Final Results from the Les Gets DH World Champs 2022
The 2022 downhill World Champs provided some incredible racing in Les Gets. In the Junior racing Jenna Hastings and Jordan Williams came out on top and will take home the rainbow jerseys. The final riders in both races crashed out during their runs with Izabela Yankova not finishing and Jackson Goldstone coming 14th.
Vali Höll has become the first Austrian downhill World Champion after an incredible run put her just under a second ahead of Nina Hoffmann. Myriam Nicole couldn't take the win on home soil but still mages to secure the bronze medal. Despite only recently having surgery Camille Balanche crossed the line in fourth place.
Five times World Champion Loic Bruni reigned supreme in Les Gets as he dominated the Elite Men's field. Loic is World Champion once again as he now holds the second highest number of Elite Male titles and is only the fourth rider to have ever won the rainbow jersey on home soil. The French didn't just take the gold as Amaury Pierron took the silver and Loris Vergier secured the bronze medal.
Check out the results below.
Results:
Elite Women
1st. Vali Höll: 3:53.857
2nd. Nina Hoffmann: 3:54.763
3rd. Myriam Nicole: 3:57.304
4th. Camille Balanche: 3:58.062
5th. Monika Hrastnik: 3:59.570
Elite Men
1st. Loic Bruni: 3:20.478
2nd. Amaury Pierron: 3:23.059
3rd. Loris Vergier: 3:23.864
4th. Troy Brosnan: 3:24.388
5th. Laurie Greenland: 3:24.529
Junior Women
1st. Jenna Hastings: 4:18.541
2nd. Gracey Hemstreet: 4:20.411
3rd. Valentina Roa Sanchez: 4:34.485
4th. Aimi Kenyon: 4:38.146
5th. Lisa Bouladou: 4:38.572
Junior Men
1st. Jordan Williams: 3:28.324
2nd. Remy Meier-Smith: 3:34.240
3rd. Davide Cappello: 3:36.021
4th. Ryan Pinkerton: 3:36.044
5th. Bodhi Kuhn: 3:37.777
Full Results:
Elite Women
Elite Men
Junior Women
Junior Men
Live Race Updates:
Stay tuned for live updates and results from the 2022 DH World Champs.
The Elite Women's racing kicks off at: PDT 5:15 / EDT 7:15 / BST 12:15 / CEST 13:15
The Elite Men will start at: PDT 6:35 / EDT 8:35 / BST 13:35 / CEST 14:35
Elite Women
First up in the Elite racing is the Women and we are sure to get some incredible racing on the flat-out Les Gets course.
Course Preview:
Top Five from Qualifying:
1st. Myriam Nicole: 3:56.654
2nd. Nina Hoffmann: 4:03.340
3rd. Eleonora Farina: 4:04.000
4th. Vali Höll: 4:04.335
5th. Monika Hrastnik: 4:10.437
Who do you think will win?:
Who do you think will win today's racing? Will we see someone new take the top step of the podium?
Race Updates:
4:15 am PDT The Elite Women are off with Steffanie Grossmann out the gate first.
4:20 am PDT Steffanie Grossmann sets the first time of the day with a 5:09.727.
4:21 am PDT Chandrima Lavoie goes 12 seconds up and takes an early lead.
4:22 am PDT The top time drops again with Monika Mixová finding another six seconds.
4:23 am PDT Katherine Sharp goes just over 18 seconds back and into fourth place so far.
4:24 am PDT A big crash in the loose dust for Kalani Muirhead, she was over twenty seconds up before the crash.
4:25 am PDT Despite washing out Kalani still goes fastest by over 16 seconds.
4:26 am PDT Frances Du Toit crosses the line 27 seconds back and into fourth.
4:27 am PDT Bailey Goldstone comes the closest to Kalani Muirhead and sits in second, 5.9 back.
4:30 am PDT Ella Erickson flies down the course to third place after nine riders.
4:31 am PDT Just under five seconds off the pace Anna Charlotte Germann sits in second.
4:32 am PDT Nine seconds back and into fourth for Sabine Thies.
4:33 am PDT Spanish rider Aina Gonzalez Grimau manages to go into fourth after her race run.
