Minnaar quickest in downhill qualifying
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Home town favourite Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate) narrowly edged Aaron Gwin (Trek World Racing) for the top spot in the downhill qualifying at the opening UCI Mountainbike World Cup in South Africa. Minnaar plummeted down the course in 3:59.62, just eight thousandths of a second quicker than Gwin.
Canadian Steve Smith (Devinci Global) was the third fastest, almost a second slower.
In the elite women's field, Australian Tracy Hannah (Hutchinson United) pummeled the rest of the field, blazing through the course more than three seconds faster than her nearest competitor, Emmeline Ragot (Mondraker) and Floriane Pugin (Scott 11).
Full Results
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate | 0:03:59.620 |
| 2 | Aaron Gwin (USA) Trek World Racing | 0:00:00.008 |
| 3 | Steve Smith (Can) Devinci Global Racing | 0:00:00.871 |
| 4 | Gee Atherton (GBr) Gt Factory Racing | 0:00:01.767 |
| 5 | Troy Brosnan (Aus) Monster Energy-Specialized | 0:00:02.270 |
| 6 | Michael Hannah (Aus) Hutchinson United Ride | 0:00:04.385 |
| 7 | Cédric Gracia (Fra) Cg Racing Brigade | 0:00:05.055 |
| 8 | Aurélien Giordanengo (Fra) Topcycle By Trek | 0:00:05.901 |
| 9 | Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team | 0:00:05.908 |
| 10 | Andrew Neethling (RSA) Giant Factory Off-Road Team | 0:00:06.347 |
| 11 | Steve Peat (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate | 0:00:06.647 |
| 12 | Danny Hart (GBr) Giant Factory Off-Road Team | 0:00:06.768 |
| 13 | Nick Beer (Swi) Devinci Global Racing | 0:00:06.921 |
| 14 | Samuel Hill (Aus) Monster Energy-Specialized | 0:00:07.190 |
| 15 | Marc Beaumont (GBr) Gt Factory Racing | 0:00:07.452 |
| 16 | Johannes Fischbach (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team | 0:00:07.468 |
| 17 | Josh Bryceland (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate | 0:00:08.525 |
| 18 | Bryn Atkinson (Aus) Team Norco International | 0:00:08.830 |
| 19 | Damien Spagnolo (Fra) Ms Mondraker Team | 0:00:08.977 |
| 20 | Justin Leov (NZl) Trek World Racing | 0:00:09.171 |
| 21 | Julien Camellini (Fra) | 0:00:09.396 |
| 22 | Fabien Cousinie (Fra) Hutchinson United Ride | 0:00:10.059 |
| 23 | Lorenzo Suding (Ita) Pila-Black Arrows-Mtb Herin School Asd | 0:00:11.227 |
| 24 | Neko Mulally (USA) Trek World Racing | 0:00:12.034 |
| 25 | Harry Heath (GBr) Unior Tools Team | 0:00:12.100 |
| 26 | Thibaut Ruffin (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction | 0:00:12.121 |
| 27 | Matthew Simmonds (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof | 0:00:12.400 |
| 28 | Pierre Charles Georges (Fra) Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Batibois Alsace | 0:00:12.465 |
| 29 | Luke Strobel (USA) | 0:00:12.496 |
| 30 | Mitch Ropelato (USA) Specialized Racing - Usa Gravity | 0:00:12.566 |
| 31 | Brendan Fairclough (GBr) Scott11 | 0:00:12.818 |
| 32 | George Brannigan (NZl) Devinci Global Racing | 0:00:13.212 |
| 33 | Markus Pekoll (Aut) Ms Mondraker Team | 0:00:13.449 |
| 34 | Jonathan Jones (GBr) | 0:00:13.468 |
| 35 | Patrick Thome (Fra) Lapierre International | 0:00:13.733 |
| 36 | Timothy Bentley (RSA) Hutchinson United Ride | 0:00:13.800 |
| 37 | Duncan Riffle (USA) Dirt Norco Race Team | 0:00:13.848 |
| 38 | Mitchell Delfs (Aus) Kona | 0:00:14.099 |
