Mountain bike
Third World Championship title for Valentina Höll
Valentina Höll from Salzburg has won the World Championship title in downhill mountain biking for the third time in a row. The 22-year-old from Saalbach triumphed on Saturday at the title fights in Andorra after a three-minute ride, 0.520 seconds ahead of two-time world champion Myriam Nicole (FRA). Bronze went to Great Britain's Tahnee Seagrave (+1.212).
Two-time overall World Cup winner Höll had already won World Championship gold in the non-Olympic discipline in 2022 and 2023. "Three gold medals in a row - that's crazy. I doubted myself after the European Championships (note: silver) and didn't believe it. It was very close, the level is unbelievable at the moment," said Höll. Three World Championship titles in a row had previously only been achieved by France's Anne-Caroline Chausson over 20 years ago, who ultimately won seven times in a row.
Afterwards, the men also competed in their World Championship race in Pal Arinsal; Styrian Andreas Kolb is a contender for a top place.
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