Troy Brosnan and Manon Carpenter Qualify Fastest in Fort William 1

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6/7/2014 5:29 AM

Troy's preparation, playing Mad Skills MX for this race is obviously spot on! - photo by Duncan Philpott.

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...

Time to place your Vital OTB bets if you haven't already!

Fort William Qualifying, Elite Men Top-20

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

Fort William Qualifying, Women

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