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

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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)

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Manon Carpenter (Madison Saracen Downhill Team) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Floriane Pugin (Gstaad-Scott) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Myriam Nicole (Commencal / Riding Addiction) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Morgane Charre (MS Mondraker Team) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Emmeline Ragot (Lapierre Gravity Republic) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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

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Rachel Atherton is everywhere, including the gondolas... (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Micayla Gatto (PerformX Commencal) (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)

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).

Atherton siblings pull off the double World Cup win

"Fort William is ridiculously hard. I've qualified first a few times here and you can't let your guard down," said Atherton to Redbull.tv after her winning run. She had qualified fastest on Saturday.

"This is one I've never been able to win. All the way down the track, people are saying your name and it's hard to concentrate. Finally, I crossed the line here and heard cheering and not groaning."

By virtue of her win, Atherton goes into next weekend's Val di Sole World Cup as the first World Cup leader of 2013.

Full Results

Elite women
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Rachel Atherton (GBr) GT Factory Racing	0:05:08.846
2	Manon Carpenter (GBr) Madison Saracen Downhill Team	0:00:10.139
3	Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Lapierre Gravity Republic	0:00:11.373
4	Myriam Nicole (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction	0:00:15.450
5	Morgane Charre (Fra) MS Mondraker Team	0:00:16.646
6	Floriane Pugin (Fra) Gstaad-Scott	0:00:18.148
7	Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi) Gstaad-Scott	0:00:20.384
8	Jill Kintner (USA) Team Norco International	0:00:21.154
9	Tracey Hannah (Aus) Hutchinson UR	0:00:23.413
10	Zarja Cernilogar (Slo) Blackthorn GT	0:00:26.497
11	Tahnee Seagrave° (GBr) FMD Racing / Intense Cycles	0:00:29.412
12	Micayla Gatto (Can)	0:00:36.309
13	Mio Suemasa (Jpn)	0:00:37.803
14	Vaea Verbeeck (Can)	0:00:41.174
15	Fionn Griffiths (GBr)	0:00:43.915
16	Miriam Ruchti (Swi) Sc Intense	0:00:45.500
17	Mélanie Pugin (Fra) Team Morzine-Avoriaz/Haute-Savoie	0:00:50.079
18	Marianne Ruud° (Nor)	0:00:57.586
19	Alanna Columb (NZl)	0:01:04.632
20	Anita Ager-Wick (Nor)	0:01:09.739
21	Tegan Molloy° (Aus)	0:01:11.251
22	Holly Feniak° (Can) Hutchinson UR	0:01:18.692
23	Casey Brown (Can) Dirt Norco Race Team	0:01:19.948
24	Danielle Beecroft° (Aus)	0:02:01.103
25	Céline Gros (Fra) Team Morzine-Avoriaz/Haute-Savoie	0:02:02.209

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 women World Cup standings after round 1
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Rachel Atherton (GBr) GT Factory Racing	250	pts
2	Manon Carpenter (GBr) Madison Saracen Downhill Team	190
3	Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Lapierre Gravity Republic	180
4	Myriam Nicole (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction	139
5	Morgane Charre (Fra) MS Mondraker Team	130
6	Floriane Pugin (Fra) Gstaad-Scott	120
7	Jill Kintner (USA) Team Norco International	86
8	Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi) Gstaad-Scott	80
9	Tracey Hannah (Aus) Hutchinson UR	72
10	Tahnee Seagrave° (GBr) FMD Racing / Intense Cycles	60
11	Zarja Cernilogar (Slo) Blackthorn GT	55
12	Micayla Gatto (Can)	50
13	Mio Suemasa (Jpn)	40
14	Vaea Verbeeck (Can)	35
15	Fionn Griffiths (GBr)	30
16	Miriam Ruchti (Swi) SC Intense	25
17	Mélanie Pugin (Fra) Team Morzine-Avoriaz/Haute-Savoie	20
18	Marianne Ruud° (Nor)	15
19	Alanna Columb (NZl)	10
20	Anita Ager-Wick (Nor)	5

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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