The World Cup season has kicked off in mainly sunny South Africa, the field is not that large obviously due to the location but after all this is the World series. 159 men and 27 women signed up for the race, seeding has been run and the results are in:
Elite Men:
1. Greg Minnaar 3.59.62
2. Aaron Gwin 3.59.63 + 0.01
3. Stevie Smith 4.00.49 + 0.87
4. Gee Atherton 4.01.39 + 1.77
5. Troy Brosnan 4.01.89 + 2.27
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6. Mic Hannah 4.04.01 + 4.39
9. Jared Graves 4.05.53 + 5.91
14. Sam Hill 4.06.81 + 7.19
18. Bryn Atkinson 4.08.45 + 8.83
38. Mitch Delfs 4.13.72 + 14.10
49. Connor Fearon 4.16.92 + 17.30