Downhill Finals Action from Andorra World Cup

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A perfect World Cup DH season for Rachel Atherton. 7 wins in 7 races. -Duncan Philpott

Rachel doing it for Wales. -Sven Martin

Danny Hart descends into the finish arena, putting it all on the line and taking his third win a row. -Duncan Philpott

Danny Hatrick Hart. Can he make it four? -Sven Martin

A smart and safe run after a few too many sketchy moments up top in the heavy rain. Gwin knew better than to throw it away or ruin any chances for next week. -Sven Martin

Aaron's 4th crystal trophy for the mantle piece. -Sven Martin

Great success for the YT Mob, sealing Aaron's 4th World Cup title in their first year out. -Sven Martin

Gaetan Vige rode with a Minnaar-like focus. He had to win to have a chance to take the overall from Finn. And win he did but unlucky for him Finn finished 2nd and took the title. This is been an amazing crop of first-year Juniors. I can't wait to see the battle continue next year. -Sven Martin

Finn Iles did just enough to win the overall. Too many mistakes for today's win but there is always next week. -Sven Martin

Greg Minnaar, 2nd place. Don't count the calculating, smooth, fast South African out just yet. He also likes to collect Rainbow jerseys. -Sven Martin<br />

Greg Minnaar, ever the professional and certainly a crowd favorite here in Andorra. -Duncan Philpott

Peaty is on such another level with god-like abilities that he didn't even have to use his hands on his final World Cup run. Long live the Champ. #allhailpeaty -Sven Martin

Full Circle. Peaty ending an amazing World Cup career with Andy Kyffin by his side once again. No words really, a few tears were shed today. #allhailpeaty -Sven Martin

What a legend, Steve Peat, still entertaining the crowds. -Duncan Philpott

Tracey loved the steep here and gained a place in the bottom section of the track on Pompon. -Duncan Philpott

Loic Bruni on the hammer, almost loosing it here but smashing on despite the swap. What a recovery he has made this year - two races back and two podiums. -Sven Martin

Loic Bruni, out there, alone, in the rain...-Duncan Philpott

Pompon couldn't stick the qualifying result, but came 3rd today. -Duncan Philpott

Alexandre Fayolle, super stoked and surprised with his first podium. Dry course sure, but he beat many a top rider in the dry. -Sven Martin

Yeeeeeea Connor. Who would have thought that the Aussie would have been standing on the overall podium at the end of the year? Expect to see this guy pushing more next weekend and next year. -Duncan Philpott

Manon slotting home to 5th but consistent enough to hold on to 2nd in the overall. -Sven Martin

Not even sure if she could ride yesterday, then Tahnee takes it home to 5fth battling through the pain. -Sven Martin

Troy's bike. -Sven Martin

The sudden downpour before Luca Shaw's run made the top of the track super slippery. Not the best result for the young American causing a two-place slip in the overall to 9th, but a superb overall season bodes well for next year.. -Dan Hearn

Kenta Gallagher ends the season at 39th place in the overall rankings, claiming Vital's Privateer of the Year Award! -Dan Hearn

Charlie Harrison backed up his 11th place qualifier with a solid 14th. The Cali Kid loving the dry, home-like dirt and duff! -Sven Martin

Healing vibes to Blenki who was rushed off by helicopter to the hospital after his horrific high-side berm crash. He's ok, but suffered a bruised lung, coughing up blood. -Sven Martin

Elliott Heap already covered in 'heaps' of dust from an earlier crash. He smashed on anyway and managed to pull in third, last spot on the Junior podium. -Sven Martin

Loris Vergier, 7th in the overall, has proven himself valuable this year and is a hot commodity right now. -Sven Martin

Brendan was on a good one but front flatted near the bottom of the track. Just two seconds off the podium. Lots of flats and crashes and of course the rain played havoc to the results sheet. -Sven Martin

Comin' up. -Sven Martin

Oh Eddie. What could have been. His splits looked like this 2nd, 3rd, 5th then 51st. A podium snatched from him by the dust goblins. -Sven Martin

Wow! Back where he wants to be and should be. 6th place for Marcelo. -Sven Martin

That number 4 plate nearly made its way to 2, but 10 points was all the difference for Tracy Hannah. 2nd on the day and 3rd in the overall. -Duncan Philpott

If Gaetan won Finn had to finish Top 3. It was playing on the kid's mind all morning. -Duncan Philpott

Pompon "kissing it better" after Tahnee bruised her sternum in qualifying. -Duncan Philpott

A Top 10 today and the 4th-fastest Brit of the year with 14th place overall for Laurie Greenland. -Duncan Philpott

Parkins watch on as women ride by. -Duncan Philpott

No prisoners were taken on the rough course, causing numerous crashes and flats. Here Brook Macdonald is pushing hard with a rear flat, trying to gain as many points as possible in the overall.. -Dan Hearn

An 8th place for Markus Pekoll proves that the Austrian does have the speed he's been trying to find over the last few races.. -Dan Hearn

Vaea Verbeeck vivaciously vies for velocity in Vallnord. -Duncan Philpott

Dylan Levesque backed up his qualifying result in finals for 17th place. -Duncan Philpott

Adam Brayton sneaks into the Top 10 overall after 7th today. Impressive considering his nerves were already peaking for World Champs next week. -Duncan Philpott

#fishfromabove on the winding, dusty snake of a track. -Dan Hearn

You would be a fool to count against Jack Moir on a dusty track. The Aussie revels in the steep more and more, and today it sealed his year with a Top 10 finish. -Duncan Philpott

This is the face of three crashes worth of dust. -Duncan Philpott

Remi is perplexed by the weather at the end of his run. -Duncan Philpott

Gwin crosses the line while a nonplussed Danny Hart waits for Troy to descend so that he can seal the deal. -Duncan Philpott

Troy digs in in the final corner but unfortunately the weather was against him today. -Duncan Philpott

Northern and Connor are all smiles for the successful season. -Duncan Philpott

Junior overall winners. -Sven Martin

Rachel getting ready for her last race with the rainbow jersey early this morning. A perfect season of World Cup wins. Never been done before in gravity racing. Next week she will try defend her World Champs stripes in Italy. -Sven Martin

Champagne showers ends the World Cup season for the women.. -Sven Martin

Rain falls during finals. The first weather-affected drama since MSA and Stevie Smith's impressive win. -Duncan Philpott

Rachel Atherton clinches a perfect season, Danny Hart goes three-for-three with World Cup wins, Aaron Gwin and Finn Iles claim World Cup overall victories, Steve Peat drops in for the last time and the weather decides to mess with the last few riders. The final race of the 2016 UCI World Cup DH season did not disappoint.

#allhailpeaty

Vital extends a huge thank you to Sven Martin and Duncan Philpott for their dedication in the trenches all season. Their photos and audio interviews are the best on the circuit. @maddogboris, Dan Hearn, Fraser Britton, Lee Trumpore and all the other photographers and videographers who have contributed to our slideshows this season deserve thanks, too. You all make mountain bike racing great and we're honored to work with you. Bring on World Champs! -gordo

Vallnord, Andorra