The sun has finally returned to Andorra, but there's still plenty of grease left to deal with on the track. Greg Minnaar and Rachel Atherton proved strongest at that little game today, as the Elite Men and Women took to the steeps to lay down a timed run and give us our first indication of who's fast and whose last.
We don't know how many riders took a cruiser today, since timed training at Worlds has no impact on starting position nor are any points at stake, but it gives us some indication of who is feeling it. Clearly, Mr. Minnaar is happy with the course, and local favorite Remi Thirion will take confidence from his strong finish (reminiscent of when he won the World Cup here in 2013).
In the women's, we don't know what to make of Rachel's 20-second gap to second place. She is no stranger to steep and muddy of course, so if the track stays greasy for tomorrow, it's hard to see who could even come close enough to give her a scare.
2015 World Championships DH Men's Elite Timed Training (Full Results PDF)
1 | MINNAAR Greg | RSA19811113 | SOUTH AFRICA | 4:49.202 |
2 | THIRION Remi | FRA19900423 | FRANCE | +0.145 |
3 | BRYCELAND Josh | GBR19900323 | GREAT BRITAIN | +0.311 |
4 | BLENKINSOP Samuel | NZL19881028 | NEW ZEALAND | +1.668 |
5 | SIMMONDS Matthew | GBR19870520 | GREAT BRITAIN | +3.060 |
6 | VERGIER Loris | FRA19960507 | FRANCE | +4.898 |
7 | FEARON Connor | AUS19940119 | AUSTRALIA | +5.231 |
8 | BROSNAN Troy | AUS19930713 | AUSTRALIA | +5.348 |
9 | GUTIERREZ VILLEGAS Marcelo | COL19900509 | COLOMBIA | +5.436 |
10 | JONES Michael | GBR19950222 | GREAT BRITAIN | +5.506 |
11 | BRUNI Loic | FRA19940513 | FRANCE | +5.706 |
12 | GWIN Aaron | USA19871224 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +6.605 |
13 | PEKOLL Markus | AUT19871013 | AUSTRIA | +6.641 |
14 | HANNAH Michael | AUS19831121 | AUSTRALIA | +8.121 |
15 | HILL Samuel | AUS19850721 | AUSTRALIA | +8.934 |
16 | KERR Bernard | GBR19910216 | GREAT BRITAIN | +11.327 |
17 | ATHERTON Gee | GBR19850226 | GREAT BRITAIN | +12.950 |
18 | SMITH Steve | CAN19891125 | CANADA | +13.324 |
19 | WALLACE Mark | CAN19950601 | CANADA | +15.097 |
20 | FAIRCLOUGH Brendan | GBR19880110 | GREAT BRITAIN | +15.106 |
21 | HART Danny | GBR19910920 | GREAT BRITAIN | +15.393 |
22 | MACDONALD Brook | NZL19911125 | NEW ZEALAND | +15.413 |
23 | FISCHBACH Johannes | GER19880304 | GERMANY | +17.053 |
24 | PIERRON Amaury | FRA19960304 | FRANCE | +17.871 |
25 | MASTERS Wyn | NZL19870418 | NEW ZEALAND | +17.930 |
26 | SUAREZ ALONSO Angel | ESP19951202 | SPAIN | +20.144 |
27 | BEER Nick | SUI19870917 | SWITZERLAND | +20.217 |
28 | ODENDAAL Tiaan | RSA19941106 | SOUTH AFRICA | +21.430 |
29 | LUCAS Dean | AUS19950502 | AUSTRALIA | +22.600 |
30 | BEER Matthew | CAN19860926 | CANADA | +22.724 |
31 | DALE Sam | GBR19900212 | GREAT BRITAIN | +23.003 |
32 | POMBO Emanuel | POR19870616 | PORTUGAL | +24.175 |
33 | ZABJEK Jure | SLO19951011 | SLOVENIA | +25.094 |
34 | JORBA PRATS Guillem | ESP19940319 | SPAIN | +25.557 |
