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The first round of the 2026 UCI Downhill MTB World Cup series saw an historic opener at Mona YongPyong in South Korea as Asa Vermette claimed a sensational debut victory in the Elite Men’s final while Vali Höll triumphed in the Elite Women’s category.
Elite Women’s Highlights:
Elite Men’s Highlights:
Elite Women’s Results (Top 10)
1st Vali Höll 3:14.778
2nd Gloria Scarsi 3:15.351 / +0.573
3rd Myriam Nicole 3:16.529 / +1.751
4th Hattie Harnden 3:16.830 / +2.052
5th Valentina Roa Sanchez 3:17.264 / +2.486
6th Sacha Earnest 3:17.409 / +2.631
7th Gracey Hemstreet 3:17.483 / +2.705
8th Phoebe Gale 3:18.418 / +3.640
9th Tahnee Seagrave 3:23.780 / +9.002
10th Lisa Baumann 3:27.281 / +12.503
Elite Men’s Results (Top 10)
1st Asa Vermette 2:43.301
2nd Loic Bruni 2:44.869 / +1.568
3rd Amaury Pierron 2:45.364 / +2.063
4th Loris Vergier 2:46.492 / +3.191
5th Nathan Pontvianne 2:46.557 / +3.256
6th Till Alran 2:46.953 / +3.652
7th Martin Maes 2:47.023 / +3.722
8th Ryan Pinkerton 2:47.578 / +4.277
9th Max Alran 2:47.702 / +4.401
10th Andreas Kolb 2:48.167 / +4.866
