Carpenter wins women's downhill World Cup in Pietermaritzburg

Madison Saracen Factory Team star Manon Carpenter produced the run of the day as she powered her way to her first-ever World Cup win in the women's downhill at the first UCI Mountain Bike World Cup ahead of fellow Brit and current world champion, Rachel Atherton at the Cascades MTB Park on Saturday, ending a week of total domination of the women's downhill competition.

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Elite women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Manon Carpenter (GBr) Madison Saracen Factory Team0:04:34.900
2Rachel Atherton (GBr) GT Factory Racing0:00:03.908
3Jill Kintner (USA)0:00:09.118
4Myriam Nicole (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction0:00:09.728
5Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Lapierre Gravity Republic0:00:09.739
6Tracey Hannah (Aus) Hutchinson UR0:00:13.122
7Tahnee Seagrave (GBr) FMD Racing0:00:17.362
8Morgane Charre (Fra) Evil Vengeance Tour0:00:17.477
9Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi) Gstaad-Scott0:00:23.194
10Fionn Griffiths (GBr)0:00:26.050
11Danielle Beecroft (Aus) Green To Gold Race Development0:00:40.820
12Micayla Gatto (Can) Pivot Factory DH Team0:00:46.189
13Diana Marggraff (Ecu)0:00:47.247
14Steffi Marth (Ger)0:01:02.624
15Tegan Molloy° (Aus)0:01:03.475
DNFJaclyn Paaso (USA)Row 15 - Cell 2
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Madison Saracen Factory Team82pts
2Lapierre Gravity Republic78Row 1 - Cell 3
3Hutchinson UR71Row 2 - Cell 3
4Specialized Racing DH68Row 3 - Cell 3
5GT Factory Racing68Row 4 - Cell 3
6Commencal / Riding Addiction56Row 5 - Cell 3
7Santa Cruz Syndicate47Row 6 - Cell 3
8Giant Factory Off-Road Team37Row 7 - Cell 3
9Trek World Racing32Row 8 - Cell 3
10Ms Mondraker Team25Row 9 - Cell 3
11Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof22Row 10 - Cell 3
12Fmd Racing18Row 11 - Cell 3
13Gstaad-Scott18Row 12 - Cell 3
14Evil Vengeance Tour16Row 13 - Cell 3
15Unior Tools Team11Row 14 - Cell 3
16Green To Gold Race Development10Row 15 - Cell 3
17Pivot Factory DH Team9Row 16 - Cell 3
18Kona Factory Team6Row 17 - Cell 3
19Devinci Global Racing2Row 18 - Cell 3
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Elite women World Cup standings after one round
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Manon Carpenter (GBr) Madison Saracen Factory Team250pts
2Rachel Atherton (GBr) GT Factory Racing200Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jill Kintner (USA)165Row 2 - Cell 3
4Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Lapierre Gravity Republic140Row 3 - Cell 3
5Myriam Nicole (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction137Row 4 - Cell 3
6Tracey Hannah (Aus) Hutchinson UR115Row 5 - Cell 3
7Tahnee Seagrave (GBr) FMD Racing94Row 6 - Cell 3
8Morgane Charre (Fra) Evil Vengeance Tour86Row 7 - Cell 3
9Fionn Griffiths (GBr)65Row 8 - Cell 3
10Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi) Gstaad-Scott60Row 9 - Cell 3
11Danielle Beecroft (Aus) Green To Gold Race Development50Row 10 - Cell 3
12Micayla Gatto (Can) Pivot Factory DH Team50Row 11 - Cell 3
13Diana Marggraff (Ecu)40Row 12 - Cell 3
14Steffi Marth (Ger)35Row 13 - Cell 3
15Tegan Molloy° (Aus)30Row 14 - Cell 3
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Team World Cup standings
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Madison Saracen Factory Team82pts
2Lapierre Gravity Republic78Row 1 - Cell 3
3Hutchinson UR71Row 2 - Cell 3
4Specialized Racing DH68Row 3 - Cell 3
5GT Factory Racing68Row 4 - Cell 3
6Commencal / Riding Addiction56Row 5 - Cell 3
7Santa Cruz Syndicate47Row 6 - Cell 3
8Giant Factory Off-Road Team37Row 7 - Cell 3
9Trek World Racing32Row 8 - Cell 3
10Ms Mondraker Team25Row 9 - Cell 3
11Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof22Row 10 - Cell 3
12Fmd Racing18Row 11 - Cell 3
13Gstaad-Scott18Row 12 - Cell 3
14Evil Vengeance Tour16Row 13 - Cell 3
15Unior Tools Team11Row 14 - Cell 3
16Green To Gold Race Development10Row 15 - Cell 3
17Pivot Factory DH Team9Row 16 - Cell 3
18Kona Factory Team6Row 17 - Cell 3
19Devinci Global Racing2Row 18 - Cell 3

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