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Race 5 - July 26: Elite men downhill

Minnaar speeds to closely contested victory

By Sue George in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Québec

Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syncicate)
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Greg Minnaar is now two for two in the recent World Cups. After winning in Fort William, Minnaar doubled up with a win in Mont-Sainte-Anne. As the last man down the mountain, he dropped nine seconds off his qualifying time and took over the lead from second-fastest qualifier Sam Hill (Monster Energy) and third fastest qualifier and world champion Gee Atherton (Animal Commencal).

"Coming from last year, I knew I had a chance. It was a confidence thing," said Minnaar, who also won in 2001. "Last year, if my shoulder hadn't come out [dislocated during the run, yet he still finished second - ed.]. I would have had a much better chance of winning."

In between the semi-finals and the finals, Minnaar tweaked his suspension settings. "I souped up my fork so it was better on the small bumps. It made a difference - giving me more traction up front.

"I didn't have a clean run; it was a bit loose now and then, and I still made a few mistakes like I did on the earlier run" said Minnaar. "I don't think anyone can have a clean run in downhill racing. If they say they do, I think they're lying," he laughed.

Minnaar said he didn't know what time he had to beat. "I don't like knowing the times. I think it'd just play in my head the whole time and the downhill is so psychological that you don't want to be thinking about something else or you're not riding fast. I'd rather just focus on my race and if I can do it, I'll do it, if I can't, I won't."

Minnaar's run clearly made him feel better after what was a disappointing World Championship for him last month. "You can't do well every weekend and those things happen. I'm stoked to be back up riding and my confidence is back up. [Team-mate] Steve [Peat] has been giving me pointers and riding with me this week. I think all of us push each other the whole time."

Sam Hill (Monster Energy) soaring through
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Minnaar's run came long after some of the men started their final run. The first time to stick at the top of the leaderboard was the second man off, Nico Vink (Dolphin Trek MTB), with a 4:55.70.

Next up in the hot seat was Luke Strobel (Team Maxxis) with a 4:55.02. The 22 year-old American was happy to be back in competition. "My run wasn't so good, but it's my first race back after a wrist injury. I broke my scaphoid at Sea Otter, and I've been out since April. I'm having a lot of fun being back."

Florent Payet (Subaru Mountain Bike Pro) ousted Strobel from the hot seat with a time of 4:50.21. The French racer passed the honor to Matti Lehikoinen (MS Intense Factory Racing), who clocked a 4:48.67.

Next up with the then-fastest time was Mitchell Delfs (Kenda Tomac) at 4:47.15. He stayed while 20 racers finished, none of them able to surpass him.

Young American Aaron Holmes Gwin (Yeti Fox Shox Factory Racing) became the surprise of the day when he landed in the hotseat with a 4:42.65.. The 20 year-old from California was making his first appearance racing at a World Cup. In fact, it was his first race internationally and his race was good enough for 10th place.

"I got tired in qualifying, and I wanted to ride faster in the finals," said Gwin. "I wanted to keep it smooth and I did that for the most part except for one mistake, but it didn't end up costing me too much."

World Downhill Champion Gee Atherton (Animal Commencal)
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Gwin held the honor of leading for another six racers. That's when sixth fastest qualifier Fabien Barel (Subaru Mountain Bike Pro) clocked a 4:37.25.

"I pushed hard and took risks. The track was so rough, but it's the same for everyone," said Barel. "If you lose a couple seconds on a few sections, then you're behind. I gave my best though." Barel had recovered from a collision with a slower racer merging back onto the course after taking an alternate line last weekend at the French National Championships. His injured ankle had swelled up after the incident, but finally felt good enough for riding late this week - just in time for him to still get some practice time before competing. "I don't feel the pain when I race although it's painful now," he said after his first run of the day.

After Barel, only five more racers remained out on course, yet the lead would change hands four more times. First up was Steve Peat (Santa Cruz Syndicate) in 4:33.53, then Gee Atherton in 4:32.83, then Hill in 4:32.30, and lastly Minnaar in 4:30.57. On Chris Kovarik (Chain Reaction Cycle), who had qualified fourth, failed to set a new best time.

"I just made a little mistake in the high speed sections," said Peat, who was crowned British National Downhill Champion last weekend. "I blew the following rut, and I was pissed off at myself for making that mistake - especially when the top four times are so close. I knew I rode most of the run pretty well, but those three guys that beat me are all on it this year and you never know until they get down."

