It’s so hard to pick the Men’s, but if I was a betting man I’d go Pierron. Women’s, either Nicole or Hoell.
Incredibly hard to pick the mens, but I too wouldn’t bet against Pierron. Yeah, maybe the sensible thing would be riding conservatively to then focus on the final round of the world cup for the overall, but (as MSA showed) I don’t think he’s programmed to ride conservatively! Plus the prospect of winning world champs on home soil in front of home crowd, that’s got to be worth something extra – although it’ll boost the other Frenchies in the same way.
Women, Pompon for the win although Hoell’s been superb recently as has Balanche.
Do we know if it’s the usual amount of coverage via RB, i.e. just the elite women and men, or will the junior races be broadcast somewhere because it’s world champs? I’ll really like to see those too.