August 10/18 12:41 pm - Mont-Sainte-Anne World Cup: DH Qualifying results
Posted by Editoress on 08/10/18
Round 6 of the Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup opened on Friday in Mont-Ste-Anne with qualifying. In the Elite women, Tahnee Seagrave (Transition/MUC-off) beat World Cup leader Rachel Atherton (Trek Factory) by 2.510 seconds, closing the gap in the standings slightly. Canadian world champion Miranda Miller (Specialized) finished ninth to qualify for Saturday's final, however, newly titled national champion Vaea Verbeeck missed out making the final by one spot.
Tahnee Seagrave
Miranda Miller
In Elite men, World Cup leader Amaury Pierron (Commencal/Vallnord) was third, behind Danny Hart (Madison Saracen) and world champion Loic Bruni (Specialized). Pierron remains the overall leader in the standings. Aaron Gwin (The YT Mob) remains out of competition after having surgery on the hand he injured earlier in the season. However, Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate) returns to racing after recovering from a broken arm, and finished a strong tenth.
Danny Hart
Finn Iles
Finn Iles (Specialized) was the top Canadian qualifier in ninth, followed by Mark Wallace (Canyon Factory) in 16th. Other Canadian qualifiers for the final include Kirk McDowall in 36th, Henry Fitzgerald (Norco factory) in 41st, Forrest Riesco in 51st and Hugo Langevin in 57th. New national champion Magnus Manson just missed qualifying in 66th place.
In the Junior categories, new national champion Piper Allman was third, and six Junior men qualified for the final: Elliot Jamieson in seventh, Justin Clements in 16th, Lucas Cruz in 17th, Ben Wallace in 18th, Logan Merringer in 19th and Wilson Thompson in 20th.
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Results from Seeding/Qualifying runs at MSA, QC
| Junior Women | Time |
Gap |
| 1 Valentina Holl (Aut) | 5:35.688 | 0:00 |
| 2 Nastasia Gimenez (Fra) | 6:06.924 | 31.236 |
| 3 Piper Allman (Can) | 6:17.896 | 42.208 |
| 4 Kaytlin Melvin (USA) | 6:52.088 | 1:16.400 |
| 5 Mazie Hayden (USA) | 6:56.570 | 1:20.882 |
| 6 Samantha Soriano (USA) | 7:29.499 | 1:53.811 |
| Junior Men | ||
| 1 Kye A'Hern (Aus) Canyon Factory Downhill Team | 4:39.066 | 0:00 Q |
| 2 Thibaut Daprela (Fra) Commencal / Vallnord | 4:39.493 | 0.427 Q |
| 3 Henry Kerr (GBr) Propain Dirt Sixpack | 4:42.135 | 3.069 Q |
| 4 Kade Edwards (GBr) Trek Factory Racing Dh | 4:42.909 | 3.843 Q |
| 5 Patrick Butler (Aus) MS Mondraker Team | 4:44.845 | 5.779 Q |
| 6 Janosch Klaus (Sui) | 4:46.467 | 7.401 Q |
| 7 Elliot Jamieson (Can) | 4:49.796 | 10.730 Q |
| 8 Sam Robbie (NZl) | 4:52.541 | 13.475 Q |
| 9 Matteo Iniguez (Fra) | 4:52.982 | 13.916 Q |
| 10 Jamie Edmondson (GBr) Transition Bikes / MUC-Off Factory | 4:55.177 | 16.111 Q |
