MTB World Cup Downhill #1 - Fort William 2013: Elite men downhill Results

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Gee Atherton (GT Factory Racing) on his way to winning the Fort William downhill World Cup (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Gee and Rachel Atherton, brother and sister, celebrate both winning the first 2013 Downhill World Cup in Fort William (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Gee Atherton (GT Factory Racing) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Aaron Gwin (Specialized Racing DH) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Steve Smith (Devinci Global Racing) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Samuel Hill (hain Reaction Cycles.com / Nukeproof) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Brook Macdonald (Trek World Racing) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Josh Bryceland (Santa Cruz Syndicate) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Michael Hannah (Hutchinson UR) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Danny Hart (Giant Factory Off-Road Team) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Samuel Blenkinsop (Lapierre Gravity Republic) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Sam Hill (Chain Reaction Cycles.com / Nukeproof) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Troy Brosnan (Specialized Racing DH) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Watering the track at Fort William - something nobody ever thought would be necessary (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Steve Peat against the Scottish highlands (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Marc Beaumont (GT Factory Racing) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Jared Graves (Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Steve Peat (Santa Cruz Syndicate) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Greg Minaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Greg Williamson (Trek World Racing) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

Making it the perfect day for the Atherton family, Gee Atherton (GT Factory Racing) finished off what his sister had begun earlier in the day by winning the Fort William Downhill World Cup on Scotland on Sunday afternoon.

Atherton siblings pull off the double World Cup win

Gee Atherton blazed down the mountain with the fastest time of 4:36.712. New Zealander Brook Macdonald (Trek World Racing) had the second best run of the day at 1.142 seconds and Canadian Steve Smith rounded out the top three at 1.361.

"It's been awhile since I've won here. For me, it doesn't get better than this," Atherton told Redbull.tv. He last won in Fort William three years ago. "It was a good, smooth run. I couldn't have asked for a better run, really."

"I'm stoked to start the World Cup series like this. Bring it on, I say."

Notably absent from the podium were former world champion Sam Hill (Chain Reaction Cycles) in sixth, fastest qualifier Danny Hart (Giant) in seventh, world champion Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz) in eighth and the man who has dominated the World Cup circuit for the past two years, Aaron Gwin (Specialized Racing DH), in 20th.

After his run, Minnaar said, "I was too tense up top. I was riding really stiff and not as smooth as I would have liked. I had a pretty decent bottom. Considering the conditions, I'm stoked to have come down."

None of the favorites experienced major crashes or mechanicals. Racers competed under sunny skies.

