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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 dust but remaining upright and precise, and looking absolutely unbeatable by posting a time of 4:11.478. Troy Brosnan had a good go and was up on Vergier’s time at the first split, but lost a little further down the hill to finish 1.2 seconds slower with a time of 4:12.257. The pressure was on the last man down the hill, Loïc Bruni but the top qualifier matched Vergier’s speed and added even more finesse to take the win with a time of 4:11.055. South Africa’s Greg Minnaar finished just outside the top 10 in 11th with his time of 4:20.414.
Loïc Bruni
Due to her crash in qualifying, series leader, Tracey Hannah was on course early in the Women’s Finals. She nailed the upper sections of the track and kept her focus through the hardest, steepest mid-section. Unfortunately, a small crash close to the finish line would put her into 3rd place with her time of 5:07.753. Marine Cabirou was clean and fast down the entire course finishing just 2.4 seconds behind Rachel Atherton to take 2nd place with a time of 5:03.119. Rachel Atherton stuck to her lines through the tricky steeps and put together the winning time of 5:00.622.
Rachel Atherton
Men’s Results
1st Loic Bruni 4:11.055
2nd Loris Vergier 4:11.478
3rd Troy Brosnan 4:12.257
4th Amaury Pierron 4:14.003
5th Danny Hart 4:16.650
6th Brook MacDonald 4:17.921
7th David Trummer 4:18.034
8th Remi Thirion 4:19.044
9th Laurie Greenland 4:19.438
10th Jack Moir 4:20.315
Women’s Results
1st Rachel Atherton 5:00.622
2nd Marine Cabirou 5:03.119
3rd Tracey Hannah 5:07.753
4th Emilie Siegenthaler 5:13.481
5th Eleonora Farina 5:15.720
Photos by Bartek Wolinski / Red Bull Content Pool.
