LEOGANG RACE ACTION SLIDESHOW

It's the great space coaster, get on board! On the great space coaster, we'll destroy an entire freaking World Cup downhill field. -Beatrice Baar

You enter an altered state of Zen with no chain where, if you can deal with the initial shock, you have 100% focus on efficiency and carrying speed. -Sven Martin

The disbelief when Gwinny went slower at the first split. The reality of the situation would soon change. -Duncan Philpott

Aaron tilts his bike but does not shift across the line. -Sven Martin

Even he just couldn't believe it. There have been some miraculous chainless runs recently and no one will be forgetting Gwin's any time soon. -Duncan Philpott

John Hall going over the bike while Gwin signs autographs before the final. Who could have predicted the rest of the day's outcome? Neither of them for sure. -Sven Martin

It appears a lot of this stuff is unnecessary at a DH race these days, even on pedal tracks like Leogang. I guess everyone has been wasting their times doing sprints and squats all winter. -Sven Martin

What a day! Connor Fearon's first podium, flat pedals win medals you know. -Duncan Philpott

Shooting finish line pans you need two things; the winner and the crowds. If the riders were going 35kph across the finish, Gwin would have only been about 15-inches ahead of Connor. #cosmicride. -Sven Martin

Mathieu Dupelle has looked after Connor for a good few years now, managing teams, being the mechanic...doing it all really. Their hard work has created an incredibly strong bond between them. Well done today! -Duncan Philpott

Aggressive and dominant on the day. Rachel Atherton glowing her way to her first win at Leogang. -Duncan Philpott

Check those eyes. While others are spotting the landing just ahead, Remi is already far ahead into the next corner. That's how it's done. -Sven Martin

Tahnee boosting the jump the biggest out of all the girls in the final. It was tricky for them with plenty of cross-wind. Another 2nd for the young up-and-comer. -Sven Martin

Andrew Crimmins started the day off strong for Kona winning the Junior class. -Sven Martin

Jacob Dickson followed through from his strong quali to make the Irish contingent proud. 2nd place Junior. -Duncan Philpott

Your 1st and 2nd place Juniors, from opposite ends of the globe. Guess who's Irish and who's Aussie. -Duncan Philpott

Gwin wasn't the only one. Keeping up traditions with tight action shots of Laurie Greenland as one of the most focused riders of the circuit, here he is putting down his own impressive chainless run to 3rd place in the Junior ranks. -Duncan Philpott

Despite being the fastest at the top and 2nd at the 2nd split, Emmeline Ragot faded to 3rd place by the time her run would end. -Duncan Philpott

Ragot with one more university exam to go before Lenzerheiden, where she can focus 100% on racing the rest of this year. Always a pleasure to watch her blitz. -Sven Martin

Smooth and focused Siegenthaler takes her first podium since Fort William 2014. -Duncan Philpott

The moment that resulted in Manon Carpenter's DQ. It was all over so quickly, but I think had Manon a chance for a do-over, she would have pushed back around the pole and still probably landed herself on the podium. -Sven Martin

Racer as you like. Troy Brosnan to 3rd place and second to his long-time rival Connor Fearon today. He stays ahead in the overall, however. -Duncan Philpott

Watching some of the runs on the big screen was chilling to the skin when a rider was on a good'un. #slingshot -Duncan Philpott

Zee Austrian Palmer? -Johan Hjord

Knocking that number 8 plate down a little lower with a 6th place in finals. Margins are tight here in Leogang and Gee missed out on the podium by a slim one. -Duncan Philpott

Caption contest? @maddogboris

"Pardon me." -Beatrice Baar

Loic. Focused, committed and realistic. -Duncan Philpott

Apparently the Hoff gets REALLY bored while waiting for files to upload. -photohoffshop

After a break away from World Cups, Jill Kintner returns with a podium finish. -Duncan Philpott

Not quite the podium result of last week but another top 10 is still on the right tracks for Marcelo Gutierrez who looked competent all week. -Duncan Philpott

Questlove would go. -Johan Hjord

With long hair and a red/orange clashing bike and kit it, can only be Josh Brycleand. He's back up to speed after his Fort Bill lumberjack try out. -Duncan Philpott

40th never looked so good. Isak Leivsson -Johan Hjord

Florent Payet landing wide on the finish jump and loading his big frame through the sidewalls of the tire! -Duncan Philpott

Another angle of Flo's 2014 Gwin technique. It didn't work. -phunkt.com

The mood was merry. While not as busy as Ft. William, there was plenty to smile about today. -Sven Martin

Corks and number ones were so last week. -Sven Martin

Rachel has about a 30-minute pre-warm-up routine to wake up her muscles and get her stretched. All this before the top-of-the-hill warm up, too. -Sven Martin

Alex Marin, the young Giant rider, had a rare crash in his race run bumping him off the podium. -Sven Martin

Brook Macdonald, plenty of steam left to pop into the second downside near the bottom of the track and into the Top 10. -Sven Martin

Greg looking totally focused and calm in one of the rowdiest sections of the course. His head hit the start gate and the top of this photo. -Sven Martin

Minnaar, mountains, maddog. @maddogboris

It wouldn't be a World Cup without Boris. #lockupyourdaughters -Sven Martin

Overheard, "I DON'T THINK YOU KNOW HOW SIGNIFICANT THIS VICTORY WAS, MR. SECURITY GUARD!" Yeah, that's what they're discussing. @maddogboris

One wonders how much of the time Brendan spends on his back wheel in his race runs. A lot I think. Another solid result for Brendan. -Sven Martin

The whole circuit is filled with comeradery. One rider is very used to the podium, the other is getting his first taste. -Duncan Philpott

Bring on the bubbles and lens busters. -Sven Martin

With just a two-second spread across the podium it was tight racing today! He may be chainless but he ain't Champagneless. -Duncan Philpott

Can we use the, "he ain't champagneless" pun again? @maddogboris

Gwin now has a commanding lead in the series and we should all take some more time to reflect on just how significant his run was today. It's been a great week of racing. -Sven Martin HIGH FIVES ALL AROUND to such a dedicated and awesome crew of story tellers. Thanks Sven, SlamDunc, Boris, Johan and Beatrice. -gordo

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