It was a good day for the Santa Cruz Syndicate at round 3 of the 2017 UCI Downhill MTB World Cup in Leogang, Austria. All three team riders placed in the top 7 with Loris Vergier in 2nd, South Africa’s Greg Minnaar in 3rd and Luca Shaw in 7th.
YT’s Aaron Gwin took the win but Minnaar still leads the standings going into round 4 at Andorra.
Highlights of the podium finishing runs from the Men’s and Women’s finals:

Leogang Men’s Results:
1st Aaron Gwin – 3:06.958
2nd Loris Vergier – 3:08.393
3rd Greg Minnaar – 3:09.642
4th Troy Brosnan – 3:10.243
5th Bernard Kerr – 3:11.311
6th Laurie Greenland – 3:11.474
7th Luca Shaw – 3:12.096

Leogang Women’s Results:
1st Tahnee Seagrave – 3:36.082
2nd Tracey Hannah – 3:36.775
3rd Myriam Nicole – 3:38.582
4th Manon Carpenter – 3:39.027
5th Emilie Siegenthaler – 3:44.136

Photos: Bartek Wolinski / Red Bull Content Pool.
Video: Red Bull Content Pool.
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