Gwin tops men's qualifying

By Tour of Japan
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Moseley quickest in women's field

In men's qualifying, Aaron Gwin (Trek World Racing) again confirmed that he is untouchable this season, with a 2.103-second winning margin over Canada's Steve Smith (Devinci Global Racing). Atherton finished third, over three seconds back, with Steve Peat (Santa Cruz Syndicate) in fourth and his teammate Greg Minnaar fifth. Two top riders had trouble on their runs - sixth ranked Brook MacDonald (MS Evil) finished 195th, and ninth ranked Sam Blenkinsop (Lapierre International) was 162nd. Both, because of their protected status, will race in the final.

In women's qualifying, it was confirmed that the race is between Tracy Moseley (Trek World Racing) and Floriane Pugin (Scott 11), with the World Cup leader beating her French rival by 2.089 seconds, and adding 10 points to her lead in the standings. Jonnier took third, while Rachel Atherton (Commencal) crashed in training and just rolled out of the start gate before stopping, to give herself more recovery time. The British rider is still qualified for the final, since she is a protected rider.

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Elite men - Qualifying
1Aaron Gwin (USA) Trek World Racing0:02:01.493
2Steve Smith (Can) Devinci Global Racing0:00:02.103
3Gee Atherton (GBr) Commencal0:00:03.073
4Steve Peat (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate0:00:03.127
5Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate0:00:04.070
6Cameron Cole (NZl) Lapierre International0:00:04.094
7Andrew Neethling (RSA) Giant Factory Off-Road Team0:00:04.187
8Fabien Barel (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team0:00:04.466
9Bernat Guardia Pascual (Spa)0:00:04.794
10Danny Hart (GBr) Giant Factory Off-Road Team0:00:04.825
11Damien Spagnolo (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team0:00:05.319
12Josh Bryceland (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate0:00:05.326
13Marc Beaumont (GBr)0:00:05.423
14Justin Leov (NZl) Trek World Racing0:00:05.444
15Rémi Thirion (Fra) Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team0:00:05.722
16Julien Camellini (Fra) Team Sunn Montgenevre0:00:06.026
17Lewis Buchanan (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof0:00:06.351
18Loic Bruni (Fra) Lapierre International0:00:06.410
19Markus Pekoll (Aut) MS Evil Racing0:00:06.504
20Ben Reid (Irl) Dirt Norco Race Team0:00:06.620
21Marcelo Gutierrez Villegas (Col) CG Racing Brigade0:00:06.625
22Shaun O'Connor (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team0:00:06.717
23Marcus Klausmann (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team0:00:06.859
24Joshua Button (Aus) SC - Intense0:00:06.860
24Neko Mulally (USA) Trek World RacingRow 24 - Cell 2
26Mitchell Delfs (Aus) Kona0:00:06.880
27Mickael Pascal (Fra) Morewood Unitedride0:00:06.958
28Matthew Simmonds (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof0:00:06.970
29Michael Hannah (Aus)0:00:07.020
30George Brannigan (NZl) Devinci Global Racing0:00:07.060
31Matti Lehikoinen (Fin) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof0:00:07.101
32Troy Brosnan (Aus) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz0:00:07.110
