[UPDATED] Junior Results & Overall Standings from the Andorra DH World Cup 2023
The fourth Junior DH World Cup of the year has wrapped up in Andorra. 2023 World Champion Erice Van Leuven backed up her win at Fort William as she lit up the splits to win the fourth round of the 2023 series. The Junior Women faced a flat-out and loose course as they kicked off the Junior racing in Andorra. Current series leader Lisa Bouladou would face some tough competition from Emma Iten but it was the newly crowned World Champ Erive Van Leuven who blew apart the field. Only Valentina Roa Sanchez could come within 13 seconds of the top time as she ended her run 5.3 seconds off the pace.
Ryan Pinkerton finally secured his first World Cup win as he kept it all together to come out on top. The speeds were high and the times kept dropping as the Junior Men put on a wild spectacle as the Andorran course produced some of the best racing this year. The French racers looked dominant with Hugo Marini blowing apart the top times before Nathan Pontvianne would best this again by over two seconds. The French would be stopped as Christian Hauser went into the lead by just 0.3 seconds before Ryan Pinkerton dominated to win by over a second.
Check out the results below.
Junior Women
1st. Erice Van Leuven: 3:21.045
2nd. Valentina Roa Sanchez: 3:26.427
3rd. Lisa Bouladou: 3:34.295
4th. Emma Iten: 3:34.662
5th. Sacha Mills: 3:39.681
Junior Men
1st. Ryan Pinkerton: 2:49.099
2nd. Christian Hauser: 2:50.127
3rd. Nathan Pontvianne: 2:50.408
4th. Evan Medcalf: 2:50.763
5th. Bodhi Kuhn: 2:50.951
The Junior Women's Race as it Happened
3:45 am PDT: The Junior Women's Race is Now Underway
The Junior finals are kicking off in Val Di Sole with Abigail Ronca starting proceedings.
3:49 am PDT: A Crash for Abigail Ronca
Abigail Ronca loses her front wheel as she slides out in the dust at the bottom of the track. Abigail finished her run with a time of 3:57.592.
3:51 am PDT: Poppy Lane is Out
Poppy Lane has pulled off the track just before the big road gap. We are not sure what has happened but we will provide an update if we hear any information.
3:52 am PDT: Course Hold
Racing is on hold as the track is under red flag conditions.
3:54 am PDT: Poppy Lane Will be Given Another Run
After a red flag for a crash from Amelia Dudek, Poppy Lane will have another chance at a finals run.
3:58 am PDT: Sacha Mills Goes Fastest by 17 Seconds
Sacha Mills has set the new fastest time so far today as she improves upon Abigail Ronca's run by 17.911 seconds.
3:59 am PDT: Taylor Ostgaard Loses 28 Seconds at Split 2
It looks like Taylor Ostgaard has had a problem during her race run as she lost over 28 seconds in the 2nd split. Taylor ends the run in 3rd, just over 30 seconds off the pace.
4:02 am PDT: Emma Iten Goes into the Lead
Emma Iten has gone fastest as she was unstoppable through the bottom splits to go fastest by 5.019 seconds.
4:04 am PDT: Poppy Lane Goes 3rd in her Rerun
In her second chance at a finals run Poppy Lane faces some difficulties in the bottom sections and ends her day in third place so far.
4:06 am PDT: European Champs Lais Bonnaure Goes 5.5 Back
The newly crowned European Champ can't match the pace of Emma Iten and drops 5.546 behind the current leader.
4:07 am PDT: Lisa Bouladou Takes the Hot Seat by 0.3 Seconds
Current overall series leader Lisa Bouladou takes the lead as she takes the hot seat by only 0.367 seconds.
4:09 am PDT: Erice Van Leuven Dominates as she Leads by Over 13 Seconds
The 2023 Junior World Champs dominates the race as she goes green at every split to build a massive lead of 13.250 seconds.
