After qualifying was moved ahead due to an incoming weather system, the riders set out nice and early today for the first real measurement of where everybody stands this weekend. With the Vital Power Ranking writers shaking in their boots, the riders headed off down Aonoch Mor to do battle with the course and the timer. Not much dust to settle at the Fort, but when it was all said and done, some questions had been answered, and yet others posed.
Brosnan, Hart, Hill - all on fire. Gwin, Gee - holding back a bit? Bryceland had some issue mid-run after laying down a storming first section, raceday will tell what Ratboy's real deal is here, and the same goes for Sam Dale. Matt Simmonds is back on the pace with a solid top-10 qualifier, and Brook MacDonald, Michael Jones, and Markus Pekoll will no doubt be stoked with their morning too. Stevie Smith had to wait for 80 riders before getting into the start gate, but he wasted little time showing that he is back and already riding well - 5 seconds off the pace and 7th position bodes well for race day, especially since he did not have his usual top-20 protection here and would not have been keen to take any risks in his run.
In the women's, Manon Carpenter inflicted a severe correction on the rest of the field, leaving no doubt about her speed this weekend. The only question that remains is whether Rachel was holding back, nursing what strength she has left after still recovering from illness this past month, or whether she simply can't go faster right now. We'll know on Sunday.
In the junior's, Luca Shaw stormed the moor but the story of the day is Atherton Racing's Martin Maes - that's right, the same kid who is destroying the pro ranks in the Enduro World Series is just 1 second off Luca's time, and he's only here "to have fun". You can't hide talent...
1 | BROSNAN Troy | AUS19930713 | SPECIALIZED RACING DH | 4:40.830 |
2 | HART Danny | GBR19910920 | GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM | +1.109 |
3 | HILL Samuel | AUS19850721 | CHAIN REACTION CYCLES.COM / NUKEPROOF | +1.194 |
4 | BLENKINSOP Samuel | NZL19881028 | LAPIERRE GRAVITY REPUBLIC | +2.255 |
5 | GWIN Aaron | USA19871224 | SPECIALIZED RACING DH | +2.386 |
6 | ATHERTON Gee | GBR19850226 | GT FACTORY RACING | +3.279 |
7 | SMITH Steve | CAN19891125 | DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING | +5.314 |
8 | SIMMONDS Matthew | GBR19870520 | MADISON SARACEN FACTORY TEAM | +5.668 |
9 | MACDONALD Brook | NZL19911125 | TREK WORLD RACING | +6.523 |
10 | JONES Michael | GBR19950222 | CHAIN REACTION CYCLES.COM / NUKEPROOF | +6.767 |
11 | PEKOLL Markus | AUT19871013 | MS MONDRAKER TEAM | +7.577 |
12 | MINNAAR Greg | RSA19811113 | SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE | +7.723 |
