- 24-Year-Old Luca Martin from France Claims 2026 Overall Championship Titles in Elite Men's Cross-Country (XCO) and Short Track (XCC) Rankings
- 25-Year-Old Charlie Aldridge from Scotland Takes 1st Place in Elite Men's Cross-Country (XCO) Race
- 22-Year-Old Lachie Stevens-McNab from New Zealand Takes 3rd Place in Elite Men's Downhill
- 21-Year-Old Jordan Williams from the United Kingdom Claims 2nd Place in 2026 Downhill World Cup Rankings, Amaury Pierron Takes 3rd Place Overall
LAKE PLACID, N.Y., Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary weekend! Monster Energy congratulates mountain bike team rider Charlie Aldridge on winning the Elite Men's Cross-Country (XCO) race at the 2026 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series in Lake Placid this weekend. In the ninth and final race of the season, the 25-year-old from Perth, Scotland, edged ahead by fractions of a second in an ultra-close race in front of a high-energy crowd in the Adirondack Mountains.
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