33Marco Milivinti (Ita) Torpado Surfing Shop0:00:07.174
34Luke Strobel (USA) MS Evil Racing0:00:07.388
35Brendan Fairclough (GBr) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz0:00:07.503
36Fabien Cousinie (Fra) Morewood Unitedride0:00:08.032
37Joseph Smith (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof0:00:08.129
38Joris Bigoni (Fra)0:00:08.339
39Matthew Scoles (NZl) Team Cingolani Trek0:00:08.444
40Scott Mears (GBr)0:00:08.527
41Pierre Charles Georges (Fra) Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Massif Des Vosges0:00:08.718
42Alex Bond (GBr)0:00:08.777
43Filip Polc (Svk) MS Evil Racing0:00:08.834
44Dan Stanbridge (GBr) Dirt Norco Race Team0:00:08.966
45Fergus Lamb (GBr)0:00:08.967
46Oscar Harnstrom (Swe)0:00:09.153
47Nick Beer (Swi) Scott 110:00:09.293
48Ben Cathro (GBr)0:00:09.423
49Fabien Pedemanaud (Fra) Scott 110:00:09.539
50Boris Tetzlaff (Aut) Alpine Commencal Austria0:00:09.776
51Ruaridh Cunningham (GBr) Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain0:00:09.794
52Nico Vink (Bel) Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Massif Des Vosges0:00:09.799
53Eliot Jackson (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team0:00:09.901
54Robert Smith (GBr)0:00:09.955
55Adam Brayton (GBr)0:00:10.326
56Ivan Oulego Moreno (Spa)0:00:10.551
57Ralph Jones (GBr)0:00:10.650
58Harry Heath (GBr) Unior Tools Team0:00:10.666
59Bernard Kerr (GBr)0:00:10.680
60Dan Atherton (GBr) Commencal0:00:10.713
61Joe Barnes (GBr)0:00:10.812
62Romain Contreres (Fra) US Cagnes VTT0:00:10.850
63Thomas Braithwaite (GBr)0:00:10.857
64Duncan Riffle (USA) Giant Factory Off-Road Team0:00:11.088
65Sam Dale (GBr) Team Sunn Montgenevre0:00:11.113
66Isak Leivsson (Nor)0:00:11.207
67Benny Strasser (Ger)0:00:11.226
68Gaetan Ruffin (Fra) Riding Addiction Commencal0:00:11.229
69Jack Reading (GBr)0:00:11.388
70Peter Williams (GBr)0:00:11.446
71Greg Williamson (GBr)0:00:11.549
72Rudy Cabirou (Fra)0:00:11.745
73Felix Beckeman (Swe)0:00:11.749
74Patrick Thome (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team0:00:11.788
75Ludovic Oget (Fra) Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team0:00:11.811
76Jasper Jauch (Ger)0:00:11.885
77Claudio Cozzi (Ita)0:00:11.926
78Mark Scott (GBr) Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain0:00:12.002
79Benjamin Staehle (Fra)0:00:12.150
80Timothy Bentley (RSA) Morewood Unitedride0:00:12.230
81Janick Lieberherr (Swi)0:00:12.268
82Oliwer Kangas (Swe)0:00:12.284
83Oliver Burton (GBr)0:00:12.320
84Ludovic May (Swi)0:00:12.470
85Will Rischbieth (Aus)0:00:12.498
86Joe Connell (GBr) Team Sunn Montgenevre0:00:12.584
87Geoffrey Cholley (Fra)0:00:12.613
88Simon Cardon (Fra) Xcytt Racing0:00:12.620
88Christopher McGlinchey (Irl)Row 88 - Cell 2
90Joe Flanagan (GBr)0:00:12.771
91Emanuel Pombo (Por)0:00:12.846
92Martin Mikulenka (Cze)0:00:12.979
93Samuel Zbinden (Swi)0:00:13.038
94Kim Petersson (Swe)0:00:13.121
95Alexis Pujol (Fra)0:00:13.292
96Renaud Smaniotto (Fra) Passion Velo Thiers Stemtee0:00:13.294
97Kristoffer Haugland (Nor)0:00:13.318
98Robin Wallner (Swe) Team Are Bikepark Powered By W - Racing0:00:13.337
99Charly Di Pasquale (Fra) Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team0:00:13.410
100Fraser Mcglone (GBr)0:00:13.563
