VAL DI SOLE — Canadian downhill mountain biker Jackson Goldstone successfully defended his UCI elite men’s world championship on Saturday. The 22-year-old from Squamish, B.C., finished first in three minutes 28.785 seconds. New Zealand’s Lachlan Stevens-McNab was 0.695 seconds behind in second place. Goldstone earned his first elite world title in Champery, Switzerland last year. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 29, 2026.