13 | CUNNINGHAM Ruaridh | GBR19890215 | UNIOR TOOLS TEAM | +8.113 |
14 | THOME Patrick | FRA19911020 | GSTAAD-SCOTT | +8.718 |
15 | THIRION Rémi | FRA19900423 | COMMENCAL / RIDING ADDICTION | +8.738 |
16 | SMITH Joseph | GBR19900704 | CHAIN REACTION CYCLES.COM / NUKEPROOF | +8.917 |
17 | FAIRCLOUGH Brendan | GBR19880110 | GSTAAD-SCOTT | +9.528 |
18 | BEAUMONT Marc | GBR19840925 | GT FACTORY RACING | +9.676 |
19 | FEARON Connor | AUS19940119 | KONA FACTORY TEAM | +9.766 |
20 | GUTIERREZ VILLEGAS Marcelo | COL19900509 | GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM | +10.121 |
21 | FISCHBACH Johannes | GER19880304 | RRP GHOST | +10.454 |
22 | MOIR Jack | AUS19940208 | BERGAMONT HAYES WORLD TEAM | +11.132 |
23 | MASTERS Edward | NZL19890818 | BERGAMONT HAYES WORLD TEAM | +11.155 |
24 | SUDING Lorenzo | ITA19860315 | +11.172 | |
25 | HEATH Harry | GBR19910805 | ORANGE DIRT WORLD TEAM, O'NEAL | +11.211 |
26 | KERR Bernard | GBR19910216 | PIVOT FACTORY DH TEAM | +11.717 |
27 | COLE Cameron | NZL19880203 | COMMENCAL / RIDING ADDICTION | +12.235 |
28 | KANGAS Alexander | SWE19900809 | +13.425 | |
29 | GANNICOTT George | GBR19950311 | +13.770 | |
30 | MULALLY Neko | USA19930219 | TREK WORLD RACING | +14.020 |
31 | TRUMMER David | AUT19940601 | RRP GHOST | +14.221 |
32 | MOLLOY Harry | GBR19910530 | RRP GHOST | +14.661 |
33 | MCDOWALL Kirk | CAN19901126 | +14.703 | |
34 | PANDUR Ziga | SLO19910117 | UNIOR TOOLS TEAM | +14.801 |
35 | PAYET Florent | FRA19861121 | EVIL VENGEANCE TOUR | +14.889 |
36 | WALLACE Mark | CAN19950601 | DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING | +15.053 |
37 | ROPELATO Mitch | USA19920303 | SPECIALIZED RACING DH | +15.423 |
38 | PEAT Steve | GBR19740617 | SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE | +15.435 |
39 | FERREIRO PAJUELO Antonio | ESP19900103 | EVIL VENGEANCE TOUR | +15.544 |
40 | BRUNI Loic | FRA19940513 | LAPIERRE GRAVITY REPUBLIC | +15.833 |
41 | GUARDIA PASCUAL Bernat | ESP19820930 | +16.035 | |
42 | BEER Nick | SUI19870917 | DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING | +16.367 |
43 | READING Jack | GBR19881210 | SC INTENSE | +16.523 |
44 | FIGARET Faustin | FRA19931107 | COMMENCAL | +16.623 |
45 | ATWILL Phil | GBR19950111 | RRP GHOST | +16.677 |
46 | FAYOLLE Alexandre | FRA19950720 | +16.785 | |
47 | NIEDERBERGER Noel | SUI19950821 | GSTAAD-SCOTT | +16.961 |
48 | BURTON Oliver | GBR19890712 | +16.962 | |
49 | MASTERS Wyn | NZL19870418 | TEAM BULLS - DH | +17.296 |
50 | CHARVAT Matej | CZE19851126 | BANSHEE BIKES FACTORY TEAM | +17.495 |
51 | THOMAS Richard | GBR19880512 | +17.584 | |
52 | BRAYTON Adam | GBR19881019 | +17.677 | |
53 | SANGERS Kyle | CAN19930412 | +17.734 | |
54 | RUFFIN Thibaut | FRA19841030 | COMMENCAL / RIDING ADDICTION | +17.749 |