Steve Peat (Santa Cruz Syndicate)
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"I tried to hit all my lines and not over-ride some sections," said Hill. "Overall it was pretty good." After a crash at the World Championship cost Hill a win despite a six second advantage beforehand, Hill said, "It was a safe run - I wanted to make it down without crashing. I wanted to make sure I didn't get a flat. I'm pleased to get second - it's good points for the series."

Looking back at worlds, Hill said, "I think it was one of those things and I got unlucky on that turn. I know everyone says I could have slowed down, but if someone had told me I was up by six seconds I probably wouldn't have slowed down. I was just unlucky really."

Third placed Atherton said, "It's a track where you really need to hold on to the bike. Nearly every run this weekend, the course has changed - whether it was getting wetter and rougher or drying out like this afternoon. Every time it dried out a little more, you could hit something a little faster. It kept the race exciting."

It was exciting with Minnaar winning by less than two seconds and Hill and Atherton separated by just 0.53 seconds in the next two spots. Atherton summed up the level of competition that has kept the top men pushing each other at every event and left no clear dominant racer. "Given the standard of the World Cup riders these days, you have to aim for a perfect run."

Photography

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Images by Dave McElwaine/www.trailwatch.net

Images by Marek Lazarski

Results

Finals
 
1 Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate                      4.30.57
2 Samuel Hill (Aus) Monster Energy / Iron Horse                0.01.73
3 Gee Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal                          0.02.23
4 Steve Peat (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate                        0.02.93
5 Fabien Barel (Fra) Subaru Mountain Bike Pro Team             0.06.73
6 Samuel Blenkinsop (NZl) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team      0.07.73
7 Nathan Rennie (Aus) Santa Cruz Syndicate                     0.09.53
8 Julien Camellini (Fra) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense         0.11.13
9 Justin Leov (NZl) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team            0.11.83
10 Aaron Holmes Gwin (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team     0.12.13
11 Chris Kovarik (Aus) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense           0.12.73
12 Brendan Fairclough (GBr) Monster Energy / Iron Horse        0.13.23
13 Marc Beaumont (GBr) Team Bike Radar                         0.15.23
14 Mitchell Delfs (Aus) Kenda Tomac                            0.16.63
15 Josh Bryceland (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate                   0.17.53
16 Matti Lehikoinen (Fin) Ms-Intense Factory-Racing            0.18.13
17 Fabien Pedemanaud (Fra) Team Pyrenees Morewood                     
18 Nathan Rankin (NZl) Playbiker - Iron Horse                  0.18.83
19 Nick Beer (Swi) Ixs Sports Division Racing Team                    
20 Pasqual Canals Flix (Spa) Massi                                    
21 Florent Payet (Fra) Subaru Mountain Bike Pro Team           0.19.63
22 Thibaut Ruffin (Fra)                                        0.20.83
23 Dan Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal                         0.20.93
24 Oscar Saiz Castane (Spa) Giant Mountain Bike Team           0.21.93
25 Amiel Cavalier (Aus) Giant Mountain Bike Team               0.22.53
26 Ben Reid (Irl)                                              0.22.73
27 Cameron Cole (NZl) Team Maxxis                              0.22.83
28 Joris Bigoni (Fra)                                          0.22.93
29 Duncan Riffle (USA) Cannondale Factory Racing               0.23.03
30 Jared Rando (Aus) Giant Mountain Bike Team                  0.23.53
31 Ben Cathro (GBr)                                            0.23.63
32 Ryan Condrashoff (USA)                                      0.24.33
33 Luke Strobel (USA) Team Maxxis                              0.24.43
34 Kieran Bennett (NZl)                                        0.24.73
35 Toni Berg (Fin)                                                    
36 Samuel Zbinden (Swi)                                        0.25.03
37 Nico Vink (Bel)                                             0.25.13
38 Andrew Neethling (RSA)                                      0.25.43
39 Alan Beggin (Ita)                                                  
39 Cody Warren (USA)                                                  
41 Ralph Jones (GBr)                                           0.26.13
42 Danny Hart (GBr)                                            0.27.13
43 Markus Pekoll (Aut)                                         0.28.63
44 Dominik Gspan (Swi)                                         0.28.83
45 Claudio Caluori (Swi)                                       0.28.93
46 Joshua Button (Aus)                                         0.29.23
47 Lars Peyer (Swi) Suspension Center                          0.29.33
48 Antonio Ferreiro Pajuelo (Spa) Massi                        0.29.43
49 Chris Hutchens (GBr)                                        0.29.63
50 Daniel Critchlow (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense        0.29.83
51 Kyle Strait (USA)                                           0.29.93
52 Fabien Cousinie (Fra)                                       0.30.13
53 Adam Brayton (GBr) Playbiker - Iron Horse                   0.30.43
54 Joseph Smith (GBr)                                                 
55 Justin Brown (Can)                                          0.30.53
56 Markolf Berchtold (Bra)                                     0.30.63
57 Will Longden (GBr) Team Bike Radar                                 
58 Markus Schwab (Swi)                                         0.31.23
59 Charles-Alexandre Dube (Can)                                0.32.03
60 Thomas Braithwaite (GBr)                                    0.32.13
61 Maxime Remy (Fra)                                           0.32.23
62 Ruaridh Cunningham (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense      0.33.93
63 Tim Eaton (Aus)                                             0.34.43
64 Jason Memmelaar (USA)                                       0.34.73
65 Ben Ineson (GBr)                                            0.34.93
66 Mathieu Troquier (Fra)                                      0.35.23
67 Will Rischbieth (Aus)                                       0.35.43
68 Arnaud Delente (Fra)                                        0.35.83
69 Bradley Benedict (USA)                                      0.37.63
70 Boris Tetzlaff (Aut)                                        0.38.63
71 Geritt Beytagh (USA)                                        0.42.13
72 Derrick Nobman (USA)                                        0.43.63
73 Drew Pautler (Can)                                          0.44.83
74 Jamie Biluk (Can)                                           0.46.53
75 Steve Smith (Can)                                           0.52.63
76 Damien Spagnolo (Fra) Subaru Mountain Bike Pro Team         1.02.03
77 John Swanguen (USA) Ms-Intense Factory-Racing               1.38.83
78 Matthew Simmonds (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense        2.08.13
79 Lorenzo Suding (Ita) Playbiker - Iron Horse                 4.45.53
80 Michael Skinner (NZl) Playbiker - Iron Horse                5.50.83

