Sacha Mills and Joel Sutherland win final downhill round of 2026 Oceania Mountain Bike Continental Series
Sacha Mills (Australia) and Joel Sutherland (Australia) claimed the elite races at the final downhill round of 2026 Oceania Mountain Bike Continental Series in Cairns, Australia.
Elite Men
Sutherland (Australia) scored a dominant win in 3mins 28.898secs ahead of William Hynes (Australia) four seconds slower and Jed Stanton a further second and a half back.
Zachariah Bradley-Hudson (Australia) claimed the overall series on 165 points.
Round 4 Results
1 Joel Sutherland (Australia)
2 William Hynes (Australia)
3 Jed Stanton (Australia)
Elite Women
Mills dominated to finish in 4mins 13.839secs to take back-to-back series wins, ahead of Cassie Voysey (Australia) and Tracey Esterhuyzen (Australia).
With two wins and a second place to her name, Mills emerged at the top of the final standings on 277 points.
Round 4 Results
1 Sacha Mills (Australia)
2 Cassie Voysey (Australia)
3 Tracey Esterhuyzen (Australia)
Under 19 Men
It was a tightly contested race with Dexter Lock (New Zealand) taking the win in 3mins 36.130secs, just eight tenths of a second ahead of Jed Kuegler (New Zealand). Jett Sandford finished third.
Consistency was key for Kuegler who claimed the overall series on 67.
Round 4 Results
1 Dexter Lock (New Zealand)
2 Jed Kuegler (New Zealand)
3 Jett Sandford (Australia)
Under 19 Women
Katarina Carlsson (Australia) was quickest in the under 19 women’s in 4mins 24.097secs, 25 seconds clear of Madison Sharp (Australia) with Olivia Hicks (Australia) another six seconds back.
With a first and two second place finishes New Zealand’s Indy Devoll claimed the series on 80 points.
Round 4 Results
1 Katarina Carlsson (Australia)
2 Madison Sharp (Australia)
3 Olivia Hicks (Australia)