MTB World Cup Cross Country #7, Downhill #7 & Four cross #5 2011: Elite men downhill Results

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World Cup winners: Carpenter, Mosley, Gwin, Brosnan(Image credit: Tour of Japan)

Patrick Thome (Mondraker) set the first fast time, 20 riders in, at 3:26.797 . The time was steadily chipped away over the next 30 riders until Remi Thirion (Labyrinth Shimano) had it down to 3:22.017 with 30 riders remaining. South African champion Andrew Neethling (Giant), four riders later took the leading time below 3:20 for the first time, but the times were still well off Gwin's 3:13 qualifier.

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Cole remained in the lead as the top-10 counted down, but Gee Atherton (Commencal), the world champion on this course in 2008, came in two seconds faster, with three riders remaining. Junior World Cup leader Troy Brosnan (Monster Energy/Specialized/Mad Catz) slotted in just behind Atherton, before Danny Hart (Giant) finished three seconds ahead to take the lead, the first to go faster than Gwin's qualifying time.

Steve Smith (Devinci) was supposed to race next, as the second fastest qualifier, but he had crashed in training earlier in the day, injuring his ankle and knee and had to watch from the sidelines. It was up to Gwin and, as he has shown all season, he is in a class of his own this year. Fastest through both splits, Gwin came in 1.232 seconds up on Hart to confirm that he is the number one downhiller in the world.

"I am just really happy," said Gwin. "It was an important race for me. I struggled here last year with a crash and felt good this week, but it was rough, it was definitely a challenge. I don't know, the top part went pretty good, I felt like I was on a good run. So I just tried to be smooth at the bottom. I went a bit slower than I would have liked to at the bottom. I am just so happy. I want to thank all the fans and sponsors and everybody. It has been an awesome year. Could not have done it without you all."