Team (includes men, women and juniors)

1 Santa Cruz Syndicate                     110 pts
2 Animal Commencal                          80
3 Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team           69
4 Monster Energy / Iron Horse               54
5 MS-Intense Factory-Racing                 45
6 Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense             43
7 Team Maxxis                               39
8 Subaru Mountain Bike Pro Team             38
9 Suspension Center                         33
10 Kona                                     32
11 Norco World Team                         28
12 Playbiker - Iron Horse                   26
13 4 Elements Yeti/Hotec/Rsp                23
14 Team Bike Radar                          18
15 Kenda Tomac                              17
16 Team Pyrenees Morewood                   14
17 Giant Mountain Bike Team                 14
18 Ixs Sports Division Racing Team          12
19 Massi                                    11
20 Cannondale Factory Racing                 2


Qualifying (unofficial) 

1 Greg Minnar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate              4.39.07
2 Sam Hill (Aus) Monster Energy                       0.00.44
3 Gee Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal                 0.01.03
4 Chris Kovarik (Aus) Chain Reaction Cycle            0.01.48
5 Steve Peat (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate               0.02.62
6 Fabien Barel (Fra) Subaru Mountain Bike Pro Team    0.06.69
7 Nathan Rennie (Aus) Santa Cruz Syndicate            0.08.15
8 Julien Camellini (Fra) Chain Reaction Cycle         0.08.18
9 Justin Leov (NZl) Yeti Fox Shox Factory             0.08.47
10 Brendan Fairclough (GBr) Monster Energy            0.08.52

