June 8/03 12:49 pm - World Cup DH #2 Full Results

Posted by Editor on 06/8/03
 

Downhill World Cup #2 - Alpe d'Huez, France

Rank	Name	Country	Team	Time	Gap
1	Rennie, Nathan	AUS		3:16.71
2	Kovarik, Christopher	AUS		3:17.31	0.6
3	Barel, Fabien	FRA	Kona Clarks Factory	3:17.36	0.65
4	Pascal, Mickael	FRA	Maxxis-MSC	3:18.49	1.78
5	Minnaar, Greg	RSA		3:19.36	2.65
6	Gracia, Cedric	FRA	Siemens Mob. Cannondale	3:19.53	2.82
7	Vazquez Lopez, David	ESP	MSC Bikes	3:20.75	4.04
8	Sanchez, Himar	ESP	MSC Bikes	3:21.16	4.45
9	Leov, Justin	NZL		3:21.84	5.13
10	Hargreaves, Kris	GBR		3:22.36	5.65
11	Oulego Moreno, Ivan	ESP		3:23.15	6.44
12	Hill, Samuel	AUS		3:23.47	6.76
13	Atherton, Daniel	GBR		3:23.49	6.78
14	Poomans, Julien	FRA		3:23.66	6.95
15	Berchtold, Markolf	BRA	MSC Bikes	3:23.85	7.14
16	Atherton, George	GBR		3:23.90	7.19
17	Lunn, Jordie	CAN		3:23.96	7.25
18	Camellini, Julien	FRA		3:24.09	7.38
19	Longden, Will	GBR		3:24.16	7.45
20	Carter, Eric	USA	Mongoose-Hyundai	3:24.66	7.95
21	Ruffin, Thibaut	FRA		3:24.74	8.03
22	Ball, Chris	GBR		3:24.77	8.06
23	Guardia Pascual, Bernat	ESP	Maxxis-MSC	3:24.83	8.12
24	Mermoud, Damien	SUI		3:24.87	8.16
25	Canals Flix, Pascual	ESP		3:25.07	8.36
26	Barker, Steve	GBR		3:25.08	8.37
27	Lehikoinen, Matti	FIN		3:25.19	8.48
28	Haas, Mathias	AUT		3:25.26	8.55
29	Donoghue, Neil	GBR		3:25.68	8.97
30	Rojo, Cesar	ESP		3:26.03	9.32
31	Deldycke, Mickael	FRA		3:26.08	9.37
32	Van Valkenhoef, Koen	NED		3:26.56	9.85
33	Matus, Filip	CZE		3:26.65	9.94
34	Tatarkovic, Kamil	CZE		3:26.87	10.16
35	Vink, Nico	BEL		3:27.04	10.33
36	Vagner, Adam	CZE		3:27.25	10.54
37	Wildhaber, Rene	SUI		3:27.37	10.66
37	Steffen, Andreas	SUI		3:27.37	10.66
39	Saut, Vincent	FRA		3:27.38	10.67
40	Page, Nigel	GBR		3:27.61	10.9
40	Aguin Castro, Jorge	ESP		3:27.61	10.9
42	Corry, William	IRL		3:27.67	10.96
43	Barelli, Yoann	FRA		3:27.78	11.07
44	Sieber, Andreas	GER		3:27.88	11.17
45	Payet, Jerume	FRA		3:28.27	11.56
46	Beaumont, Mark	GBR	Team Orange	3:28.41	11.7
47	Giordanengo, Olivier	FRA		3:28.51	11.8
48	Paccard, Yoann	FRA		3:28.94	12.23
49	Thomson, Stuart	GBR		3:29.22	12.51
50	Cibelly, Fabien	FRA		3:29.37	12.66
51	Ochin, Olivier	FRA		3:29.41	12.7
52	Smith, Waylon	GBR		3:29.48	12.77
53	Beer, Nick	SUI		3:29.63	12.92
54	Beaumont, Scott	GBR		3:30.08	13.37
55	Spagnolo, Damien	FRA		3:30.19	13.48
56	Barre, Thomas	FRA		3:30.59	13.88
57	Cousinie, Fabien	FRA		3:31.01	14.3
58	Muller, Simeon	FRA		3:32.95	16.24
59	Peat, Steve	GBR	Team Orange	3:33.09	16.38
60	Reid, Ben	IRL		3:33.19	16.48
61	Jodko, Maciej	POL		3:33.76	17.05
62	Polc, Filip	SVK		3:34.52	17.81
63	Mollier, Eddy	FRA		3:34.57	17.86
64	Saladini, Romain	FRA	MSC Bikes	3:34.66	17.95
65	Jahnel, Rudiger	AUT		3:36.43	19.72
66	Iannis, Giorgio	ITA		3:38.30	21.59
67	Saiz, Oscar	ESP	Maxxis-MSC	3:39.90	23.19
68	Roussel, Matthieu	FRA		3:40.20	23.49
69	Marosi, Michal	CZE		3:40.91	24.2
70	Schurter, Mario	SUI		3:42.75	26.04
71	Pedemanaud, Fabien	FRA		3:46.98	30.27
72	Zbinden, Samuel	SUI		3:50.85	34.14
73	Havukainen, Justin	AUS		4:45.34	1:28.63
74	Kudella, Stefan	GER		4:45.85	1:29.14
75	Hughes, James	GBR		5:42.76	2:26.05
76	Warner, Rob	GBR		8:45.36	5:28.65
	Wardell, Dave	GBR		DNF
	Klausmann, Marcus	GER		DNF
	Tholen, Gertje	NED		DNF
	Ortiz, Nicolas	FRA		DNF

