Champรฉry, Switzerland played host to one of the most challenging UCI DH World Championships in several years. The course was incredibly steep and conditions varied greatly from practice to race day. Sporadic rain late in the week made for very slippery terrain, and many riders struggled to keep themselves upright the whole way down. Weather conditions worsened throughout the race, with torrential rain coming down during the Men's final.
Four riders really shined today, making a prominent place for themselves in World Championships history - Danny Hart, Troy Brosnan, Emmeline Ragot, and Manon Carpenter all won by over ten seconds!
Men:ย
As the fastest riders took to the course, Brendan Fairclough captured the lead from Remi Thirion by 6.6 seconds. Of the next handful of racers, Sam Blenkinsop and Damien Spagnolo would both best Fairclough's time.
Sam Hill was approved to ride following a recent shoulder injury about two weeks before the World Championships. The injury didn't seem to hinder him, though, as he flew down the hill and into 7th Place aboard the all new S-Works Carbon Specialized Demo 8.
Josh Bryceland had a big crash, and his bike cartwheeled off the course. Several minutes later, he found his bike and crossed the finish line at the back of the pack. Rest assured that Rat Boy's time will come, someday!
With just a few riders left and possibly the worst conditions of the day, Danny Hart left the start gate on a mission. He rode like the Danny we all have come to know and love - on the edge but somehow still in control. His split times improved from 4.5 seconds up, to 9, and eventually 11.7 seconds over the hotseat leader at the time, Damien Spagnolo.
Gee Atherton had a hard crash during practice a few days ago, and as a result he opted to sit out some of the remaining practice sessions and the timed training run. His performance appeared to be greatly affected as he slipped and slid his way down the hill into 52nd Place.
Greg Minnaar had a small crash up top, but still continued to ride smooth and consistently down the rest of the course. Minnaar would end up in 8th Place when all was said and done.
Aaron Gwin was the last man down the hill and on pace to give Hart a run for the gold, just 0.9 seconds back at the first split. An over-the-bars crash in the catch netting put the World Cup Champion out of contention, and Hart knew it was his big day at that moment.
This race also marked Fabien Barel's final World Cup competition. He announced his retirement earlier this season and finished the year out like a true champion, battling pain from four broken ribs but still crossing the finish line one last time. 10th Place on the day and a prominent place in MTB World Cup history for Barel.
Rank | Name | UCI Code | Team | Result |
1 | HART Danny | GBR19910920 | GREAT BRITAIN | 3:41.989 |
2 | SPAGNOLO Damien | FRA19850428 | FRANCE | +11.699 |
3 | BLENKINSOP Samuel | NZL19881028 | NEW-ZEALAND | +12.993 |
4 | FAIRCLOUGH Brendan | GBR19880110 | GREAT BRITAIN | +13.135 |
5 | PASCAL Mickael | FRA19791011 | FRANCE | +14.642 |
6 | BEAUMONT Marc | GBR19840925 | GREAT BRITAIN | +15.445 |
7 | HILL Samuel | AUS19850721 | AUSTRALIA | +15.901 |
8 | MINNAAR Greg | RSA19811113 | SOUTH AFRICA | +15.990 |
9 | MACDONALD Brook | NZL19911125 | NEW-ZEALAND | +16.932 |
10 | BAREL Fabien | FRA19800726 | FRANCE | +18.294 |
11 | THIRION Rรฉmi | FRA19900423 | FRANCE | +19.765 |
12 | GWIN Aaron | USA19871224 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +20.422 |
13 | MILIVINTI Marco | ITA19851202 | ITALY | +21.743 |
