September 9, 2006 (Schladming, Austria) — Kamil Tatarkovic of the Czech Republic won the men’s 4X in front of a huge crowd under Schladming’s night lights. Joost Wichman (Netherlands) was second and Austrian Rudiger Jahnel was third much to the delight of vociferous local support.

A tricky course saw numerous crashes, in particular Gee Atherton’s face plant into a large Nokia sign after a nudge from Wichman within sight of the finish line during their closely fought semi-final.

“It’s impossible to express my feelings,” said Tatarkovic, “but I’m just so glad I won.”

Britain’s Fiona Griffiths won the women’s race, outclassing second placed Tara Llanes (USA) and compatriot Joey Gough, before confirming her retirement from the sport.

“That was amazing,’ Griffiths said. “I’d like to thank everybody who helped me over the years.”

Results

Women

1. Fionn Griffiths (GBR) Norco
2. Tara Llanes (USA)
3. Joey Gough (GBR)
4. Anneke Beerten (Ned) Specialized Factory Racing
5. Jana Horakova (Cze)
6. Anita Molcik (Aut) Arbö Rsp Downhill Racing
7. Eva Castro Fernandez (Esp)
8. Lucia Oetjen (Sui)
9. Angelika Hohenwarter (Aut)
10. Ramona Stellnberger (Aut) Arbö Rsp Downhill Racing
DNF Caroline Pasedach (Ger)
DNS Katrina Miller (Aus)
DNS Tanja Hendysiak (Ger)

Men

1. Kamil Tatarkovic (Cze) Kona/Les Gets Factory Team
2. Joost Wichman (Ned)
3. Rudiger Jahnel (Aut)
4. Michal Prokop (Cze)
5. Dan Atherton (GBr) Team Animal/Giant
6. Michael Hannah (Aus) Cannondale/The Cut
7. Leiv Ove Nordmark (Nor) Gravity Group
8. Gee Atherton (GBr) Team Animal/Giant
9. Dominik Gspan (Sui)
10. Cédric Gracia (Fra)
11. Matej Vitko (Svk)
12. Luka Novak (Slo)
13. Jurg Meijer (Ned)
14. Jakub Hnidak (Cze)
15. Premek Tejchman (Cze)
16. Nathaniel Goiny (Ger)
17. Bryn Atkinson (Aus)
18. Reto Schmid (Sui)
19. Michal Pribyl (Cze)
20. Filip Polc (Svk) Gravity Group
21. Grzegorz Borodajko (Pol)
22. Markus Pekoll (Aut)
23. Gabor Deli (Hun)
24. Sidney Gerber (Sui)
25. Lukas Mechura (Cze)
26. Lukas Jaeger (Sui)
27. Gabor Vigh-Kiss (Hun)
28. Sascha Meyenborg (Ger) Ghost International Racing
29. Jiri Placek (Cze) Max Cursor
30. Duncan Ferris (GBr)
31. Peter Fernbach (Aut) Arbö Rsp Downhill Racing
32. Stefan Herrmann (Ger)
33. Georg Sieder (Aut)
34. Roger Rinderknecht (Sui)
35. Thomas Sch?fer (Ger)
36. Gregor Alff (Ger)
37. Thomas Bubla (Aut)
38. Florian Gottschlich (Ger)
39. Marcus Böhm (Ger)
40. Pavel Cep (Cze)
41. Rick Balbierer (Ger)
42. Deutschenbaur (Ger)
43. Tilen Frank (Slo)
44. Georg Engel (Aut)
45. Anze Cerin (Slo)
46. Markus Sedlak (Aut)
47. Martin Klemmer (Aut)
48. Dag Schneevoigt (Ger)
49. Michal Marosi (Cze)
50. Guido Tschugg (Ger)
51. Johannes Fischbach (Ger)
52. Daniel Auerswald (Ger)
53. Mario Sieder (Aut)
54. Borut Rozic (Slo)
55. Jan Finda (Cze)
56. Michal Cervenka (Cze)
57. Markus Baumann (Sui)
58. Daniel Schaefer (Ger)
59. Michal Cervenka (Cze)
60. Thomas Krainer (Aut)
61. Guillaume Winninger (Fra)
62. Peter Roschner (Aut)
63. Attila Kovacs (Hun)
64. Chris Kovarik (Aus)
65. Jürgen Gritzner (Aut)
66. Jürgen Harrer (Aut)
67. Arne Tschugg (Ger)
68. Ghislain Ricci (Fra)
69. Kai Schugk (Ger)
70. Miroslav Jirka (Cze)
DNS Nathan Rennie (Aus)
DNS Michael Gray (GBr)
DNS Leander Angerer (Ger)
DNS Livio Zampieri (Ita)

Final World Cup Standings

Women

1. Jill Kintner (USA) 1,060 pts
2. Katrina Miller (Aus) 630
3. Tara Llanes (USA) 600
4. Anneke Beerten (Ned) Specialized 410
5. Fionn Griffiths (GBR) Norco 320
6. Melissa Buhl (USA) 320
7. Joey Gough (GBR) 230
8. Jana Horakova (Cze) 210
9. Sabrina Jonnier (Fra) 190
10. Anita Molcik (Aut) Arbö Rsp Downhill Racing 180
11. Eva Castro Fernandez (Esp) 60
12. Diana Marggraff (Ecu) Zenith-MTB-I 20
13. Anja Jerenko (Ger) 20
14. Lucia Oetjen (Sui) 10

Men

1. Michal Prokop (Cze) Auyhor 1,240 pts
2. Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti Fox Race 680
3. Kamil Tatarkovic (Cze) Kona/Les Gets 620
4. Roger Rinderknecht (Sui) 620
5. Joost Wichman (Ned) 555
6. Chris Powell (USA) Specialized 380
7. Gee Atherton (GBr) Team Animal 360
8. Cédric Gracia (Fra) 330
9. Jurg Meijer (Ned) 300
10. Dan Atherton (GBr) Team Animal 210
11. Brian Lopes (USA) 200
12. Guido Tschugg (Ger) 170
13. Mickael Deldycke (Fra) 155
14. Rudiger Jahnel (Aut) 150
15. Chris Kovarik (Aus) Ms-Intense 150
16. Michael Hannah (Aus) Cannondale/The Cut 135
17. Leiv Ove Nordmark (Nor) Gravity Group 135
18. Michal Marosi (Cze) Arbö Rsp Downhill 95
19. Will Longden (GBr) Team Mbuk Sa 85
20. Jose Escudero (Ecu) Zenith-MTB-I 60
21. Bryn Atkinson (Aus) 60
22. Luke Strom (Aus) 60
23. Lukas Tamme (Cze) 60
24. Dominik Gspan (Sui) 40
25. Matej Vitko (Svk) 30
26. Luka Novak (Slo) 25
27. Richard Batey (GBr) 25
28. Johannes Fischbach (Ger) 25
29. Federico G. Polo (Arg) 20
30. Greg Minnaar (RSA) Team G-Cross 20
31. Filip Polc (Svk) Gravity Group 20
32. Jakub Hnidak (Cze) 15
33. Leonardo Coelho (Bra) 15
34. Romain Saladini (Fra) Commencal 15
35. Bas De Bever (Ned) 15
36. Premek Tejchman (Cze) 10
37. Raphael Konig (Bra) 10
38. Jared Rando (Aus) 10
39. Damien Godet (Fra) 10
40. Nahan Rennie (Aus) 10
41. Nathaniel Goiny (Ger) 5
42. Mario Bacic (Bra) 5
43. Borja Carrasco Morera (Esp) 5