| 11 George Kerr (GBr) Propain Dirt Sixpack | 4:57.439 | 18.373 Q |
| 12 Zach Gareis (USA) | 5:00.480 | 21.414 Q |
| 13 Nathan Paillard (Fra) | 5:02.436 | 23.370 Q |
| 14 Raymundo Fournier Gomez (Mex) | 5:04.012 | 24.946 Q |
| 15 Fabian Alcantar De Los Reyes (Mex) | 5:04.472 | 25.406 Q |
| 16 Justin Clements (Can) | 5:05.571 | 26.505 Q |
| 17 Lucas Cruz (Can) | 5:05.807 | 26.741 Q |
| 18 Ben Wallace (Can) | 5:11.387 | 32.321 Q |
| 19 Logan Merringer (Can) | 5:15.955 | 36.889 Q |
| 20 Wilson Thompson (Can) | 5:30.249 | 51.183 Q |
| 21 Emile Rilat (Fra) Dorval AM | 5:43.653 | 1:04.587 |
| 22 Keegan Fry (Can) | 5:44.460 | 1:05.394 |
| 23 Vincent Arbellay (Sui) | 5:53.959 | 1:14.893 |
| DNF Ian Milley (Can) | ||
| DNS Gideon Bender (USA) | ||
| DNS Rylan Dyck (Can) |
| Elite Women | Time |
Gap |
| 1 Tahnee Seagrave (GBr) Transition Bikes / MUC-Off Factory | 5:08.528 | 0:00 Q |
| 2 Rachel Atherton (GBr) Trek Factory Racing DH | 5:11.038 | 2.510 Q |
| 3 Myriam Nicole (Fra) Commencal / Vallnord | 5:24.834 | 16.306 Q |
| 4 Tracey Hannah (Aus) Polygon UR | 5:26.188 | 17.660 Q |
| 5 Eleonora Farina (Ita) | 5:29.035 | 20.507 Q |
| 6 Marine Cabirou (Fra) Voulvoul Racing | 5:29.834 | 21.306 Q |
| 7 Mariana Salazar (Esa) Dorval AM | 5:34.107 | 25.579 Q |
| 8 Monika Hrastnik (Slo) | 5:44.375 | 35.847 Q |
| 9 Miranda Miller (Can) Specialized Gravity | 5:44.568 | 36.040 Q |
| 10 Alia Marcellini (Ita) Gravitalia Squadra Corse | 5:54.050 | 45.522 Q |
| 11 Caroline Washam (USA) | 5:54.827 | 46.299 Q |
| 12 Eva Battolla (Sui) | 6:01.320 | 52.792 Q |
| 13 Melanie Chappaz (Fra) Hope Technology | 6:01.966 | 53.438 Q |
| 14 Frida Helena Ronning (Nor) | 6:02.883 | 54.355 Q |
| 15 Carina Cappellari (Sui) Hiag Data-NS-Bikes Factory Racing | 6:03.607 | 55.079 Q |
| 16 Vaea Verbeeck (Can) | 7:11.433 | 2:02.905 |
| 17 Riley Weidman (USA) | 7:12.055 | 2:03.527 |
| 18 Crystal Townsend (Can) | 7:58.598 | 2:50.070 |
| DNF Petra Bernhard (Aut) | ||
| DNS Ella Skalwold (USA) |
| Elite Men | Time |
Gap |
| 1 Danny Hart (GBr) Madison Saracen Factory Team | 4:20.966 | 0:00 Q |
| 2 Loic Bruni (Fra) Specialized Gravity | 4:21.647 | 0.681 Q |
| 3 Amaury Pierron (Fra) Commencal / Vallnord | 4:21.669 | 0.703 Q |
| 4 Luca Shaw (USA) Santa Cruz Syndicate | 4:22.348 | 1.382 Q |
| 5 Brook Macdonald (NZl) MS Mondraker Team | 4:23.247 | 2.281 Q |
| 6 Troy Brosnan (Aus) Canyon Factory Downhill Team | 4:23.335 | 2.369 Q |
| 7 Loris Vergier (Fra) Santa Cruz Syndicate | 4:23.529 | 2.563 Q |
| 8 Gee Atherton (GBr) Trek Factory Racing Dh | 4:28.008 | 7.042 Q |
| 9 Finn Iles (Can) Specialized Gravity | 4:29.338 | 8.372 Q |
| 10 Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate | 4:29.445 | 8.479 Q |
| 11 Charlie Harrison (USA) Intense Factory Racing | 4:29.664 | 8.698 Q |
