2011 La Bresse UCI World Cup Final DH Results

Men:

It rained a lot last night, which made for an entirely different course than the one we saw during qualifiers. Many riders were pulling tear-offs mid course then hammering on the pedals to make up for the lost time.

In the Men's battle, Greg Minnaar came out on top. He bested Gee Atherton by 0.5 seconds and Aaron Gwin by 2.5. This marks 52 career World Cup podiums for Minnaar, and I believe his first win on French soil.

Needing only to finish in the Top Eight, Aaron Gwin's Third Place finish secured the overall World Cup Title with one round to go. It'll be amazing to see him race the final round without the pressure of the title on his shoulders. Gwin is the first American to ever win the World Cup overall. Congrats!

Steve Peat was disqualified for going off course and not returning to the same point before continuing his run (even though we saw no real advantage to his slip up). He would have finished fifth on the day and been in sixth overall.

A fast and focused Greg Minnaar returned to the top of the box today. - Photo by Sven Martin

Rank	Name	UCI Code	Team	Result
1	MINNAAR Greg	RSA19811113	SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE	2:09.611
2	ATHERTON Gee	GBR19850226	COMMENCAL	+00.459
3	GWIN Aaron	USA19871224	TREK WORLD RACING	+02.429
4	BAREL Fabien	FRA19800726	MONDRAKER FACTORY TEAM	+03.473
5	COLE Cameron	NZL19880203	LAPIERRE INTERNATIONAL	+03.979
6	BEAUMONT Marc	GBR19840925		+04.148
7	SMITH Steve	CAN19891125	DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING	+04.390
8	SPAGNOLO Damien	FRA19850428	MONDRAKER FACTORY TEAM	+05.003
9	LEOV Justin	NZL19841020	TREK WORLD RACING	+05.196
10	CATHRO Ben	GBR19880420		+05.610
11	MACDONALD Brook	NZL19911125	MS EVIL RACING	+05.694
12	FAIRCLOUGH Brendan	GBR19880110	MONSTER ENERGY / SPECIALIZED / MAD CATZ	+05.862
13	HART Danny	GBR19910920	GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM	+06.020
14	PASCAL Mickael	FRA19791011	MOREWOOD UNITEDRIDE	+06.182
15	SMITH Joseph	GBR19900704	CHAIN REACTION CYCLES / NUKEPROOF	+06.223
16	THIRION Rémi	FRA19900423	LABYRINTH SHIMANO RACING TEAM	+06.381
17	HANNAH Michael	AUS19831121		+06.385
18	HEATH Harry	GBR19910805	UNIOR TOOLS TEAM	+06.394
19	BOND Alex	GBR19890505		+06.481
20	DALE Sam	GBR19900212	TEAM SUNN MONTGENEVRE	+06.489
21	BUCHANAN Lewis °	GBR19930927	CHAIN REACTION CYCLES / NUKEPROOF	+06.508
22	GEORGES Pierre Charles	FRA19860206	TEAM LAC BLANC / SOLID / MASSIF DES VOSGES	+07.091
23	POLC Filip	SVK19820410	MS EVIL RACING	+07.095
24	SIMMONDS Matthew	GBR19870520	CHAIN REACTION CYCLES / NUKEPROOF	+07.243
25	KERR Bernard	GBR19910216		+07.309
26	REID Ben	IRL19860324	DIRT NORCO RACE TEAM	+07.337
27	BRAYTON Adam	GBR19881019		+07.550
28	OULEGO MORENO Ivan	ESP19760604		+07.623
29	JACKSON Eliot	USA19900619	YETI FOX SHOX FACTORY RACE TEAM	+07.824
30	BROSNAN Troy °	AUS19930713	MONSTER ENERGY / SPECIALIZED / MAD CATZ	+07.979
31	BRUNI Loic °	FRA19940513	LAPIERRE INTERNATIONAL	+08.005
32	GUTIERREZ VILLEGAS Marcelo	COL19900509	CG RACING BRIGADE	+08.258
33	NEETHLING Andrew	RSA19840805	GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM	+08.322
34	KLAUSMANN Marcus	GER19770808	GHOST FACTORY RACING TEAM	+08.350
35	VINK Nico	BEL19830323	TEAM LAC BLANC / SOLID / MASSIF DES VOSGES	+08.413
36	PEDEMANAUD Fabien	FRA19840612	SCOTT 11	+08.494
37	BUTTON Joshua	AUS19891125	SC - INTENSE	+08.642
38	PEKOLL Markus	AUT19871013	MS EVIL RACING	+08.680
39	BIGONI Joris	FRA19890421		+09.228
40	ATHERTON Dan	GBR19820125	COMMENCAL	+09.380
41	BRANNIGAN George	NZL19920409	DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING	+09.394
42	SCOLES Matthew	NZL19890605	TEAM CINGOLANI TREK	+09.549
43	STROBEL Luke	USA19860624	MS EVIL RACING	+09.624
44	DELFS Mitchell	AUS19890725	KONA	+09.625
45	WILLIAMSON Greg	GBR19920608		+09.681
46	BENTLEY Timothy	RSA19920723	MOREWOOD UNITEDRIDE	+09.822
47	COUSINIE Fabien	FRA19860814	MOREWOOD UNITEDRIDE	+09.910
48	READING Jack	GBR19881210		+10.105
49	MILIVINTI Marco	ITA19851202	TORPADO SURFING SHOP	+10.107
50	MULALLY Neko °	USA19930219	TREK WORLD RACING	+10.419
51	CUNNINGHAM Ruaridh	GBR19890215	TEAM MAXXIS - ROCKY MOUNTAIN	+10.429
52	SCOTT Mark °	GBR19930511	TEAM MAXXIS - ROCKY MOUNTAIN	+10.942
53	LAMB Fergus	GBR19860916		+11.057
54	BRYCELAND Josh	GBR19900323	SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE	+11.310
55	BEER Nick	SUI19870917	SCOTT 11	+11.548
56	BECKEMAN Felix	SWE19911121		+12.145
57	HARNSTROM Oscar	SWE19900420		+12.399
58	BARNES Joe	GBR19880611		+12.413
59	LEHIKOINEN Matti	FIN19840419	CHAIN REACTION CYCLES / NUKEPROOF	+12.707
60	STANBRIDGE Dan	GBR19850716	DIRT NORCO RACE TEAM	+12.755
61	THOME Patrick	FRA19911020	MONDRAKER FACTORY TEAM	+13.135
62	JONES Ralph	GBR19880304		+13.167
63	TETZLAFF Boris	AUT19900121	ALPINE COMMENCAL AUSTRIA	+13.244
64	CABIROU Rudy °	FRA19940511		+13.366
65	RIFFLE Duncan	USA19861029	GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM	+13.388
66	GUARDIA PASCUAL Bernat	ESP19820930		+13.896
67	LEIVSSON Isak °	NOR19931017		+14.166
68	STRASSER Benny	GER19890805		+14.495
69	CAMELLINI Julien	FRA19840107	TEAM SUNN MONTGENEVRE	+15.399
70	JAUCH Jasper	GER19910721		+15.551
71	WILLIAMS Peter	GBR19881117		+15.666
72	MEARS Scott	GBR19890206		+17.199
73	OGET Ludovic °	FRA19931112	LABYRINTH SHIMANO RACING TEAM	+17.223
74	CONTRERES Romain °	FRA19931110	US CAGNES VTT	+18.340
75	SMITH Robert	GBR19860603		+18.923
76	O'CONNOR Shaun	AUS19910713	YETI FOX SHOX FACTORY RACE TEAM	+19.527
77	BRAITHWAITE Thomas	GBR19841228		+19.888
78	STAEHLE Benjamin °	FRA19930623		+20.243
79	RUFFIN Gaetan	FRA19910629	RIDING ADDICTION COMMENCAL	+46.581
80	COZZI Claudio	ITA19870107		+50.038

