MTB World Cup Cross Country #4, Downhill #4 & Four Cross #4 2011: Elite men downhill Results

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Brook Macdonald (MS Evil Racing)(Image credit: Tour of Japan)

The men's downhill at the Mont-Sainte-Anne World Cup was expected to be a battle between current leader Aaron Gwin (Trek World Racing) and second-placed Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate), who was only 36 points back. Minnaar had qualified first and Gwin second, and the rider who won the final would don the leader's jersey. Unfortunately, Minnaar's crash derailed his attempt to take the jersey, while Gwin padded his lead with his third win of the season.

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All that were left were Gwin and Minnaar. Gwin had a good, solid run, but less than half a second faster than Bryceland; not the spectacular gaps we have seen earlier in the season. Minnaar started strongly, setting the highest speed through the speed trap - the only rider to crack 60 kilometres an hour. At the first split he was less than a tenth of a second behind Gwin, but then disaster struck for the South African, when he hit a rock and crashed. While he was back on his bike quickly, the damage was done, and Minnaar would finish 18th, seceding an additional 137 points to Gwin in the World Cup race.

Gwin tried to put the pressure of the World Cup lead out of his mind for the final. "My qualifying run didn't go as well as I hoped it would, so I was focussed on not making any mistakes and riding like I knew I could. I know at this point that if I put a good one together I should be right up there, so I just focussed on doing that. Minus one massive mistake at the top, I think I did that, so it was good."

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Aaron Gwin (USA) Trek World Racing	0:04:31.771
2	Josh Bryceland (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate	0:00:00.465
3	Brook Macdonald (NZl) MS Evil Racing	0:00:00.515
4	Danny Hart (GBr) Giant Factory Off-Road Team	0:00:02.679
5	Cameron Cole (NZl) Lapierre International	0:00:03.726
6	Troy Brosnan° (Aus) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz	0:00:06.126
7	Steve Smith (Can) Devinci Global Racing	0:00:06.807
8	Samuel Blenkinsop (NZl) Lapierre International	0:00:07.156
9	Andrew Neethling (RSA) Giant Factory Off-Road Team	0:00:07.327
10	Justin Leov (NZl) Trek World Racing	0:00:07.711
11	Fabien Barel (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team	0:00:08.624
12	Marc Beaumont (GBr)	0:00:08.647
13	Matti Lehikoinen (Fin) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof	0:00:08.836
14	Damien Spagnolo (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team	0:00:09.053
15	Steve Peat (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate	0:00:09.487
16	Shaun O'connor (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	0:00:10.450
17	Michael Hannah (Aus)	0:00:10.572
18	Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate	0:00:10.651
19	Matthew Scoles (NZl) Team Cingolani Trek	0:00:11.023
20	Romain Paulhan (Fra)	0:00:11.149
21	Brendan Fairclough (GBr) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz	0:00:11.179
