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All the European Masters downhill champions pose for a group shot
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Patrick Sicard (ASEC) is the 55 champion
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A downhiller racing in Slovenia
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A racer speeds along on the downhill track
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Slovenian rider Rok Podbevšek (Enduro Maxxis Sram) is a local favorite.
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Alastair Maclennan (Nukeproof) races to win the 45-49 men's championship
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Eddy Mollier (Fra) CK Racing Santa Cruz) on his way to winning men's 40-44 championship
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The downhill podium
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Kranjska Gora, a well known winter and summer resort in Slovenia, hosted the European Masters Downhill and Cross Country Championships this weekend for the second time since 2009. Fourteen total titles were awarded to riders from seven countries.
After some rain on Friday, the course was drying out by the hour and for the Sunday finals, it was just perfect for racing. The top forest section, with many roots and a clay surface, still presented a problem for many, white the last pedaling section was just as tough.
There were some super fast runs, and the fastest rider of the day was from France. Yoann Paccard took the title in the 30 to 34-year-old group with the only time under three minutes. In the same group, Slovenian Rok Podbevšek was third and saved the honour of the host nation of Slovenia. Other titles went to Austria, Belgium, France and Great Britain.
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A list of title winners is below and complete results by category follow.
Male winners
Female winners
Full Results
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Women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Birgit Braumann (Aut) Specialized Mountainbiker.at
0:03:33.441
2
Claire Blondeau (Fra) UCHAV
0:00:18.078
3
Maria Federica Zanotto (Ita) Team Todesco ASD
0:01:16.092
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Men 30-34
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Yoann Paccard (Fra)
0:02:57.700
2
Grzegorz Zielinski (Pol) SBR
0:00:03.991
3
Rok Podbevšek (Slo) Enduro Maxxis Sram
0:00:06.850
4
Giorgio Iannis (Ita) Pedroni Kjub racing team
0:00:08.379
5
Julien Collet (Fra) Valloire Gaibier VTT
0:00:13.356
6
Sebastjan Zmrzljak (Slo) MTB Trbovlje/Specialized
0:00:14.809
7
Michele Pedroni (Ita) Pedroni Kjub racing team
0:00:15.569
8
Matthias Reichmann (Ger) Doubledragon
0:00:16.267
9
Joel Duval (Fra)
0:00:20.083
10
Georg Vit (Aut) Bang Brothers Klagenfurt
0:00:21.514
11
Dirk August (Ger) Banshee - Royal Bavarian Woodp
0:00:27.202
12
Damien Duggan (Irl) ChainReactionCycles
0:00:28.559
13
Diego Motta (Ita) Team Todesco
0:00:34.035
14
Simon Daniel (Aut) Bang Brothers Klagenfurt
0:00:35.250
15
Boštjan Vižin (Slo) ŠD Supersnurf Giant
0:00:36.068
16
Rocco Savani (Ita) Mangusta Bike Team
0:00:37.250
17
Michal Kotrba (Cze)
0:00:42.080
18
Michele Pasquali (SMr) San Marino Gravity Team
0:00:45.870
19
Hannes Fleischhacker (Aut)
0:00:54.002
20
Nathan Floor (Bel)
0:01:28.887
DNF
Frédéric Boeglin (Fra) Les Arcs
Row 20 - Cell 2
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Men 35-39
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Laurent Georges (Bel) Windose Granville Houffalize
0:03:01.919
2
Markus Bast (Ger) Propain Bikes/ Sixpack Racing/
0:00:01.307
3
