Mont Sainte Anne World Cup Downhill Qualifying

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<b>With the rain coming down full tilt Troy smashed it to first place in qualifying by 3-seconds. Impressive to say the least.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Danny Hart's hyped after his British champs win and will be looking to get that first World Cup win tomorrow. 2nd place by only 3-seconds today, it's within reach.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Great to see Marcelo continue his form for the week. 3rd in qualifying. </b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Rachel's qualifying extravaganza.</b>
<b>Rachel raced fast enough for a time that would have placed her in the top 60 men. #sunshineoneminute</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>#rainthenext</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>It's good to see the ladies smash turns as hard, if not harder, than the guys. Ragot railing ruts. to 2nd place in qualifying.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Manon attacks. 3rd in qualifying but a lot to make up on race day.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Jacob Dickson took 1st place in Junior qualifying today. They had great track conditions before the rain.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>The extra drag from the leader's jersey could have been the .01-second difference for Andrew Crimmins today. 2nd place in Junior.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Josh with all the style on his way to a Donner Kebab as Dougie Fresh imparts wisdom in the audio.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>What does an athlete refuel himself with after qualifying?</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Going very, very fast. Despite crashing in the first corner and not finishing his qualifying run, no one is ruling Gwin out on race day.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Gwin looking after USA's future with some tips during trackwalk after qualifying today. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Despite a crash in quali's Gee's surviving MSA this year better than ever.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Minnaar trying to fool us into thinking he doesn't want win #19 with a less-than-stellar qualifier. Tomorrow is what counts.</b> @maddogboris
<b>Everyone's favorite marshal watching yesterday's #VitalRAW.</b> @maddogboris
<b>Bug spray to keep the pests away.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Connor Fearon Bar Drag Bounty 4 entry #2048.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Obstacles that dwarf humans for the entire field and Tahnee Seagrave. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Big, bad Bulldog Brook. There's a reason he clocks so many #VitalRAW clips.</b> -Fraser Britton
<b>Sam Hill's bike.</b> -Fraser Britton
<b>Stikman has been a fixture at many a Mont Sainte Anne race over the 25 years.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Luca Shaw with another super solid result with a 9th. Youngest guy in the Top 10 at home on the East Coast soil. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>T-Roy qualified 1st, and still finds time to do the entire team's laundry after runs. Always the team player.</b> -Fraser Britton
<b>Brapdog_1.</b> @maddogboris
<b>Remember that one time Brendan K-O'd himself in Lenzerheide? Well his new custom TLD lid is a re-enactment of that scene.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>A Vanzac recipe for vast quantities of alcohol to be consumed on a Friday night. Dave McMilan in audio.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>These boots. Sven didn't send a photo of Matt Walker riding for this audio, but this is nicer to look at anyway.</b> @maddogboris
<b>Alex Marin focused. 3rd in Junior quali's.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>It's a brutal track out here, even the strongest riders suffer and have to prepare with all they can. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Loic Bruni was flying today but came unstuck mid-course with a big slide out. He will be on it again tomorrow.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Yeah Deano. I hope this pre-finals day shot in the slideshow doesn't jinx you. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Technically this is Dean Lucas' second photo in today's slideshow.</b> -Fraser Britton
<b>Composed in any turn, Laurie Greenland 4th today in the Junior ranks.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>The weather rolled in for a carbon copy of last year and it seems just as many people got caught out.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Yes, this is how you corner.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Miranda Miller has been around the block. A veteran of both the World Cup and Canadian downhill circuits, the Squamish native took home her first National Championship this season and is looking to step up her game this week at home in Canada. 7th place quali.</b> -Fraser Britton
<b>Manon finding the zone.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>It seems both Juniors, Laurie and Andrew had a mishap in their qualifying run today.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>The Kiwis know how to handle a wild situation and the fresh rainfall didn't stop Brannigan to taking 8th place.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>One of Loic's 37 pieces of flare?</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Harry Heath is always showing promise and 7th in qualifying confirms he means business!</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Sam Dale, soaked.</b> @maddogboris
<b>Benoit Coulanges sliding stylishly into the final. A good season for the young Frenchman aboard the belt-driven gearbox bike.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>MSA commute = better than yours.</b> -Fraser Britton
<b>Stevie Smith doing a lot of squeaking today. Squeaking by this tree and squeaking (relatively speaking) into finals with a 54th.</b> -Fraser Britton
<b>Japanese rider Kazuki Shimizu has been struggling a bit, but made it into the finals today with a strong showing for his Patrol FJC team out of Indonesia.</b> -Fraser Britton
<b>Pom Pon pouncing. 5th place and ready for more.</b> -Fraser Britton
<b>Ragot ready to rip. 2nd place qualifier.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Anything left on the ground in MSA is subject to theft by 12-year old "fans."</b> -Fraser Britton
<b>You know wheel sizes are out of control when the steer tube has to be labeled. Straight out of a mechanic's nightmare.</b> -Fraser Britton
<b>The slick rock after the rain took no prisoners.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Stay tuned for race day action from the 150th World Cup downhill in Mont Sainte Anne!</b> -Duncan Philpott
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Junior Men had it primo, Elite Women had it primo and then the rains came and soaked the mountain for Elite Men's qualifying at the 2015 World Cup Downhill in Mont Sainte Anne. Sven Martin, Duncan Philpott, @maddogboris and Fraser Britton battled the elements to bring us the story of the day.

Mont Sainte Anne Qualifying Results

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