The seventh round of the 2022 downhill World Cup provided legendary racing at Mont-Sainte-Anne. In the Junior Men's racing, Jackson Goldstone secured the win on home soil and we believe he also took the 2022 overall title. Jordan Williams crossed the line just under four seconds back with Bodhi Kuhn completing the top three. Phoebe Gale took the win in the Junior Women's race with a dominant run and a gap of almost seven seconds to Izabela Yankova. Gracey Hemstreet ended the weekend in third and will still be chasing the overall at the final round.
Vali Höll takes another win this year as she pulled over three seconds ahead of a hard-charging Nina Hoffmann. Eleonora Farina was the only other rider to beat the fastest qualifying run and crossed the line in third. Myriam Nicole was leading even against Vali by over two seconds after split two but a flat tire took away her chance of a win.
What a final run! Finn Iles pushed past unbelievable pressure to take his first World Cup win in Canada. Finn becomes the first Canadian to win at home since Stevie Smith in 2013 and he didn't have a chain at the end of his run. Laurie Greenland put down a wild run that seemed unbeatable right until the very end.
Check out the results below.
Results:
Elite Women
1st. Vali Höll: 4:56.012
2nd. Nina Hoffmann: 4:59.159
3rd. Eleonora Farina: 5:00.522
4th. Jess Blewitt: 5:11.908
5th. Monika Hrastnik: 5:12.210
Elite Men
1st. Finn Iles: 4:11.717
2nd. Laurie Greenland: 4:11.955
3rd. Troy Brosnan: 4:15.221
4th. Aaron Gwin: 4:17.531
5th. Bernard Kerr: 4:18.100
Junior Women
1st. Phoebe Gale: 5:09.223
2nd. Izabela Yankova: 5:16.084
3rd. Gracey Hemstreet: 5:16.805
4th. Valentina Roa Sanchez: 5:27.466
5th. Aimi Kenyon: 5:28.439
Junior Men
1st. Jackson Goldstone: 4:13.766
2nd. Jordan Williams: 4:17.566
3rd. Bodhi Kuhn: 4:20.302
4th. Lachlan Stevens-McNab: 4:26.463
5th. Ryan Pinkerton: 4:26.966
Full Results:Elite WomenElite MenJunior WomenJunior Men
Overall Standings:Elite WomenElite MenJunior WomenJunior Men
Live Race Updates:
Stay tuned for live updates and results from the Mont-Sainte-Anne DH World Cup
The Elite Women's racing kicks off at: PDT 10:25 / EDT 12:25 / BST 17:25 / CEST 18:25
The Elite Men will start at: PDT 11:45 / EDT 13:45 / BST 18:45 / CEST 19:45
Elite WomenFirst up in the Elite racing is the Women and we could be in for some fast times as the course is drying out. With Camille Balanche out with an injury the overall is wide open for the taking.
Course Preview:
Top Five from Qualifying:1st. Vali Höll: 5:04.032
2nd. Monika Hrastnik: 5:17.998
3rd. Nina Hoffmann: 5:19.624
4th. Myriam Nicole: 5:22.463
5th. Jess Blewitt: 5:23.439
Who do you think will win?:
Who do you think will win today's racing? Will we see someone new take the top step of the podium?
Race Updates:9:30 am PDT The Elite Women are now on course as Caitlyn Farmer kicks off the racing.
9:41 am PDT After the first six riders the top five are:
1st. Mélanie Chappaz: 5:30.934
2nd. Siel Van Der Velden: 5:31.224
3rd. Abigail Hogie: 5:47.688
4th. Cassie Voysey: 6:07.257
5th. Ella Erickson: 6:16.143
9:46 am PDT Mikayla Parton is the first of the top ten riders to hit the course and she goes into the lead by just 0.002 seconds!
9:48 am PDT After not completing a full qualifying run Mille Johnset flies into the top spot so far by nine seconds.
9:51 am PDT It's now Anna Newkirk who goes fastest with a gap of 2.5 seconds back to Mille Johnset.
9:53 am PDT Veronika Widmann takes the lead by over five seconds. Veronika is still ten seconds off Vali Höll's qualifying run.
