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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 ...

The opening race of the 2019 UCI Downhill MTB World Cup season took place at Maribor in Slovenia over the weekend. The return to Maribor was both exciting for competitors and fans alike as the course proved to be challenging with close racing. In the Men’s Division, Danny Hart put down a blistering run early in the day to take ...

The final round of the 2018 UCI Downhill MTB World Cup took place in La Bresse, France over the weekend. Wet and muddy conditions proved difficult as the heavyweights battled it out on the short and diverse course.  In the men’s division, Martin Maes, fresh off a victory from the Enduro World Series in Whistler, took advantage of the soggy conditions to ...

The penultimate round of the 2018 UCI Downhill MTB World Cup took place in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada. The popular course features some of the fastest and most technical sections of the world circuit resulting in thrilling racing. In the Mens race it was Loïc Bruni who returned to the podium and claimed the win with a blistering time of 4:12,713. Troy Brosnan ...

Stop 5 of the 2018 UCI Downhill MTB World Cup took place in Vallnord, Andorra. The fast and steep course made for an epic race with Loris Vergier taking his first World Cup win and Tahnée Seagrave claiming victory again. In the Men’s race Finn Illes was the first rider to take a prolonged stay in the hot seat with a ...