2012 Mont Sainte Anne Downhill Qualifying

Aaron Gwin, What can we say? Another first place and a few more points. -Sven Martin

Rachel Atherton qualified with a 4-second buffer today. Smoothing out the slabby rock section with ease. -Sven Martin

Greg Minnaar: Second today about 2 seconds behind Gwin. Was he pinned or playing it cool? The mind games begin. -Hoshi Yoshida

Danny third today leaned and locked. -Sven Martin

Moses once parted the Red Sea, Brook MacDonald is separating the rockgarden and with no crashes, Brook posted up 4th today! -Hoshi Yoshida

Justin Leov finally had it all come together today. Sometimes things just need to click into place. 5th Place. -Sven Martin

This frozen crash scene of Mitch Ropelato will go to the Madam Tussaud wax figure show. Look to the right...marshals be textin'. LOL. -Hoshi Yoshida

Gee didn't do too bad today all things considered 6th place after a crash most people wouldn't even be able to walk away from -Sven Martin

Andrew Neethling blasting, having fun and qualifying 9th. -Hoshi Yoshida

Keeping the heritage rock at the original place and building the course around it. -Hoshi Yoshida

Never trust a watch you didn't calibrate yourself. SRAM decorative time pieces going for big bucks at local auctions. -Hoshi Yoshida

The rat pack, Mitch, Kerr and Jackson. Check their qualifying positions. -Sven Martin

Brush Kashima coating only with a Japanese Whale Beard Brush. -Hoshi Yoshida

Seanan O'Riordan, Ireland. Sven, eyes closed behind the tape and ready to get dirty. See the result in the next slide. -The HOF

POW! -Sven Martin

Myriam Pom Pon Nicole was second today, but clipped in she may loose a few die hard fans. -Sven Martin

Connor Fearon is another Australian young gun who loves dry conditions. He was fastest junior qualifier. Hopefully he can replicate his Australian success here at a World Cup. -Hoshi Yoshida

Riders check to see if they made the cut while the organizers lay down the final coat of paint. -Sven Martin

After Steve Smith's flat tire fiascos yesterday, Gabe Fox took no chances and ordered in a new tire pressure gauge for the Devinci pits. -Sven Martin

Brownie gives us a run down on the day in the life of a team manager. -Sven Martin

Ben Reid lets us know the pressures of not being a protected rider. -Sven Martin

Dean Lucas, 61st today and 4th junior, lets it loose today in his run. Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oy Oy Oy. -Sven Martin

Evan Warner -Sven Martin

The qualifying run: At the end of the day, it's just you against the clock. -Hoshi Yoshida