14 | PAYET Florent | FRA19861121 | FRANCE | +22.131 |
15 | SCOLES Matthew | NZL19890605 | NEW-ZEALAND | +22.872 |
16 | PEKOLL Markus | AUT19871013 | AUSTRIA | +23.707 |
17 | PEAT Steve | GBR19740617 | GREAT BRITAIN | +24.764 |
18 | MAY Ludovic | SUI19890403 | SWITZERLAND | +25.320 |
19 | SUDING Lorenzo | ITA19860315 | ITALY | +25.335 |
20 | GUARDIA PASCUAL Bernat | ESP19820930 | SPAIN | +25.800 |
21 | NEETHLING Andrew | RSA19840805 | SOUTH AFRICA | +28.137 |
22 | STROBEL Luke | USA19860624 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +28.961 |
23 | LEOV Justin | NZL19841020 | NEW-ZEALAND | +29.010 |
24 | GUTIERREZ VILLEGAS Marcelo | COL19900509 | COLOMBIA | +32.339 |
25 | POMBO Emanuel | POR19870616 | PORTUGAL | +32.489 |
26 | KLAUSMANN Marcus | GER19770808 | GERMANY | +32.791 |
27 | FERREIRO PAJUELO Antonio | ESP19900103 | SPAIN | +33.552 |
28 | BEER Nick | SUI19870917 | SWITZERLAND | +33.911 |
29 | STRASSER Benny | GER19890805 | GERMANY | +34.332 |
30 | RUTAR Nejc | SLO19890427 | SLOVENIA | +35.345 |
31 | OULEGO MORENO Ivan | ESP19760604 | SPAIN | +36.429 |
32 | BENTLEY Timothy | RSA19920723 | SOUTH AFRICA | +36.946 |
33 | BINGGELI Logan | USA19890827 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +37.483 |
34 | STONIG Matthias | AUT19890616 | AUSTRIA | +40.592 |
35 | PANDUR Ziga | SLO19910117 | SLOVENIA | +42.531 |
36 | PEYER Lars | SUI19880816 | SWITZERLAND | +42.615 |
37 | SHIMIZU Kazuki | JPN19920426 | JAPAN | +43.313 |
38 | BEER Marcel | SUI19851227 | SWITZERLAND | +43.384 |
39 | HANNAH Michael | AUS19831121 | AUSTRALIA | +44.077 |
40 | LISZI Attila | HUN19921029 | HUNGARY | +44.446 |
41 | WILLEMSE Rhys | AUS19910911 | AUSTRALIA | +44.605 |
42 | RIFFLE Duncan | USA19861029 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +44.842 |
43 | O'CONNOR Shaun | AUS19910713 | AUSTRALIA | +45.898 |
44 | DEL BOSCO Chris | CAN19820330 | CANADA | +46.875 |
45 | GAMENARA Andrรฉa | ITA19911128 | ITALY | +47.458 |
46 | REID Ben | IRL19860324 | IRELAND | +48.403 |
47 | FRASER Rob | CAN19900912 | CANADA | +48.430 |
48 | JOHANSEN Zakarias Blom | NOR19921125 | NORWAY | +49.547 |
49 | KEENE Curtis | USA19791121 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +50.361 |
50 | ACUNA QUINTANA Mauricio Andres | CHI19880815 | CHILE | +50.935 |
51 | GIACOMOZZI Nataniel | BRA19841225 | BRAZIL | +51.010 |
52 | ATHERTON Gee | GBR19850226 | GREAT BRITAIN | +52.272 |
53 | ESTRADA PULGARIN Mauricio Ernesto | COL19830110 | COLOMBIA | +52.439 |
54 | POTGIETER Johann | RSA19870106 | SOUTH AFRICA | +54.381 |
55 | GRUBER Manuel | AUT19921127 | AUSTRIA | +55.453 |
56 | NYLENDE Terje | NOR19910806 | NORWAY | +57.719 |
57 | FREI Martin | SUI19880730 | SWITZERLAND | +58.710 |
58 | HENRIQUE MIRANDA Walace | BRA19850327 | BRAZIL | +59.121 |
59 | PARDAL Francisco | POR19910116 | PORTUGAL | +59.577 |
60 | WALLNER Robin | SWE19880704 | SWEDEN | +1:00.728 |
61 | O'RIORDAN Seanan | IRL19900704 | IRELAND | +1:01.192 |
62 | CARBALLO GONZALEZ Edgar | ESP19881222 | SPAIN | +1:01.724 |
63 | HAAS Mathias | AUT19810330 | AUSTRIA | +1:02.630 |
64 | GAUVIN Remi | CAN19920616 | CANADA | +1:09.495 |
65 | BERCHTOLD Markolf | BRA19800209 | BRAZIL | +1:13.325 |
66 | VAUH Miran | SLO19821104 | SLOVENIA | +1:19.731 |
67 | MOCELLIN Andrea | ITA19911111 | ITALY | +1:20.141 |
68 | HARNSTROM Oscar | SWE19900420 | SWEDEN | +1:20.741 |
69 | SCERBININS Marcis | LAT19810320 | LATVIA | +1:23.676 |
70 | CALLAGHAN Greg | IRL19911115 | IRELAND | +1:30.424 |
71 | ROPELATO Mitch | USA19920303 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +1:32.133 |
