2011 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships DH Finals Results 9


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.

Danny Hart ABSOLUTELY SMASHED it. He faced some of the worst conditions of the day and still came out way on top. Congratulations to the 2011 Elite Men's DH World Champion. - Photo: Sven Martin

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.

RankNameUCI CodeTeamResult
1HART DannyGBR19910920GREAT BRITAIN3:41.989
2SPAGNOLO DamienFRA19850428FRANCE+11.699
3BLENKINSOP SamuelNZL19881028NEW-ZEALAND+12.993
4FAIRCLOUGH BrendanGBR19880110GREAT BRITAIN+13.135
5PASCAL MickaelFRA19791011FRANCE+14.642
6BEAUMONT MarcGBR19840925GREAT BRITAIN+15.445
7HILL SamuelAUS19850721AUSTRALIA+15.901
8MINNAAR GregRSA19811113SOUTH AFRICA+15.990
9MACDONALD BrookNZL19911125NEW-ZEALAND+16.932
10BAREL FabienFRA19800726FRANCE+18.294
11THIRION RรฉmiFRA19900423FRANCE+19.765
12GWIN AaronUSA19871224UNITED STATES OF AMERICA+20.422
13MILIVINTI MarcoITA19851202ITALY+21.743
14PAYET FlorentFRA19861121FRANCE+22.131
15SCOLES MatthewNZL19890605NEW-ZEALAND+22.872
16PEKOLL MarkusAUT19871013AUSTRIA+23.707
17PEAT SteveGBR19740617GREAT BRITAIN+24.764
18MAY LudovicSUI19890403SWITZERLAND+25.320
19SUDING LorenzoITA19860315ITALY+25.335
20GUARDIA PASCUAL BernatESP19820930SPAIN+25.800
21NEETHLING AndrewRSA19840805SOUTH AFRICA+28.137
22STROBEL LukeUSA19860624UNITED STATES OF AMERICA+28.961
23LEOV JustinNZL19841020NEW-ZEALAND+29.010
24GUTIERREZ VILLEGAS MarceloCOL19900509COLOMBIA+32.339
25POMBO EmanuelPOR19870616PORTUGAL+32.489
26KLAUSMANN MarcusGER19770808GERMANY+32.791
27FERREIRO PAJUELO AntonioESP19900103SPAIN+33.552
28BEER NickSUI19870917SWITZERLAND+33.911
29STRASSER BennyGER19890805GERMANY+34.332
30RUTAR NejcSLO19890427SLOVENIA+35.345
31OULEGO MORENO IvanESP19760604SPAIN+36.429
32BENTLEY TimothyRSA19920723SOUTH AFRICA+36.946
33BINGGELI LoganUSA19890827UNITED STATES OF AMERICA+37.483
34STONIG MatthiasAUT19890616AUSTRIA+40.592
35PANDUR ZigaSLO19910117SLOVENIA+42.531
36PEYER LarsSUI19880816SWITZERLAND+42.615
37SHIMIZU KazukiJPN19920426JAPAN+43.313
38BEER MarcelSUI19851227SWITZERLAND+43.384
39HANNAH MichaelAUS19831121AUSTRALIA+44.077
40LISZI AttilaHUN19921029HUNGARY+44.446
41WILLEMSE RhysAUS19910911AUSTRALIA+44.605
42RIFFLE DuncanUSA19861029UNITED STATES OF AMERICA+44.842