4:11 am PDT: Erice Van Leuven Wins in Andorra
The win goes to the 2023 World Champs as Valentina Roa Sanchez crosses the line 5.3 seconds back in 2nd.
The Junior Men's Race as it Happened
4:16 am PDT: The Junior Men are Off
Jack Macleod starts the Junior Men's finals.
4:20 am PDT: Dom Platt Takes the Lead
Dom Platt leads as he is joined by Dane Jewett in breaking three minutes today.
4:25 am PDT: Léo Abella Flies into the Hot Seat
Léo Abella pushes Dom Platt off the hot seat as he crosses the line 1.312 seconds up.
4:27 am PDT: After 10 Riders the Top 5 Are:
1st. Léo Abella: 2:56.326
2nd. Dom Platt: 2:57.638
3rd. Mike Leon Huter: 2:57.662
4th. Dane Jewett: 2:57.900
5th. Luca Thurlow: 2:58.009
4:29 am PDT: A Big Crash for Rudi Eichhorn
Rudi Eichhorn crashes out in one of the rock gardens as he gets thrown over the front of his bike.
4:30 am PDT: Rafaël Pelletier Goes 2nd
Rafaël Pelletier falls just 0.679 seconds off the current top time.
4:32 am PDT: Mylann Falquet Takes the Lead
It's a French top three as Mylann Falquet goes quickest so far by just 0.609 seconds.
4:40 am PDT: Luke Wayman Takes 3rd
Luke Wayman breaks up the French party as he slots into third, one second back.
4:41 am PDT: Hugo Marini Has a Wild Run to Go Fastest
Hugo Marini gets loose on course as he blows up the top times and leads by 2.677 seconds. Once again it is a French top three.
4:43 am PDT: Ryan Griffith Goes 2nd
Ryan Griffith can't match the speed of Hugo Marini but he does the next best thing to take 2nd so far.
4:44 am PDT: European Champ Nathan Pontvianne Leads by 2.6 Seconds
Nathan Pontvianne puts together an amazing run as he takes his new European Champ jersey to the hot seat as he looks dominant in Andorra.
4:47 am PDT: Christian Hauser Takes the Lead by 0.281 Seconds
Christian Hauser just pushes Nathan Pontvianne off the hot seat as he comes good in the last sector to secure the lead by only 0.281 seconds.
4:52 am PDT: Bodhi Kuhn Takes 4th
Bodhi Kuhn looked to be on a wild run but it wasn't enough as he fell back to fourth place with just one rider remaining.
4:54 am PDT: Ryan Pinkerton Wins in Andorra
Ryan Pinkerton finally puts it all together as he goes fastest in Andorra by just over a second.
Junior Women
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Junior Men
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Ryan Pinkerton finally secured his first World Cup win as he kept it all together to come out on top. The speeds were high and the times kept dropping as the Junior Men put on a wild spectacle as the Andorran course produced some of the best racing this year. The French racers looked dominant with Hugo Marini blowing apart the top times before Nathan Pontvianne would best this again by over two seconds. The French would be stopped as Christian Hauser went into the lead by just 0.3 seconds before Ryan Pinkerton dominated to win by over a second.
Check out the results below.
Results:
Junior Women
1st. Erice Van Leuven: 3:21.045
2nd. Valentina Roa Sanchez: 3:26.427
3rd. Lisa Bouladou: 3:34.295
4th. Emma Iten: 3:34.662
5th. Sacha Mills: 3:39.681
Junior Men
1st. Ryan Pinkerton: 2:49.099
2nd. Christian Hauser: 2:50.127
3rd. Nathan Pontvianne: 2:50.408
4th. Evan Medcalf: 2:50.763
5th. Bodhi Kuhn: 2:50.951
The Junior Women's Race as it Happened
3:45 am PDT: The Junior Women's Race is Now Underway
The Junior finals are kicking off in Val Di Sole with Abigail Ronca starting proceedings.
3:49 am PDT: A Crash for Abigail Ronca
Abigail Ronca loses her front wheel as she slides out in the dust at the bottom of the track. Abigail finished her run with a time of 3:57.592.
