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Greg Minnaar stamped authority into his ranking of the greatest Downhill MTB racer of all time by winning the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Fort William, Scotland this weekend. The result secures Minnaar’s 7th win at the famous track and his 20th World Cup Win.
The South African posted a perfect weekend by qualifying in 1st place and winning the final with a time of 4:40.344, 2.979 seconds ahead of 2nd place finisher, Jack Moir (4:43.323). Aaron Gwin rounded off the podium with a time of 4:44.143. This result sees Minnaar leading the 2017 World Cup campaign as the series head to Leogang, Austria on the 11th June.
Highlights of the podium finishing runs from the Men’s and Women’s finals:
In the Women’s finals it was Tracey Hannah who took the win ahead of Myriam Nicole in 2nd place and Emilie Siegenthaler in 3rd. Rachel Atherton crashed during practice, dislocating her shoulder and forcing her out of race.
Fort William Men’s Results:
1st Greg Minnaar 4:40.344
2nd Jack Moir 4:43.323
3rd Aaron Gwin 4:44.143
4th Marcelo Gutierrez Villegas 4:44.834
5th Remi Thirion 4:45.020
Fort William Women’s Results:
1st Tracey Hannah – 5:39.296
2nd Myriam Nicole – 5:49.543
3rd Emilie Siegenthaler – 5:53.106
4th Manon Carpenter – 5:55.299
5th Morgane Charre – 6:05.146
Photos: Bartek Wolinski / Red Bull Content Pool.
Video: Red Bull Content Pool.
