
World Champion Emmeline Ragot riding her Intense bike to victory.
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Jacqueline Harmony making her way down the muddy Champéry course.
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Women's podium: Floriane Pugin, Sabrina Jonnier, Emmeline Ragot, Myriam
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Sabrina Jonnier (Team Rocky Mountain / Maxxis) is the World Cup leader
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Champagne for the women's podium
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Jacqueline Harmony (Vixen Racing)
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Fionn Griffiths (Norco World Team)
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Claire Buchar (Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense)
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Tracy Moseley (Trek World Racing)
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Emmeline Ragot (Suspension Center) on her way to a World Cup win
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Sabrina Jonnier (Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain)
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Myriam Nicole (Commencal Superiders)
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World Cup winner Emmeline Ragot (Suspension Center)
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World Champion Emmeline Ragot riding a long section of wooden boards.
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Sabrina Jonnier (Team Maxxis) riding to 2nd place, 4.87 seconds behind
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Sabrina Jonnier (Team Maxxis) concentrating on the ultra-steep course.
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The view from atop the downhill course is breathtaking.
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Riders warm up at the start house before their race.
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The Champéry course basically followed the chair lift the entire way to
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The course was so steep that walking it was almost impossible.
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Sabrina Jonnier (Team Maxxis) enjoying the men's race.
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Manon Carpenter having a great run today.
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Claire Buchar (Chain Reaction Cycles) finished 7th just like her number
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Micayla Gatto approaching the bottom of the course.
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Even shift levers were gummed up with mud today.
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Céline Gross putting in a solid top ten ride today.
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Tracy Moseley (Trek World Team) riding to 5th place.
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The Champéry countryside is steep and rugged.
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Nicole Beege flying off of a wooden platform.
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Katy Curd slogging through some deep mud.
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Mio Suemasa did not crack the top ten today.
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Floriane Pugin riding the mud and roots with reckless abandon.
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The annoying sound of vuvuzelas has found its way to World Cup racing.
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