9:56 am PDT Eleonora Farina was flying but a few stalls in the rock garden did lose quite a bit of time. Eleonora still crosses the line a massive 13.6 seconds up. Vali's qualifying run has now been beaten by four seconds.
9:57 am PDT With five riders left the top five are:
1st. Eleonora Farina: 5:00.522
2nd. Veronika Widmann: 5:14.216
3rd. Anna Newkirk: 5:19.425
4th. Mille Johnset: 5:21.932
5th. Mikayla Parton: 5:30.932
10:00 am PDT Jess Blewitt is over 11 seconds back but this is still good enough for 2nd place so far.
10:01 am PDT Myriam Nicole is looking good at the top of the course as she sits almost six seconds up at split two.
10:02 am PDT A flat rear tire for Myriam Nicole! This will really mess up the overall standings.
10:07 am PDT Nina Hoffmann takes the lead by 1.3 seconds! We still have two riders left so it will definitely be a top-three finish for Nina.
10:11 am PDT Big trouble for Monika Hrastnik through the rocks as she comes to a complete stop. Monika is still fourth at the next split.
10:11 am PDT Monika Hrastnik crosses the line in fourth place with only Vali Höll left.
10:13 am PDT Vali Höll is 1.6 up at split two, this is going to be close.
10:15 am PDT Vali Höll wins the Mont-Sainte-Anne World Cup!
Elite MenClosing out the racing is the Men and after the Elite Women's race the course is looking very fast. We are sure to get some wild runs today from the top Elite Men.
Inside the Tape:Before we get to the last riders check the lines Ben Cathro has found out on the course.
Top Five from Qualifying:1st. Finn Iles: 4:17.842
2nd. Greg Minnaar: 4:21.082
3rd. Amaury Pierron: 4:22.571
4th. Troy Brosnan: 4:22.910
5th. Bernard Kerr: 4:24.102
Race Updates:11:03 am PDT With 30 riders left the top five are:
1st. Ronan Dunne: 4:22.834
2nd. Mark Wallace: 4:23.459
3rd. Phil Atwill: 4:23.877
4th. Austin Dooley: 4:24.139
5th. Kirk McDowall: 4:24.964
11:16 am PDT Oliver Zwar takes the lead by just 0.5 seconds.
11:18 am PDT Kye A'Hern already beats Zwar to go over a second into the lead.
11:25 am PDT Ethan Craik had a rapid run to go fastest by over two seconds! Ethan is less than two seconds off Finn Iles' top qualifying run.
11:29 am PDT With 20 riders left the top five are:
1st. Ethan Craik: 4:19.172
2nd. Kye A'Hern: 4:21.260
3rd. Oliver Zwar: 4:22.293
4th. Dante Silva: 4:22.725
5th. Ronan Dunne: 4:22.834
11:41 am PDT A massive run from Laurie Greenland puts him over seven seconds up. This is now nearly six seconds faster than the top qualifier.
11:44 am PDT Hugo Frixtalon has a big crash just before where Camille Balanche crashed out in practice.
11:50 am PDT David Trummer was on track for a podium finish so far but a flat tire pushes him back to 22nd.
11:52 am PDT Charlie Hatton goes 10 seconds back and into fourth place.
11:56 am PDT A third place for Sam Blenkinsop, 8.2 back from Laurie Greenland.
12:03 pm PDT With 10 riders left the top five are:
1st. Laurie Greenland: 4:11.955
2nd. Ethan Craik: 4:19.172
3rd. Sam Blenkinsop: 4:20.227
4th. Dylan Levesque: 4:20.325
5th. Tuhoto-Ariki Pene: 4:21.026
12:11 pm PDT Aaron Gwin crosses the line in 2nd place and despite coming the closest to Laurie so far he is still over five and a half seconds back.
12:14 pm PDT Loris Revelli backs up his great qualifying run with a third place, 7.1 back.
12:18 pm PDT A flat tire for Andreas Kolb puts him all the way back in 39th place.
12:20 pm PDT Benoit Coulanges flies off the track as his tire comes off the rim. Benoit walks away unharmed but this was a wild one.