World Cup Standings after four rounds

1 Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate                          792 pts
2 Samuel Hill (Aus) Monster Energy / Iron Horse                    770
3 Gee Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal                              727
4 Steve Peat (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate                            642
5 Fabien Barel (Fra) Subaru Mountain Bike Pro Team                 424
6 Julien Camellini (Fra) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense             403
7 Chris Kovarik (Aus) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense                386
8 Justin Leov (NZl) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team                356
9 Samuel Blenkinsop (NZl) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team          348
10 Nathan Rennie (Aus) Santa Cruz Syndicate                        314
11 Dan Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal                             270
12 Florent Payet (Fra) Subaru Mountain Bike Pro Team               243
13 Brendan Fairclough (GBr) Monster Energy / Iron Horse            228
14 Pasqual Canals Flix (Spa) Massi                                 222
15 Mickael Pascal (Fra) MSC Bikes                                  212
16 Fabien Pedemanaud (Fra) Team Pyrenees Morewood                  206
17 Andrew Neethling (RSA) GT Bicycle                               202
18 Ben Cathro (GBr) Mojo Orange                                    194
19 Marc Beaumont (GBr) Team BikeRadar                              164
20 Matti Lehikoinen (Fin) MS-Intense Factory-Racing                164
21 Bernat Guardia Pascual (Spa) MSC Bikes                          145
22 Mitchell Delfs (Aus) Kenda Tomac                                143
23 Steve Smith (Can)                                               138
24 Nick Beer (Swi) IXS Sports Division Racing Team                 132
25 Josh Bryceland (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate                       129
26 Cédric Gracia (Fra) Commencal - Furious - Oakley Team           120
27 Thibaut Ruffin (Fra)                                            119
28 Damien Spagnolo (Fra) Subaru Mountain Bike Pro Team             118
29 Dan Stanbridge (GBr) Mojo Orange                                 95
30 Matthew Simmonds (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense             91
31 Jared Rando (Aus) Giant Mountain Bike Team                       89
32 Aaron Holmes Gwin (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team          87
33 Adam Vagner (Cze)                                                86
34 Amiel Cavalier (Aus) Giant Mountain Bike Team                    84
35 Nico Vink (Bel) Dolphin-Trek Mountainbike Racing Team            84
36 Danny Hart (GBr) Lapierre Dh Powered By Saab Salomon             84
37 Bryn Atkinson (Aus) GT Bicycle                                   84
38 David Vazquez Lopez (Spa) Lapierre Dh Powered By Saab Salomon    84
39 Nathan Rankin (NZl) Playbiker - Iron Horse                       80
40 Oscar Saiz Castane (Spa) Giant Mountain Bike Team                78
41 Ivan Oulego Moreno (Spa) Massi                                   78
42 Kyle Strait (USA) Specialized Factory Racing                     77
43 Rémi Thirion (Fra) Team Sunn                                     76
44 Cameron Cole (NZl) Team Maxxis                                   74
45 Dominik Gspan (Swi)                                              74
46 Chris Hutchens (GBr) Mojo Orange                                 72
47 Ruaridh Cunningham (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense           72
48 Filip Polc (Svk) Kenda Tomac                                     70
49 Ben Reid (Irl)                                                   69
50 Duncan Riffle (USA) Cannondale Factory Racing                    69
51 Alan Beggin (Ita)                                                69
52 Markus Pekoll (Aut) Solid Aclass Factory Team                    63
53 Neil Donoghue (GBr) Team BikeRadar                               63
54 Joshua Button (Aus)                                              62
55 Antonio Ferreiro Pajuelo (Spa) Massi                             57
56 Maxime Remy (Fra) Team Sunn                                      57
57 Marcus Klausmann (Ger) Team Ghost International                  56
58 Sam Dale (GBr) Cannondale Factory Racing                         52
59 Joris Bigoni (Fra)                                               51
60 Samuel Zbinden (Swi) Argentina Bike Gravity Team                 50
61 John Swanguen (USA) MS-Intense Factory-Racing                    50
62 Robin Wallner (Swe)                                              50
63 Joseph Smith (GBr) Tomac Factory Racing                          49
64 Wyn Masters (NZl)                                                49
65 Cody Warren (USA)                                                43
66 Adam Brayton (GBr) Playbiker - Iron Horse                        42
67 Marcel Beer (Swi) IXS Sports Division Racing Team                38
68 Valentin Juillard (Fra) Team Sunn                                36
69 Kieran Bennett (NZl)                                             35
70 Pierre Charles Georges (Fra)                                     35
71 Daniel Critchlow (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense             34
72 Mathieu Troquier (Fra) Solid Aclass Factory Team                 33
73 Antoine Badouard (Fra)                                           32
74 Toni Berg (Fin)                                                  31
75 Herman Olund (Swe)                                               30
76 Ryan Condrashoff (USA)                                           29
77 Claudio Caluori (Swi) Tomac Factory Racing                       27
