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 DateVenuePodium (Men)Podium (Women) 10 March Stellenbosch Sam Gaze Annika Langvad Nino Schurter Pauline Ferrand-Prévot Maxime Marotte Anne Tauber 19–20 May Albstadt Nino Schurter Jolanda Neff Stéphane Tempier Yana Belomoyna Mathieu van der Poel Anne Tauber 26–27 May Nové Město na Moravě Nino Schurter Annika Langvad Anton Cooper Jolanda Neff Maxime Marotte Pauline Ferrand-Prévot 8 July Val di Sole Nino Schurter Maja Włoszczowska Gerhard Kerschbaumer Emily Batty Mathieu van der Poel Jolanda Neff 15 July Vallnord Gerhard Kerschbaumer Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå Nino Schurter Jolanda Neff Mathieu van der Poel Emily Batty 12 August Mont-Sainte-Anne Mathias Flückiger Jolanda Neff Gerhard Kerschbaumer Annika Langvad Titouan Carod Emily Batty 26 August La Bresse Nino Schurter Jolanda Neff Gerhard Kerschbaumer Emily Batty Maxime Marotte Annika Langvad
Under 23 DateVenuePodium (Men)Podium (Women) 10 March Stellenbosch Petter Fagerhaug Malene Degn Ben Oliver Sina Frei Neïlo Perrin Ganier Evie Richards 19–20 May Albstadt Joshua Dubau Sina Frei Antoine Philipp Evie Richards Jonas Lindberg Malene Degn 26 May Nové Město na Moravě Vlad Dascălu Sina Frei Filippo Colombo Malene Degn Alan Hatherly Marika Tovo 8 July Val di Sole Petter Fagerhaug Sina Frei Joshua Dubau Evie Richards Vlad Dascălu Malene Degn 15 July Vallnord Joshua Dubau Sina Frei Antoine Philipp Evie Richards Filippo Colombo Malene Degn 12 August Mont-Sainte-Anne Alan Hatherly Sina Frei Christopher Blevins Evie Richards José Gerardo Ulloa Malene Degn 26 August La Bresse Petter Fagerhaug Sina Frei Jofre Cullell Evie Richards Simon Andreassen Ronja Eibl
Downhill
Elite DateVenuePodium (Men)Podium (Women) 21–22 April Lošinj Aaron Gwin Myriam Nicole Luca Shaw Rachel Atherton Dean Lucas Tahnée Seagrave 2–3 June Fort William Amaury Pierron Tahnée Seagrave Loris Vergier Myriam Nicole Troy Brosnan Rachel Atherton 9–10 June Leogang Amaury Pierron Rachel Atherton Aaron Gwin Myriam Nicole Laurie Greenland Tracey Hannah 6–7 July Val di Sole Amaury Pierron Tahnée Seagrave Laurie Greenland Rachel Atherton Danny Hart Monika Hrastnik 13–14 July Vallnord Loris Vergier Tahnée Seagrave Amaury Pierron Rachel Atherton Brook McDonald Tracey Hannah 10–11 August Mont-Sainte-Anne Loïc Bruni Rachel Atherton Troy Brosnan Tahnée Seagrave Danny Hart Tracey Hannah 24–25 August La Bresse Martin Maes Rachel Atherton Gee Atherton Tahnée Seagrave Brook McDonald Myriam Nicole
Junior DateVenuePodium (Men)Podium (Women) 21–22 April Lošinj Thibaut Dapréla Valentina Höll Kade Edwards Nastasia Gimenez Kye A'Hern Mille Johnset 2–3 June Fort William Kye A'Hern Valentina Höll Thibaut Dapréla Paula Zibasa Kade Edwards Anna Newkirk 9–10 June Leogang Kye A'Hern Valentina Höll Thibaut Dapréla Nastasia Gimenez Henry Kerr Ottilia Johansson Jones 6–7 July Val di Sole Thibaut Dapréla Valentina Höll Henry Kerr Anna Newkirk Patrick Butler Mille Johnset 13–14 July Vallnord Thibaut Dapréla Valentina Höll Henry Kerr Anna Newkirk Kye A'Hern Mille Johnset 10–11 August Mont-Sainte-Anne Thibaut Dapréla Valentina Höll Kade Edwards Samantha Soriano Henry Kerr Mazie Hayden 24–25 August La Bresse Thibaut Dapréla Valentina Höll Henry Kerr Paula Zibasa Kade Edwards Mille Johnset
World Cup standings Standings after 7 of 7 events
Men
+ Cross-countryPosAthletesPoints1. Nino Schurter18612. Mathieu van der Poel13553. Maxime Marotte12424. Henrique Avancini12135. Gerhard Kerschbaumer11546. Mathias Flückiger9937. Anton Cooper9788. Florian Vogel9629. Lars Förster90210. Titouan Carod867
+ Under 23 cross-countryPosAthletesPoints1. Petter Fagerhaug3902. Joshua Dubau3603. Filippo Colombo2804. Antoine Philipp2205. Alan Hatherly211
+ DownhillPosAthletesPoints1. Amaury Pierron11782. Danny Hart8843. Troy Brosnan8604. Loris Vergier8355. Laurie Greenland6966. Brook MacDonald6927. Loïc Bruni6888. Luca Shaw6499. Gee Atherton52410. Connor Fearon511
+ Junior downhillPosAthletesPoints1. Thibaut Dapréla3802. Henry Kerr1923. Kade Edwards1914. Jamie Edmondson1865. Kye A'Hern100
Women
+ Cross-countryPosAthletesPoints1. Jolanda Neff19302. Annika Langvad17433. Emily Batty13054. Alessandra Keller12755. Anne Tauber12406. Maja Włoszczowska12017. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot10868. Kate Courtney10299. Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå86010. Elisabeth Brandau856
+ Under 23 cross-countryPosAthletesPoints1. Sina Frei6102. Malene Degn4353. Evie Richards4104. Marika Tovo2675. Lucie Urruty183
+ DownhillPosAthletesPoints1. Rachel Atherton14762. Tahnée Seagrave13163. Tracey Hannah10554. Myriam Nicole8105. Monika Hrastnik7716. Marine Cabirou7077. Emilie Siegenthaler4768. Mariana Salazar4369. Katy Curd41910. Cécile Ravanel375
+ Junior downhillPosAthletesPoints1. Valentina Höll4202. Anna Newkirk1153. Paula Zibasa1104. Nastasia Gimenez905. Mille Johnset85
See also 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
References
External links UCI Homepage 2018 MTB calendar on the UCI website