The 2016 UCI Trials World Cup opened on May 20-21 in Kraków, Poland, with strong fields in all three categories: 26" Men, 20" Men and Women. Aurelien Fontenoy (France) won the Men's 26" category, leading a French sweep of the top four spots. Fontenoy won by a single point over Vincent Hermance; four points to five. In the Men's 20", one of Spain's regular stars, Benito Ros, took victory with five points, followed by Rick Koekoek (the Netherlands), one point behind. The Women's event was won by Germany’s Nina Reichenbach with six points, after the defending UCI World Cup Champion Tatiana Janickova (Slovakia) had a disastrous final round: after leading the semi-final round, Janickova lost nine points in the final and had to make do with second place.
Les Menuires, France, Trials #2 > July 9-10
There was no UCI Trials World Cup event in Les Menuires in 2015
… Les Menuires
This is the first time that the Trials World Cup has visited the ski resort of Les Menuires, France. Les Menuires is located in the Belleville valley of Les Trois Vallées ski region, between Saint-Martin-de-Belleville and Val Thorens, just west of the border with Italy. It hosted the men's slalom alpine ski events at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
Tatiana Janickova finished the 2015 season as the number one ranked woman in the UCI rankings. The 22-year-old Slovakian rider won two rounds of the World Cup last year and took the silver medal at the UCI World Championships, after winning the title the previous two years. She is the defending UCI World Cup Champion (her fourth consecutive title) and European Champion.
UCI World Champion (2013, 2014) UCI World Cup Champion (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) European Championships (2014, 2015)
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