12:22 pm PDT With five riders left the top five are:
1st. Laurie Greenland: 4:11.955
2nd. Aaron Gwin: 4:17.531
3rd. Loris Revelli: 4:19.133
4th. Ethan Craik: 4:19.172
5th. Sam Blenkinsop: 4:20.227
12:25 pm PDT Bernard Kerr backs up his second place from Snowshoe with a third as he crosses the line.
12:28 pm PDT Coming the closest to Laurie Greenland so far Troy Brosnan sits in 2nd with a gap of 3.2 seconds.
12:31 pm PDT Amaury Pierron goes down! He could have thrown away the chance for taking the overall today.
12:32 pm PDT Amaury goes into the finish in 25th, this may not be enough.
12:34 pm PDT Greg Minnaar is only 1.6 back at split three, can he pull it back through the rocks?
12:35 pm PDT Greg goes off line and straight into a tree. He is quickly back on it and finishes 14 seconds back.
12:36 pm PDT What has Finn Iles done at the top of the course? He is over a second up at split one!
12:37 pm PDT Finn is still 0.2 in the green at split two.
12:38 pm PDT He extends the lead to half a second at the third split. This is wild from Finn Iles.
12:39 pm PDT One second up at split four, can he keep this going?
12:39 pm PDT Finn Iles wins his first World Cup in Mont-Sainte-Anne!
lol
I cannot wait for Jackson to show up next season and be right there. He's got more in the tank too. Canada’s cast is getting mighty strong all of a sudden!
#wegotrobbed
Plus the framing before and after isn't even that great. It's like the filming has to be chaotic to 'represent the sport' fwah gnarly duude
#LONGLIVECHAINSAW
#ILOVECANADIANS
#LONGLIVEDOWNHILL
Sorry Frenchies.
Proud of our Canadian riders today (all BC by the way). The fact that todays Canucks we’re kids when Stevie was at his top is amazing and a tribute to his legacy. #longlivechainsaw
4th ain’t a podium, it’s friggin close though.
Gwinner looks better and better this season, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him podium next race.
That would be an excellent comeback, and a real shot in the arm for both himself and Intense.
Podium finish is literally that, standing on a podium 1,2,3.
When in the hell did a podium finish become top 5, stop trying to make everyone a “winner”
It doesn’t, in any way detract from an amazing race, and a spectacular result, but let’s stop pinning participation ribbons on people.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podium
Does any other sport call a 4th and 5th a podium finish?
and I say this as a southern californian who loves Gwin. But seriously, the gwin fans need to give their balls a tug.
Just cause I tell you the sky is green, doesn’t mean it’s green man.
4th and 5th have never been a “podium” position in anything other than this.
Just a little critical review of why on earth in WC DH it’s considered a podium
I cant think of a single other sport that does, and let’s be honest, a “podium” finish has long predated WC DH.
Just cause I tell you the sky is green, doesn’t mean it is
Why are we better for awarding 4th and 5th as a podium?
Where do you stop, should the top 10 be on the podium?
I love that he has such backing from mins fans, prolly much like Loic and Amaury would/do on French mtb forums.
He’s an underdog, and we love an underdog story. I’m stoked he’s up there in the top 5, really puts some acknowledgement into his training/process/work ethic.
All these guys are unreal riders,
I’m willing to bet we legitimately see Gwinner on a podium, if not this year, then next. The dev work on that Intense is pretty astounding really
id put a cork stopper on this tomfoolery right about now
I raced DH, XC, and DS for years, along with motocross. Never in my experience has there been a 4th or 5th place podium finish, granted that was 15-20 years ago. Raced 24 hr races more recently, still no 4th or 5th place podium. It’s not a tradition, as we can all agree, I can’t think of another sport that “podiums 4th and 5th place.
Being on the “podium” finishing 4th or 5th brings no more prestige to that placing, and certainly doesn’t detract from the accomplishment, but if you were to tell a casual acquaintance that you “podiumed” finishing 5th in a DH race, your being misleading, a d they would walk away thinking you finished either 1, 2, 3….
Spent a long time travelling Asia, made some good friends from Oz, and picked it up from them, along with “fair play” and “brolly”
Speech, linguistics and basic communication is a pretty fluid thing, and ever changing. Look at the world of emojis and short hand, that are rapidly changing how we communicate.