3:51 am PDT: Poppy Lane is Out
Poppy Lane has pulled off the track just before the big road gap. We are not sure what has happened but we will provide an update if we hear any information.
3:52 am PDT: Course Hold
Racing is on hold as the track is under red flag conditions.
3:54 am PDT: Poppy Lane Will be Given Another Run
After a red flag for a crash from Amelia Dudek, Poppy Lane will have another chance at a finals run.
3:58 am PDT: Sacha Mills Goes Fastest by 17 Seconds
Sacha Mills has set the new fastest time so far today as she improves upon Abigail Ronca's run by 17.911 seconds.
3:59 am PDT: Taylor Ostgaard Loses 28 Seconds at Split 2
It looks like Taylor Ostgaard has had a problem during her race run as she lost over 28 seconds in the 2nd split. Taylor ends the run in 3rd, just over 30 seconds off the pace.
4:02 am PDT: Emma Iten Goes into the Lead
Emma Iten has gone fastest as she was unstoppable through the bottom splits to go fastest by 5.019 seconds.
4:04 am PDT: Poppy Lane Goes 3rd in her Rerun
In her second chance at a finals run Poppy Lane faces some difficulties in the bottom sections and ends her day in third place so far.
4:06 am PDT: European Champs Lais Bonnaure Goes 5.5 Back
The newly crowned European Champ can't match the pace of Emma Iten and drops 5.546 behind the current leader.
4:07 am PDT: Lisa Bouladou Takes the Hot Seat by 0.3 Seconds
Current overall series leader Lisa Bouladou takes the lead as she takes the hot seat by only 0.367 seconds.
4:09 am PDT: Erice Van Leuven Dominates as she Leads by Over 13 Seconds
The 2023 Junior World Champs dominates the race as she goes green at every split to build a massive lead of 13.250 seconds.
4:11 am PDT: Erice Van Leuven Wins in Andorra
The win goes to the 2023 World Champs as Valentina Roa Sanchez crosses the line 5.3 seconds back in 2nd.
The Junior Men's Race as it Happened
4:16 am PDT: The Junior Men are Off
Jack Macleod starts the Junior Men's finals.
4:20 am PDT: Dom Platt Takes the Lead
Dom Platt leads as he is joined by Dane Jewett in breaking three minutes today.
4:25 am PDT: Léo Abella Flies into the Hot Seat
Léo Abella pushes Dom Platt off the hot seat as he crosses the line 1.312 seconds up.
4:27 am PDT: After 10 Riders the Top 5 Are:
1st. Léo Abella: 2:56.326
2nd. Dom Platt: 2:57.638
3rd. Mike Leon Huter: 2:57.662
4th. Dane Jewett: 2:57.900
5th. Luca Thurlow: 2:58.009
4:29 am PDT: A Big Crash for Rudi Eichhorn
Rudi Eichhorn crashes out in one of the rock gardens as he gets thrown over the front of his bike.
4:30 am PDT: Rafaël Pelletier Goes 2nd
Rafaël Pelletier falls just 0.679 seconds off the current top time.
4:32 am PDT: Mylann Falquet Takes the Lead
It's a French top three as Mylann Falquet goes quickest so far by just 0.609 seconds.
4:40 am PDT: Luke Wayman Takes 3rd
Luke Wayman breaks up the French party as he slots into third, one second back.
4:41 am PDT: Hugo Marini Has a Wild Run to Go Fastest
Hugo Marini gets loose on course as he blows up the top times and leads by 2.677 seconds. Once again it is a French top three.
4:43 am PDT: Ryan Griffith Goes 2nd
Ryan Griffith can't match the speed of Hugo Marini but he does the next best thing to take 2nd so far.
4:44 am PDT: European Champ Nathan Pontvianne Leads by 2.6 Seconds
Nathan Pontvianne puts together an amazing run as he takes his new European Champ jersey to the hot seat as he looks dominant in Andorra.
