In a hard fought Mass Start race at the Mountain Bike Orienteering World Championships in Vilnius, Lithuania Emily Benham won a hard fought Gold medal.

After 5 map exchanges and 41 controls, it was down to the very last control when a small mistake by Olga Shipilova-Granodova of Russia allowed Emily to ride to the Gold in a tough uphill finish.  Over the last 30 minutes of a tough course, Emily and Olga exchanged the lead several times much to the excitement of the crowd watching the GPS tracking on the big screens in the arena.