MTB World Cup Downhill #1 & Four Cross #2 2010: Elite men downhill Results

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Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate) earned the World Cup leader's jersey in Maribor, Slovenia.(Image credit: Gary Perkin / www.flipper.co.za )

Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate) broke a streak of bad luck in Maribor, becoming the first World Cup Downhill leader in the 2010 series.

Minnaar rode next, but took the opposite approach - more cautious in the upper technical portion, but powering through the lower third to beat Atherton by a quarter of a second become the first World Cup leader of the season, after the final two riders Brendan Fairclough (Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz) and Sam Hill (Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz) slotted in third and fifth, respectively.

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Elite men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate	0:03:23.42
2	Gee Atherton (GBr) Commencal	0:00:00.25
3	Brendan Fairclough (GBr) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz	0:00:01.82
4	Fabien Pedemanaud (Fra) Scott 11	0:00:02.42
5	Samuel Hill (Aus) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz	0:00:04.68
6	Steve Smith (Can) MS Evil Racing	0:00:05.11
7	Aaron Gwin (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	0:00:05.28
8	Joseph Smith (GBr) Kona	0:00:06.93
9	Cameron Cole (NZl) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain	0:00:07.23
9	Justin Leov (NZl) Trek World Racing	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Damien Spagnolo (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team	0:00:07.29
12	Bryn Atkinson (Aus)	0:00:07.31
12	Samuel Blenkinsop (NZl) Lapierre International	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Matthew Simmonds (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense	0:00:07.51
15	Mitchell Delfs (Aus)	0:00:07.78
16	Josh Bryceland (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate	0:00:07.82
17	Ben Cathro (GBr)	0:00:08.09
18	Matti Lehikoinen (Fin) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense	0:00:08.17
19	Marc Beaumont (GBr) GT Bicycles	0:00:08.26
20	Danny Hart (GBr) Giant Factory Team	0:00:08.30
21	Julien Camellini (Fra) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense	0:00:08.80
22	Luke Strobel (USA) MS Evil Racing	0:00:08.88
23	Bernat Guardia Pascual (Spa) Massi Team	0:00:08.97
24	Florent Payet (Fra) Blackmountain Morewood United	0:00:09.81
25	Robin Wallner (Swe) Team Sunn Montgenevre	0:00:10.72
26	Ben Reid (Irl) Dirt Norco Race Team	0:00:10.73
27	Nick Beer (Swi) Scott 11	0:00:11.24
27	Thibaut Ruffin (Fra) Commencal Superiders	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Aurélien Giordanengo (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team	0:00:11.75
30	Michael Hannah (Aus) GT Bicycles	0:00:12.21
31	Mickael Pascal (Fra)	0:00:12.24
32	Antonio Ferreiro Pajuelo (Spa) XMS Racing Squad	0:00:12.61
33	Andrew Neethling (RSA) Trek World Racing	0:00:12.68
34	Joshua Button (Aus) Kona	0:00:12.96
35	Emanuel Pombo (Por)	0:00:13.48
36	Matthew Scoles (NZl) Team Cingolani - Protone	0:00:13.60
37	Harry Molloy (GBr)	0:00:13.61
38	Brook Macdonald (NZl) MS Evil Racing	0:00:13.91
39	Adam Vagner (Cze)	0:00:14.44
40	Marco Milivinti (Ita) Team Cingolani - Protone	0:00:14.48
41	Matej Charvat (Cze) K.T.R. Racing Team	0:00:14.51
42	Thomas Braithwaite (GBr)	0:00:14.57
43	Nico Vink (Bel)	0:00:14.67
44	Shaun O'connor (Aus) Kenda-Playbiker	0:00:15.96
45	Steve Peat (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate	0:00:16.20
46	Emyr Davies (GBr)	0:00:16.34
47	Ruaridh Cunningham (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense	0:00:19.25
48	Troy Brosnan* (Aus) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz	0:00:19.46
49	Lars Peyer (Swi) Suspension Center	0:00:19.60
50	Scott Mears (GBr)	0:00:20.12
51	Pierre Charles Georges (Fra) Solid Aclass Factory Team	0:00:20.47
52	Romain Paulhan (Fra)	0:00:20.80
53	Bernard Kerr (GBr) Norco World Team	0:00:21.26
54	Wyn Masters (NZl) Kenda-Playbiker	0:00:21.30
55	Olivier Nicole (Fra)	0:00:21.62
56	Benny Strasser (Ger)	0:00:21.63
57	Curtis Keene (USA)	0:00:21.77
58	Filip Polc (Svk) MS Evil Racing	0:00:21.96
59	Joe Barnes (GBr)	0:00:22.69
60	Jack Reading (GBr)	0:00:23.16
61	Nejc Rutar (Slo) MBK Orbea	0:00:23.51
62	Oliver Burton (GBr)	0:00:23.87
63	Duncan Riffle (USA) Giant Factory Team	0:00:25.23
64	Markus Pekoll (Aut) Solid Aclass Factory Team	0:00:25.73
65	Rémi Thirion (Fra) Team Sunn Montgenevre	0:00:25.95
66	Ludovic May (Swi)	0:00:27.34
67	George Brannigan* (NZl) Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team	0:00:27.89
68	Marco Bugnone (Ita) Argentina Bike Gravity Team	0:00:31.01
69	Boris Tetzlaff (Aut) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team	0:00:33.64
70	Kyle Strait (USA)	0:00:34.31
71	Chris Kovarik (Aus) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense	0:00:35.18
72	Jan Javornik (Svk)	0:00:35.72
73	Florian Arthus (Fra)	0:00:36.55
74	Marcus Klausmann (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team	0:00:36.65
75	Sam Dale (GBr)	0:00:37.84
76	Richard Thomas (GBr)	0:00:43.16
77	Kim Petersson (Swe)	0:00:45.18
78	Mark Scott* (GBr)	0:00:46.47
79	Maxime Remy (Fra) Suspension Center	0:00:48.23
80	Joris Bigoni (Fra)	0:01:11.21
81	Harry Heath (GBr)	0:01:12.85
DNF	Nathan Rankin (NZl) Kenda-Playbiker	Row 81 - Cell 2

