It’s all kicking off in South Africa at the 2013 MTB World Championships. Junior races have already been staged and the UK has shown its strength in the discipline of downhill with podium places in both junior male and female categories. Here are the top three results for Junior DH and XC. Look out for the live broadcast of Elite XC today from 12.20 CET on Red Bull’s bike channel.

Junior Men DH top 3

1: Richard Rude JR (USA)
2: Loris Vergier (FRA)
3: Michael Jones (GBR)

Junior Women DH top 3

1: Tahnee Seagrave (GBR)
2: Danielle Beecroft (AUS)
3: Tegan Molloy (AUS)

Junior men XC top 3

1: Lukas Baum (GER)
2: Peter Disera (CAN)
3: Gioele Bertolini (ITA)

Top UK athlete: Michael Thompson 19th place.

Junior women XC top 3

1: Alessandra Keller (SUI)
2: Emilie Colomb (ITA)
3: Sarah Bauer (GER)

Top UK athlete: Alice Barnes 7th place.

Full results can be found at www.uci.ch