4:34 am PDT Léona Pierrini has a massive run to take the lead by over 18 and a half seconds.
4:35 am PDT Another French rider Mélanie Chappaz has a quick run to go two seconds back and into 2nd.
4:36 am PDT As we head into the top 20 riders the top five is:
1st. Léona Pierrini: 4:16.236
2nd. Mélanie Chappaz: 4:18.869
3rd. Kalani Muirhead: 4:34.783
4th. Justine Welzel: 4:38.451
5th. Anna Charlotte Germann: 4:39.516
4:37 am PDT Ellie Smith makes her way into the top three so far, just over four seconds back.
4:38 am PDT Louise-Anne Ferguson has been flying all year and she now goes fastest by 2.6 seconds. We are almost reaching the times of the top five qualifiers.
4:40 am PDT It's a UK top two as Stacey Fisher flies into the lead by almost nine seconds! This time would have been third in qualifying.
4:42 am PDT Mikayla Parton slots into sixth, three of the top six are from the UK at this point in the racing.
4:42 am PDT Siel Van Der Velden makes her way into fifth, 14 seconds off the pace.
4:43 am PDT Mathilde Bernard uses her BMX background to find herself in third place, 10 seconds back from Stacey Fisher. The French domination has begun with three of the top five from France.
4:45 am PDT As we head into the top 10 riders the top five is:
1st. Stacey Fisher: 4:04.623
2nd. Louise-Anna Ferguson: 4:13.617
3rd. Mathilde Bernard: 4:15.198
4th. Léona Pierrini: 4:16.236
5th. Mélanie Chappaz: 4:18.869
4:50 am PDT A mid-run mistake cost a lot of time for Anna Newkirk and she goes into fifth.
4:53 am PDT Jess Blewitt crosses the line in third place, just under ten seconds back. It sounds like she will be racing at Red Bull Hardline next month.
4:56 am PDT Veronika Widmann is the closest rider to Stacey Fisher, but she is still almost nine seconds off the pace.
4:59 am PDT 13 seconds back and into seventh for Mille Johnset.
5:02 am PDT Monika Hrastnik has a wild run to go fastest by five seconds! We are still around three seconds back from Myriam Nicole's qualifying run.
5:03 am PDT As we head into the final five riders the top five are:
1st. Monika Hrastnik: 3:59.570
2nd. Stacey Fisher: 4:04.623
3rd. Veronika Widmann: 4:13.502
4th. Louise-Anna Ferguson: 4:13.617
5th. Jess Blewitt: 4:14.367
5:04 am PDT Eleonora Farina was up at split two but she slides out on one of the flatter parts of the track.
5:05 am PDT Eleonora ends her run around 11 seconds back and in third place.
5:09 am PDT Nina Hoffmann smashes into the lead by 4.8 seconds! Nina's run is the fastest of the week so far.
5:12 am PDT Two seconds up at the third split for Myriam Nicole, can she become the first Elite French Woman to win at a French World Champs?
5:13 am PDT Myriam Nicole goes into second place after losing a massive amount of time at the bottom of the course. Nina still leads with only two riders left.
5:16 am PDT What a run so far from Vali Höll, she is over four seconds up at split three.
5:17 am PDT Vali Höll goes fastest! By just 0.906 seconds Vali takes the lead and will get her first Elite World Champs medal today. There is only the injured Camille Balanche left, what can she do today?
5:20 am PDT Camille Balanche is still recovering from surgery but manages to go into fourth place.
5:20 am PDT Vali Höll is the 2022 downhill World Champion!
Elite Men
After the incredible Elite Women's race we now have the Elite Men to close out the 2022 DH World Champs.
Inside the Tape:
Before the Elite Men's racing check the lines Ben Cathro has found out on the course.
Top Five from Qualifying:
1st. Benoit Coulanges: 3:26.074
2nd. Amaury Pierron: 3:26.314
3rd. Angel Suarez: 3:27.850
4th. Thibaut Daprela: 3:28.533
5th. Troy Brosnan: 3:28.897
Who do you think will win?:
Who do you think will win today's racing?