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Aaron Gwin (USA) Trek World Racing	0:03:10.400
2	Danny Hart (GBr) Giant Factory Off-Road Team	0:00:01.232
3	Gee Atherton (GBr) Commencal	0:00:04.114
4	Troy Brosnan° (Aus) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz	0:00:05.417
5	Cameron Cole (NZl) Lapierre International	0:00:06.173
6	Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate	0:00:06.973
7	Brook Macdonald (NZl) MS Evil Racing	0:00:08.037
8	Matti Lehikoinen (Fin) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof	0:00:09.396
9	Andrew Neethling (RSA) Giant Factory Off-Road Team	0:00:09.407
10	Matthew Scoles (NZl) Team Cingolani Trek	0:00:09.595
11	Josh Bryceland (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate	0:00:10.314
12	Justin Leov (NZl) Trek World Racing	0:00:10.762
13	Marc Beaumont (GBr)	0:00:11.518
14	Rémi Thirion (Fra) Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team	0:00:11.661
15	Bernat Guardia Pascual (Spa)	0:00:12.038
16	Matthew Simmonds (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof	0:00:12.152
17	Loic Bruni° (Fra) Lapierre International	0:00:12.781
18	Damien Spagnolo (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team	0:00:13.261
19	Luke Strobel (USA) MS Evil Racing	0:00:13.512
20	Mickael Pascal (Fra) Morewood Unitedride	0:00:14.502
21	Mitch Ropelato (USA)	0:00:15.839
22	Joseph Smith (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof	0:00:15.893
23	Rhys Willemse (Aus)	0:00:15.945
24	Pierre Charles Georges (Fra) Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Massif Des Vosges	0:00:15.994
25	Samuel Blenkinsop (NZl) Lapierre International	0:00:16.384
26	Patrick Thome (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team	0:00:16.441
27	Connor Fearon° (Aus) Kona	0:00:16.901
28	Eliot Jackson (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	0:00:17.380
29	Adam Brayton (GBr)	0:00:17.400
30	Brendan Fairclough (GBr) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz	0:00:17.489
31	Will Rischbieth (Aus)	0:00:17.779
32	Matej Charvat (Cze)	0:00:18.057
33	Joshua Button (Aus) SC - Intense	0:00:18.307
34	Greg Williamson (GBr)	0:00:18.785
35	Bernard Kerr (GBr)	0:00:18.840
36	Marcus Klausmann (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team	0:00:18.914
37	Robin Wallner (Swe) Team Are Bikepark Powered By W - Racing	0:00:19.181
38	Fergus Lamb (GBr)	0:00:19.612
39	Jack Reading (GBr)	0:00:19.790
40	Shaun O'connor (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	0:00:20.015
41	Geoffrey Cholley (Fra)	0:00:20.027
42	Markus Pekoll (Aut) MS Evil Racing	0:00:20.079
43	Ruaridh Cunningham (GBr) Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain	0:00:20.199
44	Ivan Oulego Moreno (Spa)	0:00:20.507
45	Nejc Rutar (Slo) Unior Tools Team	0:00:20.515
46	Florent Payet (Fra) SC - Intense	0:00:20.629
47	Steve Peat (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate	0:00:21.356
48	Michael Hannah (Aus)	0:00:21.488
49	Charly Di Pasquale (Fra) Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team	0:00:21.724
50	Reuben Olorenshaw° (NZl)	0:00:22.179
51	Ludovic Oget° (Fra) Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team	0:00:22.242
52	Fabien Pedemanaud (Fra) Scott 11	0:00:22.530
53	Benny Strasser (Ger)	0:00:23.045
54	Matthew Beer (Can)	0:00:23.164
55	Alexis Pujol (Fra)	0:00:24.684
56	Neko Mulally° (USA) Trek World Racing	0:00:25.284
57	Arthur Racaud (Fra) US Cagnes VTT	0:00:25.735
58	Dennis Dertell (Swe)	0:00:25.958
59	Marcelo Gutierrez Villegas (Col) CG Racing Brigade	0:00:26.315
60	Marco Milivinti (Ita) Torpado Surfing Shop	0:00:27.814
61	Ben Reid (Irl) Dirt Norco Race Team	0:00:28.548
62	Oliver Burton (GBr)	0:00:28.798
63	Marcel Beer (Swi)	0:00:30.242
64	David Trummer° (Aut)	0:00:30.450
65	Arthur Parret° (Fra) Passion Velo Thiers Stemtee	0:00:31.445
66	Terje Nylende (Nor)	0:00:35.598
67	Oscar Harnstrom (Swe)	0:00:37.998
68	Martin Knapec° (Svk)	0:00:38.163
69	Harry Heath (GBr) Unior Tools Team	0:00:38.466
70	Emyr Davies (GBr)	0:00:38.802
71	Ludovic May (Swi)	0:00:43.007
72	Gaetan Ruffin (Fra) Riding Addiction Commencal	0:00:53.083
73	Mitchell Delfs (Aus) Kona	0:01:04.433
74	Joe Connell° (GBr) Team Sunn Montgenevre	0:01:27.710
75	Harry Molloy (GBr) Madison Saracen	0:01:38.795
76	Nick Beer (Swi) Scott 11	0:01:48.204
DNS	Steve Smith (Can) Devinci Global Racing	Row 76 - Cell 2
DNS	Lewis Buchanan° (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof	Row 77 - Cell 2
DNS	George Brannigan (NZl) Devinci Global Racing	Row 78 - Cell 2

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Teams
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Trek World Racing	81	pts
2	Commencal	62	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Giant Factory Off-Road Team	57	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Scott 11	55	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Lapierre International	48	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof	47	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Santa Cruz Syndicate	46	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Riding Addiction Commencal	40	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	MS Evil Racing	36	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz	31	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Team GR	29	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Team Cingolani Trek	21	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain	18	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Mondraker Factory Team	18	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team	17	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Madison Saracen	16	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Alpine Commencal Austria	14	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Double Dragon El Gallo	12	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Morewood Unitedride	11	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Team Morzine - Avoriaz / Haute - Savoie	7	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Massif Des Vosges	7	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Torpado Surfing Shop	5	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Kona	4	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	3	Row 23 - Cell 3