55 | ATKINSON Bryn | AUS19821209 | +17.799 | |
56 | TETZLAFF Boris | AUT19900121 | +18.236 | |
57 | DAVIES Emyr | GBR19900315 | +18.366 | |
58 | WALLNER Robin | SWE19880704 | W-RACING | +18.445 |
59 | LEIVSSON Isak | NOR19931017 | +18.737 | |
60 | HARNSTROM Oscar | SWE19900420 | +18.878 | |
61 | JACKSON Eliot | USA19900619 | PIVOT FACTORY DH TEAM | +19.230 |
62 | DI PASQUALE Charly | FRA19900704 | +19.234 | |
63 | SHERIDAN Dan | IRL19940517 | +19.805 | |
64 | WILLIAMSON Greg | GBR19920608 | TREK WORLD RACING | +19.887 |
65 | CHAPUIS Maxime | SUI19941222 | +19.972 | |
66 | POTTER Reece | NZL19940107 | BANSHEE BIKES FACTORY TEAM | +20.192 |
67 | SPAGNOLO Damien | FRA19850428 | MS MONDRAKER TEAM | +20.195 |
68 | GRUBER Manuel | AUT19921127 | +20.471 | |
69 | CONNELL Joseph | GBR19940320 | SC INTENSE | +20.822 |
70 | WALKER Matthew | NZL19900324 | BANSHEE BIKES FACTORY TEAM | +20.889 |
71 | MCGLONE Fraser | GBR19940531 | PERTH CITY CYCLES | +21.021 |
72 | COULANGES Benoit | FRA19941220 | ROC VTT OZ EN OISANS | +21.572 |
73 | CAUVIN Guillaume | FRA19940521 | HUTCHINSON UR | +21.613 |
74 | BOUVET Jacques | GER19940806 | TEAM BULLS - DH | +21.854 |
75 | NYLENDE Terje | NOR19910806 | +22.257 | |
76 | VAN STEENBERGEN Sebastiaan | USA19940215 | +22.266 | |
77 | WILLIAMS Peter | GBR19881117 | +22.310 | |
78 | STRASSER Benny | GER19890805 | +22.705 | |
79 | TAYLOR Ronan | GBR19921129 | +22.716 | |
80 | STANBRIDGE Dan | GBR19850716 | +22.748 | |
81 | CATHRO Ben | GBR19880420 | +22.989 | |
82 | BLAIR Lachlan | GBR19951013 | +23.190 | |
83 | PIERRON Baptiste | FRA19930808 | +23.526 | |
84 | LUCAS Dean | AUS19950502 | DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING | +23.754 |
85 | SLAVIK Tomas | CZE19870612 | +23.814 | |
86 | KURTZ Cyrille | FRA19860809 | EVIL VENGEANCE TOUR | +24.019 |
87 | RIESCO Forrest | CAN19940124 | +24.049 | |
88 | VERNASSA Gianluca | ITA19950904 | DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING | +24.077 |
89 | PARDAL Francisco | POR19910116 | +24.374 | |
90 | GEORGES Pierre Charles | FRA19860206 | LAC BLANC/SCOTT | +24.403 |
91 | MCGLINCHEY Christopher | IRL19940331 | +24.883 | |
92 | CARBALLO GONZALEZ Edgar | ESP19881222 | +25.415 | |
93 | CHANUDET Quentin | FRA19920927 | +25.592 | |
94 | JONES Jono | GBR19940813 | +25.612 | |
95 | BRANNIGAN George | NZL19920409 | TREK WORLD RACING | +25.740 |
96 | MCMILLAN David | AUS19940228 | +25.918 | |
97 | VEZINA Mckay | CAN19951022 | +26.000 | |
98 | GARLICKI Stefan | RSA19900912 | +26.177 | |
99 | TEXTOR Christian | GER19901213 | TEAM BULLS - DH | +26.450 |
100 | CAIRE Carlo | ITA19940804 | GRAVITALIA SQUADRA CORSE | +26.529 |
101 | ROMERO PERICH Pol | ESP19910518 | +26.592 | |
102 | STUTTARD Mathew | GBR19930604 | +27.015 | |
