MTB World Cup Downhill #2 - Val di Sole 2012: Elite women downhill Results

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Rachel Atherton ( GT Factory Racing) women's winner in Val di Sole(Image credit: Tour of Japan)

After missing much of the past two seasons as she recovers from a shoulder injury, Rachel Atherton (GT Factory Racing) served notice that she is back with a vengeance, by dominating round two of the UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup on Sunday in Val di Sole, Italy.

Sabrina Jonnier (Labyrinth Shimano) was the first woman to spend an extended time in the hot seat, but she was then bumped out of contention by a pair of Austrian riders - Anita Molcik (Four Elements) and Petra Bernhard (Alpine Commencal Austria) - before a trio of French riders took the top spot in quick succession, with Myriam Nicole (Commencal/Riding Addiction) the first to break the four minute barrier.

However, Nicole's reign at the top is was brief, with Atherton the next rider on course. Atherton, the world champion here in Val di Sole in 2008, was noticeably faster than than any other woman, finishing 4.485 seconds ahead of Nicole. The only rider remaining was the world champion Emmeline Ragot (MS Mondraker), who had qualified first, but she was no match for Atherton, finishing over eight seconds back in third.

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Rachel Atherton (GBr) GT Factory Racing	0:03:49.436
2	Myriam Nicole (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction	0:00:04.485
3	Emmeline Ragot (Fra) MS Mondraker Team	0:00:08.083
4	Floriane Pugin (Fra) Scott11	0:00:15.446
5	Morgane Charre (Fra) Passion Velo.Fr	0:00:20.301
6	Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi) Scott11	0:00:23.207
7	Petra Bernhard (Aut) Alpine Commencal Austria	0:00:23.884
8	Anita Molcik (Aut)	0:00:24.333
9	Tracey Hannah (Aus) Hutchinson United Ride	0:00:32.308
10	Sabrina Jonnier (Fra) Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team	0:00:33.232
11	Alia Marcellini (Ita) Torpado Surfing Shop	0:00:34.984
12	Miranda Miller (Can)	0:00:36.808
13	Jill Kintner (USA) Team Norco International	0:00:38.500
14	Mélanie Pugin (Fra) Team Morzine - Avoriaz / Haute - Savoie	0:00:38.970
15	Céline Gros (Fra) Team Morzine - Avoriaz / Haute - Savoie	0:00:39.256
16	Harriet Rucknagel (Ger)	0:00:39.794
17	Carina Cappellari (Swi)	0:00:40.893
18	Jessica Stone (GBr) Unior Tools Team	0:00:44.225
19	Caroline Sax (Fra) Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Batibois Alsace	0:00:45.108
20	Miriam Ruchti (Swi) SC-Intense	0:00:58.815
DNS	Manon Carpenter (GBr) Madison Saracen Downhill Team	Row 20 - Cell 2

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Teams
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	GT Factory Racing	102	pts
2	Lapierre International	71	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	MS Mondraker Team	65	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Trek World Racing	54	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Scott11	53	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Santa Cruz Syndicate	52	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Devinci Global Racing	49	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Commencal / Riding Addiction	35	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team	34	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Giant Factory Off-Road Team	26	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Monster Energy-Specialized	24	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Passion Velo.Fr	22	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Alpine Commencal Austria	18	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	SC-Intense	15	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Hutchinson United Ride	14	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Team Morzine - Avoriaz / Haute - Savoie	13	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof	12	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	CK Racing Santacruz	11	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Torpado Surfing Shop	10	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	10	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Team Norco International	8	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Team Are Bikepark By W-Racing	6	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Unior Tools Team	3	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Batibois Alsace	3	Row 23 - Cell 3

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World Cup individual standings after round 2
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Ms Mondraker Team	370	pts
2	Tracey Hannah (Aus) Hutchinson United Ride	322	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Myriam Nicole (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction	261	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Rachel Atherton (GBr) GT Factory Racing	240	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi) Scott11	220	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Jill Kintner (USA) Team Norco International	185	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Floriane Pugin (Fra) Scott11	180	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Manon Carpenter (GBr) Madison Saracen Downhill Team	165	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Anita Molcik (Aut)	160	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Petra Bernhard (Aut) Alpine Commencal Austria	154	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Miriam Ruchti (Swi) SC-Intense	127	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Morgane Charre (Fra) Passion Velo.Fr	126	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Luana Maria De Souza Oliveira (Bra)	84	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Sabrina Jonnier (Fra) Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team	80	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Harriet Rucknagel (Ger)	65	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Alia Marcellini (Ita) Torpado Surfing Shop	55	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Mio Suemasa (Jpn)	50	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Miranda Miller (Can)	45	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Fionn Griffiths (GBr)	45	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Caroline Sax (Fra) Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Batibois Alsace	40	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Mélanie Pugin (Fra) Team Morzine - Avoriaz / Haute - Savoie	35	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Martina Bruehlmann (Swi)	35	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Céline Gros (Fra) Team Morzine - Avoriaz / Haute - Savoie	30	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Gabriela Williams (Cze) Cg Racing Brigade	25	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Carina Cappellari (Swi)	20	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Zarja Cernilogar (Slo)	20	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Jessica Stone (GBr) Unior Tools Team	15	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Tamara Maria Ulrich (Aut)	15	Row 27 - Cell 3

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World Cup team standings after round 2
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	GT Factory Racing	145	pts
2	Trek World Racing	120	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Santa Cruz Syndicate	118	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	MS Mondraker Team	113	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Hutchinson United Ride	101	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Devinci Global Racing	96	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Scott11	84	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Lapierre International	76	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Monster Energy-Specialized	67	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Commencal / Riding Addiction	55	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Giant Factory Off-Road Team	50	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team	43	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Team Norco International	41	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	SC-Intense	37	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team	36	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Madison Saracen Downhill Team	35	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Alpine Commencal Austria	32	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	CG Racing Brigade	26	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Passion Velo.Fr	22	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Topcycle By Trek	18	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Team Morzine - Avoriaz / Haute - Savoie	13	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof	12	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	CK Racing Santacruz	11	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Torpado Surfing Shop	10	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Batibois Alsace	9	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Team Are Bikepark By W-Racing	9	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Unior Tools Team	3	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Ghost Factory Racing Team	2	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Kona	1	Row 28 - Cell 3