Evie Richards didn't think first MTB World Cup victory would come so quickly after World Championships win

The British rider has hit amazing form, taking her first elite World Cup win days after the Worlds title

Evie Richards winning the World Cup at Lenzerheide
(Image credit: SW Pictures)

Evie Richards said that she was not expecting her first win as mountain bike world champion to come so soon after taking rainbow bands.

Richards, who rides for Trek-Segafredo mountain bike team, won the World Championships on August 28 and has now taken her first elite World Cup victory at Lenzerheide in Switzerland on Sunday (September 5). 

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