MTB World Cup Cross Country #1 & Downhill #1 - Pietermaritzburg 2012

MTB World Cup Cross Country #1 & Downhill #1 - Pietermaritzburg Races

1. 

   Downhill qualifyingFriday, March 16 2012

   • Report: Minnaar quickest in downhill qualifying,
   • Photos
2. 

   Junior women cross countrySaturday, March 17 2012

   • Report: Smith wins junior women's race,
   • Photos
3. 

   Under 23 women cross countrySaturday, March 17 2012

   • Report: Anoshina wins U23 cross country race,
   • Photos
4. 

   Under 23 men cross countrySaturday, March 17 2012

   • Report: Gehbauer wins in South Africa,
   • Photos
5. 

   Elite women cross countrySaturday, March 17 2012

   • Report: Wloszczowska opens World Cup season with victory,
   • Photos
6. 

   Elite men cross countrySaturday, March 17 2012

   • Report: Schurter repeats World Cup success in South Africa,
   • Photos
7. 

   Junior men cross countrySunday, March 18 2012

   • Report: Cooper kicks off junior World Cup season with victory,
   • Photos
8. 

   Elite women downhillSunday, March 18 2012

   • Report: Hannah wins her first race back on the downhill World Cup circuit,
   • Photos
9. 

   Elite men downhillSunday, March 18 2012

   • Report: Minnaar wins downhill World Cup opener at home,
   • Photos

MTB World Cup Cross Country #1 & Downhill #1 - Pietermaritzburg Photos

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  Leonardo Paez (TX Active Bianchi)

• Anton Cooper (Trek World Racing) floats his way through a rock garden.
• Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate)
• Tracey Hannah (Hutchinson United Ride) on her wining ride
• Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate) on his way to winning
• Kiwi Karen Hanlen had a great ride before crashing, and still managed to finish eighth
• Nino Schurter pulls away on the final lap of the Momentum Health XCO International, which provided prime practice ahead of this weekend's 2012 UCI MTB World Cup Pietermaritzburg
• Anton Cooper (Trek World Racing) wins in Pietermaritzburg
• Maja Wloszczowska (CCC Polkowice) wins the opening World Cup in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
• Alexander Gehbauer wins the U23 cross country race in Pietermaritzburg
• Nino Schurter (Scott - Swisspower MTB Racing Team) wins the opening World Cup in Pietermaritzburg
• Nino Schurter (Scott Swisspower)
• South African champion, Yolande Speedy, pictured here on her way to victory at the first round of the 2012 National Cross Country Series, is out of the 2012 UCI World Cup, Pietermaritzburg, with a broken wrist.
• Hayley Smith overcame all odds to claim victory in the junior women's race

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