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Teams
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Scott 11	88	pts
2	Commencal	75	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense	64	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz	60	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain	57	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Santa Cruz Syndicate	55	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Trek World Racing	45	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	MS Evil Racing	35	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Commencal Superiders	34	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	RC Alpine Commencal Austria	28	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	24	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Kona	23	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Mondraker Factory Team	22	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Suspension Center	21	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Morzine-Avoriaz/Haute-Savoie	20	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Lapierre International	19	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Norco World Team	19	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Dr-Gravity Union	13	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	GT Bicycles	13	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Giant Factory Team	11	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Massi Team	8	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Blackmountain Morewood United	7	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Team Sunn Montgenevre	6	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Dirt Norco Race Team	5	Row 23 - Cell 3

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World Cup Individual Rankings after one round
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate	230	pts
2	Gee Atherton (GBr) Commencal	185	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Brendan Fairclough (GBr) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz	180	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Samuel Hill (Aus) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz	160	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Fabien Pedemanaud (Fra) Scott 11	136	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Steve Smith (Can) MS Evil Racing	117	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Justin Leov (NZl) Trek World Racing	93	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Cameron Cole (NZl) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain	92	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Aaron Gwin (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	90	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Damien Spagnolo (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team	86	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Joseph Smith (GBr) Kona	85	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Samuel Blenkinsop (NZl) Lapierre International	84	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Josh Bryceland (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate	83	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Luke Strobel (USA) MS Evil Racing	79	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Bryn Atkinson (Aus)	78	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Ben Reid (Irl) Dirt Norco Race Team	72	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Marc Beaumont (GBr) GT Bicycles	68	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Danny Hart (GBr) Giant Factory Team	68	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Bernat Guardia Pascual (Spa) Massi Team	68	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Matthew Simmonds (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense	67	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Mitchell Delfs (Aus)	66	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Ben Cathro (GBr)	64	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Matti Lehikoinen (Fin) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense	63	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Julien Camellini (Fra) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense	60	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Aurélien Giordanengo (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team	60	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Florent Payet (Fra) Blackmountain Morewood United	57	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Robin Wallner (Swe) Team Sunn Montgenevre	56	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Thibaut Ruffin (Fra) Commencal Superiders	54	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Nick Beer (Swi) Scott 11	54	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Michael Hannah (Aus) GT Bicycles	51	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	Mickael Pascal (Fra)	50	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Steve Peat (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate	50	Row 31 - Cell 3