| 39 | Rémi Thirion (Fra) Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team | 0:00:14.667 |
| 40 | Marcus Klausmann (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team | 0:00:15.168 |
| 41 | Bernard Kerr (GBr) | 0:00:15.678 |
| 42 | Harry Molloy (GBr) Madison Saracen Downhill Team | 0:00:15.855 |
| 43 | Richard Thomas (GBr) | 0:00:15.872 |
| 44 | Robin Wallner (Swe) Team Are Bikepark By W-Racing | 0:00:16.007 |
| 45 | Richard Rude Jr (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team | 0:00:16.043 |
| 46 | Loic Bruni (Fra) Lapierre International | 0:00:16.242 |
| 47 | Johann Potgieter (RSA) | 0:00:17.053 |
| 48 | Oliver Burton (GBr) | 0:00:17.122 |
| 49 | Connor Fearon (Aus) Kona | 0:00:17.299 |
| 50 | Joseph Smith (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof | 0:00:17.504 |
| 51 | Mickael Pascal (Fra) Ck Racing Santacruz | 0:00:18.122 |
| 52 | Curtis Keene (USA) Specialized Racing - Usa Gravity | 0:00:18.333 |
| 53 | Jonty Neethling (RSA) | 0:00:18.599 |
| 54 | Greg Williamson (GBr) | 0:00:18.696 |
| 55 | Stefan Garlicki (RSA) | 0:00:18.791 |
| 56 | Logan Binggeli (USA) | 0:00:18.803 |
| 57 | Emanuel Pombo (Por) | 0:00:19.319 |
| 58 | Niklas Wallner (Swe) Team Are Bikepark By W-Racing | 0:00:19.830 |
| 59 | Oscar Harnstrom (Swe) Pila-Black Arrows-Mtb Herin School Asd | 0:00:20.019 |
| 60 | Samuel Blenkinsop (NZl) Lapierre International | 0:00:20.151 |
| 61 | Thomas Braithwaite (GBr) | 0:00:20.218 |
| 62 | Jack Reading (GBr) | 0:00:20.229 |
| 63 | Ziga Pandur (Slo) Unior Tools Team | 0:00:20.262 |
| 64 | Nejc Rutar (Slo) Unior Tools Team | 0:00:20.599 |
| 65 | Lars Peyer (Swi) Sc-Intense | 0:00:20.806 |
| 66 | Lutz Weber (Swi) | 0:00:20.868 |
| 67 | Miran Vauh (Slo) | 0:00:20.975 |
| 68 | Eliot Jackson (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team | 0:00:21.251 |
| 69 | Kristoffer Haugland (Nor) | 0:00:21.325 |
| 70 | Alex Bond (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof | 0:00:21.584 |
| 71 | Tiaan Odendaal (RSA) | 0:00:21.586 |
| 72 | Fergus Lamb (GBr) | 0:00:22.164 |
| 73 | Kevin Aiello (USA) | 0:00:22.502 |
| 74 | Ludovic May (Swi) | 0:00:22.511 |
| 75 | Isak Leivsson (Nor) | 0:00:22.804 |
| 76 | Zakarias Blom Johansen (Nor) | 0:00:22.815 |
| 77 | Mark Scott (GBr) | 0:00:22.923 |
| 78 | Guillaume Cauvin (Fra) Hutchinson United Ride | 0:00:23.515 |
| 79 | Tommy Herrmann (Ger) | 0:00:24.481 |
| 80 | Dan Sheridan (Irl) | 0:00:25.398 |
| 81 | Terje Nylende (Nor) Team Fokus - Danica | 0:00:25.595 |
| 82 | Marco Milivinti (Ita) Torpado Surfing Shop | 0:00:26.273 |
| 82 | Rick Balbierer (Ger) | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
| 84 | Niclas Andersen (Nor) | 0:00:26.439 |
| 85 | Thomas Jeandin (Swi) | 0:00:26.468 |
| 86 | Gaetan Ruffin (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction | 0:00:26.541 |
| 87 | Jérôme Payet (Fra) | 0:00:27.166 |
| 88 | Will Jones (GBr) | 0:00:27.566 |
| 89 | Quentin Moreau (Fra) | 0:00:27.698 |
| 90 | Daisuke Kurosawa (Jpn) | 0:00:28.035 |
| 91 | Samuel Bull (RSA) | 0:00:28.277 |
| 92 | Felix Beckeman (Swe) | 0:00:28.519 |
| 93 | Daniel Pombo (Por) | 0:00:28.804 |
| 94 | Junya Nagata (Jpn) | 0:00:29.024 |
| 95 | Walace Henrique Miranda (Bra) | 0:00:29.105 |
| 96 | Christian Textor (Ger) | 0:00:29.980 |
| 97 | David Trummer (Aut) | 0:00:30.215 |
| 98 | Faustin Figaret (Fra) Sc-Intense | 0:00:30.411 |