35 | ALVES DE BORBA Lucas Eduardo | BRA19950224 | BRAZIL | +26.030 |
36 | GUARDIA PASCUAL Bernat | ESP19820930 | SPAIN | +26.311 |
37 | WALKER Matthew | NZL19900324 | NEW ZEALAND | +26.418 |
38 | MULALLY Neko | USA19930219 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +26.433 |
39 | NEETHLING Andrew | RSA19840805 | SOUTH AFRICA | +26.853 |
40 | BRANNIGAN George | NZL19920409 | NEW ZEALAND | +26.960 |
41 | NIEDERBERGER Noel | SUI19950821 | SWITZERLAND | +27.387 |
42 | SHAW Luca | USA19961225 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +27.658 |
43 | TRUMMER David | AUT19940601 | AUSTRIA | +27.873 |
44 | LEIVSSON Isak | NOR19931017 | NORWAY | +28.099 |
45 | STRASSER Benny | GER19890805 | GERMANY | +28.861 |
46 | PANDUR Ziga | SLO19910117 | SLOVENIA | +29.664 |
47 | CHAPMAN Rupert | NZL19920409 | NEW ZEALAND | +30.383 |
48 | MASTERS Edward | NZL19890818 | NEW ZEALAND | +30.478 |
49 | COLOMBO Francesco | ITA19951209 | ITALY | +30.655 |
50 | BERTOL Lucas | BRA19900819 | BRAZIL | +30.882 |
51 | NOVACK VIEIRA Roger | BRA19941103 | BRAZIL | +31.105 |
52 | KOLB Andreas | AUT19960323 | AUSTRIA | +31.223 |
53 | CARBALLO GONZALEZ Edgar | ESP19881222 | SPAIN | +33.063 |
54 | COMETTI Luca | USA19951208 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +34.410 |
55 | LUKASIK Slawomir | POL19930501 | POLAND | +35.543 |
56 | TETZLAFF Boris | AUT19900121 | AUSTRIA | +35.945 |
57 | IRMISCH Erik | GER19880913 | GERMANY | +35.976 |
58 | FERREIRO PAJUELO Antonio | ESP19900103 | SPAIN | +36.227 |
59 | LEBL Martin | CZE19960816 | CZECH REPUBLIC | +36.572 |
60 | BULL Samuel | RSA19940322 | SOUTH AFRICA | +36.884 |
61 | ORTIZ VASQUEZ Gustavo | CHI19951012 | CHILE | +37.030 |
62 | TEXTOR Christian | GER19901213 | GERMANY | +38.961 |
63 | VERNASSA Gianluca | ITA19950904 | ITALY | +41.311 |
64 | CEPELAK Jan | CZE19940702 | CZECH REPUBLIC | +41.814 |
65 | HASSON Oren | ISR19920517 | ISRAEL | +44.139 |
66 | VAUH Miran | SLO19821104 | SLOVENIA | +44.773 |
67 | FAYOLLE Alexandre | FRA19950720 | FRANCE | +45.203 |
68 | SUDING Lorenzo | ITA19860315 | ITALY | +45.714 |
69 | CAIRE Carlo | ITA19940804 | ITALY | +46.475 |
70 | BOUVET Jacques | GER19940806 | GERMANY | +46.848 |
71 | MACKINNON Kiran | USA19930224 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +47.310 |
72 | BERCHTOLD Markolf | BRA19800209 | BRAZIL | +49.505 |
73 | SEHNAL Stanislav | CZE19940609 | CZECH REPUBLIC | +50.904 |
74 | SUKANEN Mika | FIN19930410 | FINLAND | +51.924 |
75 | WEBER Lutz | SUI19921204 | SWITZERLAND | +52.297 |
76 | GARLICKI Stefan | RSA19900912 | SOUTH AFRICA | +53.267 |
77 | PROCHYRA Jordan | AUS19940423 | AUSTRALIA | +53.575 |
78 | HRYSZKO Artur | POL19960829 | POLAND | +53.745 |
79 | SEEWALD Pablo | ARG19930526 | ARGENTINA | +54.322 |
80 | CZERMAK Wojciech | POL19950302 | POLAND | +58.422 |
81 | MAIO Jeremias | ARG19891117 | ARGENTINA | +59.326 |
82 | LISZI Attila | HUN19921029 | HUNGARY | +59.966 |
83 | JAUCH Jasper | GER19910721 | GERMANY | +1:03.071 |
84 | FERREIRA LANDSKRAN Pedro Antonio | CHI19890426 | CHILE | +1:09.819 |
