Down to the Wire! World Champs Downhill Timed Training Slideshow

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<b>Greg Minnaar has stopped to analyze the lines and options more than I have ever seen him do before. I mistakenly thought he was not comfortable on the track. He proved me wrong today, that's for sure. Fastest timed run.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>At the back end of the season, Rachel Atherton is striving to make herself as the girl to beat.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Rachel, full eyes ahead.</b> -Steel City Media
<b>Sam Hill coasted down the 'hill' today putting in what looked like minimal effort. It was good enough for 6th. We're all wondering how much time he can knock off with a solid race effort.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Follow me in for a patrotic whip. #aprilfools #totallylegit #journalismsin #mayaswellrunitonthecoverbecauseitlookscool</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Julien Absalon charged to the win in the XCO this afternoon throwing down cutties after crossing the finish line. Stay tuned for the full XC slideshow, too!</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Greg Minnaar and Steve Peat stayed to watch good friend Marco Fontana ride to Bronze this afternoon in XCO. Good to see brotherly love cross the disciplines.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Troy blending in somewhat with the mossy final rock garden. His bike is deadly silent and he has plenty of smooth in the air lines. </b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Troy Brosnan full of jungle boogie in the woods.</b> -Steel City Media
<b>Manon Carpenter 2nd to Rachel today. Today is just a gauge for the riders, but only they know how much effort they applied or where they held back. Tomorrow it will all be revealed.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>The timestamp for this photo was 7:26am and the women's practice was coming to a close in the cold, pre-sun light. Emmeline Ragot rides fast, unaware of the upcoming, unsavoury end to her day.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Terrible end to the season for Emmeline Ragot who had a big crash and looks to have broken her hand. We know she's bummed, and we're bummed for her, too.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Despite the abundance of crash matting, you can't be lured into a false sense of security thanks to the sharp-edged rocks and awkward roots. None of this phased Danny Hart, however, since he pinned it with the second fastest time. #gordoapproved</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Danny Hart's knobs singing 'Lean on Me' even though he's plenty strong.</b> -Steel City Media
<b>Kazuki Shimizu scraping the loose dust over the rocks in the golden light like a true Japanese warrior.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Taylor Vernon battling a fierce swarm of giant black flies. These are a serious problem which seem to always crop up at the last race of the season.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Gianluca Vernassa kicking up a storm this morning in his seeding run. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Gee Atherton fastest top split, dropping two spots on the bottom two sectors.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Since #worldcuppodiumselfies are played, the new rage is #secretselfies</b> @maddogboris
<b>Between and rock and a hard place. The body awareness of these guys at top speeds, on sketchy tracks, never ceases to amaze me. Brook making every centimeter count.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Loic Bruni knows he's winning on race day.</b> -Steel City Media
<b>XC racing and DH training, an all-around crowd pleaser.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Split time analysis shows where riders are strong and where perhaps they are losing time to others. You have to pull out all the stops for World Champs. Ratboy in audio.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>It's not serious, but it's super serious...</b> @maddogboris
<b>Bryn Atkinson showing Remi Thirion just how big he should be going when hucking rocks into rocks. 11th place with Top 10 splits, only 4-seconds off winning pace. Things are looking hopeful for tomorrow.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Miriam Nicole was only .18 off 2nd place and definitely within reach of the lead.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>George Brannigan has performed well here in the past. Even though this is only a timed run, he's backing his results up!</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Wyn Masters can't decide. Death Grip? No. Yes. No. Yes!!</b> -Steel City Media
<b>It's incredible to see how much speed Tracy Hannah has regained throughout the season. She's back on it, attacking the hardest lines in the section</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>A bad day in the office for this pedal axle. There are some hard rocks out there to say the least.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Remi Thirion's name and photo always gets some play on Vital. Usually for his wild lines and smooth style. Today it's for his fast run. 7th in timed training. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Interval sprints today, switching spots whenever the sun peaked out. Johannes Von Klebelsberg coming in hot.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>I'm sure Joe Smith would rather be kicking up dust between the tape. Unfortunately peaking late in the season means he's now on hand to help Sam get that win.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Without Stevie Smith present, Nigel Reeve has to finds other ways to occupy himself.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>The XC can appeal to most if you give it a chance. Those guys have serious skills and fitness which even DH World Champs can appreciate.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Andrew Crimmins doesn't realize the rock-n-roll-tongue-out-tuck is totally anti-aero. I mean, you never saw Gene Simmons on the top of a World Champs podium, did you? We will get to see who's on the podium in just a few short hours, however, so stay tuned to Vital for the action!</b> -Duncan Philpott
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The last day of survival before the 2014 Mountain Bike World Championship Downhill race was full of secrets and surprises. Since there is no qualifying or seeding for the Elite racers at World Champs, today's timed training run was the only true gauge of speed we've seen from the Elite racers all week. Greg Minnaar and Danny Hart took the top 2 spots in the Men's class while Rachel Atherton went fastest in the Women's class. The Top 10 men were only separated by about 3-seconds and most racers agree there is a lot of time to be taken out of the course. We'll know just how much soon enough. Until then, enjoy the photo, video and interview gems from Sven Martin, Duncan Philpott, Joe Bowman and Boris Beyer.

World Champs Timed Training Results



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