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The seventh stop of the 2019 UCI Downhill MTB World Cup took place in Lenzerheide, Switzerland over the weekend. The shorter track left riders with no room for error and produced an incredible weekend of racing.
In the Men’s division Laurie Greenland put down a fast time, that would see hime finish in 6th, and set the pace to beat. Amaury Pierron took to the course, a man possessed, with a flawless run finishing in a time of 2:49.442 to take the win. South Africa’s Greg Minnaar was the only rider to get within a second of Pierron and took home 2nd place with his time of 2:50.373. Title rival, Loic Bruni crossed the line in 2:50.822 to finish in 3rd. The title will come down to the last round in Snowshoe, USA in beginning September.
Greg Minnaar
Weather conditions were extremely testing in the Women’s race as they got the worst of the rain and fog on the day. Kate Weatherly and Emilie Siegenthaler put in strong runs to lead before Marine Cabirou sent down a storming run to take the hot seat and the win with her time of 3:34.304. Tracey Hannah put down a consistent run and missed beating Cabirou by just 0.264 seconds.
Marine Cabirou
Men’s Results
1st Amaury Pierron 2:49.422
2nd Greg Minnaar 2:50.373
3rd Loic Bruni 2:50.822
4th Troy Brosnan 2:51.582
5th Danny Hart 2:52.664
6th Laurie Greenland 2:53.688
7th Dean Lucas 2:53.973
8th Loris Vergier 2:24.285
9th Reece Wilson 2:55.638
10th Florent Payet 2:56.246
Women’s Results
1st Marine Cabirou 3:34.304
2nd Tracey Hannah 3:34.568
3rd Emilie Siegenthaler 3:41.389
4th Kate Weatherly 3:41.782
5th Camille Balanche 3:41.953
Photos by Bartek Wolinski / Red Bull Content Pool.
