Atherton fell one race short of achieving the feat in the 2015 season, leaving the 28-year-old determined to achieve the feat and secure her 13th straight World Cup triumph.

The Briton, who had already ensured victory in the overall series, achieved a time of 4min 52.78sec during her run in the final.

It proved enough to secure another landmark win for Atherton, having also won on the course at last year’s World Championships.

She finished 6.56 seconds clear of the Australia’s Tracey Hannah, the runner-up.

France’s Myriam Nicole crossed the line in a time of 5:01.75 to complete the top three, with Britain’s Manon Carpenter and Tahnee Seagrave narrowly missing the podium.

There was further British success in the men’s event, with Danny Hart clocking a time of 4:13.61 to claim the race win.

It was his third consecutive World Cup triumph, having also won the Lenzerheide and Mont-Sainte-Anne legs of the series.

South Africa’s Greg Minnaar and France’s Loic Bruni completed the podium places, ending 2.78 and 3.38 seconds down on the winner.

There was cause for celebration for the United States’ Aaron Gwin, despite finishing in 55th place in today’s event, the result proving enough to win the overall men’s series.

The American triumphed at both the Lourdes and Loegang World Cup events, but also secured three second place finishes on route to the title.

Gwin will now turn his attentions to the World Championships, with the event due to begin in Val di Sole in Italy on Tuesday (September 6).

The men’s and women’s cross-country World Cup events are due to take place tomorrow, with newly crowned Olympic champions Nino Schurter of Switzerland and Sweden’s Jenny Rissveds both due to compete.