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The 2020 UCI Downhill MTB World Cup season finally kicked off at the weekend with a double-header round in Maribor, Slovenia. Round 2 started with qualifying on Saturday (17 October) and race runs on Sunday (18 October) and saw riders dealing with a slightly different and dryer track.
The Men’s Race was a close battle between the top contenders with just 1 second separating the top five. Loris Vergier put on a stellar display to take the back-to-back World Cup win with a time of 3:07.771. Loic Bruni, who was the last rider down the hill, was on par with Vergier’s run and crossed the line just 0.057 seconds back to take 2nd place. The podium was rounded off with Matt Walker in 3rd with a 3:08.174, Finn Iles in 4th with a 3:08.634, and Troy Brosnan in 5th with a 3:08.787.
Loris Vergier
In the Women’s Race Tracey Hannah went into the lead with a time of 3:47.477, however had no time to get comfortable on the hot seat as Marine Cabirou posted a time of 3:40.501, that would to put her into 2nd overall. Nina Hoffmann put the pressure on as she descended down to the finish, crossing the line with a time of 3:38.602 to take her first World Cup win. Myriam Nicole looked to challenge the time of Hoffmann but mistakes and a crash in her run saw her finish in 4th place with a time of 3:44.677. Eleanora Farina went one better than Friday to take 3rd with a time of 3:42.814.
Nina Hoffmann
Men’s Results
1st Loris Vergier 3:07.771
2nd Loïc Bruni 3:07.828
3rd Matt Walker 3:08.174
4th Finn Iles 3:08.634
5th Troy Brosnan 3:08.787
6th Aaron Gwin 3:09.311
7th Angel Suarez Alonso 3:09.460
8th Danny Hart 3:09.771
9th Greg Minnaar 3:09.882
10th Thibaut Daprela 3:10.383
Women’s Results
1st Nina Hoffmann 3:38.602
2nd Marine Cabirou 3:40.501
3rd Eleanora Farine 3:42.814
4th Myriam Nicole 3:44.677
5th Tracey Hannah 3:47.477
Photos by Bartek Wolinski / Red Bull Content Pool.
