While the world cup season started long ago, it seems as though it has gone by in the blink of an eye. Here we are in Cairns, Austrailia for World Champs already. With heated battles through out the year in the U23 men we knew there would be some exciting racing for the rainbow stripes. While Kate Courtney took a commanding lead of the World Cup this season, she was pretty much expected to run away with the win here in Cairns. The track here in Cairns had different ideas. The racing was full of spills and flats, and if you weren't out in front right away you would struggle to see through the dust the hung in the air from the riders ahead. Martins Blums suffered a flat right away that put him out of the running, and Sam Gaze rode to title number two in the U23 men. Sina Frei would get out in front early, while Cate Courtney would have back luck in the first lap and spend much of the race catching up. Cam Wright took a spectacular win for the junior men, and Laura Stigger took home gold for the Junior Women.