CRAM SESSION - World Champs XC & DH Saturday

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Cross Country champions are crowned and downhillers get one last chance for some homework before race day. It was a big day in Cairns!

Nino rode in the lead group for six laps, but in second or third position. He dropped the hammer in the final lap and never looked back. -Sven Martin
Jolanda Neff with a massive win margin literally rode away from the rest of the field after a slow start to her World Cup season. -Sven Martin
The end to a perfect season for Nino! -Sven Martin
Pre-opened champagne for the winners. The UCI don't like to waste precious seconds when it's World Champs. -Sven Martin
U23 Women's XC podium. -Sven Martin
This is what it looks like when a bike is tomahawking your way and you want to keep on shooting. Second time in the same spot in two different races, too. -Sven Martin
Emily Batty has had a few crashes this week but the one she had in the final lap caused the most damage. Amazing she soldiered on to the finish with this huge gash. -Sven Martin
OMG! It's definitely not possible to scrub this jump lower and faster than Aaron Gwin. John Hall in the audio. @maddogboris
Okay, okay. Greg Minnaar is hitting the whoops and jump as fast as and low as Aaron. @maddogboris
A kind of arty-climbing-morning-light-on-dusty-trees picture. Gee Atherton in audio @maddogboris
The final couple of hundred meters of this track will test even the fittest and strongest of racers here tomorrow. You will need the complete package to take the win here. Danny Hart in audio -Sven Martin
Loris Vergier isn't the biggest fan of the track, but we know that he could always be up there on the podium. @maddogboris
#lightbro (or lack thereof). Mark Wallace in audio @maddogboris
Kiwis in Australia. Awesome to see people from all over the world make the trek here for World Champs. Brook in audio. -Sven Martin
Kona team boss Mathieu Dupelle battling it out to take the win in Boxxer World Champs: a head-to-head mechanics competition that runs every year at World Champs. -Dan Hearn
Matti Dupelle is the 2017 Boxxer World Champion! @maddogboris
BoXXer World Champs is always a guarantee for good mechanic fights and drinking fun. @maddogboris
Multitasking is Sven's second (or third or foruth) name! He is really good at flying his drone and for starters, we just drink after work. @maddogboris
Bruce Klein is defo one of our favorite riders to shoot this season! #USDH @maddogboris
Loic Bruni spreading his wings. The speed over these jumps is crazy high, making it all the more amazing that the riders can throw some style and hit them consistently every run. -Dan Hearn
It's a slow news day, so here's a 3rd photo of Boris. Yeah, it's dusty! -Dan Hearn
Check out the sticker. Background info. What happens in Les Gets at the Crankworx afterparty stays in Les Gets. @maddogboris
Keith "Phunkt" Valentine is not here, so I thought I'd fill in for him with a quick bridge pan. -Sven Martin
Vaea Verbeeck radial railing during practice. -Dan Hearn
Pompon straightening out the end of the rock garden. -Sven Martin
Matt Walker navigating the patchy lighting and patchy rock work in the rock garden. -Sven Martin
The whoops are much narrower now than last year, leaving the only choice to be how far to huck into them. Triples and quads aplenty. It's a pretty rad section of track. -Dan Hearn
Kaos Seagrave #fishfromabove -Sven Martin
Luca Shaw is very close to his first World Champs podium as an Elite. -Sven Martin
Tahnee Seagrave diving straight into the first turn on her first run today. Attack attack attack. -Sven Martin
Fourth yesterday, Junior Harry Parsons looks to jump up to the podium tomorrow. -Sven Martin
Just too strong to beat this year. -Sven Martin
When life imitates art. @maddogboris tries his best to copy his ink. His aim is about as good as his English pronunciations. -Sven Martin
One of the favorite riders for many for World Champs finals, Tracey Hannah. @maddogboris
Looks like Finn Iles is getting faster and faster run by run. Tomorrow we will know if he can add one more rainbow jersery to hs collection. @maddogboris
Despite Troy's less-than-stellar timed training run, no one would be surprised by an explosive result on race day. @maddogboris
Sylvain Cougoureaux crashed hard yesterday, and as far as we know, he thinks something in his hand is broken. He's racing anyway. @maddogboris
Propain Junior, Henry Kerr getting as low as possible. @maddogboris
Super sick style from Finn Iles under the looming Alien Tree. -Dan Hearn
Practice has been starting around 7:45am each day, which in this part of the world, isn't that long after sunrise. Tahnee dropping in in the morning light. -Dan Hearn
Warning: Maddogs have been sighted in the area. Matt Walker leaning into the top corners where most can't find the traction. -Dan Hearn
The light spots can make it hard for riders to keep to their lines as they move about throughout the day. Sometimes they work to a photographers advantage however! -Dan Hearn
Enduro bike? Still gonna send it. Sam Hill reckoned his little bike was the faster choice for this track, and so far it doesn't seem to have held him back. -Dan Hearn
The most stylish rider over Mick's Drop this morning: Martin Lebl of the Czech Republic. -Dan Hearn
Aussie, aussie, aussie.... @maddogboris
OiOiOi! Racing is just a few hours away!!! @maddogboris
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Sven Martin breaks things, Boris walks on water and Dan Hearn holds the crew together in Cairns.

2017 World Champs Elite & U23 XC Results

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