Wojciech Koniuszewski (Pol) Totalbikes SBR
0:00:02.272
4
Michael Cowan (Irl) ChainReactionCycles.com
0:00:04.003
5
Paolo Alleva (Ita) Valsesia bike
0:00:04.896
6
Oscar Colombo (Ita) Team Scout Da Bomb
0:00:06.444
7
Cyril Meslier (Fra) Trek
0:00:08.564
8
Jiri Knap (Cze) Mondraker 661 e13 KTMAR team
0:00:10.336
9
Gaël Gougne (Fra)
0:00:11.096
10
Daniele Simonetti (Ita) ASD Bikeland 2003
0:00:11.379
11
Boštjan Felc (Slo) Sloga 1902 Idrija
0:00:13.087
12
Saša Merljak (Slo) DEŠ Fleš
0:00:13.819
13
Primož Štrancar (Slo) Orbea Geax
0:00:14.752
14
Werner Jessner (Aut) Specialized Mountainbiker.at
0:00:18.648
15
Milan Cižinsky (Cze) MAD
0:00:18.662
16
Christoph Grill (Aut) Revolution Racing Team
0:00:21.047
17
Aljoša Martinjaš (Slo) Calcit bike team
0:00:22.617
18
Carsten Portsch (Ger) Royal Bavarian Woodpacker
0:00:24.321
19
Patrick Schickengruber (Aut) BC Stoahupfa Leibnitz
0:00:25.029
20
Olivier Moine (Fra)
0:00:26.997
21
Renzo Ottina (Ita) Eli-Ca RRide
0:00:29.517
22
Marcello Pedroni (Ita) Pedroni Kjub racing team
0:00:51.906
23
Matteo Ambrosi (Ita) Pedroni Kjub racing team
0:00:53.635
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Men 40-44
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Eddy Mollier (Fra) CK Racing Santa Cruz
0:03:05.412
2
Nicolas Vaxelaire (Fra)
0:00:07.773
3
Neil Wilson (GBr) Glentress Riders
0:00:11.360
4
Stéphane Routin (Fra) Trek
0:00:14.860
5
Enrico Carlassara (Ita) Team Todesco ASD
0:00:18.914
6
Gianluca Vigna (Ita) Valsesia bike
0:00:19.976
7
Rene Van Der Heide (Ned)
0:00:20.674
8
Roberto Piropo (Ita) ASD Sport Bike-DDS
0:00:24.369
9
Burkhard Steffens (Ger) Bodenhaftung
0:00:27.948
10
Rafal Wypior (Pol)
0:00:36.750
11
Fabrice Delanzy (Fra)
0:00:42.682
12
Georg Danner (Aut) Revolution-Racing
0:01:03.571
13
Gabriele Incaudo (Ita) Valsesia bike
0:01:18.851
14
Marcel Kramer (Ned)
0:02:00.815
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Men 45-49
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Alastair Maclennan (GBr) Nukeproof
0:03:08.533
2
Giuseppe Lividini (SMr) San Marino Gravity Team
0:00:07.281
3
Jirí Cila (Cze) Shaman
0:00:20.656
4
Stefano Caiola (Ita) Pedroni Kjub racing team
0:00:28.333
5
Jean-Paul Alberti (Fra) Ventoux Sports
0:00:30.421
6
Grzegorz Gora (Pol)
0:00:30.550
7
Mats Andersson (Swe) Sportson CK
0:00:32.935
8
Samuele Roma (Ita) Valsesia bike
0:00:33.201
9
Mark Mackarel (GBr) Mojo Suspension
0:00:35.294
10
Gianluca Piazzi (Ita) Team Scout Da Bomb
0:00:36.042
11
Michael Krüger (Ger) Team Bodenhaftung
0:00:37.316
12
Massimo Tosadori (Ita) Pedroni Kjub racing team
0:00:38.010
13
Mauro Marini (Ita) Vallone delle Cese
0:00:38.820
14
Milan Suchomel (Cze) DH Brutal team Frýdek Místek
0:00:45.624
15
Flavio Zallocco (Ita) Smile Bike Team
0:00:48.307
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Men 50-54
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Max Schuster (Aut) Muskelkater Genesis
0:03:21.294
2
Benoît Fellay (Swi)
0:00:07.667
3
Miroslav Pek (Cze) Peksport Specialized Concept S
0:00:07.780
4
Philippe Da Silva (Fra) Ryde-Racing
0:00:09.107
5
Stephan Mangelsdorff (Ger) ChainReactionCycles.com
0:00:22.085
6
Raffaele De Pietro (Ita) ASD Sport Bike-DDS
0:00:22.444
7
Giuseppe Lorenzoni (Ita) Mangusta Bike Team
0:00:41.070
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Men 55+
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Patrick Sicard (Fra) ASEC
0:03:34.194
2
Rolf Von Steinhausen (Swe) Länna Sport / Scott
0:00:07.474
3
Ernesto Pedroni (Ita) Pedroni Kjub racing team
0:00:26.947
4
Francesco Cotta (Ita) ASD Sport Bike-DDS
0:00:35.973
5
Claude Gex (Swi)
0:00:44.503
6
Peter Popham (Irl) Bespoke Cycles
0:00:53.804