101Harry Molloy (GBr) Madison Saracen0:00:13.653
102Miran Vauh (Slo)0:00:13.790
103Lutz Weber (Swi)0:00:13.809
104Jérôme Crocombette (Fra) Passion Velo Thiers Stemtee0:00:13.850
105Nejc Rutar (Slo) Unior Tools Team0:00:13.951
106Fabian Bieli (Swi)0:00:13.998
107Iraitz Etxebarria (Spa)0:00:14.109
108Faustin Figaret (Fra) SC - Intense0:00:14.133
109Dan Sheridan (Irl)0:00:14.163
110Yoann Barelli (Fra) US Cagnes VTT0:00:14.179
111Ziga Pandur (Slo) Unior Tools Team0:00:14.206
112Zakarias Blom Johansen (Nor)0:00:14.267
113Joel Chidley (GBr)0:00:14.270
114Thomas Jeandin (Swi)0:00:14.320
115Sam Shucksmith (GBr)0:00:14.342
116Nick Bygate (NZl)0:00:14.382
117Lucas Frigout (Fra) Passion Velo Thiers Stemtee0:00:14.398
118Kilian Bron (Fra)0:00:14.435
119Matthew Beer (Can)0:00:14.503
120Joonas Savolainen (Fin)0:00:14.711
121Mathew Stuttard (GBr)0:00:14.729
122Martin Hanak (Cze)0:00:14.915
123Edgar Carballo Gonzalez (Spa)0:00:14.917
124Daniel Pombo (Por)0:00:14.933
125Bertrand Gilles (Bel)0:00:15.055
126Sam Maddison (GBr) Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Massif Des Vosges0:00:15.109
127Martin Knapec (Svk)0:00:15.177
128Niklas Wallner (Swe) Team Are Bikepark Powered By W - Racing0:00:15.206
129Gerard Wolfe (Irl)0:00:15.247
130Jan Javornik (Svk)0:00:15.253
131Roman Roschi (Swi)0:00:15.316
132Johann Potgieter (RSA)0:00:15.462
133Fabian Fader (Ger)0:00:15.466
134Florent Payet (Fra) SC - Intense0:00:15.608
135Riku Lansio (Fin)0:00:15.728
136Mathias Haas (Aut) Alpine Commencal Austria0:00:15.816
137Robin Van Goubergen (Bel)0:00:16.020
138Dominik Gspan (Swi)0:00:16.426
139Maximilian Bender (Ger)0:00:16.519
140Scott Laughland (Irl)0:00:16.536
141Gaetan Reilhan (Fra)0:00:16.726
142Matej Laktis (Svk)0:00:16.822
143Stefan Garlicki (RSA)0:00:16.849
144Carlo Caire (Ita) Argentina Bike Gravity Team0:00:16.994
145Arthur Parret (Fra) Passion Velo Thiers Stemtee0:00:17.008
146Gareth Brewin (GBr)0:00:17.010
147Kristof Lenssens (Bel)0:00:17.119
148Francisco Pardal (Por)0:00:17.265
149Noah Grossman (Ger)0:00:17.330
150Nicolas Mathieu (Bel)0:00:17.440
151Francesco Danilo Petrucci (Ita) Team Cingolani Trek0:00:17.505
152Jan Cepelak (Cze)0:00:17.554
153Lorenzo Suding (Ita)0:00:17.740
154Dennis Dertell (Swe)0:00:17.763
155Jay Barrett (NZl)0:00:17.883
156Ville Ormo (Fin)0:00:18.334
157Sam Flockhart (GBr) Lapierre International0:00:18.423
158Ondrej Stepanek (Cze)0:00:18.462
159Daniel Franks (NZl)0:00:18.826
160Aurelien Tisserand (Fra) Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Massif Des Vosges0:00:18.879
161Matthias Stonig (Aut)0:00:19.106
162Samuel Blenkinsop (NZl) Lapierre International0:00:19.137
163William Luneau (Fra) Argentina Bike Gravity Team0:00:19.836
164Yannick Colomb (Fra) R - Vtt Morillon0:00:19.932
165Nils Correvon (Swi)0:00:20.372
166Johnny Magis (Bel)0:00:20.384
167Justyn Norek (Ita) Argentina Bike Gravity Team0:00:20.588
168Stanislav Sehnal (Cze)0:00:20.802
169Jordan Doig (GBr) Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Massif Des Vosges0:00:20.935
170Mario Reinbacher (Aut)0:00:21.178
171Patrik Deuss (Swi)0:00:21.278
172Philipp Bünnemann (Ger)0:00:21.307
173Martin Frei (Swi)0:00:21.680
174Lars Peyer (Swi) SC - Intense0:00:22.118
175Thibaud Radermecker (Bel)0:00:22.249
176Andréa Gamenara (Ita) Argentina Bike Gravity Team0:00:22.261