78 Will Rischbieth (Aus)                                            27
79 Ralph Jones (GBr)                                                26
80 Rowan Sorrell (GBr)                                              26
81 Luke Strobel (USA) Team Maxxis                                   25
82 Marco Bugnone (Ita)                                              24
83 Markolf Berchtold (Bra)                                          23
84 Arnaud Delente (Fra)                                             22
85 Bradley Benedict (USA)                                           22
86 Michael Skinner (NZl) Playbiker - Iron Horse                     22
87 Marco Milivinti (Ita)                                            22
88 Lars Peyer (Swi) Suspension Center                               20
89 Ben Ineson (GBr) Reverse Components                              19
90 Boris Tetzlaff (Aut) Solid Aclass Factory Team                   19
91 Esteban Deronzier (Fra) Sport Promotion                          19
92 Jack Geoghegan (GBr)                                             19
93 Kévin Danh Pha (Fra) Team Pyrenees Morewood                      19
94 Cole Bangert (USA)                                               19
95 Andreas Sieber (Ger) Solid Aclass Factory Team                   19
96 Frank Schneider (Ger)                                            18
97 Fabien Cousinie (Fra)                                            17
98 Tim Eaton (Aus)                                                  17
99 Lorenzo Suding (Ita) Playbiker - Iron Horse                      17
100 Stuart Jenkinson (GBr) Printexpress UK MTB Team                 17
101 Brook Macdonald (NZl)                                           16
102 Will Longden (GBr) Team BikeRadar                               14
103 Jamie Biluk (Can) Mojo Orange                                   14
104 Georg Sieder (Aut) Solid Aclass Factory Team                    14
105 Matej Charvat (Cze)                                             14
106 Scott Mears (GBr)                                               14
107 Espen Johnsen (Nor)                                             14
108 Renato Ventura (Por)                                            14
109 Nathan Vials (GBr) Reverse Components                           14
110 Mathias Haas (Aut)                                              13
111 Pierre Laurent Bucci (Fra) Corsica Fed Consulting               12
112 Jonty Neethling (RSA)                                           12
113 Nicolas Gspan (Swi)                                             12
114 Rhys Willemse (Aus) Tomac Factory Racing                        12
115 Erik Irmisch (Ger)                                              12
116 Luca Bertocchi (Ita) Playbiker - Iron Horse                     12
117 Geoffrey Arthur Ulmer (USA) Playbiker - Iron Horse              12
118 Laurie Dinham (Aus) Tomac Factory Racing                        12
119 Matthieu Gallean (Fra) Argentina Bike Gravity Team              12
120 Edoardo Franco (Ita) Playbiker - Iron Horse                     12
121 Markus Schwab (Swi)                                             11
122 Charles-Alexandre Dube (Can)                                    11
123 Geritt Beytagh (USA)                                            11
124 Tamryn Murrell (Aus)                                            11
125 Lars Sternberg (USA)                                            11
126 Tom Deacon (GBr)                                                11
127 Matthew Walker (NZl)                                            11
128 Joe Barnes (GBr)                                                11
129 Dertell Dennis ° (Swe)                                          11
130 Cyrille Kurtz (Fra)                                             11
131 Philip Ashbridge (GBr)                                          11
132 Arnau Sugranes Mateu (Spa) MSC Bikes                            11
133 Ivan Oziol (Fra)                                                11
134 Vlastimil Hyncica (Cze) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team         11
135 Joey Schusler (USA) 4 Elements Yeti/Hotec/Rsp                    9
136 Thomas Warmuth (Aut) Reverse Components                          9
137 Andrew Phillips (GBr) Reverse Components                         9
138 Scott Laughland (GBr)                                            9
139 Alastair Wilson (GBr)                                            9
140 Alastair Parkin (GBr) Reverse Components                         9
141 Mario Sieder (Aut) Solid Aclass Factory Team                     9
142 Pedro Antonio Ferreira Landskran (Chi)                           9
143 Thomas Jeandin (Swi) Argentina Bike Gravity Team                 9
144 Brad Oien (USA)                                                  9
145 Richard Lee (Aus)                                                9
146 Caleb Cambern (USA) The Fix                                      9
147 Scott Beaumont (GBr) Rocky Mountain UK                           9
148 Aari Barrett (NZl)                                               9
149 Ewan Doherty (Irl)                                               9
150 Patrick Meyer (Swi) IXS Sports Division Racing Team              9
151 Benny Strasser (Ger) IXS Sports Division Racing Team             9
152 Daniel Wolfe (Irl)                                               9
153 Richard Cunynghame (GBr)                                         9
154 Paul Aston (GBr) Solid Aclass Factory Team                       9
155 Seanan O'riordan (Irl)                                           9
156 Bernard Kerr (GBr)                                               9
157 Marco Fidalgo (Por)                                              9
158 Vittorio Gambirasio (Ita) Surfing Shop                           9
