Gallery: Amazing Nino Schurter wins fifth consecutive World Cup at Mont-Sainte-Anne

World champion and gold medalist Nino Schurter was back in Canada for the Mount St Anne world cup after he took last years race off in lieu of Olympic prep. Photo: Matt Stetson

Andrew L'Esperance working his way through the field. Photo: Matt Stetson

Former Canadian Champion Derek Zandstra. Photo: Matt Stetson

Top Canadian Finisher Raphael Gagne keeping it smooth through the rocks. Photo: Matt Stetson

Hometown hero Leandre Bouchard was getting lots of support for the fans. Photo: Matt Stetson

Canadian mountain bike championship winner Peter Disera charging into the woods. Photo: Matt Stetson

Evan "McSneaky" McNeely keeping his sock game fresh while charging through the rock garden. Photo: Matt Stetson

Five World Cups so far in 2017 and 5 wins for Nino Schurter. If he wins the final race he will be the only XC rider to sweep a world cup season. Photo: Matt Stetson

Elite men's podium: 1. Nino Schurter 2. Stephane Tempier 3. Gerhard Kerschbaumer 4. Tatouant Carod 5. Maxime Marotte. Photo: Matt Stetson

Nino Schurter’s post-Olympic season has been nothing short of extraordinary. That continued on Sunday in Mont-Sainte-Anne where the Olympic gold medalist and world champion rode to his fifth cross country World Cup victory of the season etching his name in the history books as the first to win five World Cup rounds in the same season. It was his 25th career World Cup victory.

Schurter was locked in a tight battle in Monte-Sainte-Anne needing to hold off Frechman Stéphane Tempier who finished 10-seconds behind the rainbow jersey. Gerhard Kerschbaumer of Italy took the final step on the podium ahead of Titouan Carod of France.

Raphaël Gagné was the top Canadian in the men’s race finishing 34th.

Schurter will go six for six at the final round of the World Cup in Val di Sol before heading to Cairns, Australia for the world championships in September. Schurter won the world championship title in 2015 and 2016.