June 3, 2006 (Willingen, Germany) Jill Kintner (USA, G.T.) is riding high on her winning streak, after taking victory in her third World Cup 4X race. She is in a comfortable series lead with 750 points. Aussie Katrina Miller (AUS, Jamis) fought to finish second in the four-up gravity event. Tara Llanes (USA, Giant-Pearl Izumi) grabbed the third spot on the podium, beating out last year’s four-cross champ, Anneke Beerten (NED, Specialized), in the final.

Results

Women
1. Jill Kintner (USA, G.T.)
2. Katrina Miller (AUS, Jamis)
3. Tara Llanes (USA, Giant-Pearl Izumi)
4. Anneke Beerten (NED, Specialized)
5. Melissa Buhl (USA, KHS)
6. Joey Gough (GBR)
7. Anita Molcik (AUT, Arbö RSP)
8. Sabrina Jonnier (FRA, Iron Horse)
9. Fionn Griffiths (GBR, Norco)
10. Sonja Granzow (GER)

Overall after three events
1. Jill Kintner (USA, G.T.) 750 points
2. Katrina Miller (AUS, Jamis) 230

Men’s Report

Jared Graves (AUS, Yeti-Fox Racing) unseated the seemingly unbeatable Michal Prokop (CZE, Author) in a nail-biter of a World Cup four-cross final this evening in front of a crowd of 5,000 fans. It was Graves’s first World Cup win. Prokop was expected to win after dominating in his runs leading up to the final, but the speed demon from the Czech Republic was ousted at the last moment by Graves, Joost Wichman (NED) and Roger Rinderknecht (SUI, G.T.). Prokop ended up in fourth spot.

Prokop is still in a comfortable series lead with 620 points. Graves holds second overall with 380 points, followed closely by Rinderknecht, who has 370 points.

Men
1. Jared Graves (AUS, Yeti-Fox Racing)
2. Joost Wichman (NED)
3. Roger Rinderknecht (SUI, G.T.)
4. Michal Prokop (CZE, Author)
5. Chris Powell (USA, Specialized)
6. Jurg Meijer (NED)
7. Kamil Tatarkovic (CZE, Kona-Les Gets)
8. Guido Tschugg (GER, Fusion-Redbull)
9. Leiv Nordmark (NOR, Gravity Group)
10. Cédric Gracia (FRA, Commencal)

Overall after three events
1. Michal Prokop (CZE, Author) 620 points
2. Jared Graves (AUS, Yeti-Fox Racing) 380
3. Roger Rinderknecht (SUI, G.T.) 370