure (FRA) |
  | 20 September | Waregem | Simon Gegenheimer (GER) | Didi de Vries (NED) |
  | 14 November | Barcelona | Jeroen van Eck (NED) | Gaia Tormena (ITA) |
  | 14 November | Barcelona | Lorenzo Serres (FRA) | Marion Fromberger (GER) |
  | 14 November | Barcelona | Simon Gegenheimer (GER) | Sara Gay (ESP) |
  
  ## World Cup standings
  
  bold denotes race winners.
  
  ### Cross-country
  
  **Men's**
  
  Top 5 Men's Elite Standings :
  
  | Rank | Rider | CZE | CZE | Total Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Henrique Avancini | 140 | 260 | 400 |
  | 2 | Milan Vader | 160 | 202 | 362 |
  | 3 | Simon Andreassen | 250 | 80 | 330 |
  | 4 | Nino Schurter | 150 | 160 | 310 |
  | 5 | Maxime Marotte | 204 | 90 | 294 |
  
  Top 5 Men's Under 23 Standings :
  
  | Rank | Rider | CZE | CZE | Total Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Tom Pidcock | 90 | 90 | 180 |
  | 2 | Vital Albin | 60 | 60 | 120 |
  | 3 | Christopher Blevins | 35 | 70 | 105 |
  | 4 | Martín Vidaurre | 50 | 35 | 85 |
  | 5 | Alexandre Balmer | 70 | 14 | 84 |
  
  **Women's**
  
  Top 5 Women's Elite Standings :
  
  | Rank | Rider | CZE | CZE | Total Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot | 166 | 256 | 422 |
  | 2 | Loana Lecomte | 251 | 164 | 415 |
  | 3 | Anne Terpstra | 200 | 200 | 400 |
  | 4 | Laura Stigger | 140 | 144 | 284 |
  | 5 | Lena Gerault | 150 | 120 | 270 |
  
  Top 5 Women's Under 23 Standings :
  
  | Rank | Rider | CZE | CZE | Total Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado | 70 | 90 | 160 |
  | 2 | Giorgia Marchet | 90 | 40 | 130 |
  | 3 | Haley Batten | 60 | 50 | 110 |
  | 4 | Hélène Clauzel | 24 | 60 | 84 |
  | 5 | Marika Tovo | 10 | 70 | 80 |
  
  ### Downhill
  
  **Men's**
  
  Top 5 Men's Elite Standings :
  
  | Rank | Rider | SLO | SLO | POR | POR | Total Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Matt Walker | 155 | 162 | 200 | 170 | 687 |
  | 2 | Loïc Bruni | 55 | 210 | 162 | 250 | 677 |
  | 3 | Greg Minnaar | 115 | 87 | 225 | 200 | 627 |
  | 4 | Loris Vergier | 225 | 225 | 53 | 48 | 551 |
  | 5 | Thibaut Dapréla | 180 | 115 | 113 | 108 | 516 |
  
  Top 5 Men's Junior Standings :
  
  | Rank | Rider | SLO | SLO | POR | POR | Total Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ethan Craik | 25 | 16 | 60 | 30 | 131 |
  | 2 | Oisin O'Callaghan | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
  | 3 | Nuno Reis | 30 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 110 |
  | 4 | Dante Silva | 2 | 30 | 0 | 60 | 92 |
  | 5 | Dan Slack | 40 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 79 |
  
  **Women's**
  
  Top 5 Women's Elite Standings :
  
  | Rank | Rider | SLO | SLO | POR | POR | Total Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Marine Cabirou | 210 | 180 | 185 | 250 | 825 |
  | 2 | Myriam Nicole | 200 | 175 | 250 | 150 | 775 |
  | 3 | Nina Hoffmann | 109 | 225 | 130 | 200 | 664 |
  | 4 | Tracey Hannah | 190 | 126 | 165 | 82 | 563 |
  | 5 | Tahnée Seagrave | 96 | 110 | 170 | 170 | 546 |
  
  Top 5 Women's Junior Standings :
  
  | Rank | Rider | SLO | SLO | POR | POR | Total Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Léona Pierrini | 60 | 60 | 60 | 10 | 190 |
  | 2 | Siel van der Velden | 40 | 40 | 5 | 20 | 105 |
  | 3 | Lauryne Chappaz | DNS | DNS | 40 | 60 | 100 |
  | 4 | Aina González | DNS | DNS | 20 | 40 | 60 |
  | 5 | Ella Erickson | 10 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 45 |
  
  ### Cross-country eliminator
  
  Top 5 Men's Elite Standings :
  
  | Rank | Rider | CZE | ESP | Total Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jeroen van Eck | 90 | 80 | 170 |
  | 2 | Lorenzo Serres | 45 | 70 | 115 |
  | 3 | Simon Gegenheimer | 43 | 43 | 86 |
  | 4 | Hugo Briatta | 55 | DNS | 55 |
  | 5 | Simon Rogier | 21 | 29 | 50 |
  
  Top 5 Women's Elite Standings :
  
  | Rank | Rider | CZE | ESP | Total Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gaia Tormena | 90 | 90 | 180 |
  | 2 | Marion Fromberger | 60 | 29 | 89 |
  | 2 | Coline Clauzure | 60 | DNS | 60 |
  | 3 | Didi de Vries | 45 | DNS | 45 |
  | = | Sara Gay | DNS | 45 | 45 |
  | 5 | Sara Méndez | DND | 38 | 38 |
  