Pinkbike Primer: World Cup DH Racing is Back for Round 4 in Lenzerheide

After a nearly month-long break, we're back for the fourth round of the 2022 World Cup in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. Find out everything you need to know for round four below.

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The Track

We haven't seen too many changes to the Lenzerheide course over the years, although we do sometimes get a new section thrown in. The track has always been flat-out, with riders hitting high speeds before the classic big drop into the finish area.

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Previous Winners

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What Happened in 2021?

Jackson Goldstone started racing in Lenzerheide with his third World Cup win in a row and another after his World Champs victory. Crossing the line just over two seconds back is the fastest qualifier, Pau Menoyo Busquets. James MacDermid completed the top three Junior Men, four seconds off Jackson.

The Junior Women's racing saw the European and World Champion Izabela Yankova continue her dominance as she bests Gracey Hemstreet by three and a half seconds. Izabela's race time would have been good enough for fifth place in the Elite Women's qualifying.

After some incredible runs, Myriam Nicole put over two and a half seconds between her and the Elite Women's field when she took the win in Lenzerheide. Tahnee Seagrave was back on top form as she finishes in second place. Vali Höll shook off her bad luck last year to secure third place.

It was French domination in the Elite Men's race as Loris Vergier won his second World Cup in a row. Loic Bruni was back on top form again as he goes into second place, with the then series leader Thibaut Daprela in third place. Amaury Pierron completed the French sweep of the podium.

Check out the results below.

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What Happened at the Last Round?

The third round of the 2022 downhill World Cup in Leogang provided another day of incredible racing. In Juniors, Phoebe Gale laid down a dominant run to pull ahead of the fastest qualifier Jenna Hastings by 14 seconds. Round one and two winner Gracey Hemstreet had to settle for third place today, just over 15 seconds off the winning time. For the Junior Men, it was Jordan Williams who built on his Fort William win to pull ahead of Jackson Goldstone by four seconds. A great performance by Lachlan Stevens-McNab puts him in third place.

Camille Balanche proves she was once again the one to beat in Leogang after a perfect and controlled run saw her take the win by over 11 seconds. Myriam Nicole had some problems at the top of the course but kept it clean on the rest to take second place. Eleonora Farina also had a great run to secure third. The Elite Men saw a first-time World Cup winner as Matt Walker just beat fellow British rider Danny Hart to the line by 0.325 seconds. Angel Suarez had an amazing run to take third, just one and a half seconds back.

Check out the results below.

Results:

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Overall Standings After Round 3

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Elite Women

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Elite Men

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Junior Women

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Junior Men

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Weather Forecast

The weather is looking mixed in Lenzerheide as we are expected to see rain throughout the weekend, although it doesn't look like it is going to be bad enough to truly affect racing.

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The Schedule

Thursday, July 7
• 08:45-11:15 // Official Downhill Training - Group B
• 11:15-12:30 // Official Downhill Training - Group A and B (mixed training)
• 12:45-15:15 // Official Downhill Training - Group A
• 15:30-17:00 // Downhill Timed Training Session
• 17:00-17:45 // On Foot Downhill Course Inspection - Riders and Teams

Friday, July 8
• 08:45-10:15 // Official Downhill Training - Group B
• 10:15-11:45 // Official Downhill Training - Group A
• 12:15 // Seeding Run - Junior Women
• 12:30 // Qualifying Round - Junior Men
• 13:30 // Qualifying Round - Elite Women
• 14:00 // Qualifying Round - Elite Men
• Followed by // 30 minutes On Foot Downhill Course Inspection - Riders and Teams

Saturday, July 9
• 08:15-09:15 // Official Downhill Training - Junior Women, Junior Men, Elite Women
• 09:45 // Final - Junior Men
• 10:30 // Final - Junior Women
• 10:50-11:05 // Official Downhill Training - Women Elite qualified for the final
• 11:05-12:05 // Official Downhill Training - Men Elite qualified for the final
• 12:30 // Final - Elite Women
• 13:30 // Final - Elite Men
• Awards to follow

Note: All times are local and subject to change by the event organizer.

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How to Watch

Pinkbike will be providing you with the best daily coverage from Lenzerheide this week. Tune in to Pinkbike to catch photo epics, videos, and results from Timed Training, Practice, Qualifying, and Finals, as well as tech bits and news.

You can also watch the Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup on redbull.tv. The live DH broadcast starts on Saturday, July 9 at 12:25pm CEST.

Schedule: Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Lenzerheide LIVE on Red Bull TV:

Lenzerheide DHI Women: July 9 Live on Red Bull TV 12:25 CEST
Lenzerheide DHI Men: July 9 Live on Red Bull TV 13:45 CEST

(All times CEST, replay available immediately following the races. Times subject to change at organizers' and Red Bull's discretion.)

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2022 Fantasy League

Don't forget to complete your DH Fantasy team for the fourth round this weekend, because the fantasy league is a whole lot more fun if you participate in each race.