4:47 am PDT: Christian Hauser Takes the Lead by 0.281 Seconds
Christian Hauser just pushes Nathan Pontvianne off the hot seat as he comes good in the last sector to secure the lead by only 0.281 seconds.
4:52 am PDT: Bodhi Kuhn Takes 4th
Bodhi Kuhn looked to be on a wild run but it wasn't enough as he fell back to fourth place with just one rider remaining.
4:54 am PDT: Ryan Pinkerton Wins in Andorra
Ryan Pinkerton finally puts it all together as he goes fastest in Andorra by just over a second.
Full Results:
Junior Women
Junior Men
Overall Standings:
Junior Women
Junior Men
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22 Comments
- 32 0
Tigergoosebumps
(Aug 25, 2023 at 4:56)
Pinkmeister gets the win! This is what should be headlined on google news, not you know who… woohoo!
- 18 0
Bibico
(Aug 25, 2023 at 4:57)
Getting to see the juniors live this year is such a bonus.
- 14 0
Mcoppen
FL (Aug 25, 2023 at 5:06)
The junior men's racing is just so good at the moment. So tight and competitive, great to see!
- 10 0
jayhex
(Aug 25, 2023 at 5:19)
Well done Ryan Pinkbikerton.Mute button ‘on’ quite a bit during the broadcast (again)
- 6 0
doncouzens
FL (Aug 25, 2023 at 7:29)
The Junior Mens was some of the best racing I have seen for a long time, congrats to Pinkie on the win, but all the top 20 were on heaters, great wild runs, the older guys better start training cause when this batch hits elite age all hells going to break loose
- 10 0
mtbmaniatv
FL (Aug 25, 2023 at 3:58)
Pinky!
- 10 0
howejohn
(Aug 25, 2023 at 4:54)
Yes Pinky!
- 8 0
AppleJack76
FL (Aug 25, 2023 at 8:52)
Future of USA men's DH looks strong.
- 4 0
cfox109
FL (Aug 25, 2023 at 9:25)
Evan Metcalf was putting in an impressive run until that bad line in the off camber section. Cool to see he has the speed to win, just has to put it together. Also stoked for Pinky, hopefully he starts clicking off wins!
- 7 0
rcwellie
FL (Aug 25, 2023 at 10:48)
What a run by Erice! Party laps in Wellie today!!!!
- 7 1
pisgahgnar
FL (Aug 25, 2023 at 5:41)
USA!USA!
- 4 0
powderhoundbrr
FL (Aug 25, 2023 at 8:07)
1 second split in the top 5! Could have been anyone's race, amazing tight racing.
- 1 0
nateb
FL (Aug 25, 2023 at 20:35)
1.852 .... but yes, super tight racing, so exciting!
- 4 0
snotrag
FL (Aug 25, 2023 at 6:41)
Awesome racing to watch. Pinkerton was wild!
- 3 0
vinigabrielli
FL (Aug 25, 2023 at 4:02)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj7Tmv6io74
- 3 0
JibbyTheScout
FL (Aug 25, 2023 at 5:25)
Some tight racing on the men’s side
- 1 0
nozes
(Aug 25, 2023 at 5:37)
Any swiss can confirm if Emma Iten is related to the 1991 downhill world champion Albert Iten?
- 3 0
on-the-move
(Aug 25, 2023 at 5:54)
Go you good thing!
- 1 1
thewhitemask
(Aug 25, 2023 at 7:40)
Not blaming Aimi but in such a small field of girl riders UCI should try to include more if possible…
- 2 3
bman33
(Aug 25, 2023 at 11:33)
The gaps on time are atrocious in Junior women....
- 1 0
ABhardtail
(Aug 25, 2023 at 6:16)
Where's Aimi?
- 3 0
MartyMcfly2810
(Aug 25, 2023 at 7:35)
She hit a tree in quali and had a mechanical so didn't qualify unfortunately
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