Qualifying Results: Fort William World Cup DH 2018

 With this system is it possible that someone that qualified actually gets bumped out of the event?

 @onemind123: yes and no

 They should just let Bulldog go last to make up for Losinj

 I've heard even if you qualify in the top 20 you need to play rock, paper, scissors against those above the top 20 mark to be one of the final 20 down the hill.

 This "system" smells like rotten butt drippings. Luca is a beast, can someone put a real set of tires on for Gwin tomorrow.

 @motorcrosser12: Beats the old system where they would roshambo for start position. Rumour has it they had to cut it out when Danny's balls got so big they started to kick back.

 I heard you need to learn differential equations to understand the start order

 Does anyone have any feckin clue who goes Last tomorrow??

 It was tricky, but after consulting the position of the moon divided by the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow, the starting order for tomorrow has been figured out. You can view the men's and women's start lists above.

 @onemind123: yes it isn´t

 www.pinkbike.com/news/start-list-fort-william-world-cup-dh-2018.html

 @mikekazimer: multiply by scribd = 0

 @mikekazimer: What do you mean? An African or European swallow?

 @fecalmaster: bah, gwin just has to ride smoother, looks like plenty of other riders didn't flat.

 @brianpark: on Scribd, God help us all.

 @fecalmaster: i take it he flatted?

 @BenPea: if someone developed a website with reformatted scrib info and replay links i think it would drive enough traffic to make some money on some ads.

 @mikekazimer: is that an African or European swallow?

 @jrocksdh: here you go (almost), Eliot Jackson's site, very useful:
worldcup.eliotjackson.com

 #future

 Yep, wow, just wow at that quali time. 20 seconds ahead of the second place Junior Women rider - would have got 5th place in the Elite Women!

 Look at the time! She was Hölling ass.

 definitely licensed to kill. heavy hitter.

 Her top speed was faster than all the elite women.... definitely the future

 @Boardlife69: saving this for a future race report title. Where do I send the huge royalty cheques?

 @brianpark: In my Swiss bank account. Or send me review bikes, or beer, or a pair of matching socks.

 @helldriven1: efff the future, she's legit now

 Her time would have placed her 5th in Elite. Sooo sick. New wave is coming...

 And since he hasn't been riding a DH bike for two years, it's even more impressive!

 @ka-brap: ahahhah Fort William is like a EWS track its perfect for him x

 @BMXrad: Well, most EWS tracks are more technical than Fort William, so I'm not sure about that. Fort William is more flat out speed and smashing into boulders vs. technical roots and steeps. I'm honestly surprised he did well here (so far).

 @ka-brap: you're damn right, Fort Bill ain't that steep or technical at normal pace. But at the speed they hit things it changes everything.

 Martin is Savage...

 BELGIAN POWER HE WILL WIN TOMORROW YOUR HEARD IT HERE FIRST

 Bloody beast!!

 Should have put him in the Fantasy on short notice!

 @RedBurn: seems like all of that training in belgian mountains is paying of!

 and that is only 1.5 seconds behind Tracey and Tahnee, took a lot on Cecile Ravanel too

 YT sure knows how to select racers.

 The force is strong with this one

 YEah, what happened?

 Does he still race?

 He stopped mid run to join his vanzacs friends for a barbecue and some beers

 He had a massive crash just before the deer gate and I guess he got DQ'd for not entering the tape where he left.

 @dhross: ouch. at least he made it down.

 @wmelton14: amazed he got up from it so fast mate it was a huge crash right in front of us.. Hard as nails

 @dhross: But he is protected, he should be allowed to ride tomorrow. #leteddiein

 Did he have a wreck?

 17th with a flat??? This going to be tight tomorrow.

 @hamncheez: Gwin has another couple of levels he can tap into during race day. He's not showing his cards.

 @jaydawg69: he got a flat

 He is Belgian

 Savage!!

 He nearly won the last round. Hardly a dark horse.

 @jclnv: I'm talking in general this season. Not just this round of quals

 @MikeAzBS: Shaw is never a dark horse. Future GOAT.

 Second in points going into this round, winner of a few Junior World Cups...

 She s already 5 th in the elite catagory

 Yes - but would she be on elite podium if she finished 5th?

 I think Jeff Bezos would go last now.

 Uci was forced to change the start order by sponsors.