33	Antonio Ferreiro Pajuelo (Spa) XMS Racing Squad	49	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Andrew Neethling (RSA) Trek World Racing	48	Row 33 - Cell 3
35	Joshua Button (Aus) Kona	47	Row 34 - Cell 3
36	Emanuel Pombo (Por)	46	Row 35 - Cell 3
37	Matthew Scoles (NZl) Team Cingolani - Protone	45	Row 36 - Cell 3
38	Harry Molloy (GBr)	44	Row 37 - Cell 3
39	Brook Macdonald (NZl) MS Evil Racing	43	Row 38 - Cell 3
40	Adam Vagner (Cze)	42	Row 39 - Cell 3
41	Marco Milivinti (Ita) Team Cingolani - Protone	41	Row 40 - Cell 3
42	Matej Charvat (Cze) K.T.R. Racing Team	40	Row 41 - Cell 3
43	Thomas Braithwaite (GBr)	39	Row 42 - Cell 3
44	Nico Vink (Bel)	38	Row 43 - Cell 3
45	Shaun O'Connor (Aus) Kenda-Playbiker	37	Row 44 - Cell 3
46	Emyr Davies (GBr)	35	Row 45 - Cell 3
47	Ruaridh Cunningham (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense	34	Row 46 - Cell 3
48	Troy Brosnan* (Aus) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz	33	Row 47 - Cell 3
49	Lars Peyer (Swi) Suspension Center	32	Row 48 - Cell 3
50	Scott Mears (GBr)	31	Row 49 - Cell 3
51	Pierre Charles Georges (Fra) Solid Aclass Factory Team	30	Row 50 - Cell 3
52	Romain Paulhan (Fra)	29	Row 51 - Cell 3
53	Bernard Kerr (GBr) Norco World Team	28	Row 52 - Cell 3
54	Wyn Masters (NZl) Kenda-Playbiker	27	Row 53 - Cell 3
55	Olivier Nicole (Fra)	26	Row 54 - Cell 3
56	Benny Strasser (Ger)	25	Row 55 - Cell 3
57	Curtis Keene (USA)	24	Row 56 - Cell 3
58	Filip Polc (Svk) MS Evil Racing	23	Row 57 - Cell 3
59	Joe Barnes (GBr)	22	Row 58 - Cell 3
60	Jack Reading (GBr)	21	Row 59 - Cell 3
61	Nejc Rutar (Slo) MBK Orbea	20	Row 60 - Cell 3
62	Oliver Burton (GBr)	19	Row 61 - Cell 3
63	Duncan Riffle (USA) Giant Factory Team	18	Row 62 - Cell 3
64	Markus Pekoll (Aut) Solid Aclass Factory Team	17	Row 63 - Cell 3
65	Rémi Thirion (Fra) Team Sunn Montgenevre	16	Row 64 - Cell 3
66	Ludovic May (Swi)	15	Row 65 - Cell 3
67	George Brannigan* (NZl) Ancillotti Doganaccia Racing Team	14	Row 66 - Cell 3
68	Marco Bugnone (Ita) Argentina Bike Gravity Team	13	Row 67 - Cell 3
69	Boris Tetzlaff (Aut) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team	12	Row 68 - Cell 3
70	Kyle Strait (USA)	11	Row 69 - Cell 3
71	Chris Kovarik (Aus) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense	10	Row 70 - Cell 3
72	Jan Javornik (Svk)	9	Row 71 - Cell 3
73	Florian Arthus (Fra)	8	Row 72 - Cell 3
74	Marcus Klausmann (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team	7	Row 73 - Cell 3
75	Sam Dale (GBr)	6	Row 74 - Cell 3
76	Joris Bigoni (Fra)	6	Row 75 - Cell 3
77	Richard Thomas (GBr)	5	Row 76 - Cell 3
78	Kim Petersson (Swe)	4	Row 77 - Cell 3
79	Mark Scott* (GBr)	3	Row 78 - Cell 3
80	Maxime Remy (Fra) Suspension Center	2	Row 79 - Cell 3

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World Cup Team Rankings after one round
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Scott 11	88	pts
2	Commencal	75	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense	64	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz	60	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain	57	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Santa Cruz Syndicate	55	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Trek World Racing	45	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	MS Evil Racing	35	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Commencal Superiders	34	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	RC Alpine Commencal Austria	28	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	24	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Kona	23	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Mondraker Factory Team	22	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Suspension Center	21	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Morzine-Avoriaz/Haute-Savoie	20	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Lapierre International	19	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Norco World Team	19	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Dr-Gravity Union	13	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	GT Bicycles	13	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Giant Factory Team	11	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Massi Team	8	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Blackmountain Morewood United	7	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Team Sunn Montgenevre	6	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Dirt Norco Race Team	5	Row 23 - Cell 3