Windham

After twice in a row nearly winning World Cup races, Georgia Gould recognizes her strength and hopes her luck will turn around

Gallery: Wells, Plaxton, Kabush, Schultz top 10 in Windham

Check out the sights and sounds from Gwin's win at Windham.

The Race the World XC and DH races take place on the same course as the World Cup

Just like last year New York event was in question, but the show will go on

Singletrack.com runs down five of the 10 most intriguing stories from the last 365 days. Check in Friday for the top five.

Every year riders, teams, media, sponsors and UCI officials vote for the top XC, DH and 4X tracks of the World Cup season.

From the competition, to the course and even registration, Singletrack.com columnist Judy Freeman says what's different about racing a World Cup or the world championships versus a national event is, well, pretty much everything.

VIDEO: Windham World Cup wrap-up in moving pixels...

SLIDESHOW: The 2010 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup is officially in the books as racing wrapped up on Windham Mountain in New York's Catskills on Sunday with the men's and women's downhill contests.

SLIDESHOW: Catch the elite men and women's cross-country action at the Windham World Cup final.

VIDEO: Two-time Olympian Julien Absalon had some bad luck at the Windham World Cup race, which meant he was out of contention for the overall series title for 2010.

VIDEO: Canada's Catherine Pendrel wins Windham World Cup and the overall 2010 World Cup overall. Marie-Helene Premont finishes second with her eye on hometown victory at next week's Worlds at Mont Saint Anne.

VIDEO: Canada's Catharine Pendrel leads the overall World Cup points battle, but Eva Lechner of Italy and American Willow Koerber are right on her wheel. How will Pendrel come out in the battle for the title?

VIDEO: Adam Craig's season was late to start due to knee rehab. How does the Maine native view the Windham, New York World Cup course and having the "Euros" invade the U.S.? Watch on...

Of the six season titles up for grabs, only one — four-cross — has been mathematically won. Prendrel, Lechner and Koerber all aiming for women's XC overall honors.

Gravity racer David Mock tested positive for marijuana following the Yankee Clipper Four-cross in Windham, New York in August.