At the first stage of the 2016 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup is this weekend in Lourdes, France the qualifying round was the end of the road for three Americans while four more advanced to Sunday’s final. On the positive side of things defending champion Aaron Gwin advanced to the final, though he did finish 10th in qualifying and 12 seconds off the top time. The other Americans to reach the final were Neko Mulally (22nd), Luca Shaw (42nd), and Luca Cometti (74th). Shane Leslie, Dakota Norton, and Elliot Jackson did not advance.

The final is on Sunday starting at 8 AM ET.