UCI Downhill World Cup 2023: Valentina Holl storms to overall victory to wrap up dream season

Valentina Holl produced a rapid run in Mont-Sainte-Anne on Saturday to clinch the overall title in the UCI Downhill World Cup.

The Rockshox Trek Race Team rider was over 13 seconds quicker than second-placed Nina Hoffman of Santa Cruz Syndicate, who also finished second in the individual standings.

The win capped off a remarkable season for Holl, who finished on 2422 points, 509 points clear of Hoffman.

Marine Cabirou claimed third place in the overall standings despite becoming a victim of the tricky track in Canada, which tested the riders to their limits throughout the day.

She clipped her front wheel at the top of a rocky drop and lost control of her bike, her hands coming away from the handlebars before crashing to a halt.

She was able to get to her feet and shake off the incident, eventually managing an eighth-place finish on the day.

Veronika Widmann (Continental Nukeproof Factory) finished in fourth, and 12th in the overall table, and Harriet Harnden rounded off the top five on the day, helping the Trek Factory Racing Gravity rider to a 17th-place overall finish.

Behind Holl, Hoffman and Cabirou in the overall individual standings, Camile Balanche (Dorval Am Commencal) earned fourth place while Tahnee Seagrave (Canyon Cllctv Fmd) came fifth.