177Jeremy Lebon (Fra) US Cagnes VTT0:00:22.289
178Tanguy Boucherot (Fra) US Cagnes VTT0:00:22.525
179Maxime Chapuis (Swi)0:00:22.549
180Marek Petelik (Cze)0:00:22.596
181Cédric Moermans (Bel)0:00:22.767
182Julien Giraud (Fra) Passion Velo Thiers Stemtee0:00:23.463
183Alexandre Blardone (Fra) Xcytt Racing0:00:23.798
184Jules Cochet (Fra) Passion Velo Thiers Stemtee0:00:23.914
185Joao Gois (Por)0:00:24.253
186Jan Uruba (Cze)0:00:24.513
187Florian Wilhelm (Aut)0:00:25.683
188Jan Pavlas (Cze)0:00:26.415
189Dave Goris (Bel)0:00:26.526
190Jonathan Debus (Ger)0:00:26.932
191Markus Planitzer (Aut)0:00:27.213
192James Stock (GBr)0:00:27.236
193Orlando Sarioglou (Gre)0:00:27.432
194Ondrej Barta (Cze)0:00:27.562
195Brook Macdonald (NZl) MS Evil Racing0:00:27.934
196Basil Weber (Swi)0:00:28.413
197Nicolas Simon (Bel)0:00:28.618
198Leopold Köllner (Aut)0:00:28.942
199Aviv Yanowski (Isr)0:00:30.072
200Antoine Bagnoud (Swi)0:00:31.742
201Loic Burri (Swi) R - Vtt Morillon0:00:31.770
202Matej Charvat (Cze)0:00:32.102
203Randy Van Goubergen (Bel)0:00:35.081
204Alexandre Cure (Fra) US Cagnes VTT0:00:35.938
205Emyr Davies (GBr)0:00:39.544
206Stuart Macdonald (Aus)0:00:40.102
207Jony Van Meirvenne (Bel)0:00:40.484
208Nicolas Walser (Swi)0:00:48.975
209Jed Rooney (NZl)0:00:54.731
210Ionut-Victor Neamt (Rom)0:00:55.283
211Sacha Rosmant (Bel)0:00:58.112
212Mahdi Mirzahosseini (IRI)0:00:58.961
213Guillaume Cauvin (Fra) US Cagnes VTT0:01:07.587
214Manuel Gruber (Aut) Alpine Commencal Austria0:03:43.016
215Cyrille Kurtz (Fra) CK Racing Santacruz0:05:43.971
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Elite women - Qualifying
1Tracy Moseley (GBr) Trek World Racing0:02:23.203
2Floriane Pugin (Fra) Scott 110:00:02.089
3Sabrina Jonnier (Fra) Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain0:00:06.221
4Myriam Nicole (Fra) Riding Addiction Commencal0:00:07.634
5Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Team GR0:00:08.245
6Jill Kintner (USA)0:00:09.626
7Harriet Rucknagel (Ger)0:00:12.754
8Céline Gros (Fra) Team Morzine - Avoriaz / Haute - Savoie0:00:13.278
9Miriam Ruchti (Swi)0:00:13.438
10Petra Bernhard (Aut) Alpine Commencal Austria0:00:14.050
11Jessica Stone (GBr)0:00:16.214
12Jacqueline Harmony (USA)0:00:17.340
13Fionn Griffiths (GBr) Team GR0:00:17.375
14Jana Bartova (Cze)0:00:18.699
15Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi) Scott 110:00:18.791
16Emma Wareham (GBr)0:00:19.578
17Agnes Delest (Fra)0:00:21.769
18Manon Carpenter (GBr) Madison Saracen0:00:21.828
19Sarah Atkin (NZl)0:00:23.518
20Zarja Cernilogar (Slo)0:00:24.609
21Maria Michalogiannaki (Gre) Unior Tools Team0:00:26.008
22Alia Marcellini (Ita) Torpado Surfing Shop0:00:26.091
23Diana Marggraff (Ecu)0:00:26.907
24Caroline Sax (Fra) Double Dragon El Gallo0:00:27.875
25Mélanie Pugin (Fra) Team Morzine - Avoriaz / Haute - Savoie0:00:30.643
26Chloe Gallean (Fra) US Cagnes VTT0:00:31.046
27Carina Cappellari (Swi)0:00:36.840
28Joanne Muoser (Swi) SC - Intense0:00:37.866
29Gabriela Williams (Cze)0:00:38.479
30Anita Gehrig (Swi)0:00:39.229
31Lea Fourton (Fra) Double Dragon El Gallo0:00:40.859
32Sandra Rubesam (Ger)0:00:41.237
33Bex Reilly (GBr)0:00:58.480
34Madeline Taylor (NZl)0:01:07.564

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