159 Tim Hammar (Swe)                                                 9
160 Jordi Bago (Spa)                                                 9
161 Lucas Meyer (Swi) IXS Sports Division Racing Team                9
162 Marco Fernandez Garcia (Spa) Motril-Sierra Nevada Bike Park      9
163 Sacha Robert (Swi) Suspension Center                             9
164 Liam Mason (GBr) Printexpress UK MTB Team                        9
165 Roman Roschi (Swi) Suspension Center                             9
166 John Holbrook (GBr) Reverse Components                           9
167 Oyvind Maehle (Nor)                                              9
168 Gareth Brewin (GBr)                                              9
169 Justin Brown (Can)                                               8
170 Thomas Braithwaite (GBr)                                         8
171 Jason Memmelaar (USA)                                            8
172 Derrick Nobman (USA)                                             8
173 Drew Pautler (Can)                                               8
174 Andrew Mitchell (Can)                                            8
175 Carlo Gambirasio (Ita) Surfing Shop                              8
176 Emanuel Pombo (Por)                                              8
177 Jorge Aguin Castro (Spa)                                         8
178 Aki Färm (Fin)                                                   8
179 Dave Wardell (GBr)                                               8
180 Rutar Nejc (Slo)                                                 8
181 Aurélien Giordanengo (Fra)                                       8
182 Sasha Merljak (Slo)                                              6
183 Mads Weidemann (Den)                                             6
184 Tom Patton (Aus)                                                 6
185 Clément Benoit (Fra)                                             6
186 John Hauer (USA)                                                 6
187 Alex Prochazka (Can)                                             6
188 Alexi Felipe Garcia Aros (Chi)                                   6
189 Liam Little (GBr)                                                6
190 David Smith (GBr)                                                6
191 David Camp (USA)                                                 6
192 Gerard Wolfe (Irl)                                               6
193 Erik Kallstrom (Swe)                                             6
194 Craig Pattle (NZl)                                               6
195 Martin Frei (Swi)                                                6
196 Alexander Evans (GBr)                                            6
197 Dave Goris (Bel)                                                 6
198 Niklas Wallner (Swe)                                             6
199 Daniel Aitken (NZl)                                              6
200 Petr Heinik (Cze)                                                6
201 Brian Buell (USA)                                                6
202 Justin Norek (Ita)                                               6
203 Michael Buell (USA)                                              6
204 Steve Wentz (USA)                                                6
205 Samuele Aicardi (Ita)                                            6
206 Martins Sprogis (Lat)                                            6
207 Bjorn Ballangrud (Nor)                                           6
208 Leoluca Scurria (Ita)                                            6
209 Martin Chenicek (Cze)                                            6
210 Thomas Power (Irl)                                               6
211 Joseph Nation (NZl)                                              6
212 Pavel Cep (Cze)                                                  6
213 Yannick Colomb (Fra)                                             6
214 Guilhem Andre (Fra)                                              6
215 Félix Groizard (Fra)                                             6
216 Rémy Charrier (Fra)                                              6
217 Kevin Mollard (Fra)                                              6
218 Camille Blanchard (Fra)                                          6
219 Massimo Rosson (Ita)                                             6
220 Roland Seereiner (Aut)                                           6
221 Luca Pittino (Ita)                                               6
222 Robin Hagen (Swi)                                                6
223 Simon Charvat (Cze)                                              6
224 Ben Mullen (Irl)                                                 6
225 Bostjan Volf (Slo)                                               6
226 Alexander Mikowitsch (Aut)                                       6
227 David Kennan (Irl)                                               6
228 Martin Hanak (Cze)                                               6
229 Martin Mikulenka (Cze)                                           6
230 Tobias Sieber (Ger)                                              6
231 Matej Laktis (Svk)                                               6
232 Tine Mahkovec (Slo)                                              6
233 Michael Matt (Aut)                                               6
234 Michal Wiesenganger (Svk)                                        6
235 Marcel Vasko (Svk)                                               6
236 Stephen Beattie (Irl)                                            6
237 Dean Tennant (Can)                                               3
238 Evan Turpen (USA)                                                3
239 Cody Eichhorn (Aus)                                              3
