Offenburg

Round 3 of the World Cup cross-country sees Catharine Pendrel and Georgia Gould dominate the women's race in Offenburg Germany while Julien Absalon takes his first win of the season.

Willow Koerber, Georgia Gould, Heather Irmiger, Catharine Pendrel and other North American women all have a legitimate chance of finishing on the podium at World Cup 3 in Germany on Sunday.

Canada's Geoff Kabush and Catharine Pendrel have World Cup victories under their belts. With the Mountain Bike World Championships set for their country this fall, they are extra motivated.

Cyclo-cross queen Compton will hit the World Cup and domestic mountain bike circuits on her new Stevens Scope 26-inch race rig that weighs in at about 17.5 pounds.

In the wake of each World Cup season, riders, teams, journalists, sponsors and UCI officials vote for the best event venues of the year.

Julien Absalon (Orbea) seized the lead of the cross-country Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup on Sunday after winning round two of the series in Offenburg, Germany.