22	Neko Mulally° (USA) Trek World Racing	0:00:12.706
23	Ben Reid (Irl) Dirt Norco Race Team	0:00:12.840
24	Robin Wallner (Swe) Team Are Bikepark Powered By W - Racing	0:00:13.377
25	George Brannigan (NZl) Devinci Global Racing	0:00:13.467
26	Sam Dale (GBr) Team Sunn Montgenevre	0:00:14.090
27	Harry Heath (GBr) Unior Tools Team	0:00:14.510
28	Luke Strobel (USA) MS Evil Racing	0:00:14.599
29	Nick Beer (Swi) Scott 11	0:00:14.817
30	Ben Cathro (GBr)	0:00:15.523
31	Loic Bruni° (Fra) Lapierre International	0:00:15.645
32	Pierre Charles Georges (Fra) Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Massif Des Vosges	0:00:15.846
33	Matej Charvat (Cze)	0:00:16.006
34	Cédric Gracia (Fra) CG Racing Brigade	0:00:16.224
35	Mickael Pascal (Fra) Morewood Unitedride	0:00:16.228
36	Lewis Buchanan° (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof	0:00:16.828
37	Duncan Riffle (USA) Giant Factory Off-Road Team	0:00:16.831
38	Florent Payet (Fra) SC - Intense	0:00:16.855
39	Julien Camellini (Fra) Team Sunn Montgenevre	0:00:16.898
40	Markus Pekoll (Aut) MS Evil Racing	0:00:17.241
41	Dan Stanbridge (GBr) Dirt Norco Race Team	0:00:17.782
42	Kyle Sangers° (Can)	0:00:18.197
43	Nico Vink (Bel) Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Massif Des Vosges	0:00:18.483
44	Matthew Simmonds (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof	0:00:18.951
45	Dan Atherton (GBr) Commencal	0:00:19.008
46	Patrick Thome (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team	0:00:19.328
47	Nejc Rutar (Slo) Unior Tools Team	0:00:19.454
48	Florian Arthus (Fra)	0:00:19.722
49	Fergus Lamb (GBr)	0:00:19.872
50	Connor Fearon° (Aus) Kona	0:00:20.003
51	Adam Brayton (GBr)	0:00:20.567
52	Chris Del Bosco (Can)	0:00:20.897
53	Filip Polc (Svk) MS Evil Racing	0:00:22.709
54	Dean Tennant (Can)	0:00:22.714
55	Harry Molloy (GBr) Madison Saracen	0:00:23.259
56	Yann Gauvin (Can)	0:00:23.349
57	Ruaridh Cunningham (GBr) Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain	0:00:23.583
58	Gareth Brewin (GBr)	0:00:24.973
59	Oscar Harnstrom (Swe)	0:00:25.235
60	Thomas Braithwaite (GBr)	0:00:25.326
61	Thibaut Ruffin (Fra) Riding Addiction Commencal	0:00:25.968
62	Dominik Gspan (Swi)	0:00:26.017
63	Remi Gauvin (Can)	0:00:27.697
64	Fabien Cousinie (Fra) Morewood Unitedride	0:00:27.844
65	Greg Williamson (GBr)	0:00:28.236
66	Oliver Burton (GBr)	0:00:29.943
67	Boris Tetzlaff (Aut) Alpine Commencal Austria	0:00:30.357
68	Scott Mears (GBr)	0:00:30.544
69	Gaetan Ruffin (Fra) Riding Addiction Commencal	0:00:32.145
70	Hajime Imoto (Jpn)	0:00:33.788
71	Logan Binggeli (USA)	0:00:34.380
72	Fabien Pedemanaud (Fra) Scott 11	0:00:35.092
73	Yuuki Kushima° (Jpn)	0:00:35.690
74	Mark Scott° (GBr) Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain	0:00:37.322
75	Daniel Sims (NZl)	0:00:40.255
76	Marcelo Gutierrez Villegas (Col) CG Racing Brigade	0:00:45.667
77	Joseph Smith (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof	0:00:47.554
78	Niklas Wallner (Swe) Team Are Bikepark Powered By W - Racing	0:00:48.667
DNF	Gee Atherton (GBr) Commencal	Row 78 - Cell 2
DNF	Martin Frei (Swi)	Row 79 - Cell 2
DNS	Joshua Button (Aus) SC - Intense	Row 80 - Cell 2

