Val di Sole World Cup XCO Results

The unique origin of Father’s Day in the United States can be traced back to Spokane, Washington, in 1910. It was the result of the efforts of Sonora Smart Dodd and her five brothers, who successfully convinced the Spokane Ministerial Association to establish a nationwide celebration of Father’s Day. This was in honor of their father, who single-handedly raised them. Interestingly, an earlier attempt to initiate a similar commemoration occurred two years prior, when Grace Golden Clayton proposed a day to honor men who lost their lives in a West Virginia mining accident. Although this commemoration did not continue beyond a one-time memorial for the 361 victims of a 1907 disaster in Fairmont, West Virginia, Clayton's supporters still lay claim to the creation of the holiday.

More interestingly than the debate that will forever be argued in the footnotes of Wikipedia over who created the fifth most popular card-sending holiday, Father’s Day, taking its lead from its predecessor Mother’s Day, is spelled as a singular possessive so that each family is honoring its own father, not as a plural possessive (Fathers’ Day) commemorating all fathers. It’s similar to how, in November, we honor Macy with a parade on Macy’s Day, but not all Macys worldwide.

We had a fantastic day of racing at Val di Sole, today. Definitely check out the elite XCO races (and the downhill racing) on Max, if you’re in the U.S. The U23 XCO replays should be available on the World Cup YouTube page.

That should be enough words to protect you from results you don’t want to see. For the rest of you, scroll past the No Spoilers Puppy for all of today’s results and lap analysis.

Men’s Elite

Women’s Elite

Women’s U23

Men’s U23