240 Louis-Philippe Leonard (Can)                                     3
241 Dylan Morley (Can)                                               3
242 Eli Krahenbuhl (USA)                                             3
243 Ludovic May (Swi)                                                3
244 Geoff Pendrel (Can)                                              3
245 Mauricio Andres Acuna Quintana (Chi)                             3
246 Matthew Johnston (USA)                                           3
247 James Jeannet-Chipman (Can)                                      3
248 Philip Wheeler (USA)                                             3
249 Dave Trumpore (USA)                                              3
250 Lee Trumpore (USA)                                               3
251 Matthew Fisher (USA)                                             3
252 Andrew Pierce (USA)                                              3
253 Thomas Rose (Aus)                                                3
254 Matthew Thompson (USA)                                           3
255 Mathieu Laurin (Can)                                             3
256 Chris Shewmake (USA)                                             3
257 Philippe Cyrenne Blanchard (Can)                                 3
258 Douglas Ewer (USA)                                               3
259 Jorge Alejandro Acuna Quintana (Chi)                             3
260 Javier Ignacio Cozar Hernandez (Chi)                             3
261 Alexander Vidal (USA)                                            3
262 Hans Lambert (Can)                                               3
263 Mitchell Mckinlay (Aus)                                          3
264 Emyr Davies (GBr)                                                3
265 Robert Smith (GBr)                                               3
266 Gareth Mc Kee (Irl)                                              3
267 Harry Heath (GBr)                                                3
268 James Scott (GBr)                                                3
269 Colin Ross (Irl)                                                 3
270 Patrick Thome (Fra)                                              3
271 Denis Zareskiy (Rus)                                             3
272 Ashley Mullane (GBr)                                             3
273 Ruben Garcia Ramon (Spa)                                         3
274 Claudio Loureiro (Por)                                           3
275 Mario José Jarrin Molina (Ecu)                                   3
276 Nicolas Ortiz (Fra)                                              3
277 Jonas Simon (Fra)                                                3
278 José Manuel Soares Borges (Por)                                  3
279 Jose Carlos Bartolome Aviles (Spa)                               3
280 Romain Lescure (Fra)                                             3
281 Andréa Gamenara (Ita)                                            3
282 Sjur Faerden (Nor)                                               3
283 Richard Leacock (NZl)                                            3
284 Santiago De Santiago (Arg)                                       3
285 Kristof Lenssens (Bel)                                           3
286 Matej Vitko (Svk)                                                3
287 Edgar Carballo Gonzalez (Spa)                                    3
288 Dylan Prohm (Aus)                                                3
289 Ondrej Barta (Cze)                                               3
290 Boris Petrau (Fra)                                               3
291 Afonso Ferreira (Por)                                            3
292 Matthew Vincent (Aus)                                            3
293 Albert Barilaro Caparros (And)                                   3
294 Tomas Kybic (Cze)                                                3
295 Petr Nechutny (Cze)                                              3
296 Martin Mitvalsky (Cze)                                           3
297 Thibaud Radermecker (Bel)                                        3
298 Andrew Godfrey (Irl)                                             3
299 Filip Srail (Cze)                                                3
300 Jorge Jaramillo Salazar (Col)                                    3
301 Ricard Ferreira Campos (And)                                     3
302 Florent Wolter (Fra)                                             3
303 Falco Ruppert (Ger)                                              3
304 Denis Paradiz (Slo)                                              3
305 Ben Baker (GBr)                                                  3
306 Luka Novak (Slo)                                                 3
307 Markus Olkkonen (Fin)                                            3
308 Fergus Lamb (GBr)                                                3
309 Jan Javornik (Svk)                                               3
310 Curtis Keene (USA)                                               3
311 Bertrand Gilles (Bel)                                            3
312 Jan Cestnik (Slo)                                                3
313 Jure Logar (Slo)                                                 3
314 Patrik Kotrla (Cze)                                              3
315 Quentin Derbier (Fra)                                            3
316 Quentin Leroy (Fra)                                              3
317 Jan Savr (Cze)                                                   3
318 Michal Marosi (Cze)                                              3
319 Jaka Seme (Slo)                                                  3
320 James Hughes (GBr)                                               3
321 Janick Lieberherr (Swi)                                          3