Men's Overall after La Bresse:

Rank	Name	Nation	Team	Points
1	GWIN Aaron	USA	TREK WORLD RACING	1308
2	MINNAAR Greg	RSA	SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE	998
3	ATHERTON Gee	GBR	COMMENCAL	847
4	SMITH Steve	CAN	DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING	732
5	HART Danny	GBR	GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM	689
6	MACDONALD Brook	NZL	MS EVIL RACING	640
7	COLE Cameron	NZL	LAPIERRE INTERNATIONAL	552
8	LEOV Justin	NZL	TREK WORLD RACING	552
9	PEAT Steve	GBR	SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE	548
10	BRYCELAND Josh	GBR	SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE	539

Women:

Tracy Moseley came out on top of the Women's field, way on top. She put a massive 4.9 seconds into Floriane Pugin, which means she is now a solid 150 points in the lead with just one round to go. With only 250 points up for grabs each round, barring disaster, it looks like Trek World Racing will secure not one, but two World Cup Overalls this season.

T-Mo on her way to victory. - Photo by Gary Perkin

Rank	Name	UCI Code	Team	Result
1	MOSELEY Tracy	GBR19790412	TREK WORLD RACING	2:32.829
2	PUGIN Floriane	FRA19890417	SCOTT 11	+04.991
3	JONNIER Sabrina	FRA19810819	TEAM MAXXIS - ROCKY MOUNTAIN	+05.001
4	ATHERTON Rachel	GBR19871206	COMMENCAL	+13.556
5	RAGOT Emmeline	FRA19860527	TEAM GR	+14.662
6	NICOLE Myriam	FRA19900208	RIDING ADDICTION COMMENCAL	+17.736
7	RUCKNAGEL Harriet	GER19881011		+18.634
8	CARPENTER Manon °	GBR19930311	MADISON SARACEN	+19.007
9	KINTNER Jill	USA19811024		+20.992
10	GRIFFITHS Fionn	GBR19820827	TEAM GR	+23.686
11	BERNHARD Petra	AUT19801118	ALPINE COMMENCAL AUSTRIA	+24.863
12	CERNILOGAR Zarja	SLO19891218		+25.926
13	STONE Jessica	GBR19900914		+27.600
14	SIEGENTHALER Emilie	SUI19860919	SCOTT 11	+29.888
15	DELEST Agnes °	FRA19931112		+29.962
16	RUCHTI Miriam	SUI19870101		+32.592
17	HARMONY Jacqueline	USA19780307		+34.454
18	ATKIN Sarah °	NZL19930322		+35.751
19	WAREHAM Emma	GBR19830307		+46.691
20	GROS Céline	FRA19830128	TEAM MORZINE - AVORIAZ / HAUTE - SAVOIE	+2:53.819

Women's Overall after La Bresse:

Rank	Name	Nation	Team	Points
1	MOSELEY Tracy	GBR	TREK WORLD RACING	1330
2	PUGIN Floriane	FRA	SCOTT 11	1180
3	ATHERTON Rachel	GBR	COMMENCAL	945
4	JONNIER Sabrina	FRA	TEAM MAXXIS - ROCKY MOUNTAIN	795
5	NICOLE Myriam	FRA	RIDING ADDICTION COMMENCAL	689
6	RAGOT Emmeline	FRA	TEAM GR	560
7	SIEGENTHALER Emilie	SUI	SCOTT 11	510
8	BERNHARD Petra	AUT	ALPINE COMMENCAL AUSTRIA	492
9	KINTNER Jill	USA		357
10	GRIFFITHS Fionn	GBR	TEAM GR	352