 Just listened to the Leigh Donovan Inside Line podcast and she told a story about how the UCI forced Anne Caro to race Juniors at world champs b/c of her age, so I’d guess not. Seems dumb.. if she’s fast enough to compete then let her.

 Yes. Your national federation needs to make the request in writing to the UCI. The UCI usually says yes.

 Richie Rude did that. But to be fair he was born fully grown.

 If so, sad as it is, they should get that Cathro guy to do ‘em- he’d be an excellent successor.

 Aren't all the cool kids running 8psi these days?

 good thing he has inserts... he would have been dfl if not.

 Ed Masters

 “Cut tire and finished with 8 psi” fastest in first split per Vital.

 @endlessblockades: Thanks man!

 its the longest split. half the track is in that split actually

 and ed masters?

 www.uci.ch/mountain-bike/ucievents/2018-mountain-bike-uci-mountain-bike-world-cup/162153118/widgets/live-timing-results-185534

 @kdimock: Cheers lad!

 @kdimock: The link is just going to a blank UCI page... anyone else getting this?

 @joel4: yeh it seems to be crook

 Last I saw it was Luca, Hart, Loris, Blenky. Gwin was 9th, but only 15 on track.

 @joel4: UCI page is shite. Slow but eventually gets there.

 Luca Hart Loris Brosnan Williamson Blenkinsop Fearon Norton A. Pierron Iles MVG Brayton Gee Fairclough Niko Gwin Bulldog

 prod.chronorace.be/angular/results.html#/uci/event/20180602_dh/DHI/ME/dh/2/res the live timing production source is struggling for some reason.

Currently:

1. n°2
SHAW Luca
SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE 1:00.014
3:06.512
3:32.277
4:07.485
4:33.782

2. n°9
HART Danny
MADISON SARACEN FACTORY TEAM 1:00.809
+0.795 3:05.396
-1.116 3:30.357
-1.920 4:07.029
-0.456 4:33.870
+0.088

3. n°10
VERGIER Loris
SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE 1:01.204
+1.190 3:07.249
+0.737 3:32.537
+0.260 4:08.952
+1.467 4:34.898
+1.116

4. n°8
BROSNAN Troy
CANYON FACTORY DOWNHILL TEAM 1:00.617
+0.603 3:07.408
+0.896 3:32.731
+0.454 4:08.705
+1.220 4:35.030
+1.248

5. n°22
WILLIAMSON Greg
UNNO FACTORY RACING 1:01.259
+1.245 3:08.577
+2.065 3:34.584
+2.307 4:10.636
+3.151 4:37.348
+3.566

6. n°4
BLENKINSOP Samuel
NORCO FACTORY RACING 1:01.779
+1.765 3:10.823
+4.311 3:36.682
+4.405 4:12.882
+5.397 4:38.770
+4.988

7. n°29
FEARON Connor
KONA FACTORY TEAM 1:01.040
+1.026 3:10.362
+3.850 3:35.592
+3.315 4:12.316
+4.831 4:38.856
+5.074

8. n°5
NORTON Dakotah
UNIOR/DEVINCI FACTORY RACING 1:01.564
+1.550 3:11.429
+4.917 3:36.909
+4.632 4:13.406
+5.921 4:39.095
+5.313

9. n°16
PIERRON Amaury
COMMENCAL / VALLNORD 1:01.084
+1.070 3:09.992
+3.480 3:36.245
+3.968 4:12.555
+5.070 4:39.274
+5.492

10. n°57
ILES Finn
SPECIALIZED GRAVITY 1:01.676
+1.662 3:11.021
+4.509 3:36.305
+4.028 4:13.076
+5.591 4:39.741
+5.959

Gwin in 16th place. Big mistakes? Trying for an earlier start tomorrow? Keeping his cards close to his chest?

 @brianpark: Depends how the start list will work out based on the top 20 protected, like how it changed everything in Losinj

 @brianpark: Nice to see Finn rounding out the top 10! Any idea where Miranda Miller is sitting?

Cheers!

 Savant

 Good thing qualifying is the race.

 Ha Ha - pick ED Masters and he got disqualified

 @vroomvroompartystarter: Good thing I like to be optimistic about my chances of not winning the actually race

 nope

 24 seconds back into 62nd at the moment.... bummer

 @macimecdufour: Thanks mate. That sucks!

 Pretty sure she races Enduro now

 @Medacus: curses, she's 250,000 of fantasy team

 He crashed but was straight back up