Race Updates:
6:13 am PDT After the first 30 riders the top five is:
1st. Ed Masters: 3:31.467
2nd. Goncalo Bandeira: 3:31.475
3rd. Jakob Jewett: 3:32.085
4th. Kirk McDowall: 3:32.878
5th. Stefano Introzzi: 3:33.410
6:15 am PDT Henry Kerr has taken a huge chunk of time off Ed Masters' run and goes fastest by six seconds. Henry has already beaten the qualifying time of Benoit Coulanges.
6:19 am PDT Johannes Fischbach goes just under four seconds back and into 2nd place so far.
6:19 am PDT Roger Vieira sits in third, 4.041 off the time of Henry Kerr.
6:29 am PDT Another great Irish result as Jacob Dickson goes into fourth place ahead of Ed Masters.
6:32 am PDT Ethan Craik crosses the line just over five seconds back and into fifth.
6:32 am PDT Dean Lucas was in the green at split one but by the bottom of the hill, he is 5.6 seconds off the pace and in sixth.
6:35 am PDT With 30 riders left the top five are:
1st. Henry Kerr: 3:25.363
2nd. Johannes Fischbach: 3:29.360
3rd. Roger Vieira: 3:29.404
4th. Jacob Dickson: 3:30.074
5th. Ethan Craik: 3:30.653
6:36 am PDT Kye A'Hern flies down the course to come the closest to Henry Kerr so far. Kye now sits in 2nd, 2.222 behind.
6:39 am PDT A fully committed run from Antoine Vidal places him just 1.7 seconds back in 2nd.
6:42 am PDT Ronan Dunne pilots the Nukeproof prototype bike to third place. Ronan makes it two Irish riders in the top three.
6:45 am PDT A massive slide out for Greg Williamson.
6:48 am PDT Luke Meier-Smith puts down a smooth run to cross the line in fifth.
6:51 am PDT Austin Dooley is loving the dust and end his race run 4.1 seconds back from Henry Kerr.
6:53 am PDT Luca Shaw becomes the closest threat to knocking Henry Kerr off the hot seat but he is still over a second behind.
6:54 am PDT With 20 riders left the top five are:
1st. Henry Kerr: 3:25.363
2nd. Luca Shaw: 3:26.578
3rd. Antoine Vidal: 3:27.161
4th. Ronan Dunne: 3:27.468
5th. Kye A'Hern: 3:27.585
6:59 am PDT Henry Kerr has been knocked off the hot seat after 45 minutes of racing. Oliver Zwar manages to find just 0.555 seconds to take the lead so far.
7:02 am PDT Aaron Gwin comes so close to the top time but he falls just 0.256 seconds off the pace.
7:08 am PDT Mark Wallace crashes in the same spot at Eleonora Farina.
7:12 am PDT It's two USA riders in the top three as Dakotah Norton flies into 2nd, just 0.102 back.
7:18 am PDT Thibaut Daprela's run was amazing to watch but it wasn't fast and he goes into ninth place.
7:22 am PDT Bernard Kerr won't be matching teammate Jenna Hastings' win as he ends his run in sixth.
7:24 am PDT A crash for Angel Suarez, he is moving slowly but it looks like a big one.
7:30 am PDT Troy Brosnan topples the time of Olver Zwar and takes the hot seat by 0.420 seconds.
7:31 am PDT With 10 riders left the top five are:
1st. Troy Brosnan: 3:24.388
2nd. Oliver Zwar: 3:24.808
3rd. Dakotah Norton: 3:24.910
4th. Aaron Gwin: 3:25.064
5th. Henry Kerr: 3:25.363
7:34 am PDT David Trummer just makes it inside the top ten, almost three seconds behind Troy Brosnan.
7:38 am PDT Laurie Greenland was green in the splits but he loses the lead at the bottom of the course and slots just 0.141 seconds behind Troy Brosnan.
7:42 am PDT We won't be seeing back-to-back titles for Greg Minnaar as he goes into seventh place.
7:44 am PDT Andreas Kolb hits a tree with his front wheel. Luckily he stays upright and is back making his way down the course.
