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Stop 4 of the 2018 UCI Downhill MTB World Cup took place at Val di Sole in Italy. The track was physically and mentally demanding with the its technical and gnarly sections that testing the riders from start to finish.
Amaury Pierron was again untouchable in the Men’s race winning both the qualifying and the final to making it his 3rd 2018 win in a row. Pierron’s time of 3:36.788 edged out Laurie Greenland who held onto 2nd with a time of 3.37.312. Danny Hart claimed 3rd place with a time of 3:37.448. After some bad luck in the last two rounds, Luca Shaw finally had a solid run and finish to take 4th place in a time of 3:39.036. Thomas Estaque put down an impressive run in the early stages of the final, 3:39.254 which saw him round off the podium in 5th.
Tahnée Seagrave claimed victory in the Women’s race when she crossed the line wth a time of 4:26.424, just 0.123 seconds ahead of Rachel Atherton (4:26,547). Monika Hrastnik grabbed her first World Cup podium in 3rd place with 2:28,029.
Men’s Results
1st Amaury Pierron – 3:36.788
2nd Laurie Greenland – 3.37.312
3rd Danny Hart – 3:37.448
4th Luca Shaw – 3:39.036
5th Thomas Estaque – 3:39.254
6th Mark Wallace – 3:40,768
7th Reece Wilson – 3:40,858
8th Finn Iles – 3:41,502
9th Brook Macdonald – 3:41,916
10th Troy Brosnan – 3:42,379
Women’s Results
1st Tahnée Seagrave – 4:26.424
2nd Rachel Atherton – 4:26,547
3rd Monika Hrastnik – 4:28,029
4th Tracey Hannah – 4:29,718
5th Veronika Widmann – 4:35,824
Photos by Bartek Wolinski / Red Bull Content Pool.