| 12 Matt Walker (GBr) Madison Saracen Factory Team | 4:29.958 | 8.992 Q |
| 13 Brendan Fairclough (GBr) Scott Velosolutions | 4:30.175 | 9.209 Q |
| 14 Jack Moir (Aus) Intense Factory Racing | 4:30.765 | 9.799 Q |
| 15 Jack Reading (GBr) One Vision Global Racing | 4:30.986 | 10.020 Q |
| 16 Mark Wallace (Can) Canyon Factory Downhill Team | 4:31.472 | 10.506 Q |
| 17 Thomas Estaque (Fra) | 4:31.963 | 10.997 Q |
| 18 David Trummer (Aut) Propain Dirt Sixpack | 4:32.037 | 11.071 Q |
| 19 Philip Atwill (GBr) Propain Dirt Sixpack | 4:32.148 | 11.182 Q |
| 20 Michael Jones (GBr) MS Mondraker Team | 4:32.689 | 11.723 Q |
| 21 Faustin Figaret (Fra) Radon Factory Dh Racing | 4:32.714 | 11.748 Q |
| 22 Baptiste Pierron (Fra) Voulvoul Racing | 4:32.741 | 11.775 Q |
| 23 Hugo Frixtalon (Fra) | 4:33.212 | 12.246 Q |
| 24 Angel Suarez Alonso (Esp) The YT Mob | 4:33.418 | 12.452 Q |
| 25 Remi Thirion (Fra) Commencal / Vallnord | 4:33.631 | 12.665 Q |
| 26 Joseph Smith (GBr) Norco Factory Racing | 4:33.838 | 12.872 Q |
| 27 Alex Marin (Esp) Madison Saracen Factory Team | 4:33.862 | 12.896 Q |
| 28 Charlie Hatton (GBr) Trek Factory Racing Dh | 4:34.158 | 13.192 Q |
| 29 Antoine Pierron (Fra) Voulvoul Racing | 4:34.336 | 13.370 Q |
| 30 Dean Lucas (Aus) Intense Factory Racing | 4:34.403 | 13.437 Q |
| 31 Florent Payet (Fra) Voulvoul Racing | 4:34.685 | 13.719 Q |
| 32 Reece Wilson (GBr) | 4:35.412 | 14.446 Q |
| 33 Greg Williamson (GBr) Unno Factory Racing | 4:35.424 | 14.458 Q |
| 34 Marcelo Gutierrez Villegas (Col) Giant Factory Off-Road Team | 4:35.847 | 14.881 Q |
| 35 Dakotah Norton (USA) Unior/Devinci Factory Racing | 4:35.861 | 14.895 Q |
| 36 Kirk Mcdowall (Can) | 4:36.026 | 15.060 Q |
| 37 Benoit Coulanges (Fra) Dorval AM | 4:36.127 | 15.161 Q |
| 38 Jure Zabjek (Slo) Unior/Devinci Factory Racing | 4:36.376 | 15.410 Q |
| 39 Loris Revelli (Ita) AB Devinci Italy | 4:36.621 | 15.655 Q |
| 40 Charly Dipasquale (Fra) | 4:36.687 | 15.721 Q |
| 41 Henry Fitzgerald (Can) Norco Factory Racing | 4:37.400 | 16.434 Q |
| 42 Graeme Mudd (Aus) | 4:37.939 | 16.973 Q |
| 43 Matthew Walker (NZl) Cube Global Squad Protected By | 4:38.049 | 17.083 Q |
| 44 Andreas Kolb (Aut) | 4:38.413 | 17.447 Q |
| 45 Gaetan Vige (Fra) Scott Velosolutions | 4:38.570 | 17.604 Q |
| 46 Max Hartenstern (Ger) Cube Global Squad Protected By Bliss | 4:38.627 | 17.661 Q |
| 47 George Gannicott (GBr) One Vision Global Racing | 4:39.308 | 18.342 Q |
| 48 Wyn Masters (NZl) GT Factory Racing | 4:39.344 | 18.378 Q |
| 49 Jacob Dickson (Irl) Giant Factory Off-Road Team | 4:39.365 | 18.399 Q |
| 50 Eliot Jackson (USA) Giant Factory Off-Road Team | 4:39.502 | 18.536 Q |
| 51 Forrest Riesco (Can) | 4:39.548 | 18.582 Q |