Full Results

Elite men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Gee Atherton (GBr) GT Factory Racing	0:04:36.712
2	Brook Macdonald (NZl) Trek World Racing	0:00:01.142
3	Steve Smith (Can) Devinci Global Racing	0:00:01.361
4	Samuel Blenkinsop (NZl) Lapierre Gravity Republic	0:00:01.489
5	Michael Hannah (Aus) Hutchinson UR	0:00:01.968
6	Samuel Hill (Aus) Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof	0:00:02.131
7	Danny Hart (GBr) Giant Factory Off-Road Team	0:00:02.644
8	Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate	0:00:04.065
9	Josh Bryceland (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate	0:00:04.084
10	Greg Williamson (GBr) Trek World Racing	0:00:05.416
11	Marc Beaumont (GBr) GT Factory Racing	0:00:06.555
12	Troy Brosnan (Aus) Specialized Racing DH	0:00:06.603
13	Joseph Smith (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof	0:00:08.112
14	Markus Pekoll (Aut) Ms Mondraker Team	0:00:08.298
15	Andrew Neethling (RSA) Giant Factory Off-Road Team	0:00:08.356
16	Cameron Cole (NZl) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	0:00:08.380
17	Rémi Thirion (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction	0:00:08.628
18	Sam Dale (GBr) Madison Saracen Downhill Team	0:00:08.658
19	Mitchell Delfs (Aus) Evil Vengeance Tour	0:00:08.758
20	Aaron Gwin (USA) Specialized Racing DH	0:00:08.901
21	Connor Fearon (Aus) Kona	0:00:08.986
22	Lewis Buchanan (GBr) SC Intense	0:00:09.147
23	Marcelo Gutierrez Villegas (Col) Giant Factory Off-Road Team	0:00:09.386
24	Brendan Fairclough (GBr) Gstaad-Scott	0:00:10.505
25	Neko Mulally (USA) Trek World Racing	0:00:10.808
26	Loic Bruni (Fra) Lapierre Gravity Republic	0:00:10.965
27	Patrick Thome (Fra) Gstaad-Scott	0:00:10.984
28	Richard Rude Jr° (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	0:00:11.123
29	Lorenzo Suding (Ita) GT / 360 Degrees	0:00:11.610
30	Austin Warren (USA) Pivot Factory Team	0:00:12.324
31	George Brannigan (NZl) Trek World Racing	0:00:12.476
32	Guillaume Cauvin (Fra) Hutchinson UR	0:00:12.611
33	Antonio Ferreiro Pajuelo (Spa) Evil Vengeance Tour	0:00:12.695
34	Florent Payet (Fra) Evil CK Racing Evian	0:00:13.005
35	Robin Wallner (Swe) Team W-Racing	0:00:13.061
36	Bryn Atkinson (Aus) Team Norco International	0:00:13.144
37	Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	0:00:13.213
38	Mickael Pascal (Fra) Evil CK Racing Evian	0:00:14.028
39	Johannes Fischbach (Ger) RRP Ghost	0:00:14.141
40	Aurélien Giordanengo (Fra) Topcycle By Trek	0:00:14.218
41	Edward Masters (NZl)	0:00:14.267
42	Christopher Mcglinchey (Irl)	0:00:14.545
43	Ben Cathro (GBr)	0:00:14.569
44	Steve Peat (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate	0:00:14.633
45	Ben Reid (Irl) Dirt Norco Race Team	0:00:15.081
46	Harry Heath (GBr)	0:00:15.161
47	Fraser Mcglone (GBr)	0:00:15.664
48	Faustin Figaret (Fra) Topcycle By Trek	0:00:16.160
49	Filip Polc (Svk) Evil Vengeance Tour	0:00:16.306
50	Remi Gauvin (Can)	0:00:16.327
51	Joe Connell (GBr) SC Intense	0:00:16.415
52	Boris Tetzlaff (Aut) Alpine Commencal Austria	0:00:16.626
53	Alexander Kangas (Swe)	0:00:16.825
54	Mathew Stuttard (GBr)	0:00:17.094
55	Jack Moir (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	0:00:17.099
56	Scott Mears (GBr)	0:00:17.106
57	Kyle Sangers (Can)	0:00:17.857
58	Lars Vatnebryn Sandviken (Nor)	0:00:19.112
59	Niklas Wallner (Swe) Team W-Racing	0:00:19.577
60	Matthew Walker (NZl)	0:00:20.777
61	Richard Thomas (GBr)	0:00:20.929
62	Johann Potgieter (RSA) RRP Ghost	0:00:21.889
63	Marcus Klausmann (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team	0:00:22.585
64	Francisco Pardal (Por) Evil Vengeance Tour	0:00:22.698
65	Cédric Gracia (Fra) CG Racing Brigade	0:00:22.722
66	Oscar Harnstrom (Swe) GT / 360 Degrees	0:00:22.896
67	Gareth Brewin (GBr)	0:00:23.050
68	Cyrille Kurtz (Fra) Evil CK Racing Evian	0:00:23.704
69	Benny Strasser (Ger)	0:00:24.023
70	Ziga Pandur (Slo) Unior Tools Team	0:00:25.469
71	Oliwer Kangas (Swe)	0:00:26.017
72	Bryn Dickerson (NZl)	0:00:26.085
73	Rhys Atkinson (Aus)	0:00:37.204
74	Luke Strobel (USA) Evil Vengeance Tour	0:00:46.786
75	Pierre Charles Georges (Fra) Lac Blanc/Scott	0:00:54.355
76	Reece Potter (NZl)	0:00:57.636
77	Charly Di Pasquale (Fra)	0:00:57.784
78	Thibaut Ruffin (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction	0:02:51.180
DNF	Dan Sheridan (Irl)
DNF	Matthew Beer (Can)
DNF	Matthew Simmonds (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof
DNF	Jono Jones (GBr)
DNF	Logan Binggeli (USA)

Teams
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	GT Factory Racing	100	pts
2	Lapierre Gravity Republic	65
3	Trek World Racing	62
4	Madison Saracen Downhill Team	48
5	Giant Factory Off-Road Team	48
6	Gstaad-Scott	45
7	Santa Cruz Syndicate	45
8	Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof	44
9	Hutchinson UR	42
10	Commencal / Riding Addiction	40
11	MS Mondraker Team	39
12	Devinci Global Racing	32
13	Specialized Racing DH	30
14	Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	18
15	Team Norco International	16
16	SC Intense	14
17	Blackthorn GT	12
18	Evil Vengeance Tour	12
19	FMD Racing / Intense Cycles	10
20	Kona	10
21	Team Morzine-Avoriaz/Haute-Savoie	4
22	GT / 360 Degrees	2
23	Pivot Factory Team	1

