The 2009 Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano concluded this week-end in Schladming, Austria, where the best gravity riders in the world had one final chance this season to claim victory. 

Downhill

Both of the World Cup leaders going into the race - Sabrina Jonnier (Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) and Sam Hill (Monster Energy-Specialized) - held onto their jerseys, with Hill winning the final round and Jonnier having to settle for fourth on the day behind Tracy Moseley (Trek World Racing).

Jonnier had already won the women's title, with six wins in the first seven races, but she was still hoping to close out the season with a seventh victory. Unfortunately for her, Moseley, who won the opening round in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, back in April was on fire after a relatively poor qualifying run on Friday.

"I've never done well here before," commented Moseley. "I always struggle with the length and the steepness, and it was like that all week in training, so i was thinking that the best I would be able to manage was top-3. So, this was a real surprise for me. The course had dried up a lot from earlier in the week, but the top sections were still greasy, and there were huge holes in the track from practice; this was the roughest, toughest Schladming I've ever done."