2025 World Cup Downhill - Pal Arinsal, Andorra

Dont the teams carry the points not the rider next year? so Norco will be sweet with the girls leading the charge and danny has a 2 year contract.

but what if they are building?

did he stop being one?

 somewhat right. But For this year the time on track changed massively and riders need to get up to speed quick! The lack of training time means adaption to track and speed within 4 hours training time.

As for Q1 wich pretty much is the "in our out" first racerun, riders test the limits on the TT. 

Hence, it's TT, one hour of training this morning and then Go Time! You don't change much if at all within this hour so efficiency is key.

Does anyone knows why Caribou and Van Leuven DNS in Q1?

Gwin is also not starting?

It's a relatively short track and the lift is fast, so you could possibly get 4-5 runs in a single session if you really wanted to.

The wording on Barel/Marine's Instagram story is ominous. Fingers crossed for Marine.

Some tight racing.

This morning MotoGP had a timed session. The top 10 spread on a 1:20 lap was 0.718 Sec.

Our Q1 top 10 spread on a 2:40 run was +1.349 Sec..

How on earth can a bunch of guys hurdling down a blown out track with changing conditions (stray rocks, berms exploding) be closer than a manicured tarmac Motogp lap with everyone on the same line, 50 person support crews, unlimited data analysis etc. is beyond me. 

Madness.

He was "On track with Gary" and saying he'd hurt his elbow. @3.25

Dak through Q2!!!

Dak is in! Hart, Brosnan, Kiefer and may more are out

Full elite qualifying results: https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/news/results-andorra-uci-world-cup-dh-elite-qualifying 

I’d like to know if Gwin hurt the good elbow or the bad one…

Danny finished up at La Thuile, headed home to help Sophia deliver their third, and made it back to Andorra to try and qualify. What a lad.

If it rains, no one will beat Max and Asa’s times

I do not envy Juanfer dropping last.

Does a boring track for the riders mean boring racing for us? Seemed so yesterday, today no so much.

That tidbit about the MotoGP top ten vs our top ten is bananas. Tightest margins ever.

LCQ still providing a great show. 

The racing is so good right now.

On his IG story he said it's the good elbow

Gwin stated it was the other (the good) elbow this time.

The juniors won in Andorra today (again)! https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/news/results-andorra-uci-world-cup-dh-junior-qualifying 

Honestly I just feel for Jenna at this point. 13th Q1... 6th Q2. 

She had a Q1 11th in VDS. And a Q1 11th in Poland.

She has not seen a single final this year. (And on a team that absolutely needs the points.)

I hate that inherent level of pressure for her. It's one thing to be far off the pace and know you need to make changes. But to be constantly on the bubble and maybe not sure where to squeeze that extra juice from...

Juniors are cancelled 

Forecast must be pretty bad. I hope the elites are still able to race

Only elite points for the Fantasy League then?

Wanted to see the juniors finals, boys and girls are crazy fast!

@sspomer any idea how fantasy will pan out?

With Junior Finals being cancelled, will they be awarding points from today as a double for the overall...count the Qualy points & award the finals points?

There are no points for juniors in qualifying to begin with.

Have I mentioned how stupid this new system is? I'm reiterating.  

I feel like I should get some bonus points for the caption I wrote for the junior qualifying post this morning (pre-cancellation) LOL.

-Nostradamus

It's been that way a while...

Updated Junior World Cup standings after the cancellation of tomorrow's junior finals (qualifying results stand as final race results):

Junior Men

Junior Women

FANTASY UPDATE

Due to extreme weather hitting Andorra tomorrow (Sat., July 12th), the UCI has decided to cancel Junior Men's and Women's racing. That means the qualifying results from today stand as the final results. 

Despite the cancellation, Vital Fantasy will carry on as usual—one rider from each category must be picked to submit a team. Points for Junior riders will be allocated based on their result in qualifying today, which is now considered the Final results from the weekend. 

I'll let everyone sort out strategy on how to pick Juniors since the results are already known. We know this isn't the ideal situation, but this was the best option due to the circumstances and timeline. Let us know if there are any questions. There is still 10+ hours to submit a Fantasy Team.

Official statement from the UCI via Instagram:

Due to the latest weather forecast from the Andorra Government, indicating electrical storms with lightning predicted, the schedule for the UCI Downhill World Cup on Saturday 12 July 2025, will not proceed as planned.

The revised race schedule is as follows:

• 8:00-9:00 AM CET: Combined downhill training session – Elite only

• 10:00 AM CET: UCI Downhill World Cup – Women Elite

• 11:00 AM CET: UCI Downhill World Cup – Men Elite

The Finals of the Junior UCI Downhill World Cup are cancelled. Following the article 4.11.010 of UCI Regulations, if the final cannot take place due to unforeseen circumstances, the last qualifying round determines the final result.

This safety decision has been made by the UCI, WBD Sports, and the local organizers to ensure the welfare of athletes, teams, marshals, volunteers, spectators, and everyone involved in the event.

LOC officials will begin mountain evacuation from 1pm CET.

Please ensure your personnel are safely indoors and that your tents and equipment across the paddock area are secure. 

The Elite UCI Downhill World Cup races will be streamed live on digital platforms (HBO Max, discovery+, TNT Sports, Eurosport and MTBWS TV). More information on Where to Watch is available on ucimtbworldseries.com. The cross-country training schedule remains unchanged (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM tomorrow).

Further updates will be communicated if there is any deterioration in the weather that affects this revised schedule.

Bah!
Que Metallica - Ride the Lightning:

Start lists for tomorrow's elite finals, note that the schedule has been moved forward significantly (10am local time is 1am PST - tonight).

Elite Women

Elite Men