Rachel Atherton win Fort William downhill World Cup

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Carpenter and Ragot round out top three

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Rachel Atherton (GT Factory Racing) on her way to a win at the Fort William World Cup(Image credit: Tour of Japan)

Rachel Atherton (GT Factory Racing) won the Fort William World Cup for the first time.  She crushed her competition on home soil, winning by a convincing 10.139 seconds over fellow Brit Manon Carpenter (Madison Saracen DH Team) and Emmeline Ragot (Lapierre Gravity Republic).

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Elite women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Rachel Atherton (GBr) GT Factory Racing0:05:08.846
2Manon Carpenter (GBr) Madison Saracen Downhill Team0:00:10.139
3Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Lapierre Gravity Republic0:00:11.373
4Myriam Nicole (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction0:00:15.450
5Morgane Charre (Fra) MS Mondraker Team0:00:16.646
6Floriane Pugin (Fra) Gstaad-Scott0:00:18.148
7Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi) Gstaad-Scott0:00:20.384
8Jill Kintner (USA) Team Norco International0:00:21.154
9Tracey Hannah (Aus) Hutchinson UR0:00:23.413
10Zarja Cernilogar (Slo) Blackthorn GT0:00:26.497
11Tahnee Seagrave° (GBr) FMD Racing / Intense Cycles0:00:29.412
12Micayla Gatto (Can)0:00:36.309
13Mio Suemasa (Jpn)0:00:37.803
14Vaea Verbeeck (Can)0:00:41.174
15Fionn Griffiths (GBr)0:00:43.915
16Miriam Ruchti (Swi) Sc Intense0:00:45.500
17Mélanie Pugin (Fra) Team Morzine-Avoriaz/Haute-Savoie0:00:50.079
18Marianne Ruud° (Nor)0:00:57.586
19Alanna Columb (NZl)0:01:04.632
20Anita Ager-Wick (Nor)0:01:09.739
21Tegan Molloy° (Aus)0:01:11.251
22Holly Feniak° (Can) Hutchinson UR0:01:18.692
23Casey Brown (Can) Dirt Norco Race Team0:01:19.948
24Danielle Beecroft° (Aus)0:02:01.103
25Céline Gros (Fra) Team Morzine-Avoriaz/Haute-Savoie0:02:02.209
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1GT Factory Racing100pts
2Lapierre Gravity Republic65Row 1 - Cell 3
3Trek World Racing62Row 2 - Cell 3
4Madison Saracen Downhill Team48Row 3 - Cell 3
5Giant Factory Off-Road Team48Row 4 - Cell 3
6Gstaad-Scott45Row 5 - Cell 3
7Santa Cruz Syndicate45Row 6 - Cell 3
8Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof44Row 7 - Cell 3
9Hutchinson UR42Row 8 - Cell 3
10Commencal / Riding Addiction40Row 9 - Cell 3
11MS Mondraker Team39Row 10 - Cell 3
12Devinci Global Racing32Row 11 - Cell 3
13Specialized Racing DH30Row 12 - Cell 3
14Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team18Row 13 - Cell 3
15Team Norco International16Row 14 - Cell 3
16SC Intense14Row 15 - Cell 3
17Blackthorn GT12Row 16 - Cell 3
18Evil Vengeance Tour12Row 17 - Cell 3
19FMD Racing / Intense Cycles10Row 18 - Cell 3
20Kona10Row 19 - Cell 3
21Team Morzine-Avoriaz/Haute-Savoie4Row 20 - Cell 3
22GT / 360 Degrees2Row 21 - Cell 3
23Pivot Factory Team1Row 22 - Cell 3
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Elite women World Cup standings after round 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Rachel Atherton (GBr) GT Factory Racing250pts
2Manon Carpenter (GBr) Madison Saracen Downhill Team190Row 1 - Cell 3
3Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Lapierre Gravity Republic180Row 2 - Cell 3
4Myriam Nicole (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction139Row 3 - Cell 3
5Morgane Charre (Fra) MS Mondraker Team130Row 4 - Cell 3
6Floriane Pugin (Fra) Gstaad-Scott120Row 5 - Cell 3
7Jill Kintner (USA) Team Norco International86Row 6 - Cell 3
8Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi) Gstaad-Scott80Row 7 - Cell 3
9Tracey Hannah (Aus) Hutchinson UR72Row 8 - Cell 3
10Tahnee Seagrave° (GBr) FMD Racing / Intense Cycles60Row 9 - Cell 3
11Zarja Cernilogar (Slo) Blackthorn GT55Row 10 - Cell 3
12Micayla Gatto (Can)50Row 11 - Cell 3
13Mio Suemasa (Jpn)40Row 12 - Cell 3
14Vaea Verbeeck (Can)35Row 13 - Cell 3
15Fionn Griffiths (GBr)30Row 14 - Cell 3
16Miriam Ruchti (Swi) SC Intense25Row 15 - Cell 3
17Mélanie Pugin (Fra) Team Morzine-Avoriaz/Haute-Savoie20Row 16 - Cell 3
18Marianne Ruud° (Nor)15Row 17 - Cell 3
19Alanna Columb (NZl)10Row 18 - Cell 3
20Anita Ager-Wick (Nor)5Row 19 - Cell 3
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Team World Cup standings after round 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1GT Factory Racing100pts
2Lapierre Gravity Republic65Row 1 - Cell 3
3Trek World Racing62Row 2 - Cell 3
4Madison Saracen Downhill Team48Row 3 - Cell 3
5Giant Factory Off-Road Team48Row 4 - Cell 3
6Gstaad-Scott45Row 5 - Cell 3
7Santa Cruz Syndicate45Row 6 - Cell 3
8Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof44Row 7 - Cell 3
9Hutchinson UR42Row 8 - Cell 3
10Commencal / Riding Addiction40Row 9 - Cell 3
11MS Mondraker Team39Row 10 - Cell 3
12Devinci Global Racing32Row 11 - Cell 3
13Specialized Racing DH30Row 12 - Cell 3
14Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team18Row 13 - Cell 3
15Team Norco International16Row 14 - Cell 3
16SC Intense14Row 15 - Cell 3
17Blackthorn GT12Row 16 - Cell 3
18Evil Vengeance Tour12Row 17 - Cell 3
19FMD Racing / Intense Cycles10Row 18 - Cell 3
20Kona10Row 19 - Cell 3
21Team Morzine-Avoriaz/Haute-Savoie4Row 20 - Cell 3
22GT / 360 Degrees2Row 21 - Cell 3
23Pivot Factory Team1Row 22 - Cell 3
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.

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