World Cup Ranking after Round 2

Rank	Name	Nat	Team	Total
1	Rennie, Nathan	AUS		386
2	Gracia, Cedric	FRA	Siemens Mobile Cannondale	355
3	Pascal, Mickael	FRA	Maxxis-MSC	336
4	Kovarik, Christopher	AUS		297
5	Minnaar, Greg	RSA		258
6	Barel, Fabien	FRA	Kona-Clarks Factory	231
7	Vazquez Lopez, David	ESP	MSC Bikes	187
8	Hill, Samuel	AUS		180
9	Oulego Moreno, Ivan	ESP		148
10	Atherton, George	GBR		129
11	Longden, Will	GBR		127
12	Guardia Pascual, Bernat	ESP	Maxxis-MSC	122
13	Camellini, Julien	FRA		113
14	De Bever, Bas	NED	Be-One	103
15	Berchtold, Markolf	BRA	MSC Bikes	99
16	Sanchez, Himar	ESP	MSC Bikes	97
17	Havukainen, Justin	AUS		97
18	Hargreaves, Kris	GBR		94
19	Leov, Justin	NZL		90
20	Carter, Eric	USA	Mongoose Hyundai	89
21	Atherton, Daniel	GBR		86
22	Mermoud, Damien	SUI		86
23	Poomans, Julien	FRA		74
24	Peat, Steve	GBR	Team Orange	69
25	Carrick-Anderson, Crawford	GBR		67
26	Lehikoinen, Matti	FIN		64
27	Klaassenvanoorscho, David	USA		64
28	Lunn, Jordie	CAN		63
29	Ball, Chris	GBR		58
30	Rojo, Cesar	ESP		46
31	Saiz, Oscar	ESP	Maxxis-MSC	45
32	Wardell, Dave	GBR		39
33	Ruffin, Thibaut	FRA		37
34	Canals Flix, Pascual	ESP		37
35	Vagner, Adam	CZE		37
36	Barker, Steve	GBR		36
37	Matus, Filip	CZE		36
38	Beaumont, Mark	GBR	Team Orange	33
39	Klausmann, Marcus	GER		32
40	Page, Nigel	GBR		26
41	Saut, Vincent	FRA		24
42	Haas, Mathias	AUT		23
43	Valkenhoef, Koen	NED		23
44	Donoghue, Neil	GBR		22
45	Wildhaber, Rene	SUI		21
46	Moseley, Ed	GBR		21
47	Ortiz, Nicolas	FRA		20
47	Deldycke, Mickael	FRA		20
49	Marosi, Michal	CZE		20
50	Steffen, Andreas	SUI		19
51	Tatarkovic, Kamil	CZE		17
52	Jodko, Maciej	POL		17
53	Vink, Nico	BEL		16
54	O'Brien, Glyn	IRL		16
55	Warner, Rob	GBR		13
56	Aguin Castro, Jorge	ESP		11
57	Polc, Filip	SVK		11
58	Thomson, Stuart	GBR		10
59	Corry, William	IRL		9
59	Schurter, Mario	SUI		9
61	Barelli, Yoann	FRA		8
62	Sieber, Andreas	GER		7
63	Payet, Jerume	FRA		6
64	Harper, Dan	GBR		6
65	Cheetham, Jon	GBR		5
66	Giordanengo, Olivier	FRA		4
67	Paccard, Yoann	FRA		3
68	Zielinski, Gregorz	POL		3
69	Bosch, Todd	USA		2
70	Cibelly, Fabien	FRA		1