| 99 | Andre Bretas (Bra) | 0:00:30.902 |
| 100 | Adi Van Der Merwe (RSA) | 0:00:30.926 |
| 101 | Cyrille Kurtz (Fra) Ck Racing Santacruz | 0:00:30.965 |
| 102 | Naoki Idegawa (Jpn) | 0:00:31.046 |
| 103 | Fraser Mcglone (GBr) | 0:00:31.447 |
| 104 | Travis Browning (RSA) | 0:00:32.293 |
| 105 | Takuya Aoki (Jpn) | 0:00:32.458 |
| 106 | Darryn Stowe (RSA) | 0:00:32.463 |
| 107 | Carlo Caire (Ita) Argentina Bike Gravity Team | 0:00:33.235 |
| 108 | Francesco Colombo (Ita) Team Axo/Pro-Gest | 0:00:33.466 |
| 109 | Marco Fernandez Garcia (Spa) | 0:00:33.495 |
| 110 | Quentin Chanudet (Fra) | 0:00:33.809 |
| 111 | Kelvin Purchase (RSA) | 0:00:34.013 |
| 112 | Alasdair Fey (RSA) | 0:00:34.203 |
| 113 | Cameron Cornforth (Irl) | 0:00:37.481 |
| 114 | David Kynaston (GBr) | 0:00:37.678 |
| 115 | Simon Parsons (GBr) | 0:00:37.718 |
| 116 | Gianluca Vernassa (Ita) Devinci Global Racing | 0:00:37.731 |
| 117 | Kyle Davids (RSA) | 0:00:39.201 |
| 118 | Guilherme Renke (Bra) | 0:00:39.349 |
| 119 | David Hogan (RSA) | 0:00:39.357 |
| 120 | Erik Irmisch (Ger) | 0:00:40.813 |
| 121 | Steven Sautron (Fra) | 0:00:43.605 |
| 122 | Chris Nixon (RSA) | 0:00:44.215 |
| 123 | Josh Lewis (GBr) Steve Peat Syndicate | 0:00:44.477 |
| 124 | Phil Atwill (GBr) Madison Saracen Downhill Team | 0:00:46.875 |
| 125 | Justyn Norek (Ita) Argentina Bike Gravity Team | 0:00:47.013 |
| 126 | Andreas Sieber (Ger) | 0:00:50.878 |
| 127 | Dan Stanbridge (GBr) Dirt Norco Race Team | 0:00:50.921 |
| 128 | Brook Macdonald (NZl) Ms Mondraker Team | 0:02:51.869 |
| DNF | Miha Halzer (Slo) Energijateam.Com | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Romain Paulhan (Fra) Scott11 | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Christopher Mcglinchey (Irl) | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Alexandre Sicard (Fra) | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Marcelo Dias (Por) | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Joelson Bourice (Fra) | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracey Hannah (Aus) Hutchinson United Ride | 0:04:36.853 |
| 2 | Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Ms Mondraker Team | 0:00:03.556 |
| 3 | Floriane Pugin (Fra) Scott11 | 0:00:03.660 |
| 4 | Sabrina Jonnier (Fra) Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team | 0:00:03.984 |
| 5 | Jill Kintner (USA) Team Norco International | 0:00:06.436 |
| 6 | Myriam Nicole (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction | 0:00:11.381 |
| 7 | Luana Maria De Souza Oliveira (Bra) | 0:00:13.465 |
| 8 | Miriam Ruchti (Swi) Sc-Intense | 0:00:14.760 |
| 9 | Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi) Scott11 | 0:00:15.371 |
| 10 | Manon Carpenter (GBr) Madison Saracen Downhill Team | 0:00:15.914 |
| 11 | Petra Bernhard (Aut) Alpine Commencal Austria | 0:00:19.427 |
| 12 | Anita Molcik (Aut) | 0:00:20.465 |
| 13 | Mio Suemasa (Jpn) | 0:00:22.592 |
| 14 | Fionn Griffiths (GBr) | 0:00:27.541 |
| 15 | Martina Bruehlmann (Swi) | 0:00:28.573 |
| 16 | Harriet Rucknagel (Ger) | 0:00:34.470 |
| 17 | Caroline Sax (Fra) Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Batibois Alsace | 0:00:38.697 |
| 18 | Gabriela Williams (Cze) Cg Racing Brigade | 0:00:41.260 |
| 19 | Zarja Cernilogar (Slo) | 0:00:52.849 |
| 20 | Tamara Maria Ulrich (Aut) | 0:01:37.827 |
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