August 10, 2019 (Lenzerheide, SUI) – Canada’s Seth Sherlock (Team Canada) took home his first Junior Men’s DH victory at the final round #7 of the UCI MTB World Cup DH in Lenzerheide, Switzerland on Saturday. Elliot Jamieson (Can) Norco Factory Team was just off the podium in 4th while Lucas Cruz (Can) Sram Tld Racing was 13th.

This was the first Junior Men’s World Cup victory for a Canadian since Finn Iles (Specialized Gravity) won in April 2016 in Lourdes, France, marking the first ever win for Canada in the junior men’s division – read more here. Sherlock finished third overall in the final standings.

Janosch Klaus (Sui) Teamproject.Ch was second in Lenzerheide and Tuhoba-Ariki Pene (Nzl) Subway Nz Mtb Hub was third. Thibaut Daprela (Fra) Commencal / Vallnord won the overall with Kye Ahern (Aus) Canyon Factory Downhill Team second. Cruz was 4th overall with fellow Canuck Patrick Laffey (Devinci) 5th.

Results (brief)

Junior Men
1. Seth Sherlock (Can) Team Canada 3:03.829
2. Janosch Klaus (Sui) Teamproject.Ch 0.462
3. Tuhoba-Ariki Pene (Nzl) Subway Nz Mtb Hub 1.250
4. Elliot Jamieson (Can) Norco Factory Team 2.050
5. Kye Ahern (Aus) Canyon Factory Downhill Team 2.138

13. Lucas Cruz (Can) Sram Tld Racing 8.757