Not sure that my use of prolly, is that much in terms of dumbassery, but coming from you, I’m gonna take that as a compliment. Is dumbassery a word, would that be ironic, prolly.
Also not sure why the belief that 1, 2, 3 are podium finishes is considered a conservative stance, but there you go I guess.
Everyone mountainbiker knows that a podium is 1-5.
....or you may remember Snowshoe
www.facebook.com/athertonbikesco/photos/pcb.3246729012239093/3246728892239105
Funny that a request by the promoter to award a Junior who admittedly was a rare young talent became something that continued on.
In no other sport, or competition can I find reference to a 4th or 5th place being a podium position. I think it’s something that is unique, and well there it is.
I still don’t understand, but in the interest of sanity, I’ll leave it where it is.
But for real, we don’t really think it’s a podium finish right….my bad…
Friggin ribbons for all!
Writing our words so that they represent a toddler's pronunciation is stupid. Are we going to also write constly, definly, litly, simply, etc to also reflect the laziest most incompetent pronunciation?
Given you’re understanding of language, and how they are an evolving, living construct, surely you can understand local dialects, and how one might pick something up.
Pretty far from where we started, but keep on trying I guess.
I guess the idea of a podium to me, would be top three, the inclusion of Cadel Evans at the time made some sense given the location and achievement. I dont agree with it, as I think it dilutes the tradition, etc of what standing on the podium means to everyone outside of MTB, but I’ll try yo keep that to myself….
My personal use of the word “prolly” both written and oral, prolly isn’t having any large impact, as important as I like to think of myself.
Give your head a shake, you’ve lost sight of what was originally being discussed, and are trying to create an argument of my use of a word, that has no affect on you or anyone else either, but good on ya.
Appreciate your concern, think we will all be just fine.
You're against top 5 being considered as podium finishes, cause that's not how it's supposed to be...something to do with some NZ influence.
You replace the word "probably" with the toddler's version, cause language is changeable and fluid ...something to do with some AU influence.
I dunno, maybe I've got you mixed up with someone else.
Have I gotten under your skin a bit?
It’s not worth it man, really it’s not.
My original “gripe” lets say was this notion that 4th and 5th were a podium place, where in every other sport, would not be considered so. I did some research based on another posters info, and recognize where it comes from, and the underlying problem that then likely occurred once that first decision was made. If I’m honest, anything outside of first, is simply not a win, that’s my opinion, and I recognize it’s not the prevailing one. You choose to celebrate what you see fit, I’m cool with it. Maybe I’ve softened my initial stance, but also noted that it’s prolly not a big deal.
I, much like the entire world, do use slang words, some are fairly common to everyone, some prolly not. Not sure why my use of the word is so bothersome to you, but I guess that’s your deal to sort out, not mine.
I’m comfortable enough that your opinion of me, and my choice of words doesn’t bother me.
Keep on keeping on my man
"Prolly" is used colloquially in many places, NZ, Australia, Canada, UK...but should not be confused with brolly which is a colloquism of umbrella.
Can we all ride our bikes now?
Under my skin? Nah man, you're doing a good job of reminding me how emotional Canadians are these days.
Good luck out there, remember to always wear a helmet
Podium
www.pinkbike.com/photo/23163361
holy shit... you insecure teenagers. SHUT. THE f*ck. UP.
this post is 10 days old. give your balls... A FIRM... GRASP OF A TUG.
look in the mirror. take a deep breath. and move. on. MOVE. ON.
jesus christ. that or tell me how to unsubscribe from post notifications on pinkbike. dont care which.
Just bugging ya!
I was just goofing,
The Letterkenny reference was good, it’s all in good fun
On the box!
That would be crazy
(However, I predict Minnaar will win today )
It's just hard, and the way that the RB coverage is this patchy (in terms of course shown) despite how much experience they have doesn't lead me to believe things are likely to suddenly improve for the EWS any time soon.
I guess we'll find out next year what all that sweet sweet Discovery money can do...
#Finnfothewin
Cami - 1335 points
Vali - 1216
Myriam - 1155
This is amazing. I‘m so happy for him
What happened to Amaury?