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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 hotseat with a time of 2:59.243. It looked as if no one would be able to take the hotseat away from Hart until Loic Bruni sent it down the hill to cross the line in the winning time of 2:58.839. Troy Brosnan was hot on the leaders heals and crossed the line with a time of 2:59.603 to take 3rd place.
All eyes were on Rachel Atherton in the Women’s Division to see how she’d fair on her new Atherton Bikes machine but it was Tahnee Seagrave who was fastest on the day with a time of 3:25.888. Atherton had to settle for 2nd with her time of 3:26.743. Tracey Hannah, who qualified fastest, finished in at time of 3:28.526 to secure 3rd place.
Mens Results
1st Loic Bruni 2:58.839
2nd Danny Hart 2:59.243
3rd Troy Brosnan 2:59.603
4th Charlie Harrison 2:59.767
5th Matt Walker 3:00.449
6th Aaron Gwin 3:00.734
7th Amaury Pierron 3:00.896
8th Mark Wallace 3:01.143
9th Laurie Greenland 3:01.218
10th Dakotah Norton 3:01.890
Womens Results
1st Tahnee Seagrave 3:25.888
2nd Rachel Atherton 3:26.743
3rd Tracey Hannah 3:28.526
4th Marine Cabirou 3:29.430
5th Monika Hrastnik 3:30.213
Photos by Bartek Wolinski / Red Bull Content Pool.
