Vergier wins junior men's downhill World Cup
Varley and Stewart round out the podium
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In the junior men's downhill, Frenchman Loris Vergier (Lapierre Gravity Republic) took the win in a blistering 4:27.890, five seconds ahead of Australia's Aiden Varley (4:33.595). Great Britain's Neil Stewart (FMD Racing / 4:38.915) was third.
"I tried to not crash and I did so it's pretty awesome to win, I am so happy. This is the best day of my life," said Vergier.
Vergier (100 points) leads the UCI World Cup individual rankings, ahead of Luca Shaw (70 points / SRAM/TLD Racing) and Aiden Varley (65 points).
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loris Vergier (Fra) Lapierre Gravity Republic | 0:04:27.900 |
| 2 | Aiden Varley (Aus) Australia | 0:00:05.705 |
| 3 | Neil Stewart (GBr) Fmd Racing | 0:00:11.025 |
| 4 | Taylor Vernon (GBr) Gt Factory Racing | 0:00:16.778 |
| 5 | Connor Hamilton (NZl) New-Zealand | 0:00:19.423 |
| 6 | Connor Sandri (NZl) New-Zealand | 0:00:23.105 |
| 7 | Ben Hill (Aus) Australia | 0:00:23.150 |
| 8 | Keegan Wright (NZl) New-Zealand | 0:00:25.664 |
| 9 | Joshua Mccombie (NZl) New-Zealand | 0:00:27.269 |
| 10 | Luca Shaw (USA) Sram/Tld Racing | 0:00:31.762 |
| 11 | Laurie Greenland (GBr) Trek World Racing | 0:00:36.097 |
| 12 | Andrew Dorrit (GBr) Ms Mondraker Team | 0:00:39.213 |
| 13 | Dan Booker (Aus) Australia - B | 0:00:46.360 |
| 14 | Benjamin Dengate (Aus) Australia | 0:00:48.904 |
| 15 | Jackson Davis (Aus) Australia | 0:00:56.643 |
| 16 | Alec Reid (Aus) Australia - B | 0:00:57.509 |
| 17 | Matt Taylor (Aus) Australia - B | 0:01:02.091 |
| 18 | Sam Herd (GBr) Perth City Cycles | 0:01:07.825 |
| 19 | Matt Lawton (NZl) New-Zealand | 0:01:08.301 |
| 20 | Max Warshawsky (Aus) Australia | 0:01:39.456 |
| 21 | Cody Love (Aus) Australia - B | 0:03:06.017 |
| 22 | Joel Willis (Aus) Australia - B | 0:03:46.955 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loris Vergier (Fra) Lapierre Gravity Republic | 100 | pts |
| 2 | Luca Shaw (USA) Sram/Tld Racing | 70 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Aiden Varley (Aus) Australia | 65 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Taylor Vernon (GBr) GT Factory Racing | 41 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Neil Stewart (GBr) Fmd Racing | 40 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Amaury Pierron (Fra) | 30 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Connor Hamilton (NZl) New-Zealand | 20 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Benjamin Boutie (Fra) Lac Blanc/Scott | 20 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Connor Sandri (NZl) New-Zealand | 18 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Francisco Matias (Chi) Chile | 18 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Ben Hill (Aus) Australia | 16 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Keegan Wright (NZl) New-Zealand | 14 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Thomas Estaque (Fra) Lac Blanc/Scott | 14 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Joshua Mccombie (NZl) New-Zealand | 12 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Frazer Mccubbing (GBr) Steve Peat Syndicate | 12 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Laurie Greenland (GBr) Trek World Racing | 8 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Thibault Laly (Fra) France | 8 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Andrew Dorrit (GBr) Ms Mondraker Team | 6 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Bradley Swinbank (GBr) Steve Peat Syndicate | 6 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Dan Booker (Aus) Australia - B | 4 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Sam Herd (GBr) Perth City Cycles | 4 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Benjamin Dengate (Aus) Australia | 2 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Mike Schaer (Swi) Switzerland | 2 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Jackson Davis (Aus) Australia | 1 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Jonathan Philogene (RSA) South Africa | 1 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
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