322 Jörg Neuhart (Aut)                                               3
323 Rossen Kovachev (Bul)                                            3
324 Matus Paulovic (Svk)                                             3
325 Sam Shucksmith (GBr)                                             3
326 Greg O'keefe (Irl)                                               3
327 Blair Christmas (NZl)                                            3
328 Walter Martinschitz (Aut)                                        3
329 Arkadiusz Perin (Pol)                                            3
330 Aku Hjelm (Fin)                                                  3
331 Rostislav Stencel (Cze)                                          3
332 Chris Heath (USA)                                                3
333 Jiri Placek (Cze)                                                3
334 Patrik Zölei (Hun)                                               3
335 Radek Machycek (Cze)                                             3
336 Janko Zubcevic (Cro)                                             3
337 Peter Novacik (Svk)                                              3
338 Paolo Viola (Ita)                                                3
339 Urban Pogladic (Slo)                                             3
340 Zan Jurca (Slo)                                                  3
341 Chris Boice (USA)                                                3
342 Hynek Hajek (Cze)                                                3
343 Matej Drnovsek (Slo)                                             3
344 Janis Ozolins (Lat)                                              3
345 Andras Szecskay (Hun)                                            3
346 Dino Zunjic (Cro)                                                3
347 Maciej Kucbora (Pol)                                             3
348 Martin Buck (Swi)                                                3
349 Igor Jadlovsky (Svk)                                             3
350 Matevz Zupanc (Slo)                                              3
351 Nicklas Fastegaard (Nor)                                         3
352 Didar Amin (Bul)                                                 3
353 Chris Kilmurray (Irl)                                            3
354 Rok Podbevsek (Slo)                                              3
355 Heikki Hall (USA)                                                3
356 Dusan Leposa (Slo)                                               3
357 Christian Daxner (Aut)                                           3
358 Lorenzo Dal Re (Ita)                                             3
359 Krisztian Halasz (Hun)                                           3
360 Martin Kafka (Svk)                                               3
361 Tibor Kolozsvari (Hun)                                           3
362 Walter Zeidler (Aut)                                             3
363 Juris Luscenoks (Lat)                                            3
364 Adam Toth (Hun)                                                  3
365 Anton Nastev (Bul)                                               3
366 Ninoslav Ruzicka (Cro)                                           3
367 Mauro Sirotic (Cro)                                              3
368 Attila Kovacs (Hun)                                              3
369 Balazs Veres (Hun)                                               3
370 Gergely Veres (Hun)                                              3
371 Tobias Meister (Aut)                                             3
372 Rade Curcic (Srb)                                                3
373 David Hosang (Swi)                                               3
374 Andras Jako (Hun)                                                3
375 Tomas Toth (Svk)                                                 3
376 Nino Dusak (Cro)                                                 3
377 Martin Markov (Bul)                                              3
378 Elias Vonier (Aut)                                               3
379 Andraz Jersin (Slo)                                              3
380 Jakub Fiser (Cze)                                                3
381 Tommy Folkoy (Nor)                                               3

Team standings

1 Santa Cruz Syndicate                     359 pts
2 Animal Commencal                         345
3 Monster Energy / Iron Horse              187
4 Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team          183
5 Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense            177
6 Subaru Mountain Bike Pro Team            168
7 Team Maxxis                              149
8 Suspension Center                        147
9 Ms-Intense Factory-Racing                140
10 Kona                                    126
11 Norco World Team                        107
12 Playbiker - Iron Horse                  107
13 Msc Bikes                                85
14 Solid Aclass Factory Team                76
15 Massi                                    75
16 Mojo Orange                              63
17 4 Elements Yeti/Hotec/Rsp                61
18 Sport Promotion                          55
19 Team Sunn                                54
20 Gt Bicycles                              53
21 Team Pyrenees Morewood                   46
22 Team Bike Radar                          41
23 Kenda Tomac                              36
24 Ixs Sports Division Racing Team          30
25 Lapierre Dh Powered By Saab Salomon      24
26 Giant Mountain Bike Team                 22
27 Commencal - Furious - Oakley Team        18
28 Dolphin-Trek Mountainbike Racing Team    15
29 Team Ghost International                  9
30 Specialized Factory Racing                7
31 Cannondale Factory Racing                 6