The World Cup gives in and there will be a podium of 5 only for the photo and it will not be broadcasted

After the protests and actions taken by the bikers during the last few days, the organization of the World Cup has issued a brief statement confirming that the podium of 5 will return, although it seems that it will not have the official status of the main podium and the 4th and 5th bikers will only be able to take a photo in front of the fans and press.

The podium of 5 will return, without broadcast or official status, to the MTB World Cup

After an initial protest signed by the entire grid and the subsequent interruption of Nino Schurter and Lars Forster on the main podium, the organization of the World Cup seems to have yielded to the bikers' request.

The organization has communicated this in a small informative section, from which it can be deduced that the podium of 5 will be back only for fans and press, it will not have the official status of the top three and will not be broadcast on TV:

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After the podium ceremony with the top three riders of the elite male and female categories has taken place during the live broadcast, we would like to invite the riders who finished in 4th and 5th place to a photo opportunity on the podium with the top five finishers, aimed at the present fans and media.

We will call the five riders to the mixed zone directly after they cross the finish line.

We will see if this measure ends the protest of bikers and teams or if it continues until the podium of 5 is restored as it has been done for over 30 years.