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Elite men downhill final World Cup standings
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Aaron Gwin (USA) Trek World Racing	1558	pts
2	Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate	1093	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Gee Atherton (GBr) Commencal	1009	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Danny Hart (GBr) Giant Factory Off-Road Team	879	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Steve Smith (Can) Devinci Global Racing	772	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Brook Macdonald (NZl) MS Evil Racing	742	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Cameron Cole (NZl) Lapierre International	676	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Troy Brosnan° (Aus) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz	625	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Justin Leov (NZl) Trek World Racing	621	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Josh Bryceland (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate	616	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Steve Peat (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate	582	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Marc Beaumont (GBr)	560	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Samuel Blenkinsop (NZl) Lapierre International	534	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Fabien Barel (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team	526	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Andrew Neethling (RSA) Giant Factory Off-Road Team	471	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Matthew Scoles (NZl) Team Cingolani Trek	432	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Damien Spagnolo (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team	422	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Luke Strobel (USA) MS Evil Racing	413	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Mickael Pascal (Fra) Morewood Unitedride	397	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Matti Lehikoinen (Fin) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof	395	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Cédric Gracia (Fra) CG Racing Brigade	366	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Markus Pekoll (Aut) MS Evil Racing	366	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Pierre Charles Georges (Fra) Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Massif Des Vosges	361	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Michael Hannah (Aus)	337	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Ruaridh Cunningham (GBr) Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain	336	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Rémi Thirion (Fra) Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team	326	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Samuel Hill (Aus) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz	315	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Joseph Smith (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof	307	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Brendan Fairclough (GBr) Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz	303	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Julien Camellini (Fra) Team Sunn Montgenevre	299	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	Florent Payet (Fra) SC - Intense	298	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Loic Bruni° (Fra) Lapierre International	297	Row 31 - Cell 3
