Rachel Atherton wins women's downhill at Vallnord World Cup

Rachel Atherton (GT Factory Racing) won the elite women's downhill World Cup in Vallnord, Andorra on Sunday, keeping her perfect World Cup record intact for this year.

The women's race was marked by a demanding course in which only three riders were able to finish under minutes.

Myriam Nicole (Commençal) set the fastest time when there were still 10 riders to go. The best were still to ride. Atherton, second last to start, crushed Nicole's time over 11 seconds.

The fastest rider in qualifying, Manon Carpenter (Madison Saracen), was the last woman to start. She gave it all with the goal of confirming her qualifying results, but she finished 1.6 seconds slower than Atherton.

Emmeline Ragot (LaPierre) and Floriane Pugin (GStaad-Scott) completed the podium.

"Clearly this is one of the toughest World Cups I've ever ridden. It is a course of nearly five minutes and that's absolutely killer," said Atherton. "I knew Manon was going to ride at 100%. I knew it would be very close after she classified first on Friday. This is racing and everyone wants to win; I'm glad it was me today."

After this round, Atherton continues to lead the World Cup standings with a margin of over 200 points on Ragot and Carpenter.

With the World Cup completed, Vallnord, Andorra officially announced that it was putting in a bid to host the 2015 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships.

Full Results

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Elite women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Rachel Atherton (GBr) GT Factory Racing0:04:47.778
2Manon Carpenter (GBr) Madison Saracen Downhill Team0:00:01.617
3Myriam Nicole (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction0:00:11.450
4Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Lapierre Gravity Republic0:00:12.673
5Floriane Pugin (Fra) Gstaad-Scott0:00:18.052
6Morgane Charre (Fra) Ms Mondraker Team0:00:26.262
7Tahnee Seagrave° (GBr) FMD Racing / Intense Cycles0:00:26.659
8Jill Kintner (USA) Team Norco International0:00:29.914
9Fionn Griffiths (GBr)0:00:43.519
10Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi) Gstaad-Scott0:00:47.261
11Petra Bernhard (Aut) RRP Ghost0:00:50.184
12Jessica Stone (GBr) Unior Tools Team0:00:53.740
13Alanna Columb (NZl)0:00:54.811
14Anita Ager-Wick (Nor)0:00:54.970
15Mélanie Pugin (Fra) Team Morzine-Avoriaz/Haute-Savoie0:00:58.780
16Alia Marcellini (Ita) Torpado Surfing Shop0:00:59.176
17Fiona Ourdouillie° (Fra) US Cagnes VTT0:00:59.798
18Zarja Cernilogar (Slo) Blackthorn GT0:01:05.913
19Severine Cigana (Fra) US Cagnes VTT0:01:08.627
20Miriam Ruchti (Swi) SC Intense0:01:09.601
21Carina Cappellari (Swi)0:01:10.586
22Jacqueline Harmony (USA)0:01:23.698
23Veronique Sandler (NZl)0:01:26.966
DNFChloe Gallean (Fra)Row 23 - Cell 2
DNSMarianne Ruud° (Nor)Row 24 - Cell 2
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1GT Factory Racing91pts
2Commencal / Riding Addiction70Row 1 - Cell 3
3Lapierre Gravity Republic68Row 2 - Cell 3
4Giant Factory Off-Road Team60Row 3 - Cell 3
5Gstaad-Scott52Row 4 - Cell 3
6Specialized Racing DH49Row 5 - Cell 3
7Santa Cruz Syndicate46Row 6 - Cell 3
8Madison Saracen Downhill Team45Row 7 - Cell 3
9Devinci Global Racing39Row 8 - Cell 3
10Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof35Row 9 - Cell 3
11MS Mondraker Team20Row 10 - Cell 3
12Evil Vengeance Tour19Row 11 - Cell 3
13FMD Racing / Intense Cycles18Row 12 - Cell 3
14Topcycle By Trek17Row 13 - Cell 3
15Trek World Racing17Row 14 - Cell 3