Elite men downhill World Cup standings after round 1
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Gee Atherton (GBr) GT Factory Racing	240	pts
2	Brook Macdonald (NZl) Trek World Racing	180
3	Steve Smith (Can) Devinci Global Racing	162
4	Samuel Blenkinsop (NZl) Lapierre Gravity Republic	155
5	Danny Hart (GBr) Giant Factory Off-Road Team	140
6	Michael Hannah (Aus) Hutchinson UR	135
7	Samuel Hill (Aus) Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof	112
8	Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate	98
9	Joseph Smith (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof	84
10	Troy Brosnan (Aus) Specialized Racing DH	81
11	Andrew Neethling (RSA) Giant Factory Off-Road Team	81
12	Josh Bryceland (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate	80
13	Greg Williamson (GBr) Trek World Racing	75
14	Cameron Cole (NZl) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	74
15	Sam Dale (GBr) Madison Saracen Downhill Team	73
16	Loic Bruni (Fra) Lapierre Gravity Republic	73
17	Aaron Gwin (USA) Specialized Racing DH	72
18	Marc Beaumont (GBr) GT Factory Racing	70
19	Mitchell Delfs (Aus) Evil Vengeance Tour	69
20	Markus Pekoll (Aut) Ms Mondraker Team	67
21	Marcelo Gutierrez Villegas (Col) Giant Factory Off-Road Team	66
22	Lewis Buchanan (GBr) SC Intense	65
23	Rémi Thirion (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction	64
24	Neko Mulally (USA) Trek World Racing	61
25	Connor Fearon (Aus) Kona	60
26	Brendan Fairclough (GBr) Gstaad-Scott	57
27	Patrick Thome (Fra) Gstaad-Scott	54
28	Richard° Rude Jr (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	53
29	Lorenzo Suding (Ita) GT / 360 Degrees	52
30	Austin Warren (USA) Pivot Factory Team	51
31	George Brannigan (NZl) Trek World Racing	50
32	Guillaume Cauvin (Fra) Hutchinson UR	49
33	Harry Heath (GBr)	49
34	Antonio Ferreiro Pajuelo (Spa) Evil Vengeance Tour	48
35	Florent Payet (Fra) Evil CK Racing Evian	47
36	Robin Wallner (Swe) Team W-Racing	46
37	Bryn Atkinson (Aus) Team Norco International	45
38	Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	44
39	Mickael Pascal (Fra) Evil CK Racing Evian	43
40	Johannes Fischbach (Ger) RRP Ghost	42
41	Aurélien Giordanengo (Fra) Topcycle By Trek	41
42	Edward Masters (NZl)	40
43	Christopher Mcglinchey (Irl)	39
44	Ben Cathro (GBr)	38
45	Steve Peat (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate	37
46	Ben Reid (Irl) Dirt Norco Race Team	36
47	Fraser Mcglone (GBr)	34
48	Faustin Figaret (Fra) Topcycle By Trek	33
49	Filip Polc (Svk) Evil Vengeance Tour	32
50	Remi Gauvin (Can)	31
51	Joe Connell (GBr) SC Intense	30
52	Boris Tetzlaff (Aut) Alpine Commencal Austria	29
53	Alexander Kangas (Swe)	28
54	Mathew Stuttard (GBr)	27
55	Jack Moir (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	26
56	Scott Mears (GBr)	25
57	Kyle Sangers (Can)	24
58	Lars Vatnebryn Sandviken (Nor)	23
59	Niklas Wallner (Swe) Team W-Racing	22
60	Matthew Walker (NZl)	21
61	Richard Thomas (GBr)	20
62	Johann Potgieter (RSA) RRP Ghost	19
63	Marcus Klausmann (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team	18
64	Francisco Pardal (Por) Evil Vengeance Tour	17
65	Cédric Gracia (Fra) CG Racing Brigade	16
66	Oscar Harnstrom (Swe) GT / 360 Degrees	15
67	Gareth Brewin (GBr)	14
68	Cyrille Kurtz (Fra) Evil CK Racing Evian	13
69	Benny Strasser (Ger)	12
70	Ziga Pandur (Slo) Unior Tools Team	11
71	Oliwer Kangas (Swe)	10
72	Bryn Dickerson (NZl)	9
73	Rhys Atkinson (Aus)	8
74	Luke Strobel (USA) Evil Vengeance Tour	7
75	Pierre Charles Georges (Fra) Lac Blanc/Scott	6
76	Reece Potter (NZl)	5
77	Charly Di Pasquale (Fra)	4
78	Thibaut Ruffin (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction	3

Team World Cup standings after round 1
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	GT Factory Racing	100	pts
2	Lapierre Gravity Republic	65
3	Trek World Racing	62
4	Madison Saracen Downhill Team	48
5	Giant Factory Off-Road Team	48
6	Gstaad-Scott	45
7	Santa Cruz Syndicate	45
8	Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof	44
9	Hutchinson UR	42
10	Commencal / Riding Addiction	40
11	MS Mondraker Team	39
12	Devinci Global Racing	32
13	Specialized Racing DH	30
14	Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	18
15	Team Norco International	16
16	SC Intense	14
17	Blackthorn GT	12
18	Evil Vengeance Tour	12
19	FMD Racing / Intense Cycles	10
20	Kona	10
21	Team Morzine-Avoriaz/Haute-Savoie	4
22	GT / 360 Degrees	2
23	Pivot Factory Team	1

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Sue George

Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews. She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike race coverage and assists with the road, 'cross and track coverage.