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The 29th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup opened on Friday in Albstadt, Germany, beginning with the Short Track (XCC), which was introduced to the programme last year. World champion Kate Courtney (Scott-SRAM) took the win for the women, beating Jolanda Neff (Trek Factory) and Kathrin Stirnemann (Thomus RN Swiss Bike).
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kate Courtney (USA) | 0:21:05 |
| 2 | Jolanda Neff (Swi) | 0:00:01 |
| 3 | Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) | 0:00:02 |
| 4 | Linda Indergand (Swi) | 0:00:03 |
| 5 | Annika Langvad (Den) | 0:00:04 |
| 6 | Ramona Forchini (Swi) | 0:00:09 |
| 7 | Chloe Woodruff (USA) | 0:00:12 |
| 8 | Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) | 0:00:13 |
| 9 | Anne Tauber (Ned) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Sina Frei (Swi) | 0:00:28 |
| 11 | Annie Last (GBr) | 0:00:32 |
| 12 | Nadine Rieder (Ger) | 0:00:33 |
| 13 | Anne Terpstra (Ned) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| 14 | Emily Batty (Can) | 0:00:34 |
| 15 | Haley Smith (Can) | 0:00:35 |
| 16 | Catharine Pendrel (Can) | 0:00:36 |
| 17 | Jitka Čábelická (Cze) | 0:00:37 |
| 18 | Candice Lill (RSA) | 0:00:38 |
| 19 | Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) | 0:00:39 |
| 20 | Janika Lõiv (Est) | 0:00:40 |
| 21 | Malene Degn (Den) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Lea Davison (USA) | 0:00:41 |
| 23 | Sandra Walter (Can) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Daniela Campuzano Chavez Peon (Mex) | 0:00:42 |
| 25 | Rebecca Ellen Mcconnell (Aus) | 0:00:43 |
| 26 | Mariske Strauss (RSA) | 0:00:53 |
| 27 | Eva Lechner (Ita) | 0:00:55 |
| 28 | Yana Belomoina (Ukr) | 0:00:56 |
| 29 | Githa Michiels (Bel) | 0:00:57 |
| 30 | Barbara Benkó (Hun) | 0:01:00 |
| 31 | Karla Štěpánová (Cze) | 0:01:06 |
| 32 | Cherie Redecker (RSA) | 0:01:13 |
| 33 | Tanja Žakelj (Slo) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Janka Keseg Stevkova (Svk) | 0:01:16 |
| 35 | Irina Kalentyeva (Rus) | 0:01:20 |
| 36 | Sabrina Enaux (Fra) | 0:01:23 |
| 37 | Cindy Montambault (Can) | 0:02:08 |
| 38 | Lucie Urruty (Fra) | 0:02:18 |
| 39 | Iryna Popova (Ukr) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Jovana Crnogorac (Srb) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
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