Val di Sole World Cup - Aaron Gwin wins 5th WC DH of the season!
Aaron Gwin has just become the first man to win 5 World Cup DH races in one season!
With his win today at Val di Sole Aaron Gwin has become the first man to win more than 4 DH World Cup races in one year. In 2000 Anne Caroline Chausson won 6 out of 8 races on the women's side, but the men's has been stuck at 4 since the second year of the DH World Cup. In 1994 François Gachet won 4 out of 6 races, and starting in 1998 Nico Vouilloz won 4 races a year, three years in a row, but not until now 11 years later has anyone been able to raise that bar.
Men's top 5
1. Aaron Gwin
2. Danny Hart
3. Gee Atherton
4. Troy Brosnan
5. Cameron Cole
Complete results at bottom
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![Aaron Gwin taking the historic fifth win for a 7 race World Cup season. Brosnan 4 Danny Hart 2 Gee Atherton 3 Cam Cole 5 and Aaron Gwin 1 .]()
It was a sunny day in Val di Sole and conditions were dry and dusty as the seventh and final round of this years World Cup DH got underway. The hot seat changed hands fairly infrequently after Mitch Ropelato took it fairly early on. Remi Thirion raised the bar by over 4 seconds on his run, and then Neethling took the hot seat before Minnaar took it away from him. Matti Lehikoined put in a solid run to move into to second with 14 riders to go, then Brook Macdonald looked like he might do it but only managed to edge out Lehikoinen for second. Cameron Cole put in a crazy fast run leading all the way down to beat out Minnaar by 0.8 with a 3:16.529, and then we moved into the top 10 and the 3 minute gaps. Markus Pekoll looked like he had a fast run in him but he flatted near the bottom, and then it was Gee Atherton's turn. Gee has won on this track before, and he was fastest by 1.6 seconds at the split with a run that ended up over 2 seconds faster than Cameron Cole. Troy Brosnan qualified 4th and had an amazing run here today, starting a bit slow but moving up at every split. He finished up only 1.6 seconds behind Gee and moved into 2nd, guaranteeing him his first ever World Cup Podium. Danny Hart has had a pretty good year, and showed everyone here that he can do it. In his typical loose style he was 1.6 seconds ahead at the first split and then almost 3 seconds faster than Gee at the finish to move into the hot seat. The way he slashed the final berm was spectacular, roosting the spectators. And then it was Aaron Gwin's turn. Another 2.6 seconds faster than anyone else at the split, he put in a run that was 1.23 seconds faster than Hart. Steve Smith qualified 2nd fastest but didn't run today because of an injury he sustained in practice.
39079 DHI ME Results
39079 DHI ME Standings
With his win today at Val di Sole Aaron Gwin has become the first man to win more than 4 DH World Cup races in one year. In 2000 Anne Caroline Chausson won 6 out of 8 races on the women's side, but the men's has been stuck at 4 since the second year of the DH World Cup. In 1994 François Gachet won 4 out of 6 races, and starting in 1998 Nico Vouilloz won 4 races a year, three years in a row, but not until now 11 years later has anyone been able to raise that bar.
Men's top 5
1. Aaron Gwin
2. Danny Hart
3. Gee Atherton
4. Troy Brosnan
5. Cameron Cole
Complete results at bottom
Aaron Gwin taking the historic fifth win for a 7 race World Cup season. Brosnan (4), Danny Hart (2), Gee Atherton (3), Cam Cole (5), and Aaron Gwin (1).
It was a sunny day in Val di Sole and conditions were dry and dusty as the seventh and final round of this years World Cup DH got underway. The hot seat changed hands fairly infrequently after Mitch Ropelato took it fairly early on. Remi Thirion raised the bar by over 4 seconds on his run, and then Neethling took the hot seat before Minnaar took it away from him. Matti Lehikoined put in a solid run to move into to second with 14 riders to go, then Brook Macdonald looked like he might do it but only managed to edge out Lehikoinen for second. Cameron Cole put in a crazy fast run leading all the way down to beat out Minnaar by 0.8 with a 3:16.529, and then we moved into the top 10 and the 3 minute gaps. Markus Pekoll looked like he had a fast run in him but he flatted near the bottom, and then it was Gee Atherton's turn. Gee has won on this track before, and he was fastest by 1.6 seconds at the split with a run that ended up over 2 seconds faster than Cameron Cole. Troy Brosnan qualified 4th and had an amazing run here today, starting a bit slow but moving up at every split. He finished up only 1.6 seconds behind Gee and moved into 2nd, guaranteeing him his first ever World Cup Podium. Danny Hart has had a pretty good year, and showed everyone here that he can do it. In his typical loose style he was 1.6 seconds ahead at the first split and then almost 3 seconds faster than Gee at the finish to move into the hot seat. The way he slashed the final berm was spectacular, roosting the spectators. And then it was Aaron Gwin's turn. Another 2.6 seconds faster than anyone else at the split, he put in a run that was 1.23 seconds faster than Hart. Steve Smith qualified 2nd fastest but didn't run today because of an injury he sustained in practice.
