UCI World Championships Mont Saint Anne - 4-Cross Finals

The 4X main event started at 9PM in almost completely dark conditions, there were lights on the course, but not nearly enough, and riders really struggled to see in a few places. Combine that with all the photographers flashes going off and I'm amazed that everyone made it down the course. I decided to test out the high iso capabilities of the Nikon D3s and shot the entire race with available light. No flash, in the dark, ISO 25600 or higher. Here's how it turned out...

Start gate, early on in the event, mens 1/8 final

out of the gate, Graves on the right for the win...

Clear goggles, or not goggles at all, that was the only question

Anneke Beerten looked ready to go, but she was 3rd at the top of the course and never got a chance to pass...

Graves taking the semi-final

Joost Wichman leading a mens 1/4 final, he went on to win the small final

Anita Molcik in the womens small final, what you don't see in this photo is Luana De Souza of Brazil on the far inside. Almost everyone took the riders right line through the rocks, but Luana went far left and managed to pass here for the win

Joost Wichman, mens small final

Caroline Buchanan, womens final

Caroline Buchanan leads Jana Horakova into the finish of the womens final

Graves leads Tomas Slavik through the rocks in the mens final

Tomas Slavic for the win in the mens final. In one of the last corners Slavic went through the rock section on the far outside and passed Graves.

Mens Podium, Slavic, Graves, then Prokop

Womens Podium, Buchanan, Horakova, Labounkova

the only light we had, needed about twice as many...

Podium Girls, waiting with Slavic's Rainbow Jersey and medal