WORLD CHAMPS QUALIFYING

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​Brook bookends a season with another fastest qualifier, Rachel and Tahnee battle, Kade stomps and Vali does what she's supposed to do. The unusual qualifying at World Champs, an event that usually has no qualifying, brought to you by Sven, Boris and Dan. Don't forget, race day is Sunday, not Saturday in Lenzerheide.

A typical no-holding-back Brook Macdonald race run puts him in 1st place today by just 0.6 seconds. -Dan Hearn
Brook gives the adoring fans the queen's wave! Best of luck brother. -Sven Martin
Training so early means track conditions were pretty different in qualifying. Rachel over Tahnee by just .6 today. -Dan Hearn
Loris Vergier finding max traction on the big wheels. Tidy second place qualifying today. -Sven Martin
That's the 4th fastest rider today. Look closer! In Labresse some people said he just won because he is good at pedaling. @maddogboris
Amaury Pierron stopped for a quick rest during his race run, but recovered amazingly for 17th - just 7 seconds back. -Dan Hearn
The entrance to the rock wall has changed this year causing most to take a new line on riders' right. Tahnée Seagrave stuck to the old line however and it seems to be working well for her! -Dan Hearn
Danny Hart had a little sktechy moment here. Good for us...its looks like he pedalling out of the section. @maddogboris
Scrubs for speed, not style! Defending World Champion Loic Bruni winding up a big 'um during training. -Dan Hearn
Yesterday you saw the personal timing systems. Here you see the aftermath. Loic Bruni was 4 seconds back but ended the day with a big smile. He knows what´s up and what to do! @maddogboris
A number of riders were sporting #strengthforjared stickers on their bikes to show support for Jared Graves and his fight against a brain tumour. -Dan Hearn
Troy finishes his run while Jack Moir goes up for a rerun after being red flagged. -Sven Martin
Troy Brosnan played it smart and kept it easy today! @maddogboris
Adam Brayton sending it as always #hucktoflat @maddogboris
Connor Fearon doesn't have time for scrubs in quali runs.. Speed is king. -Dan Hearn
Magnus Manson was sad after seeing all the custom bikes on Wital...so Aaron (Troy's Mechanic) designed him his own custom bike! @maddogboris
Local and crowd favorite Emilie Siegenthaler carrying her Swiss jersey to 6th place. -Dan Hearn
Come on UCI! 7:30am start is really not necassery! Kye A'hern searching for sunrise @maddogboris
Just an hour of training starting at 7.30am means a few bleary-eyed riders queuing for the start in the cold. -Dan Hearn
Mid race-run overtake for Patrick Butler who qualified 2nd! -Dan Hearn
Second place with one fastest split. Can Mille break Vali's perfect season on Sunday? -Sven Martin
Eddie Masters sending the Plunge Drop! Eddie's FOX 40 is running fine, but FOX tech, Jordy Cortes describes some others that needed some help this week. @maddogboris
Bar drag from Pom Pon, did she ride it out? -Sven Martin
Not quite. -Sven Martin
First tracks this morning. -Sven Martin
Locked and leaned Kade can stay grounded when he wants to!! -Sven Martin
Benoit Coulanges has looked great all season so it was a surprise he didn't qualify today by one place. -Dan Hearn
Eddie Masters is the master of wet, slippery, rooty jank. Probably because he has no ACL. Good quailfier today. With a flat! -Sven Martin
Classic Greg Minnaar style right here. If anyone will turn it up on race day, it's GM. -Sven Martin
Vali sending the big road gap that begins with a slow, awkward slippery entrance. -Sven Martin
GC -Sven Martin
15th Annual Boxxer World Champs, Maxime Auguin from Commencal taking the win. -Sven Martin
Pre sunrise line check with Rachel Atherton before training this morning. -Sven Martin
Myriam Nicole takes the plunge! -Sven Martin
Silky Smooth and fast, Jack Moir during training. -Sven Martin
Red White and Blue in Black and White. -Sven Martin
Luca Shaw being drawn to the yellow pads like a bee to a flower. -Sven Martin
Tracey Hannah sending it off the plunge which is a fair bit easier this week. -Sven Martin
Thibaut with an uncharacteristic crash in his qualifying run today sees him out of the top three. -Sven Martin
Thanks dude. After 6 Years shooting races my first tripod got destroyed. #aslongitsnotmycamera @maddogboris
Aftermath of a German bomber. -Sven Martin
Gwin Top 5. Not bad especially since we have an extra day of training and we all know Gwin ramps up as the week goes on. -Sven Martin
Finn Iles with the focus during his race run. -Sven Martin
A crash in his race run put Charlie Harrison out of the qualifying spots. Luckily he is protected and will be able to race finals. -Dan Hearn
Lots of festivities in the pits today after a full day of racing in DH and XC U23 -Sven Martin
That´s our Kade Edwards! If there would be a "Speed n Style" Judging at Races...he would always win. @maddogboris
#couplegoals Tahnee Seagrave scrubs the same jump like Kade and with nearly as much style! @maddogboris
Misty Morning Bulldog Training Runs. #synchronisedchaos @maddogboris
Monika Hrastnik went down hard in her quali run. We hope she will be back on the bike asap. @maddogboris
Cecile Ravanel is the female equivalent of Brook Macdonald. Always on the edge and sometimes a bit over! But so rad to watch her shredding! @maddogboris
Loic's mechanic Jack takes care about the important stuff while Loic makes the media happy. @maddogboris
Can you see the cheeky smile? Loris Vergier second fastest today! @maddogboris
Martin Maes using all inch of his body to get this GT on the ground. @maddogboris
Anna Newkirk with the third-fastest Jr. Women's time today @maddogboris
Kye A'hern smashing the outside line in his quali run! @maddogboris
Marine Cabirou rounded out the top 5 women. -Dan Hearn
Blenkinsop boosting in training. -Dan Hearn
It's easy to forget how slippery and awkward the roots in the lower woods can be in the wet - this is the first time we've seen the course conditions as they are. Wyn Masters -Dan Hearn
Italian junior Giacomo Masiero took 5th place today in qualifying. -Dan Hearn
Marcelo Gutierrez has had a consistent season but flown under the radar around the top-20. 6 seconds off the pace today and 13th place qualifier. -Dan Hearn
This high-speed corner is one of the most terrifying spots of the year to shoot. Cole Suetos on the hunt for the USA! -Dan Hearn
Custom tire decals is a pretty neat touch for team Thailand! -Dan Hearn
Paula Zibasa was back riding after her helicopter trip to hospital yesterday. -Dan Hearn
One discipline is over for the day while another begins. -Dan Hearn
Most of the rain has passed and with just a short training day tomorrow, we're looking forward to catching the action on Sunday! -Dan Hearn
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