0.695 seconds. That’s all that separated Lachie Stevens-McNab from a career-defining win at the MTB World Championships in Val di Sole on Saturday. But as consolation prizes go, silver at the biggest race of the year on one of the meanest tracks in downhill racing — the famed Black Snake — ain’t bad at all.

Lachie’s blistering run gave him the fastest time of the day by 2.868 seconds, a massive margin by DH standards. From there, he had to sit nervously in the hot seat as 15 more riders, comprised of the fastest in the sport, tried to beat his time. Jordan Williams came closest, crossing the line just seven-thousandths of a second behind Lachie, before Jackson Goldstone, the last rider of the day, smashed the bottom two sectors of the course to reverse a 0.4-second deficit.

“I made one little mistake where Jackson went from 0.4 back to 0.5 in front, but f@#$ it I’m pretty happy with that,” Lachie said. “So close, but you gotta look at it for what it is, and it’s pretty cool.” – Lachie Stevens-McNab

A finals run like that was only a matter of time. Lachie has been smashing his World Cup qualification runs all season, taking second in Lenzerheide and first in Andorra. Unfortunately, he tumbled on both of his finals runs those weekends, leaving him without any hardware to show for his incredible form.

Lachie led a strong week for the Trek-Unbroken DH squad. Ollie Davis took 10th in finals for his second World Champs Top 10 after taking eighth in Andorra in 2024. Matt Walker was close behind in 14th, and Oisin O’Callaghan finished 19th. Sacha Earnest can be proud, too. Though a big crash ruined her chances at a podium, she was able to complete her run for 14th in the women’s race.

The squad will leave World Championships with a ton of confidence for the final two World Cup Downhill races of the year. We can’t wait.

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