Elite Qualifying Results from the Leogang DH World Cup 2023

 Dan Slack as well, I believe.

 dude just loves riding bike

 Just another lap for those Enduro boys.

 This

 He's the guy to beat this weekend.

 Sam just thought he was back in 2007 at Champery

 Hill faster than Greenland = auto podium for Sam tomorrow

 @JamesKROZ: Not an awful time hopefully it sticks.

 @adamkat: Idk man it's drying up now a whole bunch of fast times coming in.

 Sam's in lads, that's all this fan boy wanted to see. And pretty close to the top 30 who came down after the rain.

 @bikes-arent-real: let's hope the legend does a madness tomorrow

 SAM IS IN!!! Made my day.

 Can a protected rider proceed into finals if they don't make the 30-person cut or get a DNS?

 @femto505: I'm not sure, but I think they have to roll through the gate in the Semis, so a DNS would prevent them from getting to the Finals. Again, I'm not positive about that.

 @femto505: they have to at least start.

 Do protected riders bump riders that qualified on their own steam?

 @bikes-arent-real: No. They are additional entries, so none of the qualifiers lose a spot.

UCI says: "If the times of the protected riders are not among the 15 best times for women
elite or the 60 best times for men elite, they shall be allowed to ride in the semi-final in
addition to the 15 women elite and 60 men elite riders already qualified."

 Anyone know what the asterisks * after certain rider's names are indicating?

 @Fill-Freakin: u23

 Last week they fortunately showed jordan's whole race run, but a few other fast guys they didn't. We'll see how it goes.

 @bikes-arent-real: yeah but he had still qualified top 15

 Isn't the start list some love child of the overall standings and quali results? Pretty sure all protected riders will start amongst the top 30, no?

 @adamkat: I think that would be the case if they finish outside the cut but I doubt they protected riders get to move up if they had qualified within the top 60

 @bgoldstone: I guess we'll see but I feel like I remember guys getting bumped down in the start list based on overall rankings.

 @adamkat: Yeah all I remember is I never got my head around the system the start order was decided, as it wasn't just based on quali results. I don't know if they've changed that this year, either way it's probably something confusing.

 Looks like it, as all the start times have been pushed back? Next to start is 14:46

 @Mayzei: 14:46 was almost 30 minutes ago. They haven't updated those at all unfortunately.

 @adamkat: weather delay

 @socalbikes1: Yeah before juniors cut out there was more clouds coming in about an hour out. Looks like they made it

 @adamkat: ahhh them pesky timezones

 @Mayzei: oh ya they'll get ya! Too many maths going on out there

 Outliers being Finn, Andreas, Troy and Davide CAPPELLO. Freak gusts of wind on the motorway perhaps haha! Sam Hill into 36th looks safe for semis!

 Track is maybe drying out again now? Could result in some seriously late plates sneaking into semi's ... and some big names missing out.

 Estaque, Wallace, Thirion, Slack, LSM, Zwar Qvist, Antione Pierron, Craik are misses as well, some pretty big ones.

 @adamkat: some of those guys started just after the delay and had the worst conditions. They were 20-30 seconds off the pace. Times started to come down after them

 @bgoldstone: Ya you have to feel for them. Worst case scenario no doubt.

 2 misses for Dean Lucas? feel bad for the dude, gotta get his head right

 @Sweatypants: likeable guy but hasn’t had the results in a while, big seat on a big team must be pressure to perform

 @tomo12377: agreed. reminds me of Iannone kinda for MTBs. lots of raw talent, mind on other things compared to some of his compatriots.

 Qaulys are normally like that though. that's pretty cool, can see bikes going up the lift.

 @bikes-arent-real: not usually that empty. It looked like all the officials left as well

 Minnaar won't make it into finals I guess

 @bashhard: there’s going to be a few unprotected riders that normally won’t have a problem making top 60 not go through

 @bashhard: Pretty sure Greg is protected into the semi's as he was in the top 10 for last years overall (just). Completely guessing here, but I bet he knew that and saw no reason to lay it on the line today. Can't see why he would've been so much slower otherwise...

 @adamkat: seems to be the approach for all the protected riders

 @adamkat: yep looks like you are right. I thought he wasn't protected anymore

 @bashhard: Protection rules have never been so complicated lol

 @bashhard: Don't riders need only top 60 to to go on if not otherwise protected?