72 | LAUGHLAND Scott | IRL19900301 | IRELAND | +1:36.055 |
73 | COZZI Claudio | ITA19870107 | ITALY | +1:41.678 |
74 | LAKTIS Matej | SVK19901010 | SLOVAKIA | +1:48.204 |
75 | GSPAN Dominik | SUI19870716 | SWITZERLAND | +1:48.321 |
76 | POMBO Daniel | POR19850205 | PORTUGAL | +1:49.035 |
77 | MIKULENKA Martin | CZE19880112 | CZECH REPUBLIC | +1:49.592 |
78 | SARIOGLOU Orlando | GRE19830224 | GREECE | +1:50.329 |
79 | CHARVAT Matej | CZE19851126 | CZECH REPUBLIC | +1:54.535 |
80 | TOPOL Berislav | CRO19910428 | CROATIA | +1:59.264 |
81 | LI HING FUI Arnaud | MRI19771214 | MAURITIUS | +2:02.771 |
82 | LEHIKOINEN Matti | FIN19840419 | FINLAND | +2:04.314 |
83 | HANAK Martin | CZE19911024 | CZECH REPUBLIC | +2:23.077 |
84 | POPOV Valentyn | UKR19870522 | UKRAINE | +2:24.776 |
85 | HAUGLAND Kristoffer | NOR19911009 | NORWAY | +2:25.060 |
86 | MARION Matthieu | MRI19860113 | MAURITIUS | +2:53.467 |
87 | WOLFE Gerard | IRL19861024 | IRELAND | +3:17.758 |
88 | PURRES Erik-lennart | EST19890422 | ESTONIA | +3:20.279 |
89 | KLACINSKI Nikola | CRO19910817 | CROATIA | +3:30.545 |
90 | LIOVIC Frano | CRO19871209 | CROATIA | +3:58.602 |
91 | BRYCELAND Josh | GBR19900323 | GREAT BRITAIN | +4:10.930 |
92 | PUKHIR Nikolay | RUS19880224 | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | +5:17.826 |
Junior Men:
Rank | Name | UCI Code | Team | Result |
1 | BROSNAN Troy | AUS19930713 | AUSTRALIA | 3:51.503 |
2 | TRUMMER David | AUT19940601 | AUSTRIA | +12.188 |
3 | CAUVIN Guillaume | FRA19940521 | FRANCE | +19.294 |
4 | BUCHANAN Lewis | GBR19930927 | GREAT BRITAIN | +20.796 |
5 | BRUNI Loic | FRA19940513 | FRANCE | +22.235 |
6 | GUTIรRREZ Rafael | COL19940831 | COLOMBIA | +22.635 |
7 | STEVENS Luke | CAN19930821 | CANADA | +23.781 |
8 | OLORENSHAW Reuben | NZL19930426 | NEW-ZEALAND | +27.233 |
9 | PARRET Arthur | FRA19930131 | FRANCE | +30.282 |
10 | LUKASIK Slawomir | POL19930501 | POLAND | +31.062 |
11 | FIGARET Faustin | FRA19931107 | FRANCE | +33.613 |
12 | URUBA Jan | CZE19941127 | CZECH REPUBLIC | +35.806 |
13 | OGET Ludovic | FRA19931112 | FRANCE | +36.079 |
14 | FEARON Connor | AUS19940119 | AUSTRALIA | +36.287 |
15 | SCOTT Mark | GBR19930511 | GREAT BRITAIN | +37.177 |
16 | PIAZZA Phillip | AUS19930129 | AUSTRALIA | +38.499 |
17 | ORREGO CASTANO Juan Manuel | COL19931002 | COLOMBIA | +39.385 |
18 | MCMILLAN David | AUS19940228 | AUSTRALIA | +40.558 |
19 | FRANKS Daniel | NZL19931002 | NEW-ZEALAND | +43.536 |
20 | CAIRE Carlo | ITA19940804 | ITALY | +45.799 |
21 | YRTTIAHO Brandon | AUS19930210 | AUSTRALIA | +49.582 |
22 | SUHAN Riley | CAN19930911 | CANADA | +49.844 |
23 | POWER Ben | AUS19930411 | AUSTRALIA | +50.634 |
24 | SHERIDAN Dan | IRL19940517 | IRELAND | +51.119 |
25 | ODENDAAL Tiaan | RSA19941106 | SOUTH AFRICA | +54.532 |
26 | CHAPUIS Maxime | SUI19941222 | SWITZERLAND | +55.530 |
27 | CARROLL Gavin | IRL19930226 | IRELAND | +57.112 |
28 | CABIROU Rudy | FRA19940511 | FRANCE | +58.172 |
29 | ORMO Ville | FIN19940106 | FINLAND | +58.390 |
30 | POTTER Reece | NZL19940107 | NEW-ZEALAND | +59.740 |
31 | HUNZIKER Freddy | SUI19930623 | SWITZERLAND | +1:03.952 |
32 | CASTRO Carlos | POR19930926 | PORTUGAL | +1:04.462 |
33 | BYGATE Nick | NZL19930515 | NEW-ZEALAND | +1:05.073 |
34 | VEJVODA Joe | AUS19940814 | AUSTRALIA | +1:08.164 |
35 | BAGNOUD Antoine | SUI19940816 | SWITZERLAND | +1:10.807 |
36 | BERNET Jonas | SUI19940218 | SWITZERLAND | +1:14.285 |
37 | SANGERS Kyle | CAN19930412 | CANADA | +1:19.339 |
38 | WRIGHT Christian | USA19930724 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +1:20.625 |
