Fort William World Cup 2011 Downhill Qualifying

Jun 4, 2011 at 9:12
by Ian Hylands  
Photos and captions: Fraser Britton, Duncan Philpott and Phunkt

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Steve Peat is a local hero and can never be counted out, 15th in qualifying...

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Greg Minaar has won a lot of World Cups over the years, and more than a few overall titles.

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Matti Lehikoinen was no exception and was getting as flat as anyone else, Matti qualified in 11th and is in a good position to advance on that tomorrow.

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The top section is all about rocks and the riders love it. Fabien Cousinie

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Another pan and not the sharpest from the day however the colours were just leaping out and as a photographer i had to include it.

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Manon Carpenter qualified in fifth and looked pinned all day, not bad for one of the youngest female racers on the circuit.

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Danny Hart, qualifying in third against the best in the world and showing style like this in that qualifying run. Best of luck to Danny tomorrow, could it be his first world cup win?

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77 Comments
  • 21 0
 yeah danny!!!!!
  • 19 1
 troy in 8th? kid is sick
  • 2 0
 im more then suprised and stoked with just the results of qualy, can't wait to see what the race will bring us!
  • 6 0
 was expecting more from sam this year
  • 3 0
 still early Oli.. let's wait and see.. don't forget his cameo at world's last year
  • 1 0
 Crazy. Gee and Danny were .001 seconds apart. and Gwin was over 1.8 seconds ahead of both of them.
  • 2 0
 i think Hill his holding back a tiny bit because he doesn't want a repeat of last year.
  • 19 2
 Y'can't say Gwin without WIN! Don't know what they're feeding him over at Trek towers, but he's really upped his game over the winter.
  • 5 0
 clever.. Wink
  • 27 0
 i read somewhere he has go faster stripes tattooed on his genitals.
  • 10 7
 orrr fix, you could have said "Gwin... its in the name"

(in the style of "EA sports, its in the game")
  • 5 0
 f*ck yeah Gwin! damn that guy's fast everywhere
Sam 9th? what?
  • 11 0
 Peaty 15th? What?
  • 6 1
 Troy is a BOSS
  • 3 0
 lets hope gwin can still perform under the pressure, hopefully he knows that everyone is gonna go balls out tomorrow morning. i think thats why you see some big names lower on the list, to save some energy and such for race day.
  • 3 0
 gwin's my man! he's gonna dominate this year! woohoo!
  • 3 5
 Quali's dont really mean much if your not point hunting, hence why some of the top boys are further down
  • 4 0
 TOMAC + training = crazy fast Gwin
  • 2 0
 Yup, Aaron win likely Gwin it again. He's an unstoppable Gwinning machine, that's all there is to say.
  • 3 0
 @Empire-Matt, wouldn't the top guys want to go fairly hard in the qualies get the quali points? May make the difference in the end of the year, you saw how close it was between Gee and Greg last year...
  • 2 0
 AARON GWIN, ITS IN THE NAME!!! ' HAHAHAHA
  • 1 0
 WHeeey, DANNY FUCKING HART YOU LEGEND! Greg Minnaar you monster!!!
  • 1 0
 Gee I had a bet on you Frown
  • 1 0
 I dont like kurts name....
  • 1 0
 You talkin to me?
  • 16 0
 Danny hart.... You. f*cking. Machine.

The kid is like what 19?

Big, big, BIG things to come from him Smile cant wait for tomorrow
  • 2 0
 totally agree. saw him ride one of the spots i ride at about a month or two back. The dudes going to be insane
  • 11 0
 danny only 0.001 s behind gee..
  • 5 0
 It's the awesome race gear he's wearing! Gotta be good for a 5 second advantage!
  • 3 0
 One fart coming into the finish and he had it haha Big Grin
  • 7 0
 Are we goin to get a video?
  • 2 0
 No, UCI are to busy being a bunch of power jockey bastards.
  • 7 1
 Can anyone say "Fifth Victory" for Gwinning! You do So Cal proud big dog.
  • 2 0
 Really good to see Hart up there. Race results will depend so much on the conditions, if it starts blowing a gale you've gotta put your money on the bigger more powerful riders.
  • 4 0
 sick to see danny hart up there!
  • 4 0
 Can't wait for them to turn up the wick!!!!!!! GO STEVE SMITH!!!
  • 2 0
 Jill was on pace...something must have happened. She is going to give Rachel and Tracy a good fight for the win.
  • 2 0
 jill had the fastest first split
  • 3 0
 does anyone know what happened to brendan fairclough???
  • 2 3
 he ate shit at south africa
  • 2 0
 131st place 35 seconds down.
  • 1 0
 he crashed again today unfortunately
  • 2 0
 Its good to see a different mix up in the top 10. Speechless.......when it comes to A. Gwin!
  • 3 0
 Fair play to Rachel Atherton coming back after last year. So fast.
  • 4 1
 GWIN FOR THE WIN!!! Seems like a course he can win on!
  • 5 1
 gwin is a monster! he is just killing everything!
  • 3 0
 my vote is still for steve smith!
  • 4 1
 Go the Athertons and GO the KIWI"S..!
  • 1 0
 Great result for GBR, Atherton, Hart and Cunningham all within the top 10, cant wait for the race tomorrow!
  • 1 0
 Go for it Danny, would be gr8 to see a Northerner win it. Have watched this lad at Hamsterly Forrest, awesome.
  • 2 0
 Is Gwin still sane? That gap between Gee and him is weird.
  • 1 0
 gwin 1st and danny hart 3rd awesome!!! tomorrow is going to be infuckingsane
  • 2 0
 gwins been the man to beat the last couple races
  • 2 0
 Trek are doing summet right 2 in top 6
  • 3 0
 Where's Mik Hannah?
  • 1 0
 burried back in 56th ...17 seconds off
  • 1 0
 ouch
  • 2 0
 Oh no Scribd format... my computer can't view these : (
  • 2 0
 GET SOME GWIN!!! You too Rach!
  • 3 1
 Brosnan FTW!
  • 1 0
 Manon top 5? That's really impressive for a '93 baby
  • 1 1
 Go for it Danny, would be gr8 to see a Northerner win it. Have watched this lad at Hamsterly Forrest, awesome.
  • 1 1
 Christopher McGlinchey 67th? Yes man. First World Cup and 2nd youngest lad on the startlist. Hon the Irish
  • 1 0
 How come there's no pictures of Gee/Athertons?

I'm disappointed.
  • 1 0
 Or someone else???ummm ya gee atherton
  • 1 0
 Wooho two kiwi's in top 5. Give it heaps boys
  • 1 0
 * top 6
  • 1 0
 Come on Danny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • 1 0
 Greg nearly 3 secs back? C'mon!!! Minnaar for vengence!!
  • 1 0
 Yeah Aaron! Keep it up man!
  • 1 1
 Alexis Delcroix Whats happenning.. lol jks i dont know you.
  • 3 3
 Gee wIll win all day long
  • 2 2
 I disagree Gwin will win
  • 2 4
 could of been a triple atherton win but gwin is just killin it
  • 6 0
 How? Dan isn't racing 4x and seems to be a bit off pace in the DH (which is to be expected given what he is coming back from).







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