Jonnier wins on slippery Mont Sainte Anne course

Sabrina Jonnier (Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles) is proving to be unstoppable in the women's World Cup downhill, taking her fifth consecutive win of the season at Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec, in Canada on Saturday, despite changing weather that made the track slick and slippery.

Through the first 10 racers of the 20 rider field, there was rapid and frequent turnover in the Hot Seat. The first rider to hang on to the Hot Seat for a while was Emilie Siegenthaler (Scott 11). Siegenthaler was eventually dislodged by Melissa Buhl (KHS).

Buhl was pleased with her run. "It was pretty good. I struggled a bit in the mud but I kept it together. I was going back and forth between the mud and the dry tires, and I was glad I stuck to the dry. There were a couple of spots of mud where I would have like spikes, but it paid off in the rocks because they were pretty slippery."

The next rider to lay down a fast run was Tracy Moseley (Trek World Racing), who was almost immediately displaced by Emmeline Ragot (Suspension Center), with a strong time that was good enough to maintain the Hot Seat until only Jonnier remained to descend.

Jonnier was the class of the field. Her run of 5:26.50 beat Ragot by 3.79 seconds. "That run was the best of the weekend. Conditions were a lot different than this morning. It dried out a lot," Jonnier said. "I decided to be a bit cautious and then go fast when I could. I just want to win and be happy on my bike." Jonnier's win was her fifth consecutive victory of the season.

Moseley finished in third place, 4.77 seconds back. With her win here, Jonnier stretches her lead in the World Cup standings to 1,382 points, with Ragot a distant second with 1,115 points. Four of the top five riders are now French, with only Moseley, in third, breaking the streak.

Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Sabrina Jonnier (Fra) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles0:05:26.50
2Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Suspension Center0:00:03.79
3Tracy Moseley (GBr) Trek World Racing0:00:04.77
4Céline Gros (Fra) Morzine-Avoriaz 740:00:09.91
5Floriane Pugin (Fra) Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker0:00:10.21
6Mio Suemasa (Jpn)0:00:12.07
7Melissa Buhl (USA)0:00:20.28
8Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi) Scott 110:00:21.14
9Anita Molcik (Aut) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team0:00:24.73
10Fionn Griffiths (GBr) Norco World Team0:00:26.11
11Micayla Gatto (Can)0:00:26.80
12Kathleen Pruitt (USA)0:00:27.95
13Claire Buchar (Can) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense0:00:30.02
14Petra Bernhard (Aut) Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team0:00:30.95
15Danice Uyesugi (Can)0:00:31.69
16Anais ° Pajot (Fra) Team Sunn0:00:32.38
17Rebecca Mcqueen (Can)0:00:34.36
18Jessica Stone (GBr) 2Stagefactory0:00:38.88
19Darian Harvey (USA)0:01:06.38
20Gabrielle Molloy (NZl)0:01:10.31
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Team
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Trek World Racing72pts
2Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team69Row 1 - Cell 3
3Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz63Row 2 - Cell 3
4Santa Cruz Syndicate57Row 3 - Cell 3
5Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles54Row 4 - Cell 3
6Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense54Row 5 - Cell 3
7Scott 1154Row 6 - Cell 3
8GT Bicycles38Row 7 - Cell 3
9Suspension Center35Row 8 - Cell 3
10Subaru Mountain Bike Pro Team35Row 9 - Cell 3
11Animal Commencal30Row 10 - Cell 3
12Morzine-Avoriaz 7430Row 11 - Cell 3
13Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker28Row 12 - Cell 3
14MS Evil Racing26Row 13 - Cell 3
15Norco World Team21Row 14 - Cell 3
16MSC Bikes18Row 15 - Cell 3
17Kenda Morewood17Row 16 - Cell 3
18Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team17Row 17 - Cell 3
19Team Sunn15Row 18 - Cell 3
20Solid Aclass Factory Team14Row 19 - Cell 3
212Stagefactory13Row 20 - Cell 3
22Duncan Riffle Racing5Row 21 - Cell 3
23Just Reid Race Team4Row 22 - Cell 3
24Massi3Row 23 - Cell 3
25Kona1Row 24 - Cell 3
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World Cup standings after six rounds
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Sabrina Jonnier (Fra) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles1382pts
2Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Suspension Center1115Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tracy Moseley (GBr) Trek World Racing966Row 2 - Cell 3
4Céline Gros (Fra) Morzine-Avoriaz 74726Row 3 - Cell 3
5Floriane Pugin (Fra) Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker714Row 4 - Cell 3
6Mio Suemasa (Jpn)650Row 5 - Cell 3
7Myriam Nicole (Fra)607Row 6 - Cell 3
8Fionn Griffiths (GBr) Norco World Team480Row 7 - Cell 3
9Melissa Buhl (USA)415Row 8 - Cell 3
10Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi) Scott 11412Row 9 - Cell 3
11Claire Buchar (Can) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense344Row 10 - Cell 3
12Anita Molcik (Aut) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team190Row 11 - Cell 3
13Joanna Petterson (RSA)180Row 12 - Cell 3
14Petra Bernhard (Aut) Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team172Row 13 - Cell 3
15Micayla Gatto (Can)160Row 14 - Cell 3
16Miriam Ruchti (Swi) Team Vario Racing130Row 15 - Cell 3
17Jessica Stone (GBr) 2Stagefactory102Row 16 - Cell 3
18Katy Curd (GBr)92Row 17 - Cell 3
19Anais Pajot* (Fra) Team Sunn85Row 18 - Cell 3
20Helen Gaskell (GBr)80Row 19 - Cell 3
21Sarah Newman (GBr)60Row 20 - Cell 3
22Diana Marggraff (Ecu)60Row 21 - Cell 3
23Kathleen Pruitt (USA)45Row 22 - Cell 3
24Anka Martin (RSA)40Row 23 - Cell 3
25Helene Valerie Fruhwirth (Aut)35Row 24 - Cell 3
26Danice Uyesugi (Can)30Row 25 - Cell 3
27Miranda Miller (Can)30Row 26 - Cell 3
28Elisa Canepa (Ita) Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker30Row 27 - Cell 3
29Rebecca Mcqueen (Can)30Row 28 - Cell 3
30Risa Suseanty (Ina)25Row 29 - Cell 3
31Caroline Sax (Fra)25Row 30 - Cell 3
32Harriet Rucknagel (Ger)20Row 31 - Cell 3
33Victoria Phillips (RSA)20Row 32 - Cell 3
34Fanny Lombard* (Fra)20Row 33 - Cell 3
35Antje Kramer (Ger)15Row 34 - Cell 3
36Sophie Borderes (Fra)15Row 35 - Cell 3
37Darian Harvey (USA)10Row 36 - Cell 3
38Emma Atkinson* (GBr)10Row 37 - Cell 3
39Gabrielle Molloy (NZl)5Row 38 - Cell 3
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Team World Cup standings
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Santa Cruz Syndicate424pts
2Trek World Racing414Row 1 - Cell 3
3Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles301Row 2 - Cell 3
4Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team289Row 3 - Cell 3
5Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz289Row 4 - Cell 3
6Scott 11270Row 5 - Cell 3
7GT Bicycles241Row 6 - Cell 3
8Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense220Row 7 - Cell 3
9MS Evil Racing215Row 8 - Cell 3
10Suspension Center203Row 9 - Cell 3
11Animal Commencal188Row 10 - Cell 3
12Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker180Row 11 - Cell 3
13Morzine-Avoriaz 74148Row 12 - Cell 3
14Norco World Team139Row 13 - Cell 3
15Subaru Mountain Bike Pro Team118Row 14 - Cell 3
16Massi86Row 15 - Cell 3
17Kenda Morewood82Row 16 - Cell 3
18Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team78Row 17 - Cell 3
192Stagefactory77Row 18 - Cell 3
20Lapierre Powered By Saab Salomon62Row 19 - Cell 3
21MSC Bikes61Row 20 - Cell 3
22Team Vario Racing56Row 21 - Cell 3
23Duncan Riffle Racing41Row 22 - Cell 3
24Team Sunn37Row 23 - Cell 3
25Specialized Team America34Row 24 - Cell 3
26Solid Aclass Factory Team25Row 25 - Cell 3
27Dytech DH12Row 26 - Cell 3
28Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team9Row 27 - Cell 3
29XMS-Devinci World Cup Team6Row 28 - Cell 3
30Just Reid Race Team4Row 29 - Cell 3
31Kona3Row 30 - Cell 3

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