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Teams
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Trek World Racing	101	pts
2	Santa Cruz Syndicate	64	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Scott 11	57	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Giant Factory Off-Road Team	52	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Lapierre International	51	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Mondraker Factory Team	37	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz	36	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	MS Evil Racing	35	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Commencal	30	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Devinci Global Racing	30	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain	26	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Riding Addiction Commencal	22	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Alpine Commencal Austria	18	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof	18	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Team GR	17	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	15	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Team Morzine - Avoriaz / Haute - Savoie	14	Row 16 - Cell 3

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Elite men downhill World Cup standings after four rounds
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Aaron Gwin (USA) Trek World Racing	868	pts
2	Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate	695	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Gee Atherton (GBr) Commencal	547	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Danny Hart (GBr) Giant Factory Off-Road Team	506	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Steve Smith (Can) Devinci Global Racing	459	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Josh Bryceland (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate	431	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Brook Macdonald (NZl) MS Evil Racing	430	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Samuel Blenkinsop (NZl) Lapierre International	371	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Cameron Cole (NZl) Lapierre International	356	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Steve Peat (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate	347	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Justin Leov (NZl) Trek World Racing	344	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Samuel Hill (Aus) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz	315	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Troy Brosnan° (Aus) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz	314	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Marc Beaumont (GBr)	309	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Fabien Barel (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team	304	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Cédric Gracia (Fra) CG Racing Brigade	304	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Matthew Scoles (NZl) Team Cingolani Trek	243	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Luke Strobel (USA) MS Evil Racing	241	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Romain Paulhan (Fra)	226	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Damien Spagnolo (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team	221	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Matti Lehikoinen (Fin) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof	216	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Julien Camellini (Fra) Team Sunn Montgenevre	210	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Michael Hannah (Aus)	207	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Duncan Riffle (USA) Giant Factory Off-Road Team	207	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Mickael Pascal (Fra) Morewood Unitedride	207	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Ruaridh Cunningham (GBr) Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain	204	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Pierre Charles Georges (Fra) Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Massif Des Vosges	202	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Markus Pekoll (Aut) MS Evil Racing	198	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Robin Wallner (Swe) Team Are Bikepark Powered By W - Racing	196	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Fabien Cousinie (Fra) Morewood Unitedride	188	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	Florent Payet (Fra) SC - Intense	185	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Filip Polc (Svk) MS Evil Racing	172	Row 31 - Cell 3
33	Shaun O'connor (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	171	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Andrew Neethling (RSA) Giant Factory Off-Road Team	170	Row 33 - Cell 3
35	Neko Mulally° (USA) Trek World Racing	170	Row 34 - Cell 3
36	Fabien Pedemanaud (Fra) Scott 11	160	Row 35 - Cell 3
37	Mitchell Delfs (Aus) Kona	155	Row 36 - Cell 3
38	Ben Cathro (GBr)	153	Row 37 - Cell 3
39	Nick Beer (Swi) Scott 11	146	Row 38 - Cell 3
40	Ben Reid (Irl) Dirt Norco Race Team	141	Row 39 - Cell 3