Trek-VW Report

The third stop of the UCI World Cup was an all gravity affair with round two for the Downhill and 4X events. Situated at the top of 21 very famous switchbacks, Alpe d'Huez has a heritage rich in cycling history as a longtime fixture as a stage finale for the Tour de France.

The week's practice sessions were graced with sunny blue skies and light breezes. The newly designed 4X course was met with much apprehension and disdain from riders and staff members alike. With some minor revisions and still not completely satisfactory, the course was set for competition on Saturday. During the morning qualifying runs, many of the riders opted for their longer travel downhill bikes to help with the length of the course and the rough terrain. Trek-Volkswagen's Mio Suesmasa struggled a bit on her run, qualifying in 12th place. Teammate Wade Bootes had better luck in his run finishing a solid 5th place.

The evening's 4X finals were delayed a bit at the start due to gondola lift service glitches. Just as the first bracket of athletes entered the gate, the rain began! As the sky opened up the course became very slippery and muddy with very little traction. Consequently, the racing was rife with crashes and the competition was less than spectacular. In the women's race Suemasa was eliminated early, finishing 15th on the day as Tracey Moseley (Kona-Clarks) took the victory over Katrina Miller (Jamis), Sabrina Jonnier (Intense) and Tara Llanes (Giant-Pearl Izumi). In the men's event, Wade Bootes advanced through his earlier rounds but was eliminated in the 1/4 finals to a 9th place finish overall. Eric Carter (Mongoose-Hyundai) took the gold followed by Michael Prokop (Arthur Racing), Scott Beaumont (Beaumont Racing) and Cedric Gracia (Siemens Mobile - Cannondale). With these results, the Trek-Volkswagen team remains at the lead of the UCI Trade Team competition for 4X.

Sunday morning reinstated the sunny skies with very warm temperatures much to the delight of all athletes and staff. Again, morning began with qualifying runs, this time for the downhill event. Trek-Volkswagen's Mio Suemasa finished in 16th position on the high speed and open course. Certainly no major surprises greeted the decidedly French crowd as reigning World Champion Anne-Caroline Chausson (Commencal) dominated the qualifying run by nearly 3 1/2 seconds over second place. Into the afternoon's final runs, Celine Gros (Morzine-Avoriaz) locked in 3rd place with Tracy Moseley (Kona-Clarks) in silver and Anne-Caroline Chausson taking the victory. Trek-Volkswagen's Mio Suemasa retained her qualifying place in the finals, finishing in 16th place.

 

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