| 52 Alexandre Fayolle (Fra) Polygon UR | 4:39.796 | 18.830 Q |
| 53 Kenta Gallagher (GBr) Polygon UR | 4:40.040 | 19.074 Q |
| 54 Rafael Gutierrez Villegas (Col) IJ Racing-Sick Components | 4:40.887 | 19.921 Q |
| 55 Neko Mulally (USA) The YT Mob | 4:41.188 | 20.222 Q |
| 56 Adam Brayton (GBr) Hope Technology | 4:41.375 | 20.409 Q |
| 57 Hugo Langevin (Can) | 4:41.409 | 20.443 Q |
| 58 Slawomir Lukasik (Pol) Hiag Data-NS-Bikes Factory Racing | 4:41.644 | 20.678 Q |
| 59 Taylor Vernon (GBr) Unno Factory Racing | 4:41.754 | 20.788 Q |
| 60 Bryn Dickerson (NZl) FS Funn | 4:42.072 | 21.106 Q |
| 61 Thibault Laly (Fra) | 4:42.480 | 21.514 |
| 62 Jackson Frew (Aus) | 4:42.622 | 21.656 |
| 63 Dylan Levesque (Fra) | 4:43.327 | 22.361 |
| 64 Bryan Pfeiffer (Fra) | 4:44.440 | 23.474 |
| 65 Jerome Caroli (Sui) | 4:44.589 | 23.623 |
| 66 Magnus Manson (Can) | 4:45.178 | 24.212 |
| 67 Max Morgan (USA) | 4:45.319 | 24.353 |
| 68 Warren Kniss (USA) | 4:45.369 | 24.403 |
| 69 Rudy Cabirou (Fra) Unior/Devinci Factory Racing | 4:45.548 | 24.582 |
| 70 Walker Shaw (USA) | 4:46.201 | 25.235 |
| 71 Nikolas Nestoroff (USA) | 4:51.506 | 30.540 |
| 72 Seth Hanson (USA) | 4:52.198 | 31.232 |
| 73 Samuel Blenkinsop (NZl) Norco Factory Racing | 4:52.395 | 31.429 |
| 74 Kevin Marry (Fra) Voulvoul Racing | 4:53.346 | 32.380 |
| 75 Kiran Mackinnon (USA) | 4:53.727 | 32.761 |
| 76 Jason Schroeder (USA) | 4:53.906 | 32.940 |
| 77 Benoit Cougoureux (Fra) Les Gets Intense Team | 4:56.947 | 35.981 |
| 78 Darcy Coutts (Aus) | 4:58.213 | 37.247 |
| 79 John Sebastian Posada Colorado (Col) IJ Racing-Sick Components | 5:03.312 | 42.346 |
| 80 Ari Montanier (Sui) | 5:05.110 | 44.144 |
| 81 Kyle Grau (USA) | 5:05.144 | 44.178 |
| 82 Miran Vauh (Slo) | 5:06.432 | 45.466 |
| 83 Conor Clancy (Aus) | 5:12.269 | 51.303 |
| 84 Jeremy McDowell (Can) | 5:15.086 | 54.120 |
| 85 Mauricio Ernesto Estrada Pulgarin (Col) | 5:38.636 | 1:17.670 |
| 86 Matthew Rushton (GBr) | 5:56.132 | 1:35.166 |
| 87 Connor Fearon (Aus) Kona Factory Team | 6:18.875 | 1:57.909 |
| 88 Jose Garcia Ramirez (Mex) | 7:32.211 | 3:11.245 |
| 89 Bernard Kerr (GBr) Pivot Factory Racing | 7:50.444 | 3:29.478 |
| 90 Sylvain Cougoureux (Fra) Les Gets Intense Team | 8:07.441 | 3:46.475 |
| DNF Laurie Greenland (GBr) MS Mondraker Team | ||
| DNF Noel Niederberger (Sui) Hiag Data-NS-Bikes Factory Racing | ||
| DNF Steven Ceballos Otalvaro (Col) | ||
| DNS Isak Leivsson (Nor) | ||
| DNS Michael Hannah (Aus) Polygon UR | ||
| DNS Logan Binggeli (USA) | ||
| DNS Kaos Seagrave (GBr) Transition Bikes / MUC-Off Factory Racing | ||
| DNS Luke Cockburn (GBr) | ||
| DNS Francesco Danilo Petrucci (Ita) AB Devinci Italy | ||
| DNS Jonathan Lefrancois (Can) | ||
| DNS Jake Newell (Aus) |
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