39079 DHI ME Results
39079 DHI ME Standings
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Listen missy! You better stop dressing me up as a mermaid while having sex with a guy that I don't even know... i i i in my fathers bedroom!
I can't believe some of the comments above!
the guy earned it all straight up, it's not a sport where you can buy or cheat your way to the top.
It's too bad that these people can't just be good sport's and accept that he's a great rider that's leading WC into another level of racing...
Who cares if he's american, who cares if he doesn't jump up in the air screaming when he wins (doesn't mean he isn't stoked), who cares if he's leaving your old favorites in the dust, he's killing it and others need to step their game up...
He's not my favorite WC rider either, but you gotta recognize Gwin's talent and the fact that he's pulled off a record that no one has pulled off before, not even when the others were right in their prime...
Aaron Gwin must head the season of his life,he is such a god on two wheels,if he wins world champs that would truly blow my mind off.Thank you freecaster for broadcasting this awesome live feed
A. Under the age of 18
B. From the United Kingdom
C. Seriously lacking in education and perspective
D. A combination of all of the above
Gwin is obviously an incredible racer and is a great ambassador for the sport of mountain biking. He is humble, soft spoken, and extremely gracious to the sport and his competitors. He seems truly humbled by his own success.
No matter how hard you work and how badly you beat the competition...act like you've been there before.
Who wins the race is just icing on the cake, the real good stuff is all the crazy stories that go on in a season surrounding the teams/riders/tracks.
But at the same time you do have some problems with distancing yourselves to the eternal glory of stars and stripes promised by founding fathers, hence we are mean
Another important thing to learn about Brits is we will always support the underdog, we see Gwin doing well and we think 'right, good for him, now lets see some wildcard like Danny Hart thrash him'.
Hopefully everyone (Sam, Stevie) get better and rip it at worlds would suck to not have the top 2 race.
I have a feeling next season will produce somthing a little different... Brosnan will be that much stronger Fairclough should have his knee reassembled and Sam will be back.
Aaron Gwin: 278.974 KPH
Greg Minnaar: 278.839 KPH
Thats .135 KPH faster than Greg.
Now how close is that!!!
I thought for sure Greg was going to pull that one out of his ass, but Aaron squeezed it out.
Peaty is not consistent anymore, no Hill, always seems to be getting injured trying to take it to the next level, Brendawg also on consistent injury list, Hart, Bronson proved they're up to it also lets see if they can back it up following next year and take it up a gear like AG has.
WTH has happened to Blinky this year though, hes really dropped off the pace, I would have thought him having Cam Cole on board would have spurred him on even more but he seems to have helped Brook MacDonald more than himself or CC? shocker for him compared to where he has been in the last 3 years.
Lets see what Worlds throws up in Champery..
Hope it will motivate the other riders for next year.
But, to be the successor of Vouilloz (in terms of titles) Gwin needs a little bit more than that...like 4 more world cup and 7 world champion title (not including the 3 junior WC Vouilloz won before being Elite).
"In 2000 Anne Caroline Chausson won 6 out of 8 races on the women's side"
Well, sure she did that in 2000 but also in 2001 and, even better, she won 7 out of 8 races in 1998 and 1999.
As for comparing Gwin and Vouilloz, that's what I said, Gwin needs to win a "bit" more to be called Vouilloz's successor (once again, in terms of won titles). It's a long way.
Time will tell.
And, don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Gwin winning everything, or being better than Vouilloz one day.
He earned it this year. Working hard pays.
Gee, Greg, Sam and the rest must improve their skills a little more. It's not Aaron's fault to be so skilled, dude...
Go Wild down that Danny!
Danny is the most Glorious Rider
Plus he was pretty enthusiastic in his post race interview today, in fact he usually is.
That's all I was saying, I'm sure he is a lovely person and you're right, he does seem very non-american. You sure he is American?
Oh you think after a MASSIVE adrenaline bump that he should be chipper and jolly...
Hmmmm.
still think PB should get rid of these flags. community works better than countries. When you blast your favorite line are you secretly hatin on your USofA based V-10, Demo..or Fra based BOS suspension with either USofA Sram or Japan Shimano doing shift and braking duties. or hating on your Fivetens out of redlands, cali? STFU and just enjoy the ride with your mates, bros, compadres, significant other.. whatever..