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The MTB World Championships came to a close on Sunday, with 11 riders having represented Ireland over three disciplines.
DOWNHILL
In the Downhill, Ronan Dunne took the Men’s Elite Bronze medal in a thrilling ride, finishing behind Canada’s Goldstone in 1st place. His qualifying ride awarded him P4, giving him a good platform for the final. Dunne’s podium is the first ever Downhill World Championship podium for an Irish rider, coming off the back of a World Cup win in Les Gets the previous week.
Oisín O’Callaghan and Henry Kerr qualified well, coming out 30th and 56th respectively. The Final saw them finishing close together, with O’Callaghan coming in 33rd, and Kerr finishing in 30th. Jacob Dickson missed out on qualification, coming 93rd after a crash interrupted his qualifying run.
The Junior Men’s category saw Alex Hickey and Darragh Ryan represent Ireland. Both riders battled tricky conditions in their qualifying runs, unfortunately missing out on a spot in the Finals.
ENDURO
Greg Callaghan and Kelan Grant were the Irish contingent in the Enduro event. Adverse weather brought the highest stage forward by a day, and this stage saw Callaghan coming sitting 20th, and Grant sitting in 22nd heading into the main day of racing. Day two was just as successful for Callaghan, who finished the event in 26th after six stages but a heavy crash resulted in a DNF and a broken vertebrae was an unfortunate end to the weekend for Grant.
CROSS COUNTRY
The Cross-Country Olympic closed out the MTB World Championships, with three Irish riders competing. Chris Dawson battled tough conditions in the Men’s Elite, coming in a hard fought 66th after a P69 start. Greta Lawless competed in the Women’s Junior, advancing from P57 to finish in 37th in a brilliant race. The Men’s Junior category saw Ryan Daly competing, crossing the line in 82nd.
2025 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships - Cross-country Olympic
Men Elite (74 Starters)
1 Alan HATHERLY RSA 1:30:30
2 Simone AVONDETTO ITA +0:48
3 Victor KORETZKY FRA +0:51
4 Luca SCHÄTTI SUI +0:53
5 Mathias FLÜCKIGER SUI +0:57
6 Simon ANDREASSEN DEN +1:06
7 Luca BRAIDOT ITA +1:31
8 Filippo FONTANA ITA +2:16
9 Filippo COLOMBO SUI +2:38
10 Fabio PÜNTENER SUI +2:48
Irish
66 Christopher DAWSON IRL -5 Laps
Men Junior (91 Starters)
1 Lucas TESTE FRA 1:14:49
2 Roger SURÉN NAM +0:11
3 Lewin ITEN SUI +0:31
4 Valentin HOFER AUT +0:58
5 Maks Alfred BARRET MAUNZ AUT +1:00
6 Connor WRIGHT AUS +1:24
7 Ethan WOOD CAN +1:31
8 Mathieu GHIBAUDO FRA +1:47
9 Elias HÜCKMANN GER +2:01
10 Ryan LAENEN BEL +2:13
Irish
82 Ryan DALY IRL -3 Laps
Women Junior (54 Starters)
1 ŠERKEZI Maruša Tereza SLO 1:01:27
2 GROSSMANN Anja SUI +1:13
3 BUKOVSKA Barbora CZE +2:50
4 REVOL Lise FRA +3:17
5 CARRIER Rafaelle CAN +3:55
6 DESPREZ Lison FRA +3:59
7 MONSALVEZ ROJO Florencia CHI +4:56
8 CABACA Mae +5:00
9 GRANGL Antonia AUT +5:17
10 PATINO VILLANUEVA Lorena ESP +5:28
Irish
37 LAWLESS Greta IRL -1 Lap
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Results from the Downhill posted last week - click here