 @neimbc: yes

 Ended with 13th best time, for now.

 @Bibico: that means best of those that went after the first rain

 His father was a mudder - his mother was a mudder.

 Nobody does ….

 go fast - win. Go slow - lose.

 pP!

 Looking at the same thing. Hard to say since UCI live timing is as finicky as they come.

 Dunno man she's drying up fast and still fast guys coming down.

 @bikes-arent-real: Most are over 3:30, gonna be close.
1 second is currently about 12 places.

 Im 90% sure he will be protected into semi finals as he finished top ten last week.
Top 10 from previous season and top 10 currently are protected I do believe.

 @Aem221: Wasn't sure, looks like he is good for top 60, barely. Tough for guys like Brooke, Remi Therion, Mark Wallace. They had a good opening round and are out.

 Jordan and Jackson are protected to the finals as they are top 10 in the overall this year

 Top 20 riders are protected for semis. The top 10 from last year and the top riders from this year.

 From UCI Rules:

4.11.014 Protected riders to the semi-final are:
1. riders with season long race numbers (i.e. ranked in the top 5 women elite and the top 10 men elite of the final UCI World Cup standings of the previous season)
2. the best ranked riders from the current UCI World Cup standings, that are not included in point 1 above, until a total of 10 women elite and 20 men elite are reached
3. if any riders as described under 1. and 2. above do not confirm participation at an event they will not be replaced.

Protected riders to the final are:
1. riders ranked in the top 3 women elite and top 3 men elite of the final UCI World Cup standings of the previous season
2. the best ranked riders from the current UCI World Cup standings, that are not included in point 1 above, until a total of 5 women elite and 10 men elite are reached
3. if any riders as described under 1. and 2. above do not confirm participation at an event they will not be replaced
4. men and women junior riders ranked in the top 3 of the current UCI World Cup standings. At the first UCI World Cup round of the season there will be no protected junior riders.
5. If a rider is announced as retired, he is not eligible anymore as protected rider. The announcement of the retired status shall be done in writing to the UCI before 31 December of the previous year.

 @mi-bike: For reference, those top 10 men from last year that will auto qualify for every semi-final this season are: Pierron, Vergier, Iles, Kolb, Kerr, Greenland, Coulanges, Gwin, Hart, & Minnaar.

Women are: Balanche, Nicole, Hoffman, Holl, & Farina

 @adamkat: @mi-bike thanks y'all

 If we learned anything over the years it's that the top qualifier is rarely the fastest on race day. I think there is an element of backing off a bit in qualifying so that you get a clean, "relaxed" run and do that final feeler of the lines you chose.

 @PHeller: IDK if I'd say its rare. Its not the norm but we've seen plenty of races where the last man down takes the win.

 It's most likely the wind speed imo. If it's gusting at high speeds it could been seen as a severe handicap to the riders caught in it and might force the gondolas to close.

 @willstuart94: Dangerous.

 @willstuart94: yeah the wind on that wide open motorway has to be brutal. No way to hit those jumps safely

 @BamaBiscuits: I forgot about the motorway. Yeah, makes sense now.

 They aren’t broadcast at all

 @bgoldstone: shouldn't they be brodcasted on gcn+?
But it's not and payed for the thing. What's going on gcn?

 @ottifant: I'd guess GCN+ only have the rights to the official racing (ie semi's and finals). Quali's are exactly what they are, qualifiers for the main race.

 @ottifant: qualifications are not broadcast at all. Junior finals, and elite semi finals are broadcast free. Only thing guy really have to pay for is elite finals.

 Iles by far the fastest man after the delay. Next closest is Kolb over 2s behind him. Not sure if this is meaningful at all, except definitely shows Finn has confidence in any condition.

 @adamkat: finn was looking very dialed in training today

 @adamkat: he definitely looked the quickest in the practice footage

 Coulanges was on a good one at the 3rd split,

 Big storm rolled through after the first 10 riders had dropped

 Yes. Race was paused due to wind and track deterioted.

 Does anyone know what happened to Angel? Timesheet says he DNF, but didn't make any split times

 @danielteleman: he’s protected so maybe just broke the beam to move onto the semi final

 @danielteleman: had a big slam in practice going to flat on one of the jumps. He’s limping bad so just broke the beam to get through to tomorrow. Hopefully he can get better and pull through..