The sixth stop of the 2019 UCI Downhill MTB World Cup took place in Val Di Sole,Italy over the weekend. The weekend proved to be a brutal one with riders having to deal with a tough and technical track known as The Black Snake. It begins with fast, flowing turns before heading for a tree line. Once it enters the woods, the racers plummet ...
Read More »Tag Archives: Amaury Pierron
Video | 2019 Downhill MTB World Cup Les Gets Podium Runs
The fifth stop of the 2019 UCI Downhill MTB World Cup took place in Les Gets,France over the weekend. Having last seen a World Cup in 2004, it was an exciting change for the riders as the course was wide open with extremely fast paced sections. In the Men’s race Amaury Pierron rode on the edge, a man possessed, to put in a ...
Read More »Video | 2019 Downhill MTB World Cup Vallnord Podium Runs
The fourth stop of the 2019 UCI Downhill MTB World Cup took place in Vallnord, Andorra over the weekend. A dry, loose, steep and technical track tested the riders throughout the weekend and by the time race runs took to the course it was completely blown out. The French were again unstoppable in the Men’s Final. Loris Vergier was absolutely electric, getting loose in the ...
Read More »Video | 2019 Downhill MTB World Cup Leogang Podium Runs
The third stop of the 2019 UCI Downhill MTB World Cup took place in Leogang, Austria over the weekend. The track, with newly added sections, produced extremely exciting and close racing. There was no room for error forcing riders to put a perfect top-to-bottom run together in order to be in contention. Greg Minnaar had a pearler of a weekend ...
Read More »Video | 2019 Downhill MTB World Cup Fort William Podium Runs
Reigning UCI Downhill MTB World Cup champions, Rachel Atherton and Amaury Pierron, put down their marker for a 2019 repeat with victory at wet Round 2 of the series at Fort William in Scotland. Loris Vergier, who qualified fastest in the Men’s Division, was the last rider down the hill with a respectable and consistent in a time of 4:32.209 ...
Read More »