43O'CONNOR ShaunAUS19910713AUSTRALIA+45.898
44DEL BOSCO ChrisCAN19820330CANADA+46.875
45GAMENARA AndrรฉaITA19911128ITALY+47.458
46REID BenIRL19860324IRELAND+48.403
47FRASER RobCAN19900912CANADA+48.430
48JOHANSEN Zakarias BlomNOR19921125NORWAY+49.547
49KEENE CurtisUSA19791121UNITED STATES OF AMERICA+50.361
50ACUNA QUINTANA Mauricio AndresCHI19880815CHILE+50.935
51GIACOMOZZI NatanielBRA19841225BRAZIL+51.010
52ATHERTON GeeGBR19850226GREAT BRITAIN+52.272
53ESTRADA PULGARIN Mauricio ErnestoCOL19830110COLOMBIA+52.439
54POTGIETER JohannRSA19870106SOUTH AFRICA+54.381
55GRUBER ManuelAUT19921127AUSTRIA+55.453
56NYLENDE TerjeNOR19910806NORWAY+57.719
57FREI MartinSUI19880730SWITZERLAND+58.710
58HENRIQUE MIRANDA WalaceBRA19850327BRAZIL+59.121
59PARDAL FranciscoPOR19910116PORTUGAL+59.577
60WALLNER RobinSWE19880704SWEDEN+1:00.728
61O'RIORDAN SeananIRL19900704IRELAND+1:01.192
62CARBALLO GONZALEZ EdgarESP19881222SPAIN+1:01.724
63HAAS MathiasAUT19810330AUSTRIA+1:02.630
64GAUVIN RemiCAN19920616CANADA+1:09.495
65BERCHTOLD MarkolfBRA19800209BRAZIL+1:13.325
66VAUH MiranSLO19821104SLOVENIA+1:19.731
67MOCELLIN AndreaITA19911111ITALY+1:20.141
68HARNSTROM OscarSWE19900420SWEDEN+1:20.741
69SCERBININS MarcisLAT19810320LATVIA+1:23.676
70CALLAGHAN GregIRL19911115IRELAND+1:30.424
71ROPELATO MitchUSA19920303UNITED STATES OF AMERICA+1:32.133
72LAUGHLAND ScottIRL19900301IRELAND+1:36.055
73COZZI ClaudioITA19870107ITALY+1:41.678
74LAKTIS MatejSVK19901010SLOVAKIA+1:48.204
75GSPAN DominikSUI19870716SWITZERLAND+1:48.321
76POMBO DanielPOR19850205PORTUGAL+1:49.035
77MIKULENKA MartinCZE19880112CZECH REPUBLIC+1:49.592
78SARIOGLOU OrlandoGRE19830224GREECE+1:50.329
79CHARVAT MatejCZE19851126CZECH REPUBLIC+1:54.535
80TOPOL BerislavCRO19910428CROATIA+1:59.264
81LI HING FUI ArnaudMRI19771214MAURITIUS+2:02.771
82LEHIKOINEN MattiFIN19840419FINLAND+2:04.314
83HANAK MartinCZE19911024CZECH REPUBLIC+2:23.077
84POPOV ValentynUKR19870522UKRAINE+2:24.776
85HAUGLAND KristofferNOR19911009NORWAY+2:25.060
86MARION MatthieuMRI19860113MAURITIUS+2:53.467
87WOLFE GerardIRL19861024IRELAND+3:17.758
88PURRES Erik-lennartEST19890422ESTONIA+3:20.279
89KLACINSKI NikolaCRO19910817CROATIA+3:30.545
90LIOVIC FranoCRO19871209CROATIA+3:58.602
91BRYCELAND JoshGBR19900323GREAT BRITAIN+4:10.930
92PUKHIR NikolayRUS19880224RUSSIAN FEDERATION+5:17.826

