No one expected the US men to match Lea Davison’s silver medal performance on Sunday so when Howard Grotts finished 21st it wasn’t a bad result. Grotts has only finisher higher than 20th once so far this year in the three UCI World Cup events. The 23-year-old is still on the rise in the sport and could be a medal contender in the coming years. Stephen Ettinger finished 50th and Spencer Paxson was 63rd, certainly a better result compared to expectations for Paxson than Ettinger.

The cross country athletes will be back on the world cup tour when they stop in Lenzerheide, Switzerland next weekend.

UCI Mountain Bike Cross Country World Championships Coverage:
Preview
Wednesday Update
Thursday Update
Saturday Update