| Format | Rank | Total points |
|---|---|---|
XCO | 8 | 1321 |
XCC | 11 | 861 |
Ranked 41st in the UCI classification when she joined the Decathlon Ford team at the start of the 2023 season, the American rider has had a spectacular rise to the top of the world rankings.
A double national champion in 2023, she achieved her first World Cup podiums during the same season before competing in the Paris Olympics in the summer of 2024. The young woman, who splits her time between California and her European base in Girona, Spain, now has eight podiums on the international circuit. After narrowly missing victory in 2025 at the opening round in Araxá, Blunk is building momentum week by week and could soon take another step forward. Her recent win at the US XCC Championships proves that she is one of the athletes to watch.
| Pos. | Athlete / Event | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tropical Mountain Bike Challenge + UCI XCO Junior Series Albergue Olímpico De Salinas Women Elite - Cross-country Olympic | 1:18:38.83 |
| 1 | UCI Mountain Bike Continental Series - American Continental Series Salinas - XCO Salinas Women Elite - Cross-country Olympic | 01:17:29 |
| 1 | Puerto Rico MTB Cup + UCI XCO Junior Series Rincón Women Elite - Cross-country short circuit | 20:29.62 |
| 1 | Puerto Rico MTB Cup + UCI XCO Junior Series Rincón Women Elite - Cross-country Olympic | 1:12:31.05 |
On International Women’s Day, WBD Sports highlights how its Women in Mountain Bike initiative is turning long term commitment into concrete action. Through structural, sporting and educational initiatives, the programme continues to drive meaningful progress towards greater gender parity across the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series.
20 Endurance teams have secured WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series status, guaranteeing their participation across all nine rounds of the 2026 UCI Cross-country World Cup, including Cross-country Olympic (XCO) and Cross-country Short Track (XCC). We take a closer look at who will be racing for each team and highlight the key riders to watch this season.
Brand-new documentary, The Cycle, follows five riders across different cycling disciplines and career stages, including WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series stars Lachie Stevens McNab and Evie Richards.
