Canadian Double Podium in Loudenvielle.

Canadian riders swept to the top of both classes at the second round of the 2025 UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup in Loudenvielle, France.

- 20-year-old Hemstreet, twice winner of the women’s Red Bull Hardline Australia race, has claimed World Cup podium finishes before in her fledgling elite career, but had never celebrated victory until today.

- After qualifying in third place on Saturday, Hemstreet delivered a masterclass of riding on the more technical lower half of the course. None of her rivals could match Hemstreet’s split times on the second half of the track and she claimed her maiden victory by a massive 3.169s

- Reigning world champion Vali Höll lost significant time to Hemstreet in sectors four and five before the finish, but did enough claim second place and her first podium finish of the season after finishing fifth in Poland.

- Opening round victor Tahnée Seagrave qualified second on Saturday and started directly after Hemstreet, but was unbale to match her winning performance in France. The British rider also lost large chunks of time to Hemstreet on the course’s lower sections, but did enough to come home in third, 8.9s behind the winner.

- Fastest qualifier Myriam Nicole was up on Hemstreet’s time before a big crash saw her drop out of contention and down to 12th place, denying the French fans of a home victory.

- Courtesy of her back-to-back podium finishes, Seagrave now leads the overall Elite Women’s points standings on 510 points ahead of Höll on 394 and Hemstreet on 370.

- In the Elite Men’s race, Jackson Goldstone celebrated a return to the top step of the podium for the first time since the final race of the 2023 season in Mont-Sainte-Anne. The young Canadian missed the entire 2024 season with a knee injury, but showed he’s back to his best in Loudenvielle with a brilliant ride to take the win by an impressive 1.537 seconds over fastest qualifier Amaury Pierron.

- After qualifying 12th for finals, the 21-year-old was also blazing fast on the steep and technical lower half of the course and no rider following him could match his time. After a nervous wait for last man down the mountain, Pierron, to cross the line, Goldstone could finally celebrate a long-awaited return to World Cup victory.

- Pierron did enough to secure second and follow up his opening round third place with another podium result, while British rider Jordan Williams claimed third, 2.971s behind Goldstone.

- Pierron left Loudenvielle at the top of the Elite Men’s overall World Cup ranking on 440 points, leading round one winner Loïc Bruni (400 points) and Goldstone (313 points).

- The next stop on the 2025 UCI MTB World Cup calendar sees the downhill and cross-country fields in action at the same venue for the first time on June 7-8 in Leogang, Austria.

Elite Men result

1. Jackson Goldstone (CAN) 3m 13.192s
2. Amaury Pierron (FRA) 3m 14.729s
3. Jordan Williams (GBR) 3m 16.163s
4. Nathan Pontvianne (FRA) 3m 16.352s
5. Luca Shaw (USA) 3m 16.776s

Elite Women result

1. Gracey Hemstreet (CAN) 3m 39.179s
2. Vali Höll (AUT) 3m 42.348s
3. Tahnée Seagrave (GBR) 3m 48.081s
4. Camille Balanche (SUI) 3m 48.776s
5. Anna Newkirk (USA) 3m 48.865s