Qualifying Analysis from the Andorra DH World Cup 2023

With qualifying all wrapped up riders now await a packed day of semi-finals and finals in Andorra tomorrow. The slightly updated course for 2023 provides some flat-out speeds while still featuring plenty of tech and steeps that were classic features in past Andorran World Cups.

As riders prepare for a big day of racing, let's get into the results and stats from Qualifying.

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Qualifying Results

Overall:


Full results, here.

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Sector by Sector Results

Overall Split Positions

Split Rankings

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Sector Breakdown

Sector 1

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The first split produced some interesting results as in the Elite Women's session we saw Nina Hoffmann just nudge ahead of Camille Balanche (before her crash) with Vali Höll losing almost 0.4 seconds here. For the Elite Men Loic Bruni did something really special here as he dominated the split creating a 0.6-second gap back to Andreas Kolb. Loic managed to best 2nd-place qualifier Loris Vergier by over a second here.

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Sector 2

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As riders made their way through the second split Vali Höll would really start coming into her own on the flat-out Andorran course. The newly crowned double Elite World Champ pulled a massive gap of nearly two seconds against Nina Hoffmann in this split showing a level of speed that was unmatched. The Elite Men saw Loris Vergier take the split victory as he just squeezed ahead of Thibaut Daprela and Andreas Kolb by around 0.1 seconds. Loic Bruni would drop back by 0.6 seconds but he was still the fourth fastest rider here.

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Sector 3

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Split three saw Vali Höll and Loris Vergier on top once again as they continue to show that after their wins here last year they are the riders to beat in Andorra. For the Elite Women Vali would best Nina Hoffmann by 0.6 seconds as Mille Johnset was third here and off the pace by over two seconds. Loris Vergier secured a 0.3 second win in this sector as Jordan Williams would set a great time in 2nd and Loic Bruni was once again performing well with the third fastest time.

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Sector 4

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Another split and another big time gap for Vali Höll as she put almost 0.8 seconds into her competitors. This time it was Monika Hrastnik who rode closest to the World Champ as she continued to be unstoppable in the loose conditions. Loic Bruni would take the sector win here as he picked up 0.2 seconds against Loris Vergier. The French pair are going to be interesting to watch in Semis and Finals as they look very comfortable on course this week.

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Sector 5

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The final sector to the finish line saw two new faces setting the fastest times as it was Mille Johnset and Jackson Goldstone leading. Mille Johnset was the only rider to pull back time on Vali Höll here as she went 0.04 into the green. Jackson Goldstone built himself a decent advantage here as he managed to find 0.2 seconds on the hard-charging Loic Bruni. Dakotah Norton would also have a strong showing in this sector with the exact same time as Loic Bruni.

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Story of the Session

Elite Women

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Elite Men

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Stats Breakdown

The top 15 qualifying margins were plotted before including results at positions 20, 25, 30 and 32.

The top 15 qualifying margins were plotted before including results at positions 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140 and 150.

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