QUALIFYING SLIDESHOW - Les Gets World Cup DH

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Fast, grass or crash, no one races for free. Qualifying at the 2019 World Cup DH in Les Gets was the pinnacle of precarious with speeds pushing 75kph and razor-thin ruts holding riders in place. Racers that got off line paid the price with bruises and broken bones or in an early ticket home missing out on race day. Sven, Boris and Dan dodge the detonations to bring us the excitement of the best downhill mountain bike racing on earth.

Amaury bending time in the cannonball section. It worked and he came out tops today. -Sven Martin
Amaury later focused all the way to the end. -Sven Martin
Tracey Hannah wants to keep the #1 plate and earned more points today by qualifying that #1 spot. @maddogboris
Tracey Hannah is carrying the pressure of the number 1 plate but remained her usual calm and collected self, qualifying first. -Dan Hearn
"Lick my muthaf%*king toes or get the f$*k out of my pits!" Eddie's EWS win may be going to his head. @maddogboris
Everybody is welcome in the Pivot pits to lick Eddie's toes. @maddogboris
Thibaut Daprela with another ludicrious Junior time. With his quali time he would have ended up in the Elite Men's Top 10. @maddogboris
We're not positive, but we heard that "Thibaut" means rocket booster in French. -Dan Hearn
Is Peaty downhill's Joe Biden? @maddogboris
Troy taking queues from Peaty. @maddogboris
Someone who actually needs a hug. Healing vibes to Jerome Caroli who had a wild crash in one of the fastest parts of the course. -Dan Hearn
Jerome, lucky to walk away after that massive race run tank slap. Get well soon! -Sven Martin
If Vali Höll wins the quali 6.3 seconds ahead of Anna Newkirk. Do we say "just" 6 seconds? @maddogboris
2nd place for Anna Newkirk after some wild moments in yesterday's practice session. We're always comparing her time to Vali's, but just think how fast she'll be when she gets to Elites. She would have placed 7th in Elite Women today with her 3:39. #USDH -Dan Hearn
Marine .666 off the win today. A beastly time marking her as the 2nd-to-last down the mountain tomorrow She'll be fired her up in front of the home crowd. -Sven Martin
Eleonora Farina using Ponytail DRS technology to boost through the open top section. 4th place in qualifying. -Dan Hearn
35th at the first split, then a crash would send the long jump winner, Bruce Klein, to the showers. At least he has some Vital Euros for the non-Quali Party, although I'm sure he'd give up that in a heartbeat for a spot in the show. -Sven Martin
Speaking of the long jump...Mayhem Media giving Vital MTB some advice for future impromptu competitions. -Dan Hearn
Meanwhile, the results do the talking. here's some serious generational talent. The Alien chatting with today's and last year's fastest riders. -Sven Martin
John Hall may not have been busy with Aaron this weekend, but he takes away some learning and knowledge from being trackside a lot more than usual. -Sven Martin
Flat Pedal Thunder from Down Under, Connor Fearon with the 8th fastest time just behind his buddy Bernard Kerr. @maddogboris
It's not easy racing World Cups. Walker and Luca Shaw break down Walker's run. -Sven Martin
Dakotah Norton with another 13th quali position. #luckynumber13 #USDH ain't scared of a number. @maddogboris
Remi Gauvin is stoked to qualify for finals which was his goal for the race. 42nd ain't no slouching either. No pressure for finals, just let it hang out and enjoy! -Dan Hearn
Holding a line in the dust is not easy but Mike Jones rode this out and pulled out a Top 10 qualifying time. -Dan Hearn
Consistency for Eddie. #17 plate and 17th place qualifier, licked toes or not. @maddogboris
Remi Thirion is stoked to be entering finals day with his whole team alongside. -Dan Hearn
Loic carving precise lines. He runs narrower rims and tires than the rest of the field, but to do so, you have to be perfect. -Sven Martin
Jorba Prats just missed out in qualifying. By two seconds which ended up being 17 positions. The days of easy qualifiers are long gone. -Sven Martin
