Mountain Bike World Championships 2026 [FULL RACE – DHI] (ladies)

August 29, 2026

Mountain Bike World Championships 2026 – DHI WE – Val di Sole, Italy 🇮🇹

Mountain Bike World Championships 2026 – DHI is a UCI World Championship downhill event run on a steep, technical off-road course, where gravity, speed, and precision combine to produce one of cycling’s most demanding formats. The terrain typically includes rough rock gardens, roots, jumps, drops, off-camber turns, and high-speed straight sections that leave little margin for error. Riders must balance aggression with control, reading the line choices and adapting to changing traction, dust, or mud as conditions evolve. The key challenges are concentration, bike handling, and the ability to commit fully while keeping mistakes to a minimum, since even a small slip can decide the result. Race dynamics are individual rather than tactical, with each rider aiming to produce a clean, fast run under intense pressure. Typical course profiles feature steep start zones, technical mid-sections, and a final sprint to the line. The finish is always timed, with victory decided by the fastest descent rather than direct head-to-head racing.

Results :

RANK	RIDER	COUNTRY	TEAM	AGE	RESULT	GAP	IRM	POINTS
1	HÖLL Valentina	AUT	COMMENCAL SCHWALBE BY LES ORRES	25	04:01:558	—		300
2	BAUMANN Lisa	SUI	COMMENCAL SCHWALBE BY LES ORRES	25	04:03:286	+1.728		250
3	HARNDEN Harriet	GBR	AON RACING	25	04:03:604	+2.046		200
4	HOFFMANN Nina	GER	SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE	30	04:04:905	+3.347		180
5	HULSEBOSCH Eliana	NZL	SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE	19	04:06:625	+5.067		160
6	BOULADOU Lisa	FRA	SANTA CRUZ BURGTEC BY GOODMAN	21	04:07:015	+5.457		140
7	SEAGRAVE Tahnee	GBR	ORBEA FMD RACING	31	04:07:606	+6.048		130
8	HASTINGS Kate	NZL		19	04:08:132	+6.574		120
9	CABIROU Marine	FRA	CANYON DH RACING	29	04:09:382	+7.824		110
10	NEWKIRK Anna	USA	FRAMEWORKS RACING / TRP	25	04:09:962	+8.404		100
11	ROA SANCHEZ Valentina	COL	MS-RACING	21	04:11:940	+10.382		95
12	RØNNING Frida Helena	NOR	CRESTLINE SPEED SHOP	31	04:12:949	+11.391		90
13	LEANEAGH Maylei	USA		21	04:15:120	+13.562		85
14	EARNEST Sacha	NZL	TREK – UNBROKEN DH	20	04:15:433	+13.875		80
15	WIDMANN Veronika	ITA	UNNO FACTORY RACING DH	33	04:16:277	+14.719		78
16	TURKOVIC Elleni	AUS		19	04:18:133	+16.575		76
17	JOHNSET Mille	NOR	NUKEPROOF AXESS RACING	25	04:20:385	+18.827		74
18	BONNAURE Lais	FRA		20	04:22:849	+21.291		72
19	CHERECHES Luana-Maria	ROU		30	04:23:843	+22.285		70
20	MENENDEZ GONZALEZ Cristina	ESP		22	04:26:309	+24.751		68
21	GALE Phoebe	GBR	ORBEA FMD RACING	22	04:27:199	+25.641		66
22	MILLS Sacha	AUS		20	04:27:541	+25.983		64
23	CARRICK-ANDERSON Emily	GBR		21	04:27:698	+26.140		62
24	VAN DER VELDEN Siel	BEL		23	04:27:940	+26.382		60
25	CLAVEL Vicky	FRA	SCOTT DOWNHILL FACTORY	22	04:31:607	+30.049		58
26	FARINA Eleonora	ITA	MS-RACING	36	04:31:632	+30.074		56
27	GALLO FUENTES Paz	CHI		24	04:32:772	+31.214		54
28	POMES GARCIA Maria	ESP		20	04:33:235	+31.677		52
29	BINDHAMMER Emma	AUT		19	04:34:815	+33.257		50
30	GILDEMEISTER MENZEL Fernanda	CHI		28	04:37:668	+36.110		48
31	ROSSER Lauren	CAN		33	04:38:606	+37.048		46
32	CALDERON Catalina	ARG		20	04:38:941	+37.383		44
33	SCARSI Gloria	ITA	MS-RACING	26	04:40:776	+39.218		42
34	RODRIGUEZ CONTARDO Florencia	CHI		20	04:42:723	+41.165		41
35	ZAMORA NOVALES Kira	ESP		21	04:48:684	+47.126		40
36	MELTON Matilda	USA	YETI / FOX FACTORY RACE TEAM	19	04:59:143	+57.585		39
	BLEWITT Jess	NZL	SCOTT DOWNHILL FACTORY	24		—	DNF	—
	NICOLE Myriam	FRA	COMMENCAL/MUC-OFF BY RIDING ADDICTION	36		—	DNS	—