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1997 Mountain Biking World Cup Mountain Zone Coverage of the 1997 Grundig/UCI World Cup Click Here For 1998 World Cup Action WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Chateau d'Oex, Switzerland Sept. 21, 1997 The Italians take the Cross Country, while the French dominate the Downhill. The last race of the season brought out some 20,000 screaming fans. XC#10 FINALS Annecy, France Aug. 15, 1997 Paola Pezzo (ITA, Gary Fisher), takes the race as well as the World Cup title. The Frenchmen, Christoph Dupouey & Miguel Martinez keep the Cup in France with the Sunn-Nike team. How Bout Houffalize? Paola Pezzo (ITA, Gary Fisher), takes another win while the Frenchmen, Christophe Dupouey & Miguel Martinez hold hands through the finish in beautiful Belgium. DH#6 FINALS Kaprun, Austria Aug. 15, 1997 Johnny T. and The Missile Blast Kaprun DH Finals Herin and Giove Win Overall Titles XC # 8 Vail, Colorado July 12-13, 1997 Paola Pezzo (ITA, Gary Fischer) wins again. Young Aussie sensation Cadel Evans comes back to win his second World Cup of the year. DH#5 Massanutten, Virginia July 5-6, 1997 Tomas Misser takes one home to Spain and Leigh Donovan Loves Virginia. XC #7—DH #4 Mount Sainte Anne, Canada June 28-29, 1997 Pezzo crushes competition. Martinez muscles ahead. Missy grabs her first WC cup of the season. Herin fires off his third winning run. XC #6 Mount Snow, VT June 21-22, 1997 Paola Pezzo continues her world domination. Rune Hoydahl takes third win at Mount Snow in as many years. DH #3 Sierra Nevada, SPAIN May 31-June1 Anne-Caroline Chausson (FRA) and Corrado Herin (ITA) win (again!) convincingly; Americans Tomac and Giove both take second. Full Race report and tons of photos right here. DH #2 Navegal, Italy May 24-25, 1997 Chausson and Herin Take Line Honors at DH #2. We were there to bring you all the coverage. DH #1 Stellenbosch, RSA May 17-18, 1997) Brutsaert And De Bever Take Season's First DH in South Africa. XC #5 Spindleruv Mlyn, CHE May 10-11, 1997 It's Pezzo Again in Women's XC, Martinez Wins Men's XC. XC #4Budapest, HUN May 3-4, 1997 American Dunlap Takes Women's XC, Dupouey Wins Men's XC, Evans Second. Overall standings. XC #3 St. Wendel, GER April 26-27, 1997 Alexander Unseats Pezzo, Frischknecht Defeats Evans in Rainy XC. XC#2 Wellington, NZ April 12-13, 1997 Pezzo Wins Again, Evans Takes Thriller in Men's XC. XC#1 Napa Valley April 4-6, 1997 Bramati and Pezzo take top honors under blue skies in wine country. Check out our main story (link above), coverage of men's XC and women's XC events, results, and photos hot off the press. 1997 World Cup Preview! Get up to speed on this year's competition, find out who's hot and who's not. WORLD CUP SCHEDULE: CROSS COUNTRY=XC DOWNHILL=DH XC#1Napa Valley, CA USA April 4-6, 1997 XC#2 Wellington, NZ April 12-13, 1997 XC#3 St Wendel, GER April 26-7, 1997 XC#4 Budapest, HUN May 3-4, 1997 XC#5 Spindleruv Miln, CZ May 10-11, 1997 DH#1 Cape Town, S. Africa May 17-18, 1997 DH#2 Nevegal, ITA May 24-25, 1997 DH#3 Sierra Nevada, SPA May 31-June 1, 1997 XC#6 Mount Snow, Vermont June 21-22, 1997 XC#7 AND DH#4 Mt Ste Anne, QUE CAN June 28-29, 1997 DH#5 Massanutten, VA USA July 5-6, 1997 XC#8- Vail, CO, USA July 12-13, 1997 DH#6 (Finals)- Kaprun, AUS August 15-16, 1997 XC#9 Houffalize, BEL August 30-31, 1997 XC#10- Annecy, FRA September 6-7, 1997 THE WORLDS Chateau d'Oex, Switzerland September 13-14, 1997. This is for the coveted rainbow jersey kids. Both Downhill and Cross Country together again as they should be. We're taking bets to see if Missy Giove dances with Miguel Martinez again so stay tuned. We'll be there with complete coverage and to open a couple Swiss bank accounts to help launder all these cyber-dollars we've been getting paid in. The countdown has begun...