Ainhoa Ijurko from Spain seeded in third today in the Junior Women. -Sven Martin
Finn Iles 5.5 sec behind Amaury with in 9th. He was defo testing out his limits today! @maddogboris
INDUSTRY JOB POSTING: Media Squids Camera Operator, flexible hours. Must love being outdoors in any condition. Self nap-starters only. -Sven Martin
Kaos Seagrave with all the style but a 92nd place qualifier. -Sven Martin
Sian A'Hern starts her day well, all smiles with her dad Nick and then a 6th place in qualifiers. -Sven Martin
Out of the woods into the second dose of high-speed grass turns. -Sven Martin
Luca Shaw sending it to Sunday. 12th place with room to move. -Sven Martin
Flying low off the Oakley step down gap. -Sven Martin
Camille Balanche rounded off the qualifying podium. 7th place is her best previous finals result, so let's see if she can hold onto her spot tomorrow. -Dan Hearn
Mariana Salazar tweaking the step-down-step-out rhythm section into third place today. -Sven Martin
Goncalo Bandeira just one second away from third place in fourth. Its going to be a tight race for the podium in the Junior class tomorrow. -Sven Martin
The second tallest rider in the field manages to get the lowest. #minnaartuck -Sven Martin
Tracey stopped by the Atherton Bikes pits today to drop off a get-well cuddle toy for Rachel. Nice to witness in today's world of electronic get-well cards and messages sent with the flick of a finger. -Sven Martin
Brage flying a good fifty feet off the ski jump in his race run. -Sven Martin
Elliot Jamieson of Norco Factory Racing squeaking in to tomorrow's Junior race. -Sven Martin
Commencal Vallnord Team Manager, Thibaut Ruffin in 33rd. BTW Amaury used Thibaut's GoPro Footage to figure out the lines on the top. #strategery @maddogboris
Reece Wilson out of the shadow into the light, 32nd place run with moto skills to add some speed on race day... @maddogboris
Second Place qualifier Seth Sherlock. Speed and shapes. @maddogboris
Number 73, Douglas Vieira unfortunately qualified in 73rd. Consistent at least. @maddogboris
Loic Bruni somehow finding grip in the dust and making it look all too easy. -Dan Hearn
Armpit action with Danny Hart and Gee Atherton. 4th Place for Danny! @maddogboris
Former DH World Champ and now full-time enduro racer Miranda Miller qualified 13th here in Les Gets. She says that she was never more stoked to qualify for a World Cup. We looking forward to see her in finals tomorrow. @maddogboris
Laurie Greenland with 11th and some steeze. @maddogboris
One of the most consistent riders in the top mix. Troy Brosnan with the 3rd fatest time and plenty of race-winning experience in Les Gets. @maddogboris
Yeah, it's a bit dusty, but not even close to Andorra last week. Good times delivered by David Trummer in 18th. @maddogboris
Brook Macdonald rides so fast that you can see through people... @maddogboris
Jacob Dickson again in the Top 20 in conditions nothing like the greasy, slick Ireland hillsides he's used! @maddogboris
#panshotfriday w/ Luca Shaw @maddogboris
Brendog, Top 30, newly married, new bike...quite a handful of days for the steeze master! @maddogboris
While we think downhill is pretty damn cool at the moment, the Loic posters never cease to amaze us. @maddogboris
Looks like the forecast for the weekend is wrong and we will have dusty grass corners all through race day. @maddogboris
Luke Meier-Smith backed up his quick pace in timed training with a 5th place qualifier. -Dan Hearn
If you're wondering why France has so many top riders, check here. Fully stocked with stoked French Juniors. -Dan Hearn
Lots of fast, smooth sections of track make for ideal pan opportunities. -Dan Hearn
If you aren't making mistakes, you aren't going fast enough. Loic Bruni finds the limit, then winds it back a notch for qualifying. -Dan Hearn
Loris Vergier. 3rd-fastest Frenchman and 5th-place qualifier. -Dan Hearn
Finn Iles blazing a trail through the grassy top turns. Speeds were up to 75kph down here! -Dan Hearn
Kiwi junior, Sam Gale, took 3rd in qualifying. -Dan Hearn
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