Bankes goes four-in-a-row in Erzurum

SBX star delivers dominant performance in Turkey

Charlotte Bankes won her fourth consecutive Snowboard Cross World Cup competition this afternoon in Erzurum, Turkey, to extend her lead in the overall 2024/25 season standings.

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, before again coming 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.

Speaking afterwards, Charlotte said:

“The race went really well. It was a hard-fought final but really happy to come away with the win.

“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.”