
The legendary Shaun Palmer returns to downhill racing.
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World Champion Gee Atherton (Animal Commencal) after the race.
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Chris Kovarik (Chain Reaction Intense) corners.
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Aaron Gwin riding to his first World Cup podium finish.
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Steve Smith (MS Evil Racing) catches some air.
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Josh Bryceland (Santa Cruz Syndicate) pedals the downhill.
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Brendon Fairclough (Monster Energy) through the rocks.
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Michael Hannah (GT Bicycles) mid-course.
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Justin Leon (Trek World Racing) on an off-camber section of the course.
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Fabien Barel (Subaru Mountain Bike Pro Team) finishes fifth.
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Fabien Barel (Subaru Mountain Bike Pro Team) from overhead.
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Sam Blenkisop (Yeti Foxshox Factory Race Team)
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World Champion Gee Atherton (Animal Commencal) rides to fourth place.
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Steve Peat (Santa Cruz Syndicate) races to a second place.
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Steve Peat (Santa Cruz Syndicate) flies off a jump.
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Sam Hill (Monster Energy/Specialized/Mad Cat) heads down the course.
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Sam Hill (Monster Energy/Specialized/Mad Cat) flies down the course.
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The elite men's downhill podium. It was Steve Peat's 50th and Aaron Gwin's
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Sam Hill takes hi first World Cup win of the season.
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Fabien Barel won the French Championship just last weekend.
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The new look is... fake sideburns?
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Greg Minnaar did not have a good Mont Sainte Anne experience.
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Bryn Atkinson goes 1980s retro.
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Chris Kovarik missed the podium by one spot.
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Aaron Gwin's ride earned him his first World Cup podium.
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Sam Hill (Monster Energy/Specialized/Mad Cat) meets with the media.
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