39 | VAN DER MERWE Adi | RSA19940303 | SOUTH AFRICA | +1:20.810 |
40 | CEPELAK Jan | CZE19940702 | CZECH REPUBLIC | +1:21.193 |
41 | MLINAR Peter | SLO19930601 | SLOVENIA | +1:21.421 |
42 | HEDMAN Tim | SWE19930501 | SWEDEN | +1:31.401 |
43 | BรNNEMANN Philipp | GER19930720 | GERMANY | +1:33.948 |
44 | KNAPEC Martin | SVK19941204 | SLOVAKIA | +1:39.176 |
45 | HODDER Jordan | CAN19940219 | CANADA | +1:50.691 |
46 | SAVOLAINEN Joonas | FIN19930401 | FINLAND | +1:52.533 |
47 | MULALLY Neko | USA19930219 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +1:54.841 |
48 | FEY Alasdair | RSA19930319 | SOUTH AFRICA | +1:59.556 |
49 | STEPANEK Ondrej | CZE19940118 | CZECH REPUBLIC | +2:17.609 |
50 | MCGLINCHEY Christopher | IRL19940331 | IRELAND | +2:24.267 |
51 | BOGACHEV Ilya | RUS19940302 | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | +3:10.563 |
52 | LEIVSSON Isak | NOR19931017 | NORWAY | +3:40.219 |
Women:
The Women were really going for it, but staying on their bikes seemed to be the hardest part. Emmeline Ragot kept it mostly upright and took the victory by over 15 seconds over Rachel Atherton. World Cup Champion Tracy Moseley had a few big spills, coming in 9th place, over 44 seconds back. Floriane Pugin did not start due to the injuries she sustained during her timed practice run. Heal up, Flying Banana!
Rank | Name | UCI Code | Team | Result |
1 | RAGOT Emmeline | FRA19860527 | FRANCE | 4:54.012 |
2 | ATHERTON Rachel | GBR19871206 | GREAT BRITAIN | +15.291 |
3 | BUCHAR Claire | CAN19780426 | CANADA | +27.953 |
4 | NICOLE Myriam | FRA19900208 | FRANCE | +28.294 |
5 | JONNIER Sabrina | FRA19810819 | FRANCE | +30.317 |
6 | SUEMASA Mio | JPN19830401 | JAPAN | +37.723 |
7 | BERNHARD Petra | AUT19801118 | AUSTRIA | +38.370 |
8 | SIEGENTHALER Emilie | SUI19860919 | SWITZERLAND | +43.941 |
9 | MOSELEY Tracy | GBR19790412 | GREAT BRITAIN | +44.151 |
10 | RUCHTI Miriam | SUI19870101 | SWITZERLAND | +49.112 |
11 | RUCKNAGEL Harriet | GER19881011 | GERMANY | +1:04.222 |
12 | BROWN Casey | CAN19901027 | CANADA | +1:06.205 |
13 | MILLER Miranda | CAN19900302 | CANADA | +1:09.717 |
14 | HARMONY Jacqueline | USA19780307 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | +1:25.422 |
15 | SHORT Katherine | CAN19901102 | CANADA | +1:35.570 |
16 | RABEDER Elke | AUT19770526 | AUSTRIA | +1:39.968 |
17 | GRIFFITHS Fionn | GBR19820827 | GREAT BRITAIN | +1:48.874 |
18 | RUBESAM Sandra | GER19880210 | GERMANY | +1:52.436 |
19 | LAIRD Amy | NZL19820106 | NEW-ZEALAND | +4:17.802 |
20 | GROS Cรฉline | FRA19830128 | FRANCE | +15:56.235 |
Junior Women:
About two hours before the Junior Women took off, the skies opened up. All of them struggled in the mud. Manon Carpenter crashed three times, but persevered and eventually walked away with the World Championship Title in addition to the Junior Women's World Cup Overall.
Rank | Name | UCI Code | Team | Result |
1 | CARPENTER Manon | GBR19930311 | GREAT BRITAIN | 5:11.545 |
2 | DELEST Agnes | FRA19931112 | FRANCE | +14.457 |
3 | ROSSER Lauren | CAN19931004 | CANADA | +17.248 |
4 | REYNIER Sandra | FRA19940622 | FRANCE | +21.943 |
5 | ATKIN Sarah | NZL19930322 | NEW-ZEALAND | +57.367 |
6 | SANDLER Veronique | NZL19930417 | NEW-ZEALAND | +1:39.175 |
7 | FOURTON Lea | FRA19930610 | FRANCE | +1:52.368 |
8 | BETHELL Sophiemarie | NZL19930423 | NEW-ZEALAND | +1:59.842 |
9 | TAYLOR Madeline | NZL19930804 | NEW-ZEALAND | +2:29.010 |
Stay tuned for the full story in our DH World Championships slideshow. It'll be a banger!
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