103 | CHAPMAN Rupert | NZL19920409 | +27.036 | |
104 | DICKERSON Bryn | NZL19911015 | +27.172 | |
105 | POMBO Emanuel | POR19870616 | +27.414 | |
106 | RUFFIN Gaetan | FRA19910629 | COMMENCAL / RIDING ADDICTION | +27.471 |
107 | MATTHEWS Tom | NZL19910824 | BANSHEE BIKES FACTORY TEAM | +27.646 |
108 | JOHANSEN Zakarias Blom | NOR19921125 | +28.604 | |
109 | SHIMIZU Kazuki | JPN19920426 | MADISON SARACEN FACTORY TEAM | +28.665 |
110 | LOWE Josh | GBR19941116 | +28.814 | |
111 | JAUCH Jasper | GER19910721 | +28.876 | |
112 | SMITH Brent | AUS19950429 | +28.878 | |
113 | JORBA PRATS Guillem | ESP19940319 | +28.886 | |
114 | SANDVIKEN Lars Vatnebryn | NOR19931022 | +28.993 | |
115 | OGET Ludovic | FRA19931112 | DAGG - RACING TEAM | +29.532 |
116 | NEVES CRUZ Bernardo | BRA19910416 | +29.835 | |
117 | CRIMMINS Thomas | AUS19950624 | +29.989 | |
118 | KUSHIMA Yuki | JPN19930821 | +30.541 | |
119 | SEHNAL Stanislav | CZE19940609 | BANSHEE BIKES FACTORY TEAM | +30.757 |
120 | O'RIORDAN Seanan | IRL19900704 | +30.851 | |
121 | SMITH Robert | GBR19860603 | +31.627 | |
122 | KLAUSMANN Marcus | GER19770808 | GHOST FACTORY RACING | +32.000 |
123 | BRUNACHE Gregory | FRA19881013 | +32.730 | |
124 | CAAMANO Alejandro | ESP19920101 | +32.731 | |
125 | IMOTO Hajime | JPN19920607 | +32.914 | |
126 | WILLIAMSON Jay | GBR19930506 | +33.272 | |
127 | SHAW Walker | USA19951213 | SRAM/TLD RACING | +33.737 |
128 | HAMILTON Louis | NZL19940918 | +33.749 | |
129 | ODENDAAL Tiaan | RSA19941106 | +34.469 | |
130 | MEZZETTA Stefano | ITA19940128 | +35.209 | |
131 | TINNER Pascal | SUI19910108 | +36.430 | |
132 | RONCAGLIA Mattia | ITA19931008 | +38.117 | |
133 | BARLIN Chris | AUS19870504 | GREEN TO GOLD RACE DEVELOPMENT | +38.290 |
134 | ANDERSEN Niclas | NOR19900319 | +38.365 | |
135 | SUAREZ ALONSO Angel | ESP19951202 | +38.589 | |
136 | FARRINGTON Bill | GBR19950103 | +39.062 | |
137 | SWINDEN James | GBR19870316 | +39.563 | |
138 | GUIJARRO VILLACIEROS Javier | ESP19910509 | +39.620 | |
139 | CONTRERES Romain | FRA19931110 | +40.389 | |
140 | BELLI Walter | ITA19800505 | +41.568 | |
141 | POMBO Daniel | POR19850205 | +41.979 | |
142 | POTGIETER Johann | RSA19870106 | +42.085 | |
143 | SETROM Snorre | NOR19930109 | +43.004 | |
144 | PITTS Graeme | USA19900712 | +43.665 | |
145 | KAMMLEIN - CUTLER Raphael | NZL19950328 | +45.972 | |
146 | VICKERS Michael | GBR19851103 | STEVE PEAT SYNDICATE | +46.998 |
147 | IDEGAWA Naoki | JPN19800422 | +50.070 | |
148 | NOVACK VIEIRA Roger | BRA19941103 | +53.331 | |
149 | KUROSAWA Daisuke | JPN19900421 | +1:01.114 | |
150 | NEETHLING Andrew | RSA19840805 | GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM | +1:02.255 |
151 | BUCHANAN Lewis | GBR19930927 | +1:05.430 | |
