They call it Qualification, but it's more similar to a World Cup's Timed Training session as rider order Sunday is determined by UCI ranking.
Elite Women
1. NICOLE Myriam FRA 5:22.297
2. HANNAH Tracey AUS +2.190
3. CABIROU Marine FRA +3.334
4. SIEGENTHALER Emilie SUI +10.264
5. SEAGRAVE Tahnee GBR +16.611
6. CHAPPAZ Melanie FRA +22.401
7. HRASTNIK Monika SLO +28.587
8. WEATHERLY Kate NZL +33.724
9. SALAZAR Mariana ESA +37.136
10. A'HERN Sian AUS+39.460
Elite Men
1. HART Danny GBR 4:27.353
2. VERGIER Loris FRA +3.453
3. MACDONALD Brook NZL+4.562
4. BRUNI Loic FRA +4.639
5. PIERRON Amaury FRA +4.830
6. BROSNAN Troy AUS +6.186
7. MOIR Jack AUS +10.384
8. HARRISON Charlie USA +10.477
9. WILSON Reece GBR +11.016
10. LANGEVIN Hugo+11.03
**Greg Minnaar was sitting in 7th at +6.672 but has been DSQed after going wide on a corner shortly after the Stevie Smith Drop, breaking through the tape and not rejoining where he left it. He is a protected rider so will still be able to compete for the rainbow stripes on Sunday.
Junior Women
1. HOLL Valentina AUT 5:41.920
2. JOHNSET Mille NOR +14.763
3. NEWKIRK Anna USA +16.109
4. CHAPPAZ Lauryne FRA +1:05.179
5. GIMENEZ Nastasia FRA +1:05.323
6. 9 MURRAY Fiona NZL +1:18.840
7. SCOTT Jordan USA +1:22.758
8. VOYSEY Cassie AUS +1:24.654
9. GOLDSTONE Bailey CAN +1:45.093
10. THIES Sabine RSA +2:00.151
Junior Men
1. VIDAL Antoine FRA 4:37.707
2. CRUZ Lucas CAN +3.849
3. JAMIESON Elliot CAN +8.437
4. SILVA Dante USA +8.709
5. DAPRELA Thibaut FRA +9.106
6. LAFFEY Patrick CAN +14.230
7. SHERLOCK Seth CAN +15.968
8. A'HERN Kye AUS +16.097
9. PENE Tuhoto-Ariki NZL +16.257
10. ROSS Blake NZL +17.378
As it says beneath the last photo in the article:
They call it Qualification, but it's more similar to a World Cup's Timed Training session as rider order Sunday is determined by UCI ranking.
live coverage of the elite men's and women's races on the BBC Sport website, app and iPlayer from 1700 BST on Saturday, 31 August & Sunday.
It’s saturday in they uk
In the mean time, Canada seems to have a stacked field in DH which is pretty cool! I believe it is the legacy of Stevie and it feels great!
#LongliveChainsaw
It would be like Gwin winning qualifying for the men.