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In the four-cross final on Saturday, Anneke Beerten (Milka-Trek) finally won at Fort William for the first time in her career. Swiss rider Roger Rinderknecht was the surprise winner of a crash-filled men's final. Beerten and Jared Graves (Yeti-Fox Shox) continue to lead the overall series standings. The redesigned course proved to be a winner, with lots of passing and lead changes through the races. The rock garden at the halfway point proved to be a key factor, as numerous riders lost speed or crashed after choosing the wrong line. Elite Women: first win in Fort William for Anneke Beerten The women's competition lost one rider before the competition had even started, with British rider Katy Curd breaking her arm in Downhill training earlier in the day. Except for top qualifier Melissa Buhl (USA) all of the top qualifiers moved on to the final, with the new British sensation Joey Gough joining Beerten along with Lucia Oetjen (SUI) and Celine Gros (Morzine-Avoriaz/Haute-Savoie). The amazingly fast Gough took the holeshot from Beerten, but the highly experienced Dutch rider just bided her time, cutting inside of Gough on the corner just before the rock garden to take the lead and then hold it to the line. Oetjen took third, ahead of Gros. "It's unbelievable, I've been coming here so many years, and I've never won," exclaimed Beerten. "They made some changes to the track, and I really like the new track. To finally win in Fort William ... I was really working hard to get this one, and now I've finally got it." Beerten now has a commanding lead, with 200 points to the 90 of both Oetjen and Gros. Elite Men: Surprise win for Rinderknecht The men's race initially looked to be a replay of what we have seen over and over again: Graves jumping away from his rivals out of the start gate and cruising to the finish line. But Graves had an uncharacteristic slow start in his semi-final, and did not make it to the final round, winning the small final for fifth place. In the final, Joost Wichman (RSP 4 Cross) took the lead, and appeared to be well in control, ahead of Rinderknecht and World Champion Thomas Slavik (RSP 4 Cross) as he entered the rock garden. However, he hit the bottom of the rock garden front wheel first, somersaulting over the bars. Even worse, his bike shot sideways across the course, behind Rinderknecht but in front of his team mate Slavik, taking the World Champion out as well. Rinderknecht easily cruised in for the win, followed by a disbelieving David Graf (SUI) while the two RSP riders slowly picked themselves up and limped across the line. "It feels amazing, to win here," commented Rinderknecht. "My last win, last year in Val di Sole (ITA) was totally different. I won qualifying, and went into the race as one of the favourites. This time, I had a bad crash in practice and hurt my foot pretty bad, so I took it easy in qualifying and only qualified sixteenth. I really didn't know what to expect. I tried to black out the pain, and not think about it. But it worked out. Joost got a little bit unlucky at the end with a crash when he was leading, but luck was on my side this time. I'm really stoked." Despite finishing fifth, Graves still leads the men's standings, with 175 points, followed by Rinderknecht and Graf tied at 150, and Prokop a further 10 points back.