16Team Norco International16Row 15 - Cell 3
17RRP Ghost10Row 16 - Cell 3
18Unior Tools Team9Row 17 - Cell 3
19Hutchinson UR9Row 18 - Cell 3
20GT / 360 Degrees8Row 19 - Cell 3
21Pivot Factory Team7Row 20 - Cell 3
22Team Morzine-Avoriaz/Haute-Savoie6Row 21 - Cell 3
23US Cagnes VTT6Row 22 - Cell 3
24Torpado Surfing Shop5Row 23 - Cell 3
25Blackthorn GT3Row 24 - Cell 3
26SC Intense1Row 25 - Cell 3
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Elite women World Cup standings
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Rachel Atherton (GBr) GT Factory Racing740pts
2Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Lapierre Gravity Republic535Row 1 - Cell 3
3Manon Carpenter (GBr) Madison Saracen Downhill Team510Row 2 - Cell 3
4Floriane Pugin (Fra) Gstaad-Scott410Row 3 - Cell 3
5Morgane Charre (Fra) Ms Mondraker Team400Row 4 - Cell 3
6Myriam Nicole (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction389Row 5 - Cell 3
7Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi) Gstaad-Scott237Row 6 - Cell 3
8Jill Kintner (USA) Team Norco International225Row 7 - Cell 3
9Tahnee Seagrave° (GBr) FMD Racing / Intense Cycles154Row 8 - Cell 3
10Zarja Cernilogar (Slo) Blackthorn GT145Row 9 - Cell 3
11Tracey Hannah (Aus) Hutchinson UR136Row 10 - Cell 3
12Fionn Griffiths (GBr)135Row 11 - Cell 3
13Casey Brown (Can) Dirt Norco Race Team105Row 12 - Cell 3
14Micayla Gatto (Can)105Row 13 - Cell 3
15Mélanie Pugin (Fra) Team Morzine-Avoriaz/Haute-Savoie75Row 14 - Cell 3
16Mio Suemasa (Jpn)60Row 15 - Cell 3
17Alia Marcellini (Ita) Torpado Surfing Shop55Row 16 - Cell 3
18Petra Bernhard (Aut) RRP Ghost50Row 17 - Cell 3
19Alanna Columb (NZl)50Row 18 - Cell 3
20Jessica Stone (GBr) Unior Tools Team45Row 19 - Cell 3
21Anita Ager-Wick (Nor)40Row 20 - Cell 3
22Jana Bartova (Cze)35Row 21 - Cell 3
23Vaea Verbeeck (Can)35Row 22 - Cell 3
24Miriam Ruchti (Swi) SC Intense30Row 23 - Cell 3
25Fiona Ourdouillie° (Fra) US Cagnes VTT30Row 24 - Cell 3
26Jacqueline Harmony (USA)15Row 25 - Cell 3
27Marianne Ruud° (Nor)15Row 26 - Cell 3
28Severine Cigana (Fra) US Cagnes VTT10Row 27 - Cell 3
29Martina Bruehlmann (Swi)5Row 28 - Cell 3
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Teams World Cup standings
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1GT Factory Racing271pts
2Lapierre Gravity Republic208Row 1 - Cell 3
3Santa Cruz Syndicate160Row 2 - Cell 3
4Commencal / Riding Addiction150Row 3 - Cell 3
5Gstaad-Scott143Row 4 - Cell 3
6Specialized Racing DH133Row 5 - Cell 3
7Madison Saracen Downhill Team117Row 6 - Cell 3
8Giant Factory Off-Road Team112Row 7 - Cell 3
9MS Mondraker Team106Row 8 - Cell 3
10Devinci Global Racing106Row 9 - Cell 3
11Trek World Racing102Row 10 - Cell 3
12Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof96Row 11 - Cell 3
13Hutchinson UR94Row 12 - Cell 3
14Evil Vengeance Tour53Row 13 - Cell 3
15Team Norco International41Row 14 - Cell 3
16Topcycle By Trek29Row 15 - Cell 3
17Blackthorn GT29Row 16 - Cell 3
18FMD Racing / Intense Cycles28Row 17 - Cell 3
19Pivot Factory Team27Row 18 - Cell 3
20RRP Ghost25Row 19 - Cell 3
21GT / 360 Degrees25Row 20 - Cell 3
22Evil CK Racing Evian23Row 21 - Cell 3
23Dirt Norco Race Team20Row 22 - Cell 3
24Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team18Row 23 - Cell 3
25SC Intense18Row 24 - Cell 3
26Team Morzine-Avoriaz/Haute-Savoie15Row 25 - Cell 3
27Torpado Surfing Shop11Row 26 - Cell 3
28Kona10Row 27 - Cell 3
29Unior Tools Team9Row 28 - Cell 3
30Team Bulls - DH9Row 29 - Cell 3
31US Cagnes VTT8Row 30 - Cell 3

 

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