85 | NAGATA Junya | JPN19880813 | JAPAN | +1:17.276 |
86 | ETTINGHAUSEN Mate | HUN19950903 | HUNGARY | +1:20.955 |
87 | BARANEK Rastislav | SVK19950414 | SLOVAKIA | +1:32.045 |
88 | BICA Vasco Gois | POR19950716 | PORTUGAL | +1:36.125 |
89 | KERESZTES Peter | HUN19930813 | HUNGARY | +1:55.171 |
90 | SANCHEZ MORENO Jaime David | COL19900709 | COLOMBIA | +2:00.971 |
91 | MCMILLAN David | AUS19940228 | AUSTRALIA | +2:27.675 |
92 | KAGAROV Saken | KAZ19940221 | KAZAKHSTAN | +3:56.554 |
93 | GLADYSZ Kamil | POL19960609 | POLAND | +5:23.329 |
94 | ACUNA QUINTANA Mauricio Andres | CHI19880815 | CHILE | +7:54.864 |
NEVES CRUZ Bernardo | BRA19910416 | BRAZIL | DNF | |
HANSSON Marcus | SWE19960429 | SWEDEN | DNS | |
ONDIC Jozef | SVK19960807 | SLOVAKIA | DNS | |
ZAMBO David | HUN19911206 | HUNGARY | DNS | |
SERENO Pedro | VEN19880902 | BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA | DNS | |
CASAL VALLS Guillem | AND19950925 | ANDORRA | DNS |
2015 World Championships DH Women's Elite Timed Training (Full Results PDF)
1 | ATHERTON Rachel | GBR19871206 | GREAT BRITAIN | 5:39.829 |
2 | HANNAH Tracey | AUS19880613 | AUSTRALIA | +19.232 |
3 | CARPENTER Manon | GBR19930311 | GREAT BRITAIN | +19.684 |
4 | NICOLE Myriam | FRA19900208 | FRANCE | +20.963 |
5 | CHARRE Morgane | FRA19900609 | FRANCE | +24.778 |
6 | SIEGENTHALER Emilie | SUI19860919 | SWITZERLAND | +30.506 |
7 | BROWN Casey | CAN19901027 | CANADA | +53.006 |
8 | MILLER Miranda | CAN19900302 | CANADA | +1:03.348 |
9 | KINTNER Jill | USA19811024 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +1:16.405 |
10 | CAPPELLARI Carina | SUI19911106 | SWITZERLAND | +1:22.553 |
11 | RUBESAM Sandra | GER19880210 | GERMANY | +1:22.663 |
12 | WIDMANN Veronika | ITA19930308 | ITALY | +1:23.616 |
13 | NOGUEIRA Camila | ARG19930929 | ARGENTINA | +1:26.135 |
14 | SALAZAR PALOMO Mariana | ESA19940506 | EL SALVADOR | +1:31.188 |
15 | CERNILOGAR Zarja | SLO19891218 | SLOVENIA | +1:38.769 |
16 | HRASTNIK Monica | SLO19940607 | SLOVENIA | +1:39.721 |
17 | TYAS Sophie | NZL19941101 | NEW ZEALAND | +1:39.973 |
18 | FARINA Eleonora | ITA19901127 | ITALY | +1:45.997 |
19 | BUCHAR Claire | CAN19780426 | CANADA | +1:48.073 |
20 | COLUMB Alanna | NZL19880723 | NEW ZEALAND | +1:54.230 |
21 | CURD Katy | GBR19890427 | GREAT BRITAIN | +2:01.943 |
22 | RUCKNAGEL Harriet | GER19881011 | GERMANY | +2:10.066 |
23 | MARTH Steffi | GER19850819 | GERMANY | +2:16.626 |
24 | MONK Amanda | NZL19890909 | NEW ZEALAND | +2:25.492 |
25 | SEAGRAVE Tahnee | GBR19950615 | GREAT BRITAIN | +2:39.087 |
26 | MARTINEZ Carmen | ESP19910804 | SPAIN | +2:43.499 |
27 | VERBEECK Vaea | CAN19901125 | CANADA | +2:54.936 |
28 | SANDLER Veronique | NZL19930417 | NEW ZEALAND | +3:04.668 |
29 | DE SOUZA OLIVEIRA Luana Maria | BRA19910528 | BRAZIL | +5:33.616 |
30 | MOLLOY Tegan | AUS19960118 | AUSTRALIA | +7:27.404 |
31 | BARTOVA Jana | CZE19900217 | CZECH REPUBLIC | +8:03.887 |
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