UCI Mountain Bike Cross-Country Short Track World Cup women's race live - Can Jenny Rissveds win again?

ONES TO WATCH — AUSTRIA Ad Austrian national champion Laura Stigger (Specialized Factory Racing) won the first short track race at the UCI Mountain Bike World Series this season in Nové Město na Moravě so be sure to watch out for her. Mona Mitterwallner (Cannondale Factory Racing) will also be racing on home soil today and will likely be keen to secure a good starting position for Sunday, she finished in the top ten in the cross-country Olympic race last weekend in Lenzerheide.

UCI Mountain Bike World Series'Here we go' — On-board footage of Leogang Downhill course2 HOURS AGO CROSS-COUNTRY SHORT TRACK — EXPLAINER Today's race is made up of laps around a loop just under 1km in length on a condensed version of the Cross-country Olympic track. The riders will be on the course for around 20 minutes and with a 40-rider field taking the start, it will be hectic all the way to the line.

The results this evening will determine the starting grid for the longer event, the Olympic cross-country race on Sunday, so expect a frantic fight to ensue with those grid positions holding huge value. The last round in round in Nové Město ended in a bunch sprint, but with the more technical course here that has a tough climb in the middle and a rocky descent towards the end, alongside constant sections with roots to sap the legs, look for someone to go solo or a small group of leaders to emerge.

WELCOME Hello and welcome to Eurosport’s LIVE text commentary of the third round of the UCI Mountain Bike Cross-country Short Track World Cup. We’re set for non-stop racing action in Leogang, Austria, with tonight’s XCC race kicking off a huge weekend of MTB racing.