33	Neko Mulally° (USA) Trek World Racing	280	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Filip Polc (Svk) MS Evil Racing	275	Row 33 - Cell 3
35	Fabien Pedemanaud (Fra) Scott 11	268	Row 34 - Cell 3
36	Joshua Button (Aus) SC - Intense	267	Row 35 - Cell 3
37	Ben Cathro (GBr)	264	Row 36 - Cell 3
38	Matthew Simmonds (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof	262	Row 37 - Cell 3
39	Shaun O'connor (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	261	Row 38 - Cell 3
40	Robin Wallner (Swe) Team Are Bikepark Powered By W - Racing	257	Row 39 - Cell 3
41	Ben Reid (Irl) Dirt Norco Race Team	256	Row 40 - Cell 3
42	Harry Heath (GBr) Unior Tools Team	235	Row 41 - Cell 3
43	Sam Dale (GBr) Team Sunn Montgenevre	233	Row 42 - Cell 3
44	Lewis Buchanan° (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles / Nukeproof	231	Row 43 - Cell 3
45	Duncan Riffle (USA) Giant Factory Off-Road Team	228	Row 44 - Cell 3
46	Romain Paulhan (Fra)	226	Row 45 - Cell 3
47	Marcelo Gutierrez Villegas (Col) CG Racing Brigade	226	Row 46 - Cell 3
48	Nick Beer (Swi) Scott 11	225	Row 47 - Cell 3
49	Fabien Cousinie (Fra) Morewood Unitedride	222	Row 48 - Cell 3
50	Bernat Guardia Pascual (Spa)	218	Row 49 - Cell 3
51	Mitch Ropelato (USA)	213	Row 50 - Cell 3
52	Patrick Thome (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team	201	Row 51 - Cell 3
53	Mitchell Delfs (Aus) Kona	200	Row 52 - Cell 3
54	Adam Brayton (GBr)	189	Row 53 - Cell 3
55	Nico Vink (Bel) Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Massif Des Vosges	181	Row 54 - Cell 3
56	Thibaut Ruffin (Fra) Riding Addiction Commencal	177	Row 55 - Cell 3
57	Dan Stanbridge (GBr) Dirt Norco Race Team	171	Row 56 - Cell 3
58	Greg Williamson (GBr)	163	Row 57 - Cell 3
59	Fergus Lamb (GBr)	158	Row 58 - Cell 3
60	Bernard Kerr (GBr)	148	Row 59 - Cell 3
61	Matej Charvat (Cze)	146	Row 60 - Cell 3
62	George Brannigan (NZl) Devinci Global Racing	141	Row 61 - Cell 3
63	Marcus Klausmann (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team	139	Row 62 - Cell 3
64	Mark Scott° (GBr) Team Maxxis - Rocky Mountain	139	Row 63 - Cell 3
65	Alex Bond (GBr)	138	Row 64 - Cell 3
66	Boris Tetzlaff (Aut) Alpine Commencal Austria	126	Row 65 - Cell 3
67	Lorenzo Suding (Ita)	120	Row 66 - Cell 3
68	Jack Reading (GBr)	120	Row 67 - Cell 3
69	Dan Atherton (GBr) Commencal	120	Row 68 - Cell 3
70	Connor Fearon° (Aus) Kona	111	Row 69 - Cell 3
71	Timothy Bentley (RSA) Morewood Unitedride	109	Row 70 - Cell 3
72	Eliot Jackson (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	108	Row 71 - Cell 3
73	Thomas Braithwaite (GBr)	104	Row 72 - Cell 3
74	Nejc Rutar (Slo) Unior Tools Team	100	Row 73 - Cell 3
75	Ivan Oulego Moreno (Spa)	99	Row 74 - Cell 3
76	Oscar Harnstrom (Swe)	97	Row 75 - Cell 3
77	Will Rischbieth (Aus)	85	Row 76 - Cell 3
78	Bryn Atkinson (Aus)	80	Row 77 - Cell 3
79	Kyle Sangers° (Can)	80	Row 78 - Cell 3
80	Benny Strasser (Ger)	80	Row 79 - Cell 3
81	Curtis Keene (USA)	80	Row 80 - Cell 3
82	Emanuel Pombo (Por)	72	Row 81 - Cell 3
83	Aurélien Giordanengo (Fra) Mondraker Factory Team	70	Row 82 - Cell 3
84	Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	68	Row 83 - Cell 3
85	Dean Tennant (Can)	68	Row 84 - Cell 3
86	Antonio Ferreiro Pajuelo (Spa)	67	Row 85 - Cell 3
87	Scott Mears (GBr)	64	Row 86 - Cell 3
88	Marco Milivinti (Ita) Torpado Surfing Shop	61	Row 87 - Cell 3
89	Rhys Willemse (Aus)	58	Row 88 - Cell 3
90	Austin Warren° (USA)	58	Row 89 - Cell 3
91	Richard Thomas (GBr)	57	Row 90 - Cell 3
92	Johann Potgieter (RSA)	53	Row 91 - Cell 3
93	Joris Bigoni (Fra)	50	Row 92 - Cell 3
