Bankes Does it Again. And Again.
1st March 2025
Last modified on March 2nd, 2025
GB’s Charlotte Bankes won her fourth consecutive Snowboard Cross World Cup competition in Erzurum, Turkey. Then made another podium.UPDATED
Her first podium extended her lead in the overall 2024/25 season standings.
Charlotte Bankes was made to battle hard through the Quarter Finals, progressing from second position having sat in last place at the first and second intervals.
She again came through from the back of the field in the Big Final to secure victory ahead of Lea Casta of France in second place, and Australia’s Josie Baff in third.
Bankes’ record for the season now reads four victories from five World Cup contests, putting her 85 points clear in the overall World Cup standings as she looks to retake the Crystal Globe that she won in 2021/22 and 2022/23.
“The race went really well. It was a hard-fought final but really happy to come away with the win,” said Bankes after her victory.
“Our tactics today were to get best start as possible which we fixed for the semi final and then keep my head up to find the opening and just push until the finish.”
Image c/o GB Snowsport.
Full Podium:
- Charlotte Bankes (GBR) – 2. Lea Casta (FRA) – 3. Josie Baff (AUS)
And the next day the British pair of Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale qualified second from their Quarter Final heat, before coming first in a photo finish Semi Final heat with Bankes nudging ahead of Josie Baff of the Australian pairing on the finish line.
That set the stage for a Big Final which pitched the GB team against Australia (Baff and Cameron Bolton), Austria (Pia Zerkhold and Lukas Pachner), and the USA’s second team (Acy Craig and Nathan Pare).
Sitting in fourth place at the midway point, Bankes raced to bring the British team into second position finishing just behind the Australians at the close, with Austria taking third.
The result means Bankes and Nightingale have podiumed in two of the three Team SBX races held over the past two seasons.
In addition to the World Championships title they secured in Bakuriani in 2023 and will look to defend in St Moritz later this month.
Full Podium
- Australia (Josie Baff / Cameron Bolton) – 2. Great Britain (Charlotte Bankes / Huw Nightingale) – 3. Poland (Pia Zerkhold / Lukas Pachner)
“It felt amazing to race the team event again with Charlotte. She’s such a great racer and a brilliant teammate,” said Huw.
“We’re really happy to have another team event podium under our belt, and we’re both really looking forward to the next one in Montafon.”
Image c/o GB Snowsport.
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