Moseley moves up with downhill win

The 2009 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup concluded on Sunday in Schladming, Austria, with the downhill. World Cup leader Sabrina Jonnier (Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) had to settle for fourth on the day behind Tracy Moseley (Trek World Racing).

Jonnier had already won the women's title, with six wins in the first seven races, but she was still hoping to close out the season with a seventh victory. Unfortunately for her, Moseley, who won the opening round in April in Pietermaritzburg, was on fire after a relatively poor qualifying run on Friday.

"I've never done well here before," said Moseley. "I always struggle with the length and the steepness, and it was like that all week in training, so I was thinking that the best I would be able to manage was top three. So, this was a real surprise for me. The course had dried up a lot from earlier in the week, but the top sections were still greasy, and there were huge holes in the track from practice; this was the roughest, toughest Schladming I've ever done."

Moseley took the lead from Canadian champion Claire Buchar (Chain Reaction/Intense) with a time of 4:54.73 . Neither the world champion, Emmeline Ragot (Suspension Centre), nor Jonnier could come within five seconds of Moseley's time. The fastest qualifier, Floriane Pugin (Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker) came closest, 0.84 seconds back, followed by the French national champion, Cecile Gros (Morzine-Avoriaz 74).

Moseley's win was enough to move her into second overall behind Jonnier, bumping Ragot down to third in the final standings.

Jonnier's knowledge that she had already won the World Cup title certainly helped with her mental state. "I was definitely more relaxed, knowing that it was all decided, but I still wanted to win today. Unfortunately, I just couldn't put it together. I had too many mistakes, a lot of little mistakes."

Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Tracy Moseley (GBr) Trek World Racing0:04:54.73
2Floriane Pugin (Fra) Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker0:00:00.84
3Celine Gros (Fra) Morzine-Avoriaz 740:00:01.79
4Sabrina Jonnier (Fra) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles0:00:04.98
5Mio Suemasa (Jpn)0:00:05.14
6Petra Bernhard (Aut) Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team0:00:08.26
7Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Suspension Center0:00:10.13
8Claire Buchar (Can) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense0:00:13.24
9Miriam Ruchti (Swi) Team Vario Racing0:00:14.45
10Anita Ager-Wick (Nor)0:00:16.10
11Anita Molcik (Aut) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team0:00:19.85
12Anais Pajot° (Fra) Team Sunn0:00:20.48
13Katy Curd (GBr)0:00:20.67
14Harriet Rucknagel (Ger)0:00:23.69
15Jessica Stone (GBr) 2Stagefactory0:00:37.36
16Caroline Sax (Fra)0:00:37.58
17Helen Gaskell (GBr)0:00:40.46
18Nicole Beege (Ger)0:00:45.12
19Darian Harvey (USA)0:01:47.65
DNSFionn Griffiths (GBr) Norco World TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team85pts
2Santa Cruz Syndicate79Row 1 - Cell 3
3Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz68Row 2 - Cell 3
4Trek World Racing66Row 3 - Cell 3
5Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles52Row 4 - Cell 3
6Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker35Row 5 - Cell 3
7Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team35Row 6 - Cell 3
8Morzine-Avoriaz 7432Row 7 - Cell 3
9Scott 1131Row 8 - Cell 3
10Solid Aclass Factory Team27Row 9 - Cell 3
11Suspension Center24Row 10 - Cell 3
12Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense23Row 11 - Cell 3
13Team Vario Racing22Row 12 - Cell 3
14Subaru Mountain Bike Pro Team22Row 13 - Cell 3
15MSC Bikes21Row 14 - Cell 3
16GT Bicycles21Row 15 - Cell 3
17Team Sunn19Row 16 - Cell 3
18Animal Commencal18Row 17 - Cell 3
19Kenda Morewood16Row 18 - Cell 3
202Stagefactory16Row 19 - Cell 3
21Kona14Row 20 - Cell 3
22Massi6Row 21 - Cell 3
23Lapierre Powered By Saab Salomon1Row 22 - Cell 3
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Elite women final World Cup standings
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Sabrina Jonnier (Fra) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles1767pts
2Tracy Moseley (GBr) Trek World Racing1355Row 1 - Cell 3
3Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Suspension Center1335Row 2 - Cell 3
4Floriane Pugin (Fra) Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker1114Row 3 - Cell 3
5Céline Gros (Fra) Morzine-Avoriaz 741010Row 4 - Cell 3
6Mio Suemasa (Jpn)950Row 5 - Cell 3
7Myriam Nicole (Fra)607Row 6 - Cell 3
8Fionn Griffiths (GBr) Norco World Team532Row 7 - Cell 3
9Claire Buchar (Can) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense510Row 8 - Cell 3
10Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi) Scott 11484Row 9 - Cell 3
11Melissa Buhl (USA)450Row 10 - Cell 3
12Petra Bernhard (Aut) Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team308Row 11 - Cell 3
13Anita Molcik (Aut) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team295Row 12 - Cell 3
14Micayla Gatto (Can)265Row 13 - Cell 3
15Miriam Ruchti (Swi) Team Vario Racing190Row 14 - Cell 3
16Joanna Petterson (RSA)180Row 15 - Cell 3
17Anais Pajot° (Fra) Team Sunn175Row 16 - Cell 3
18Katy Curd (GBr)132Row 17 - Cell 3
19Jessica Stone (GBr) 2Stagefactory132Row 18 - Cell 3
20Kathleen Pruitt (USA)105Row 19 - Cell 3
21Helen Gaskell (GBr)100Row 20 - Cell 3
22Harriet Rucknagel (Ger)65Row 21 - Cell 3
23Sarah Newman (GBr)60Row 22 - Cell 3
24Diana Marggraff (Ecu)60Row 23 - Cell 3
25Danice Uyesugi (Can)60Row 24 - Cell 3
26Anita Ager-Wick (Nor)55Row 25 - Cell 3
27Caroline Sax (Fra)50Row 26 - Cell 3
28Anka Martin (RSA)40Row 27 - Cell 3
29Darian Harvey (USA)40Row 28 - Cell 3
30Helene Valerie Fruhwirth (Aut)35Row 29 - Cell 3
31Miranda Miller (Can)30Row 30 - Cell 3
32Elisa Canepa (Ita) Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker30Row 31 - Cell 3
33Rebecca Mcqueen (Can)30Row 32 - Cell 3
34Risa Suseanty (Ina)25Row 33 - Cell 3
35Victoria Phillips (RSA)20Row 34 - Cell 3
36Fanny Lombard° (Fra)20Row 35 - Cell 3
37Nicole Beege (Ger)15Row 36 - Cell 3
38Amy Laird (NZl)15Row 37 - Cell 3
39Antje Kramer (Ger)15Row 38 - Cell 3
40Gabrielle Molloy (NZl)15Row 39 - Cell 3
41Sophie Borderes (Fra)15Row 40 - Cell 3
42Emma Atkinson° (GBr)10Row 41 - Cell 3
43Anne Laplante (Can)5Row 42 - Cell 3
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Team final World Cup standings
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Santa Cruz Syndicate589pts
2Trek World Racing530Row 1 - Cell 3
3Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team440Row 2 - Cell 3
4Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz410Row 3 - Cell 3
5Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles407Row 4 - Cell 3
6Scott 11337Row 5 - Cell 3
7GT Bicycles307Row 6 - Cell 3
8Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense299Row 7 - Cell 3
9Iron Horse-Kenda-Playbiker261Row 8 - Cell 3
10Suspension Center253Row 9 - Cell 3
11Animal Commencal236Row 10 - Cell 3
12MS Evil Racing215Row 11 - Cell 3
13Morzine-Avoriaz 74208Row 12 - Cell 3
14Subaru Mountain Bike Pro Team175Row 13 - Cell 3
15Norco World Team157Row 14 - Cell 3
16Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team128Row 15 - Cell 3
17Massi107Row 16 - Cell 3
18MSC Bikes99Row 17 - Cell 3
19Kenda Morewood98Row 18 - Cell 3
202Stagefactory93Row 19 - Cell 3
21Team Vario Racing78Row 20 - Cell 3
22Team Sunn75Row 21 - Cell 3
23Lapierre Powered By Saab Salomon63Row 22 - Cell 3
24Solid Aclass Factory Team56Row 23 - Cell 3
25Specialized Team America49Row 24 - Cell 3
26Duncan Riffle Racing42Row 25 - Cell 3
27Kona22Row 26 - Cell 3
28Dytech DH12Row 27 - Cell 3
29Giant Mountain Bike Team10Row 28 - Cell 3
30Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team9Row 29 - Cell 3
31XMS-Devinci World Cup Team6Row 30 - Cell 3
32Just Reid Race Team4Row 31 - Cell 3

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