Junior Men:

Troy Brosnan, your 2011 Junior DH World Champion (with a time that would have put him in second in Elite Men!) - Photo: Sven Martin

RankNameUCI CodeTeamResult
1BROSNAN TroyAUS19930713AUSTRALIA3:51.503
2TRUMMER DavidAUT19940601AUSTRIA+12.188
3CAUVIN GuillaumeFRA19940521FRANCE+19.294
4BUCHANAN LewisGBR19930927GREAT BRITAIN+20.796
5BRUNI LoicFRA19940513FRANCE+22.235
6GUTIร‰RREZ RafaelCOL19940831COLOMBIA+22.635
7STEVENS LukeCAN19930821CANADA+23.781
8OLORENSHAW ReubenNZL19930426NEW-ZEALAND+27.233
9PARRET ArthurFRA19930131FRANCE+30.282
10LUKASIK SlawomirPOL19930501POLAND+31.062
11FIGARET FaustinFRA19931107FRANCE+33.613
12URUBA JanCZE19941127CZECH REPUBLIC+35.806
13OGET LudovicFRA19931112FRANCE+36.079
14FEARON ConnorAUS19940119AUSTRALIA+36.287
15SCOTT MarkGBR19930511GREAT BRITAIN+37.177
16PIAZZA PhillipAUS19930129AUSTRALIA+38.499
17ORREGO CASTANO Juan ManuelCOL19931002COLOMBIA+39.385
18MCMILLAN DavidAUS19940228AUSTRALIA+40.558
19FRANKS DanielNZL19931002NEW-ZEALAND+43.536
20CAIRE CarloITA19940804ITALY+45.799
21YRTTIAHO BrandonAUS19930210AUSTRALIA+49.582
22SUHAN RileyCAN19930911CANADA+49.844
23POWER BenAUS19930411AUSTRALIA+50.634
24SHERIDAN DanIRL19940517IRELAND+51.119
25ODENDAAL TiaanRSA19941106SOUTH AFRICA+54.532
26CHAPUIS MaximeSUI19941222SWITZERLAND+55.530
27CARROLL GavinIRL19930226IRELAND+57.112
28CABIROU RudyFRA19940511FRANCE+58.172
29ORMO VilleFIN19940106FINLAND+58.390
30POTTER ReeceNZL19940107NEW-ZEALAND+59.740
31HUNZIKER FreddySUI19930623SWITZERLAND+1:03.952
32CASTRO CarlosPOR19930926PORTUGAL+1:04.462
33BYGATE NickNZL19930515NEW-ZEALAND+1:05.073
34VEJVODA JoeAUS19940814AUSTRALIA+1:08.164
35BAGNOUD AntoineSUI19940816SWITZERLAND+1:10.807
36BERNET JonasSUI19940218SWITZERLAND+1:14.285
37SANGERS KyleCAN19930412CANADA+1:19.339
38WRIGHT ChristianUSA19930724UNITED STATES OF AMERICA+1:20.625
39VAN DER MERWE AdiRSA19940303SOUTH AFRICA+1:20.810
40CEPELAK JanCZE19940702CZECH REPUBLIC+1:21.193
41MLINAR PeterSLO19930601SLOVENIA+1:21.421
42HEDMAN TimSWE19930501SWEDEN+1:31.401
43BรœNNEMANN PhilippGER19930720GERMANY+1:33.948
44KNAPEC MartinSVK19941204SLOVAKIA+1:39.176
45HODDER JordanCAN19940219CANADA+1:50.691
46SAVOLAINEN JoonasFIN19930401FINLAND+1:52.533
47MULALLY NekoUSA19930219UNITED STATES OF AMERICA+1:54.841
48FEY AlasdairRSA19930319SOUTH AFRICA+1:59.556
49STEPANEK OndrejCZE19940118CZECH REPUBLIC+2:17.609
50MCGLINCHEY ChristopherIRL19940331IRELAND+2:24.267
51BOGACHEV IlyaRUS19940302RUSSIAN FEDERATION+3:10.563
52LEIVSSON IsakNOR19931017NORWAY+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!

Myriam Nicole was fastest at the second split by over 9 seconds, but a mishap near the bottom pushed her back to 4th Place. - Photo: Sven Martin

RankNameUCI CodeTeamResult
1RAGOT EmmelineFRA19860527FRANCE4:54.012
2ATHERTON RachelGBR19871206GREAT BRITAIN+15.291
3BUCHAR ClaireCAN19780426CANADA+27.953
4NICOLE MyriamFRA19900208FRANCE+28.294
5JONNIER SabrinaFRA19810819FRANCE+30.317
6SUEMASA MioJPN19830401JAPAN+37.723
7BERNHARD PetraAUT19801118AUSTRIA+38.370
8SIEGENTHALER EmilieSUI19860919SWITZERLAND+43.941
9MOSELEY TracyGBR19790412GREAT BRITAIN+44.151
10RUCHTI MiriamSUI19870101SWITZERLAND+49.112
11RUCKNAGEL HarrietGER19881011GERMANY+1:04.222
12BROWN CaseyCAN19901027CANADA+1:06.205
13MILLER MirandaCAN19900302CANADA+1:09.717
14HARMONY JacquelineUSA19780307UNITED STATES OF AMERICA+1:25.422
15SHORT KatherineCAN19901102CANADA+1:35.570
16RABEDER ElkeAUT19770526AUSTRIA+1:39.968
17GRIFFITHS FionnGBR19820827GREAT BRITAIN+1:48.874
18RUBESAM SandraGER19880210GERMANY+1:52.436
19LAIRD AmyNZL19820106NEW-ZEALAND+4:17.802
20GROS CรฉlineFRA19830128FRANCE+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.

RankNameUCI CodeTeamResult
1CARPENTER ManonGBR19930311GREAT BRITAIN5:11.545
2DELEST AgnesFRA19931112FRANCE+14.457
3ROSSER LaurenCAN19931004CANADA+17.248
4REYNIER SandraFRA19940622FRANCE+21.943
5ATKIN SarahNZL19930322NEW-ZEALAND+57.367
6SANDLER VeroniqueNZL19930417NEW-ZEALAND+1:39.175
7FOURTON LeaFRA19930610FRANCE+1:52.368
8BETHELL SophiemarieNZL19930423NEW-ZEALAND+1:59.842
9TAYLOR MadelineNZL19930804NEW-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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