2024 Cannonball MTB Festival Day 3 | Perfect Conditions For A Heated Day Of Gravity Racing

Day 3 of the 2024 Cannonball MTB Festival saw the first round of competitors take to Thredbo’s famous 5km Kosciuszko Flow Trail for the Fox Flow Motion Cup today.

The sun was shining and overnight rainfall meant the race course was running nice and tacky compared to yesterday’s dusty conditions.

Although not super technical, this race requires an efficient type of rider and definitely put all the competitor’s fitness to the test. A stack of steep banked berms and rolling traverses meant that cornering and pedaling ability was paramount.

Ellie Smith took out her second win of the week today, claiming first place in the Pro Women category at today’s Fox Flow Motion Cup as well as yesterday’s Osprey All-Mountain Assault. These two wins put her in prime position to take out the title of Queen of Cannonball at the end of the week.

In the Pro Men category, it was Luke Meier-Smith who came out on top of the podiums, followed by Ryan Gilchrist in second place and Jack Moir in third.

After the racing finished, everyone headed to Alpine Bar for live music, presentations and an Athlete Poster Signing session. Some of the world’s best riders were gathered together to meet fans including the likes of Jackson Goldstone, Laurie Greenland, Nina Hoffman, Amaury Pierrion, Myriam Nicole, Dylan Maples, Jack Moir, Troy Brosnan, Connor Fearon, Sian A’Hern, Kye A’Hern, Caroline Buchanan, Luke Meier-Smith, Remy Meier-Smith, Oliver Zwar, Jackson Connelly, Jackson Frew, Tegan Cruz, Oisin O’Callaghan, Vali Hoell and Kasper Wooley.

The fun doesn’t stop on the race course at Cannonball either with a huge lineup of entertainment, live music and activations happening all week. To check out everything on the schedule, please click here.