94	Ralph Jones (GBr)	49	Row 93 - Cell 3
95	Marcel Beer (Swi)	49	Row 94 - Cell 3
96	Florian Arthus (Fra)	48	Row 95 - Cell 3
97	Charly Di Pasquale (Fra) Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team	47	Row 96 - Cell 3
98	Wyn Masters (NZl) MS Evil Racing	47	Row 97 - Cell 3
99	Oliver Burton (GBr)	47	Row 98 - Cell 3
100	Harry Molloy (GBr) Madison Saracen	41	Row 99 - Cell 3
101	Geoffrey Cholley (Fra)	40	Row 100 - Cell 3
102	Lars Peyer (Swi) SC - Intense	40	Row 101 - Cell 3
103	Ludovic Oget° (Fra) Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team	38	Row 102 - Cell 3
104	Thomas Jeandin (Swi)	36	Row 103 - Cell 3
105	Joe Barnes (GBr)	34	Row 104 - Cell 3
106	Gaetan Ruffin (Fra) Riding Addiction Commencal	34	Row 105 - Cell 3
107	Reuben Olorenshaw° (NZl)	31	Row 106 - Cell 3
108	Cody Warren (USA)	29	Row 107 - Cell 3
109	Chris Del Bosco (Can)	29	Row 108 - Cell 3
110	Gavin Vaughan (USA)	27	Row 109 - Cell 3
111	Matthew Beer (Can)	27	Row 110 - Cell 3
112	Jonty Neethling (RSA)	27	Row 111 - Cell 3
113	Alexis Pujol (Fra)	26	Row 112 - Cell 3
114	Alexander Kangas (Swe)	26	Row 113 - Cell 3
115	Yann Gauvin (Can)	25	Row 114 - Cell 3
116	Felix Beckeman (Swe)	25	Row 115 - Cell 3
117	Dominik Gspan (Swi)	25	Row 116 - Cell 3
118	Arthur Racaud (Fra) US Cagnes VTT	24	Row 117 - Cell 3
119	Arthur Parret° (Fra) Passion Velo Thiers Stemtee	24	Row 118 - Cell 3
120	Gareth Brewin (GBr)	23	Row 119 - Cell 3
121	Dennis Dertell (Swe)	23	Row 120 - Cell 3
122	Hayden Brown (RSA)	23	Row 121 - Cell 3
123	Simon Cardon (Fra) XCYTT Racing	22	Row 122 - Cell 3
124	Remi Gauvin (Can)	22	Row 123 - Cell 3
125	Robert Smith (GBr)	18	Row 124 - Cell 3
126	David Trummer° (Aut)	17	Row 125 - Cell 3
127	Fraser Mcglone° (GBr)	17	Row 126 - Cell 3
128	Rudy Cabirou° (Fra)	17	Row 127 - Cell 3
129	Daniel Pombo (Por)	16	Row 128 - Cell 3
130	Hans Lambert (Can)	15	Row 129 - Cell 3
131	Terje Nylende (Nor)	15	Row 130 - Cell 3
132	Kelvin Purchase (RSA)	15	Row 131 - Cell 3
133	Ziga Pandur (Slo) Unior Tools Team	14	Row 132 - Cell 3
134	Chris Hutchens (GBr)	14	Row 133 - Cell 3
135	Isak Leivsson° (Nor)	14	Row 134 - Cell 3
136	Martin Knapec° (Svk)	13	Row 135 - Cell 3
137	Tiaan Odendaal° (RSA)	13	Row 136 - Cell 3
138	Matt Zdriluk (Can)	12	Row 137 - Cell 3
139	Emyr Davies (GBr)	11	Row 138 - Cell 3
140	Jasper Jauch (Ger)	11	Row 139 - Cell 3
141	Seanan O'riordan (Irl)	11	Row 140 - Cell 3
142	Francesco Danilo Petrucci (Ita) Team Cingolani Trek	11	Row 141 - Cell 3
143	Hajime Imoto (Jpn)	11	Row 142 - Cell 3
144	Ludovic May (Swi)	10	Row 143 - Cell 3
145	Peter Williams (GBr)	10	Row 144 - Cell 3
146	Roman Roschi (Swi)	10	Row 145 - Cell 3
147	Logan Binggeli (USA)	10	Row 146 - Cell 3
148	Yuki Kushima° (Jpn)	8	Row 147 - Cell 3
149	Christopher Mcglinchey° (Irl)	8	Row 148 - Cell 3
150	Joe Connell° (GBr) Team Sunn Montgenevre	7	Row 149 - Cell 3
151	Romain Contreres° (Fra) US Cagnes VTT	7	Row 150 - Cell 3
152	Jérôme Payet (Fra)	7	Row 151 - Cell 3
153	Rob Fraser (Can)	6	Row 152 - Cell 3
154	Daniel Sims (NZl)	6	Row 153 - Cell 3
155	Mathias Haas (Aut) Alpine Commencal Austria	5	Row 154 - Cell 3
156	Mathieu Gallean (Fra) Ryde - Racing	5	Row 155 - Cell 3
157	Cyrille Kurtz (Fra) CK Racing Santacruz	4	Row 156 - Cell 3
158	Daniel Critchlow (GBr)	4	Row 157 - Cell 3
159	Adam Vagner (Cze)	3	Row 158 - Cell 3
160	Benjamin Staehle° (Fra)	3	Row 159 - Cell 3
161	Niklas Wallner (Swe) Team Are Bikepark Powered By W - Racing	3	Row 160 - Cell 3
162	Travis Browning (RSA)	3	Row 161 - Cell 3
163	Claudio Cozzi (Ita)	1	Row 162 - Cell 3

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