152 | BRYCELAND Josh | GBR19900323 | SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE | +1:10.619 |
153 | COUSINIE Fabien | FRA19860814 | HUTCHINSON UR | +1:43.979 |
154 | DALE Sam | GBR19900212 | MADISON SARACEN FACTORY TEAM | +1:55.196 |
155 | MCCONACHIE Nicholas | NZL19911121 | +2:15.804 | |
156 | NAGATA Junya | JPN19880813 | +3:42.479 | |
PONS Melvin | FRA19940805 | DNF | ||
KLEE Felix | SUI19941003 | DNF | ||
PRIOR Mat | NZL19930530 | DNF | ||
GAUVIN Remi | CAN19920616 | DNF | ||
BOND Alex | GBR19890505 | DNF | ||
MEARS Scott | GBR19890206 | DNF | ||
GRANT Kelan | IRL19930420 | DNF | ||
LYALL Jamie | NZL19910307 | DNF | ||
HANNAH Michael | AUS19831121 | HUTCHINSON UR | DNS | |
ALGARRA NAVARRO Daniel | ESP19950314 | DNS | ||
GARDNER Stefan | NZL19901025 | DNS | ||
WEBER Lutz | SUI19921204 | DNS | ||
BEER Matthew | CAN19860926 | DNS | ||
BARTA Ondrej | CZE19860929 | BANSHEE BIKES FACTORY TEAM | DNS |
1 | CARPENTER Manon | GBR19930311 | MADISON SARACEN FACTORY TEAM | 5:09.915 |
2 | NICOLE Myriam | FRA19900208 | COMMENCAL / RIDING ADDICTION | +10.736 |
3 | RAGOT Emmeline | FRA19860527 | LAPIERRE GRAVITY REPUBLIC | +11.300 |
4 | SEAGRAVE Tahnee | GBR19950615 | FMD RACING | +12.219 |
5 | ATHERTON Rachel | GBR19871206 | GT FACTORY RACING | +16.844 |
6 | HANNAH Tracey | AUS19880613 | HUTCHINSON UR | +17.165 |
7 | SIEGENTHALER Emilie | SUI19860919 | GSTAAD-SCOTT | +23.018 |
8 | KINTNER Jill | USA19811024 | +28.813 | |
9 | CHARRE Morgane | FRA19900609 | EVIL VENGEANCE TOUR | +36.807 |
10 | GATTO Micayla | CAN19880821 | PIVOT FACTORY DH TEAM | +39.673 |
11 | GRIFFITHS Fionn | GBR19820827 | +39.980 | |
12 | BROWN Casey | CAN19901027 | BERGAMONT HAYES WORLD TEAM | +49.178 |
13 | CAPPELLARI Carina | SUI19911106 | +51.640 | |
14 | CURD Katy | GBR19890427 | +52.994 | |
15 | RUCKNAGEL Harriet | GER19881011 | +54.133 | |
16 | MARCELLINI Alia | ITA19910711 | LEE COUGAN DIRTY FACTORY | +1:01.108 |
17 | MOLLOY Tegan ° | AUS19960118 | +1:04.640 | |
18 | SANDLER Veronique | NZL19930417 | +1:05.955 | |
19 | CABIROU Marine ° | FRA19970312 | +1:10.326 | |
20 | ATKINSON Emma | GBR19921004 | +1:11.028 | |
21 | MARTH Steffi | GER19850819 | +1:11.469 | |
22 | SALAZAR PALOMO Mariana | ESA19940506 | +1:13.859 | |
23 | BJÖRKMAN Josefine | SWE19940224 | +1:14.640 | |
24 | STONE Jessica | GBR19900914 | +1:26.385 | |
25 | DROMUNDO VARGAS Lorena | MEX19910123 | +1:54.620 | |
26 | HILL Jaime | CAN19790706 | +2:14.373 | |
27 | JENSEN Hope ° | GBR19970717 | +2:56.949 | |
CERNILOGAR Zarja | SLO19891218 | BLACKTHORN GT | DNF | |
LACEY Suzanne | GBR19920911 | DNF | ||
GIMENEZ Viktoria ° | FRA19970723 | DNF | ||
BEECROFT Danielle | AUS19950327 | GREEN TO GOLD RACE DEVELOPMENT | DNF | |
MILLER Miranda | CAN19900302 | DNS |
afterbang
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