{"id":117681,"date":"2026-04-10T20:58:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T20:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/jenn-jackson-opens-us-cup-weekend-with-xcc-sprint-win\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T20:58:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T20:58:29","slug":"jenn-jackson-opens-us-cup-weekend-with-xcc-sprint-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/jenn-jackson-opens-us-cup-weekend-with-xcc-sprint-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Jenn Jackson opens US Cup weekend with XCC sprint win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>This weekend, US Cup cross country racing lands in sunny California. For many, it will be a final test of speed and fitness before the World Cup season starts in exactly one month\u2019s time in South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>Based on Friday\u2019s Short Track (XCC), the Canadians look to be on solid form. Jenn Jackson (Orbea) out-kicked the U.S.A.\u2019s Haley Batten (Specialized) to take the elite women\u2019s win. Carter Woods (Giant) finished on the wheel of Christopher Blevins (Specialized), the reigning XCC World Cup overall winner.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DW9tvz2kv48\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Jack Spranger rounded out the elite men\u2019s podium. Gwen Gibson (Trek-Unbroken) takes bronze in the women\u2019s XCC.<\/p>\n<p>Racing in California continues over the weekend with the full XCO events. World Cup racing <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingmagazine.ca\/mtb\/whistlers-in-mont-sainte-annes-out-2026-uci-mtb-world-cup-leaves-eastern-canada-behind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">starts in early May with a new venue in South Korea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DW9nwwggVj1\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t! function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n\t\t\tif (f.fbq) return;\n\t\t\tn = f.fbq = function() {\n\t\t\t\tn.callMethod ?\n\t\t\t\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n\t\t\t};\n\t\t\tif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n\t\t\tn.push = n;\n\t\t\tn.loaded = !0;\n\t\t\tn.version = '2.0';\n\t\t\tn.queue = [];\n\t\t\tt = b.createElement(e);\n\t\t\tt.async = !0;\n\t\t\tt.src = v;\n\t\t\ts = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n\t\t\ts.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n\t\t}(window, document, 'script',\n\t\t\t'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '900220307025564');\n\t\tfbq('track', 'PageView');\n\t<\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingmagazine.ca\/mtb\/jenn-jackson-opens-us-cup-weekend-with-xcc-sprint-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend, US Cup cross country racing lands in sunny California. 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