Val Di Sole August 21st – Part 2

downhill247.com — Lets hope the conditions from the final World Cup of the year cross the border to Switzerland for the World Championships!

Val Di Sole was the last World Cup of the season so the overall series winners were awarded here as well. First though, the results from the weekend:

Men

1. Aaron Gwin (USA) 3.10.36

2. Danny Hart (GBR) 3.11.59 + 1.23

3. Gee Atherton (GBR) 3.14.47 + 4.11

4. Troy Brosnan (AUS) 3.15.77 + 5.42

5. Cam Cole (NZL) 3.16.53 + 6.17

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23. Rhys Willemse (AUS) 3.26.30 + 15.95

27. Connor Fearon (AUS) 3.27.26 + 16.90

31. Will Rischbieth (AUS) 3.28.14 + 17.78

33. Josh Button (AUS) 3.28.66 + 18.31

40. Shaun O’Connor (AUS) 3.30.37 + 20.02

48. Mic Hannah (AUS) 3.31.84 + 21.49

73. Mitch Delfs (AUS) 4.14.79 + 1.04.43

Shaun O’Connor looked smooth and fluid all weekend, he was capable of finishing a lot higher then 40th.

Champagne Showers?! TB copping it on the podium, what a fantastic result. Troy said his aim for next year is "to do what Gwins doing...".

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Women

1. Myriam Nicole (FRA) 3.52.23

2. Floriane Pugin (FRA) 3.53.04 + 0.81

3. Rachel Atherton (GBR) 3.54.40 + 2.17

4. Emmeline Ragot (FRA) 4.02.85 + 10.62

5. Tracey Mosely (GBR) 4.03.22 +10.99

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Myriam ‘Pom Pom’ Nicole was stoked the whole afternoon with her 1st World Cup victory.

Rachel Atherton ended up 3rd on the day and 3rd overall, not too shabby considering she missed the first race of the year. A� A selection of images from race day can be found below, after that the overall World Cup Rankings can be seen. The Europeans definitely like their cycling and start them young! Brook MacDonald finished in 7th place, next year should be a good one for him. 30th for Fairclough, he has been selected to race worlds so look for a good result from him in Champery. Fabien Pedemanaud has previously spent the off season racing in Australia. Luke Strobel launching a drop near the bottom of the course, depsite the technical nature of the track there weren't that many big jumps or drops on the track, rather, technical ground obstacles. A definite crowd favourite, Josh Bryceland, finished 11th at the track he won the Junior Wolrd Championships on. A� Aaron Gwin already had the Men’s overall wrapped up before this race and Tracey Mosely was all but gauranteed the Womens title but there where more places to consider other than first. Mens 1. Aaron Gwin (USA) 1558 2. Greg Minnaar (RSA) 1093 3. Gee Atherton (GBR) 1009 4. Danny Hart (GBR) 879 5. Steve Smith (CAD) 772 … 8. Troy Brosnan (AUS) 625 24. Mic HannahA�(AUS) 337 27. Sam Hill (AUS) 315 36. Josh Button (AUS) 267 39. Shaun O’Connor (AUS) 261 53. Mitch Delfs (AUS) 200 70. Connor Fearon (AUS) 111 77. Will Rischbieth (AUS) 85 Women 1. Tracey Mosely (GBR) 1465 2. Floriane Pugin (FRA) 1390 3. Rachel Atherton (GBR) 1115 4. Myriam Nicole (FRA) 929 5. Sabrina Jonnier (FRA) 889 Overall Men's podium, what will next years look like? With Tracey Hannah back racing will we see an Aussie in the top 5 next year?! Troy getting his second overall Junior World Cup Series win (and 8th outright), an amazing effort. A� Another World Cup Series wrapped up and we can't wait until next year already! A� Look out for downhill247.com as we head to Champery for the 2011 World Championships!