41	Nico Vink (Bel) Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Massif Des Vosges	135	Row 40 - Cell 3
42	Thibaut Ruffin (Fra) Riding Addiction Commencal	131	Row 41 - Cell 3
43	Sam Dale (GBr) Team Sunn Montgenevre	130	Row 42 - Cell 3
44	Joseph Smith (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof	130	Row 43 - Cell 3
45	Harry Heath (GBr) Unior Tools Team	129	Row 44 - Cell 3
46	Dan Stanbridge (GBr) Dirt Norco Race Team	129	Row 45 - Cell 3
47	Rémi Thirion (Fra) Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team	127	Row 46 - Cell 3
48	Patrick Thome (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team	126	Row 47 - Cell 3
49	Brendan Fairclough (GBr) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz	118	Row 48 - Cell 3
50	Marcelo Gutierrez Villegas (Col) CG Racing Brigade	118	Row 49 - Cell 3
51	Guardia Pascual Bernat (Spa)	113	Row 50 - Cell 3
52	Button Joshua (Aus) SC - Intense	109	Row 51 - Cell 3
53	Braithwaite Thomas (GBr)	100	Row 52 - Cell 3
54	Ropelato Mitch (USA)	99	Row 53 - Cell 3
55	Simmonds Matthew (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof	98	Row 54 - Cell 3
56	Buchanan Lewis° (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof	94	Row 55 - Cell 3
57	Bruni Loic° (Fra) Lapierre International	91	Row 56 - Cell 3
58	Tetzlaff Boris (Aut) Alpine Commencal Austria	90	Row 57 - Cell 3
59	Brannigan George (NZl) Devinci Global Racing	85	Row 58 - Cell 3
60	Scott Mark° (GBr) Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain	85	Row 59 - Cell 3
61	Suding Lorenzo (Ita)	82	Row 60 - Cell 3
62	Atkinson Bryn (Aus)	80	Row 61 - Cell 3
63	Pombo Emanuel (Por)	72	Row 62 - Cell 3
64	Giordanengo Aurélien (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team	70	Row 63 - Cell 3
65	Atherton Dan (GBr) Commencal	69	Row 64 - Cell 3
66	Graves Jared (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	68	Row 65 - Cell 3
67	Bond Alex (GBr)	68	Row 66 - Cell 3
68	Lamb Fergus (GBr)	68	Row 67 - Cell 3
69	Ferreiro Pajuelo Antonio (Spa)	67	Row 68 - Cell 3
70	Bentley Timothy (RSA) Morewood Unitedride	67	Row 69 - Cell 3
71	Keene Curtis (USA)	66	Row 70 - Cell 3
72	Rutar Nejc (Slo) Unior Tools Team	64	Row 71 - Cell 3
73	Brayton Adam (GBr)	63	Row 72 - Cell 3
74	Thomas Richard (GBr)	57	Row 73 - Cell 3
75	Williamson Greg (GBr)	56	Row 74 - Cell 3
76	Mears Scott (GBr)	55	Row 75 - Cell 3
77	Potgieter Johann (RSA)	53	Row 76 - Cell 3
78	Charvat Matej (Cze)	48	Row 77 - Cell 3
79	Arthus Florian (Fra)	48	Row 78 - Cell 3
80	Klausmann Marcus (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team	47	Row 79 - Cell 3
81	Masters Wyn (NZl) MS Evil Racing	47	Row 80 - Cell 3
82	Kerr Bernard (GBr)	46	Row 81 - Cell 3
83	Tennant Dean (Can)	45	Row 82 - Cell 3
84	Sangers Kyle° (Can)	39	Row 83 - Cell 3
85	Strasser Benny (Ger)	39	Row 84 - Cell 3
86	Jeandin Thomas (Swi)	36	Row 85 - Cell 3
87	Rischbieth Will (Aus)	35	Row 86 - Cell 3
88	Reading Jack (GBr)	32	Row 87 - Cell 3
89	Fearon Connor° (Aus) Kona	31	Row 88 - Cell 3
90	Beer Marcel (Swi)	31	Row 89 - Cell 3
91	Harnstrom Oscar (Swe)	31	Row 90 - Cell 3
92	Del Bosco Chris (Can)	29	Row 91 - Cell 3
93	Neethling Jonty (RSA)	27	Row 92 - Cell 3
94	Molloy Harry (GBr) Madison Saracen	26	Row 93 - Cell 3
95	Kangas Alexander (Swe)	26	Row 94 - Cell 3
96	Gauvin Yann (Can)	25	Row 95 - Cell 3
97	Gspan Dominik (Swi)	25	Row 96 - Cell 3
98	Brewin Gareth (GBr)	23	Row 97 - Cell 3
99	Brown Hayden (RSA)	23	Row 98 - Cell 3
100	Cardon Simon (Fra) Xcytt Racing	22	Row 99 - Cell 3
101	Gauvin Remi (Can)	22	Row 100 - Cell 3
102	Peyer Lars (Swi) SC - Intense	18	Row 101 - Cell 3
103	Mcglone Fraser° (GBr)	17	Row 102 - Cell 3
104	Pombo Daniel (Por)	16	Row 103 - Cell 3
105	Burton Oliver (GBr)	15	Row 104 - Cell 3
106	Purchase Kelvin (RSA)	15	Row 105 - Cell 3
107	Pandur Ziga (Slo) Unior Tools Team	14	Row 106 - Cell 3
108	Hutchens Chris (GBr)	14	Row 107 - Cell 3
109	Odendaal Tiaan° (RSA)	13	Row 108 - Cell 3
110	Di Pasquale Charly (Fra) Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team	13	Row 109 - Cell 3
111	Smith Robert (GBr)	12	Row 110 - Cell 3
112	Ruffin Gaetan (Fra) Riding Addiction Commencal	12	Row 111 - Cell 3
113	Barnes Joe (GBr)	11	Row 112 - Cell 3
114	O'riordan Seanan (Irl)	11	Row 113 - Cell 3
115	Petrucci Francesco Danilo (Ita) Team Cingolani Trek	11	Row 114 - Cell 3
116	Imoto Hajime (Jpn)	11	Row 115 - Cell 3
117	Roschi Roman (Swi)	10	Row 116 - Cell 3
118	Binggeli Logan (USA)	10	Row 117 - Cell 3
119	Oulego Moreno Ivan (Spa)	9	Row 118 - Cell 3
120	Milivinti Marco (Ita) Torpado Surfing Shop	8	Row 119 - Cell 3
121	Parret Arthur° (Fra) Passion Velo Thiers Stemtee	8	Row 120 - Cell 3
122	Kushima Yuuki° (Jpn)	8	Row 121 - Cell 3
123	Mcglinchey Christopher° (Irl)	8	Row 122 - Cell 3
124	Bigoni Joris (Fra)	8	Row 123 - Cell 3
125	Payet Jérôme (Fra)	7	Row 124 - Cell 3
126	Sims Daniel (NZl)	6	Row 125 - Cell 3
127	Haas Mathias (Aut) Alpine Commencal Austria	5	Row 126 - Cell 3
128	Gallean Mathieu (Fra) Ryde - Racing	5	Row 127 - Cell 3
129	Critchlow Daniel (GBr)	4	Row 128 - Cell 3
130	Vagner Adam (Cze)	3	Row 129 - Cell 3
131	Wallner Niklas (Swe) Team Are Bikepark Powered By W - Racing	3	Row 130 - Cell 3
132	Browning Travis (RSA)	3	Row 131 - Cell 3

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