Ragot wins women's downhill finale in Leogang

Emmeline Ragot (Lapierre Gravity Republic) won the elite women's downhill final World Cup in Leogang, Austria on Sunday. The French woman beat Rachel Atherton (GT Factory Racing) and Manon Carpenter (Madison Saracen Downhill Team). Jill Kintner (Team Norco International) and Myriam Nicole (Commencal / Riding Addiction) rounded out the podium.

Fastest times were set by Tracey Hannah (Hutchinson UR), Tahnee Seagrave (FMD Racing) and then Nicole. Next into the hot seat was Carpenter, then the second last rider Ragot knocked an impressive five seconds off Carpenter's time.  Her time was fastest enough to hold up for the win.

"It's good to finish the season with a high. I couldn't expect more," said Ragot. "I'm very happy. I took a couple of risks, but not too many because I didn't want to crash and lose my second in the overall."

The last woman down the mountain and fastest qualifier was Atherton. She would finish 0.5 seconds slower than Ragot for second place. But more importantly for her, she won the overall, season-long World Cup title.

"I'm absolutely over the moon," said Atherton. "All year, both titles were getting closer and closer. I thought this week I would hurt myself. I've had bad luck at Leogang every year."

"I don't think I played it safe today. I wanted to win this for sure. A World Cup win is a World Cup win. A little bit of me comes out of this thinking that it's good to have a different winner in the last World Cup. I'll have to find that extra half-second this winter, and it will keep me motivated in training."

Ragot was second in the World Cup, Carpenter was third, Nicole was fourth and Morgan Charre was fifth.

