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Finals a�� WC#1 a�� Pietermaritzburg

What a race, who would have thought Danny Hart would crash in his race run from pushing so hard?! After washing out in a corner Danny continued down the track, even throwing in a whip but this couldn't hide his disappointment.

What a race the first race of the series turned out to be. It’s always hard to pick a winner as no one is 100% sure what the riders have been up to in their off season.

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Seeding – WC#1 – Pietermaritzburg

As predicted Troy Brosnan was Australia's fastest seeder at the first World Cup of the year, he seeded in fifth place, 2.27 seconds behind fastest seeder, local Greg Minnaar.

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

…

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

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2012 World Cup Preview

Reigning Senior Mens' World Champion, Danny Hart, has stood on the podium before but never on the top spot, will South Africa 2012 see this change? Photo: Jacob Gibbins Copyright

With the 2012 World Cup season kicking off in South Africa this weekend letsA�have a look at theA�contenders’ for the race and the series! Click read more below.

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2012 World Cup Team Schedule

Most riders have their 2012 deals sewn up, lets have a look at who the Aussies will be riding for. Mitch Delfs (pictured here) will have Connor Fearon riding along side him for the entire 2012 World Cup season.

With the 2012 World Cup season kicking off in March lets have a look at who, the Aussies and other key contenders, will be riding for. Some moves were just rumours some were true, with the season about to start there can’t be too many announcements left to make.
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Race Of The Year – 2011 World Championships’ In Review

Dry and dusty all week, everyone knew the rain was going to come but did anyone realise what was going to happen once it did?! Photo: Jacob Gibbins.

A�With the year coming to a close we thought we would look back at, undeniably, the race of the year. The 2011 World Championships in Champery Switzerland. While it may have been over three months ago it is still fresh in our memory. Have a read of how the week went down:

A�A� In the grand scheme of sports, mountain biking is still very young, todaya��s races, riders and results will one day be looked back on as history that formed, shaped and gave mountain biking its identity. Of these races, one will stand out from countless others, the 2011 World Championships in Champery, Switzerland, on the 4th of September.
A�A� The 21st World Championships was held on the infamous Champery track, words cana��t describe how steep this track is and ita��s unrelenting. Riders dona��t get the opportunity to sit down, take a break and roll sections, ita��s a 100% commitment all the way down. The average gradient is 37%, add to this switchbacks, rocks and jumps and you have a legendary course.
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