THE FRESH PRINCE - Andorra World Cup Downhill Slideshow

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Congratulations, Loris Vergier! The young, French ripper takes his first World Cup downhill victory in Andorra as he de-thrones Amaury Pierron who was going for his fourth consecutive win. Tahnee Seagrave beat Rachel Atherton in a heated women's battle, Thibault Daprela convincingly locked down the Junior Men's win and Vali Holl kept her winning streak alive in the Junior Women's class.

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​The UCI World Cup Downhill series takes nearly a month off, returning for the race at Mont-Sainte-Anne in August.

Brook the elder shares a podium with a couple of kids only just legal to drink in some countries. With Gwin and Minnaar out with injury the young guns are coming. -Sven Martin
Loris Vergier a couple meters away from winning his first World Cup. YEAH LOLO! @maddogboris
There were a few crazy scrubs off the final drop. Loris throws one out of necessity as he flies into the finish arena. What a special day and a long time coming his very first Elite win. -Sven Martin
Out of black and into the... hotseat ! -Dan Hearn
Amaury solidifies his lead with a strong second place after a hat-trick of wins. -Sven Martin
Nobody sings the National Anthem like the French! -Dan Hearn
Tahnee Seagrave's Corner technique defo has some Class. @maddogboris
Pleasure and pain. It's hard to imagine what goes through an athletes head at moments like these. -Dan Hearn
Rachel Atherton, class act, four seconds ahead when she crashed off course. She doesnt know what really caused it and I'm sure it will be plaguing her thoughts for some time to come. -Sven Martin
Thibaut Daprela with a healthy six-second win margin in the Junior Men's. -Sven Martin
Vali Höll taking a mid-drop hand rest to ease the arm pump. She battled on to take the win by 15 seconds. -Dan Hearn
Brook MacDonald smashed it today. To us he looks like a runaway freight train but to him he's not really taking too many risks. Only 1.6 seconds off the win. -Sven Martin
Brook leaves a blown up berm in his wake as he powers to the line. -Sven Martin
An awesome fortnight for Laurie Greenland! Another podium on another track that he loves. 3.7 seconds back from Loris' time. -Dan Hearn
Anna Newkirk with another second just besting Mille by half a second #USDH. -Sven Martin
Finn Iles 5th place and first Elite Podium is nearly as cool as Loris win today! @maddogboris
Loic Bruni was obviously happy for Loris but also bummed about his racerun. After his crash yesterday he was thinking too much about not crashing. 8th Place for him. @maddogboris
And 8th Place can be okay with such an amazing support form his fans! @maddogboris
Cecile reckons racing World Cup XC is still harder than both Enduro and DH. She would know. Another podium for this multi-discipline legend. -Sven Martin
Always hunting. Cecile Ravanel. -Sven Martin
An awesome ride for kiwi wild man Eddie Masters who took 9th. -Dan Hearn
Remi Thirion made this nutty high line famous at the first event on the new track. A few others give it a go now but no one can grease it like he does. -Sven Martin
Mark Wallace keeping it tight as the bike tries to run wide. Great to have some old-school, tight, grass off-camber tuns so near to the finish. -Sven Martin
Connor Fearon is known to be one of the best cornerers in the world, making his bike stick like glue where others are sliding. -Sven Martin
Connor Fearon bettered his plate number by 1 to slip into the top 10. A great result on a track that suits his style. -Dan Hearn
Danny Hart was one of the favorites here this weekend but was just squeezed off the box into sixth place. -Sven Martin
Special to get a win with so many of your friends and family present. -Sven Martin
The week started with rain and it's only fitting that it ends with Champagne showers. -Sven Martin
Women's podium. -Sven Martin
The tear down begins after some back-to-back racing in Europe. The next stop is in North America at the iconic Mt Ste Anne. -Sven Martin
Greg and Loris share a moment post-race. A quiet moment before a much bigger party later. -Sven Martin
Kye A'Hern with solid racerun but unfortuantely 8.8 seconds off the win in 3rd place. @maddogboris
Young underdog Henry Kerr with another Podium. Second Place for the Brit. @maddogboris
11th Place for Matt Walker! We are talking about the young English version, not the old Kiwi version : ) @maddogboris
Farina Eleonora back from her injury and straight on the WC Podium! @maddogboris
Ass, grass or crash. Kade, unfortunately chose the last one. 15th spot. -Dan Hearn
That's full commitment. Wyn Masters still pushing hard after going down hard. @maddogboris
Angel Suarez with the best result of his career so far!13th fastest time for the Spanish dude! @maddogboris
Bernard Kerr ended up in 29th but is finding form as he returns from injury. @maddogboris
Looks like Propain was working on a special "Floating" link. #zoominorwatchitonyourcomputer @maddogboris
All green. That's how you should enter the pits! @maddogboris
Unlucky Luca...qualified first again, last man on the hill andended with a crash. @maddogboris
No reason to be sad Rachel! You still have the Leader's Jersey and the fight goes on in a couple weeks in Mont Sainte Anne. @maddogboris
Buddies, Teammates...Vanzacs! If you want to know the best Tricks to sneak in the VIP Area to get free beer, these are your guys. @maddogboris
That´s what teammates are for. Each of them has a good reason to cry! @maddogboris
Full compression as probably always on Adam Brayton's Bike. Not sure if its really good to send your bike into a berm. @maddogboris
Tracey Hannah is not here to be 3rd. She wants to win! @maddogboris
Reflecting on Joe Smith's run. @maddogboris
After many years of #finishlineselfies, it was time for a #podiumselfie @maddogboris
The slippery off-camber from last year might have been drier but still caught a few off guard. -Dan Hearn
Jamie Edmondson has been making steady improvements all season and the consistency is there too. 4th place today. -Dan Hearn
The gap before the next World Cup will be a welcome break for Tracey. It's been a long time in Europe for the Aussies. -Dan Hearn
Marcelo was one of the fastest through this section. It's mad to see riders that close to a tree while effectively wall-riding the bank at race pace. -Dan Hearn
MirAndA Miller dropping into the finish AreA. She hasn't looked herself on track for a few races now but we're hoping she's back on form soon. -Dan Hearn
Alex Marin couldn't reach the 8th place he claimed last year. Times were particularly tight today. -Dan Hearn
Always a good sportsaman, win or lose. -Dan Hearn
Troy having a scratch on his journey down the mountain. -Dan Hearn
A 3rd place today should see some digits fall from Mille Johnset's number 10 place. -Dan Hearn
Hugo Frixtalon clearly excels on this sort of fast, rough track and took 14th place. The crowd are also learning who to look out for! -Dan Hearn
Janosch Klaus took 5th in juniors today. -Dan Hearn
Vive La France! Something tells me the party isn't going to be a quiet one tonight! THANK YOU EUROPE!!! -Dan Hearn
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​Sven, @maddogboris and Dan Hearn live to fight another day. Thanks so much for capturing the incredible stories and action so far this season!

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