At the UCI mountain bike world championships in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa athletes riding with SR Suntour forks showed some strong performances. Julie Bresset came to the championships fully recovered from an injury she had suffered in spring. The French woman rode a strong race and defended her title successfully after an intense battle with Maja Wloszczowska. In the men's race, Maxime Marotte was the best-placed French rider in fourth, some 30 seconds off the Bronze medal. Stéphane Tempier also made it into the top10 finishing in 9th, and with Estonia's Martin Loo another athlete riding an SR Suntour fork crossed the line in 19th.
