Some shuffle in the women's GC, but Gomez Villafañe and Batten maintain their lead while Andreas Seewald and Martin Stošek sit atop the men's overall after two stages.
The Dutchman may have to look to Egan Bernal, Marianne Vos and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot as he figures out his next moves.
Richards rides to commanding victory after catching and distancing defending champ Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, Schurter outsprints Mathias Flueckiger in thrilling final.
Here's the news making headlines for Monday, August 16.
Jolanda Neff rode a pitch-perfect race to take gold as the Swiss team swept up all three podium places, while the French team struggled through a difficult day.
The current MTB world champ talks Olympics, Kate Courtney, and her emotional roller coaster after 2016.
Newly crowned gold medalist Thomas Pidcock promises to race at cyclocross worlds in Arkansas, while German star languishes in Tokyo hotel following COVID diagnosis.
Here's the news making headlines for Sunday, May 16.
Haley Batten, Kate Courtney take third and fourth in a promising opening show from U.S. women racers.
Friday's short track event in Albstadt made for a preview of the World Cup cross-country race Sunday.
For many riders, the race in Leukerbad serves as the unofficial season opener to the 2021 World Cup season.
Three-time cross-country world champion joins a new team with a renewed focus on the Olympics.
French multi-discipline star will leave Canyon-SRAM in 2021 as she focuses on ambitions at Olympic mountain bike race.
Mountain bike worlds turns 30 this year. We recall the original in Durango.
Frenchwoman defends title in Leogang having also taken rainbow jersey in 2015.
Multi-discipline star making the most of the sun, a spa and a swimming pool at home in south France.
The French star's road to Tokyo will require a detour after a painful condition has kicked up again, requiring new surgery
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot will scale back her racing program on the road in order to focus on mountain biking and cyclocross.
Prior to this past weekend's World Cup finals in Snowshoe, West Virginia, the United States hadn't hosted a stop on off-road cycling's premier series since 2015. The sport's top riders descended on Snowshoe to contest the series finals, and they were greeted by a fast and technical course. American riders shone throughout the weekend, with Kate Courtney winning the elite women's overall. Photographer Don Karle was there to capture the action.
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot overcame an early crash to win the UCI cross-country mountain bike title at Mont-Sainte-Anne.