World Cup Finals Photos

by Karl Burkat
Jun 21, 2010

Minnaar and Jonnier win the Mens and Womens DH World Cup #3 at Leogang.

Here are a few shots from Fraser Britton of the finals.

Blenki sprints through the rain to the finish, but didn't have enough to take the win.
Blenki sprints through the rain to the finish, but didn't have enough to take the win.

Steve Smith cruises to an 11th place finish, not bad for a guy who spent 2 nights<br /> before in hospital throwing up from a concussion suffered in practice.
Steve Smith cruises to an 11th place finish, not bad for a guy who spent 2 nights
before in hospital throwing up from a concussion suffered in practice.

Minnaar rounds the final corner and step down to take the win.
Minnaar rounds the final corner and step down to take the win.

Ben Reid's mechanic Ali makes a mean cup of tea. So mean, that he has to keep track of everyone who drops by for a cup!
Ben Reid's mechanic Ali makes a mean cup of tea. So mean, that he has to keep track of everyone who drops by for a cup!

Nathan Rankin gets the mud hosed off of him by his mechanic. And yes, it is as cold as it looks.
Nathan Rankin gets the mud hosed off of him by his mechanic. And yes, it is as cold as it looks.

Always watch out if you are down stream from a beer drinking, Belgian mechanic...especially if you are doing laundry!
Always watch out if you are down stream from a beer drinking, Belgian mechanic...especially if you are doing laundry!

Brendan is all smiles despite the mud.
Brendan is all smiles despite the mud.

Prototype Lapierre DH frame.
Prototype Lapierre DH frame.

Greg Minnaar - Men's champ
Greg Minnaar - Men's champ

Sabrina Jonnier- Women's champ
Sabrina Jonnier- Women's champ
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23 Comments

  • + 6
flag modern-cowboy (Jun 20, 2010 at 22:37)
 Wow, I thought the current Lapierre was a thing of beauty! This new design looks interesting, I wanna see more!
  • + 5
flag WAKIdesigns (Jun 20, 2010 at 23:57)
 La Pierre in general is totaly in top 3 best looking bikes in every category from XC to DH.
  • + 2
flag proxx (Jun 21, 2010 at 2:14)
 And the other two are? Just curious.
  • + 3
flag Rhpositive (Jun 21, 2010 at 3:38)
 Intense, Trek or or something else even though it`s all subjective
  • - 1
flag ryan-irvine (Jun 21, 2010 at 3:51)
 http://www.evanscycles.com/products/lapierre/zesty-514-2010-mountain-bike-ec020993

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/lapierre/lapierre-froggy-718-2009-mountain-bike-ec023277

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/lapierre/x-control-510-2010-mountain-bike-ec020984


all f*cking sweeeet!
  • + 1
flag WAKIdesigns (Jun 21, 2010 at 5:52)
 cool thing about LaPierre is that they managed to create their own image with distinctive looks and suspension design. Hard task these days with Trek, Spec, Santa Cruz, Kona or Intense around. I mean: you look at it and you know it's LaPierre. Same as with curvy Spec, or virtuous tubing of Intense. You don't need stickers with names to guess what brand it is. For example Giant and Scott, they totaly lost it.

Great job La-Pierre!
  • + 5
flag WAKIdesigns (Jun 21, 2010 at 6:06)
 I don't mean that Giant or Scott are bad or ugly bikes. They just lost a distinctive image. Last shot of Scott was stealth-fighter look alike 2008 Gambler. Giant's first Reign X.0 was hell of a great industrial form too. Now it's still good but that "wow that's Scott" kind of thing is gone.
  • + 1
flag rstwosix (Jun 21, 2010 at 6:28)
 agree.
  • + 1
flag Fothergilla (Jun 21, 2010 at 8:55)
 It looks slightly like a mongoose. Only the BB though everything else is just brilliant tup
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  • + 6
flag s0undw0rks (Jun 20, 2010 at 22:35)
 Epic riding......
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  • + 1
flag bigJim13 (Jun 21, 2010 at 16:21)
 the sixth foto is soooo funny the one pee and the other is drinking hahahahahhah
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  • + 1
flag iamluke (Jun 21, 2010 at 5:17)
 where is lapier seatclamp?
  • + 2
flag WAKIdesigns (Jun 21, 2010 at 6:11)
 That's a good question, but that's where their designers just took it to another level. Watch that bolt where the black stripe ends at the rear end of the top tube Wink I don't care whether it makes any more sense than normal seat clamp, but that is a damn good piece of bike design art Wink
  • + 1
flag WAKIdesigns (Jun 21, 2010 at 6:15)
 though in my very honest opinion it would look bit better if they prolonged this fender all the way down to the lower bolts of carbon shock cover. There would be less "WTF is this" questions Smile
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  • + 1
flag mattsmurph (Jun 21, 2010 at 9:48)
 who takes salt in their tea
  • + 1
flag Pyror2 (Jun 21, 2010 at 20:40)
 agree, its just weird
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  • + 2
flag i-ride-things (Jun 20, 2010 at 22:48)
 props to greg.
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  • + 1
flag stinker (Jun 21, 2010 at 0:14)
 is it me or is greg even taller than steave
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  • + 1
flag MTBbros Plus (Jun 20, 2010 at 22:37)
 AWESOME
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  • + 1
flag BURNABYHUCKER (Jun 20, 2010 at 22:39)
 Sick shots !
  • + 1
flag Pyror2 (Jun 21, 2010 at 20:36)
 sweet!
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  • + 0
flag Mack-the-Beast (Jun 21, 2010 at 11:04)
 mattsmurph, you sick freak
  • + 1
flag mattsmurph (Jun 26, 2010 at 11:45)
 what
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