Champery WC Qualifying - Results
The World Cup circus rolls on here in Switzerland. Champery was the setting for one of the most legendary rides in World Cup history. Sam Hill came down in massive rainstorm to take 3rd place by less than a couple of seconds, no one else was able to come down within the top 15 once the rain had started.
Rain and mud is what people come to expect in Champery, and today mother nature decided not to dissapoint. ACTION PHOTOS INSIDE.Helmet Cam Footy from Champery
After a few days of sunshine and warm temperatures, it dumped rain all night and the cleared up. Skies opened up about 8:30 this morning and decided to dump on and off throughout the day. As soon as the top 10 men were about to hit the track, a monsoon rolled in dumping a few inches of rain in no time flat. The once frighteningly fast track turned plain old frightening.
When the computer screens were wiped clear of mud, Samuel Blenkinsop of New Zealand was sitting in first along with Myriam Nicole of France (by an absurd 16+ seconds.)
The weather is supposed to clear by tomorrow and the sun is supposed to come out. It will make for interesting racing as the slick mess from today turns into gloopy peanut butter tomorrow.
Rain and mud is what people come to expect in Champery, and today mother nature decided not to dissapoint. ACTION PHOTOS INSIDE.
After a few days of sunshine and warm temperatures, it dumped rain all night and the cleared up. Skies opened up about 8:30 this morning and decided to dump on and off throughout the day. As soon as the top 10 men were about to hit the track, a monsoon rolled in dumping a few inches of rain in no time flat. The once frighteningly fast track turned plain old frightening.
When the computer screens were wiped clear of mud, Samuel Blenkinsop of New Zealand was sitting in first along with Myriam Nicole of France (by an absurd 16+ seconds.)
The weather is supposed to clear by tomorrow and the sun is supposed to come out. It will make for interesting racing as the slick mess from today turns into gloopy peanut butter tomorrow.
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Gwin is in. Champery is still on for the Yeti rider.
rocks'n'roots.It's a perfectly balanced World Cup and even Worlds venue.
I know the rain turned it into a swamp in places,but to the course builders credit it loox like they compensated for this after the rains last year,they've certainly learnt from then.
Blinky is looking fast on that new Lapierre,but i still have faith in Peaty or Brendog for the hot seat by the end of play,no reasons,i just have a feeling it's one of them 2 who'll end up owning it.It's tailor made for a non-pedaller like Hill,but 'not happening'.
Gringo.