Full Results

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Elite women downhill
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Lapierre Gravity Republic0:03:52.866
2Rachel Atherton (GBr) GT Factory Racing0:00:00.502
3Manon Carpenter (GBr) Madison Saracen Downhill Team0:00:04.817
4Jill Kintner (USA) Team Norco International0:00:07.562
5Myriam Nicole (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction0:00:07.815
6Morgane Charre (Fra) MS Mondraker Team0:00:10.592
7Tahnee Seagrave° (GBr) FMD Racing / Intense Cycles0:00:10.609
8Tracey Hannah (Aus) Hutchinson UR0:00:13.078
9Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi) Gstaad-Scott0:00:13.178
10Micayla Gatto (Can)0:00:15.348
11Miranda Miller (Can)0:00:19.676
12Fionn Griffiths (GBr)0:00:20.722
13Anita Ager-Wick (Nor)0:00:24.862
14Vaea Verbeeck (Can)0:00:27.275
15Carina Cappellari (Swi)0:00:31.220
16Jana Bartova (Cze)0:00:32.109
17Martina Bruehlmann (Swi)0:00:33.337
18Fiona Ourdouillie° (Fra) US Cagnes VTT0:00:37.622
19Zarja Cernilogar (Slo) Blackthorn GT0:01:08.842
DNSCasey Brown (Can) Dirt Norco Race TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
Row 20 - Cell 0 Dirt Norco Race TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Lapierre Gravity Republic99pts
2GT Factory Racing65Row 1 - Cell 3
3Devinci Global Racing60Row 2 - Cell 3
4Hutchinson UR54Row 3 - Cell 3
5Santa Cruz Syndicate50Row 4 - Cell 3
6Commencal / Riding Addiction41Row 5 - Cell 3
7Giant Factory Off-Road Team35Row 6 - Cell 3
8Trek World Racing34Row 7 - Cell 3
9Madison Saracen Downhill Team30Row 8 - Cell 3
10Gstaad-Scott27Row 9 - Cell 3
11Team Norco International26Row 10 - Cell 3
12Specialized Racing DH23Row 11 - Cell 3
13Kona21Row 12 - Cell 3
14MS Mondraker Team20Row 13 - Cell 3
15FMD Racing / Intense Cycles18Row 14 - Cell 3
16Evil Vengeance Tour16Row 15 - Cell 3
17GT / 360 Degrees15Row 16 - Cell 3
18Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof14Row 17 - Cell 3
19Team Bulls - DH10Row 18 - Cell 3
20Topcycle By Trek8Row 19 - Cell 3
21RRP Ghost5Row 20 - Cell 3
22US Cagnes VTT3Row 21 - Cell 3
23Ghost Factory Racing Team3Row 22 - Cell 3
24Unior Tools Team3Row 23 - Cell 3
25Blackthorn GT2Row 24 - Cell 3
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Elite women downhill World Cup final standings
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Rachel Atherton (GBr)1295pts
2Emmeline Ragot (Fra)1165Row 1 - Cell 3
3Manon Carpenter (GBr)1045Row 2 - Cell 3
4Myriam Nicole (Fra)807Row 3 - Cell 3
5Morgane Charre (Fra)747Row 4 - Cell 3
6Floriane Pugin (Fra)580Row 5 - Cell 3
7Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi)531Row 6 - Cell 3
8Jill Kintner (USA)396Row 7 - Cell 3
9Tahnee Seagrave° (GBr)383Row 8 - Cell 3
10Tracey Hannah (Aus)316Row 9 - Cell 3
11Fionn Griffiths (GBr)250Row 10 - Cell 3
12Anita Ager-Wick (Nor)235Row 11 - Cell 3
13Micayla Gatto (Can)235Row 12 - Cell 3
14Zarja Cernilogar (Slo)205Row 13 - Cell 3
15Casey Brown (Can)175Row 14 - Cell 3
16Miranda Miller (Can)120Row 15 - Cell 3
17Vaea Verbeeck (Can)110Row 16 - Cell 3
18Jessica Stone (GBr)100Row 17 - Cell 3
19Alanna Columb (NZl)85Row 18 - Cell 3
20Miriam Ruchti (Swi)85Row 19 - Cell 3
21Mélanie Pugin (Fra)75Row 20 - Cell 3
22Fiona Ourdouillie° (Fra)70Row 21 - Cell 3
23Mio Suemasa (Jpn)60Row 22 - Cell 3
24Jana Bartova (Cze)60Row 23 - Cell 3
25Alia Marcellini (Ita)55Row 24 - Cell 3
26Martina Bruehlmann (Swi)55Row 25 - Cell 3
27Claire Buchar (Can)52Row 26 - Cell 3
28Petra Bernhard (Aut)50Row 27 - Cell 3
29Carina Cappellari (Swi)30Row 28 - Cell 3
30Jaime Hill (Can)30Row 29 - Cell 3
31Kristen Courtney (Can)25Row 30 - Cell 3
32Rebecca Gardner (USA)20Row 31 - Cell 3
33Alison Zimmer (USA)15Row 32 - Cell 3
34Jacqueline Harmony (USA)15Row 33 - Cell 3
35Marianne Ruud° (Nor)15Row 34 - Cell 3
36Josefine Björkman (Swe)15Row 35 - Cell 3
37Rachael Walker (GBr)10Row 36 - Cell 3
38Severine Cigana (Fra)10Row 37 - Cell 3
39Taylor Allison° (USA)5Row 38 - Cell 3
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Team World Cup final standings
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1GT Factory Racing473pts
2Lapierre Gravity Republic434Row 1 - Cell 3
3Santa Cruz Syndicate311Row 2 - Cell 3
4Giant Factory Off-Road Team305Row 3 - Cell 3
5Gstaad-Scott282Row 4 - Cell 3
6Devinci Global Racing278Row 5 - Cell 3
7Commencal / Riding Addiction263Row 6 - Cell 3
8Specialized Racing DH237Row 7 - Cell 3
9Madison Saracen Downhill Team225Row 8 - Cell 3
10Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof198Row 9 - Cell 3
11MS Mondraker Team182Row 10 - Cell 3
12Trek World Racing169Row 11 - Cell 3
13Hutchinson UR169Row 12 - Cell 3
14Evil Vengeance Tour97Row 13 - Cell 3
15Team Norco International80Row 14 - Cell 3
16FMD Racing / Intense Cycles73Row 15 - Cell 3
17GT / 360 Degrees55Row 16 - Cell 3
18Pivot Factory Team51Row 17 - Cell 3
19Evil CK Racing Evian46Row 18 - Cell 3
20RRP Ghost44Row 19 - Cell 3
21Topcycle By Trek42Row 20 - Cell 3
22Blackthorn GT41Row 21 - Cell 3
23Dirt Norco Race Team36Row 22 - Cell 3
24Kona31Row 23 - Cell 3
25Unior Tools Team30Row 24 - Cell 3
26SC Intense29Row 25 - Cell 3
27Team W-Racing22Row 26 - Cell 3
28Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team21Row 27 - Cell 3
29Team Bulls - DH19Row 28 - Cell 3
30US Cagnes VTT16Row 29 - Cell 3
31Team Morzine-Avoriaz/Haute-Savoie15Row 30 - Cell 3
32Torpado Surfing Shop11Row 31 - Cell 3
33Ghost Factory Racing Team3Row 32 - Cell 3

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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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