7:49 am PDT With 5 riders left the top five are:
1st. Troy Brosnan: 3:24.388
2nd. Laurie Greenland: 3:24.529
3rd. Oliver Zwar: 3:24.808
4th. Dakotah Norton: 3:24.910
5th. Aaron Gwin: 3:25.064
7:51 am PDT The crowd is about to go wild in Les Gets as Loic Bruni is currently over two seconds up at split three.
7:52 am PDT What has Loic Bruni just done! Loic finds a massive 3.910 seconds to take the lead.
7:56 am PDT Fastest qualifier Benoit Coulanges is nearly five seconds back in eighth place.
7:59 am PDT Loris Vergier is over three seconds back, but amazingly this is still 2nd place.
8:01 am PDT Finn Iles has not started his race run, we heard that he had a big crash in practice. This does mean that we will get a French winner today.
8:03 am PDT Will Loic Bruni become a five-time World Champion? How wild will the crowd be if we get a French top three? All we do know is this will be an absolutely wild run from Amaury Pierron.
8:06 am PDT Amaury Pierron goes 2nd by two and a half seconds.
8:06 am PDT Loic Bruni takes his fifth World Champ title and becomes only the fourth rider to win on home soil.
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Look at the time!!
How Danny Hart can sit with balls that big.
He's is on a rampage like a dog with two dicks
He's as loose as a clown running through a minefield
He looks like he's shit a lego deathstar
He's angrier than a man with a fork in a world of sup.
Look at that whip!
Come on Peaty! Get on those f*cking pedals!!!
Steve Peat has done more for downhill mountain biking than Osama Bin Laden has done for terrorism
He hit the deck harder than an old lady on a cruise ship
That's as popular as a ginger-haired step-child
He's all over the place like a monkey dry-humping a football
He's off like a Jewish foreskin
He's off like a Russian boder
This man's got less brain than a service station pasty
That would have opened up his arsehole like a vintage golf bag
He's gone down harder then the US economy
He's going to wake up feeling like his neck took a Viagra
Thats uglier than ET with skin cancer
Although the king of pop might be dead, we still have a thriller for you. So don't sit at home and beat it.
He's letting it all hang out like a fat bird in a bikini
Im sweating like a whore in church
His ass has opened up wider than a hippos yawn!
He wants this more than an out of work rapist
He has gone down faster than one of those french breast implants!!
This is more packed than a Chinese cemetery
Sam Hill: The Winged Assassin/Thunder from Down Under
Gee Atherton: The Vulcan Bomber
Ben Cathro: The World's Tallest Man
I had not heard about that, that sucks
Tamer but still gold, there has not been a broadcast where I did not laugh thank to his commentary. Just brilliant.
Wish the junior's were on the tv coverage.
bikerumor.com/spotted-prototype-ohlins-electronic-suspension-on-loic-brunis-winning-custom-specialized-demo
www.redbull.com/us-en/loic-bruni-bike-check
So dam happy for a kiwi girl that’s riding with a wrist injury.
Allez Kiwiz
Also, you can watch the replay of the women's race right now on his channel. Search for "World Championships 2022 Womens Elite | Les Gets" in the Youtube search box.
Edit: I think he might have only posted the last 10 riders on the replay. Sorry.
Warner is back!
And then, that there is someone on RB, who actually gets paid to come up with such stupid ideas. Like a DH race needed this to be more exciting...
And then I thought: next year we're probably going to miss this...
That's crazy, Loic is an alien
bikerumor.com/spotted-prototype-ohlins-electronic-suspension-on-loic-brunis-winning-custom-specialized-demo
www.redbull.com/us-en/loic-bruni-bike-check
But first german wc medal in mtb downhill :-)
Not actually sure? Someone trackside maybe could tell us!
He said Camille Balanche was Canadian, as she was wearing red and used to play hockey! You should really know here the top ranked woman comes from.
Lesson for Discovery on what not to do.
Where’s all the free stream links at?
Amazing as that is, the fact that they're all from the host country is pretty remarkable as well.
Aurevoir
Doses someone know why ?
Only Pierron to stop Bruni from winning...
UCI main webpage should work. Navigate to categories and age and you should be ok
Same for me in France, but through this link it works
Humility is an important thing, you know.
Man, Bruni is a performance beast, but to be the GOAT he needs time