Results: DH World Cup, Fort William - Finals
JUNIOR MEN - RESULTS
1st Martin Maes
2nd Laurie Greenland
3rd Alex Trillo
Quick Facts:
- Second place qualifier Jacob Dickson had trouble before the second split and was 15 seconds down, putting him out of the running.
- Martin Maes made over 4 seconds up between split 1 and the finish line. Clearly the Enduro rider's strength can't be contested.
- Laurie Greenland going into the hot seat brought down the amphitheatre, unfortunately he had to settle for second place.
JUNIOR MEN - OVERALL STANDINGS
ELITE WOMEN - RESULTS
1st Rachel Atherton
2nd Tahnee Seagrave
3rd Emmeline Ragot
Quick Facts:
- Emmeline Ragot takes a tumble over-the-bars, but still manages to get on the box.
- Manon Carpenter had an even bigger over-the-bars on the 'Visit Scotland' jump and still somehow gets home in 4th.
- Tahnee Seagrave has her best ever World Cup result, and Katy Curd gets her first podium finish.
ELITE WOMEN - OVERALL STANDINGS
ELITE MEN - RESULTS
1st Greg Minnaar
2nd Aaron Gwin
3rd Marcello Guitierrez Villegas
Quick Facts:
- Greg Minnaar is now not only the rider with the most wins at Fort William (5 victories) but also the ties with Steve Peat on 17 race wins.
- Loic goes down in the woods before the road gap and loses hold of the overall title lead, Aaron Gwin takes the leader's vest.
- Marcello Guitierrez Villegas becomes the first ever Colombian to podium at a World Cup.
ELITE MEN - OVERALL STANDINGS
1st Martin Maes
2nd Laurie Greenland
3rd Alex Trillo
Quick Facts:
- Second place qualifier Jacob Dickson had trouble before the second split and was 15 seconds down, putting him out of the running.
- Martin Maes made over 4 seconds up between split 1 and the finish line. Clearly the Enduro rider's strength can't be contested.
- Laurie Greenland going into the hot seat brought down the amphitheatre, unfortunately he had to settle for second place.
JUNIOR MEN - OVERALL STANDINGS
ELITE WOMEN - RESULTS
1st Rachel Atherton
2nd Tahnee Seagrave
3rd Emmeline Ragot
Quick Facts:
- Emmeline Ragot takes a tumble over-the-bars, but still manages to get on the box.
- Manon Carpenter had an even bigger over-the-bars on the 'Visit Scotland' jump and still somehow gets home in 4th.
- Tahnee Seagrave has her best ever World Cup result, and Katy Curd gets her first podium finish.
ELITE WOMEN - OVERALL STANDINGS
ELITE MEN - RESULTS
1st Greg Minnaar
2nd Aaron Gwin
3rd Marcello Guitierrez Villegas
Quick Facts:
- Greg Minnaar is now not only the rider with the most wins at Fort William (5 victories) but also the ties with Steve Peat on 17 race wins.
- Loic goes down in the woods before the road gap and loses hold of the overall title lead, Aaron Gwin takes the leader's vest.
- Marcello Guitierrez Villegas becomes the first ever Colombian to podium at a World Cup.
ELITE MEN - OVERALL STANDINGS
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I am very proud of that rider and also Blenki has reached a very good position¡¡¡¡
sad about not seeing a whip of Danny¡¡¡
Also - congrats to Marcelo! Huge feat
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They just don´t get the premium VIP treatment as a team, like easier registration, bigger pit space in a central position etc.
Things that make it easier for the riders and get the team more media coverage.
Great to see somebody speak up against all this UCI bullshit however.
I´m waiting for the UCI sanctions for this though. Don´t think the old men will let this just slip by so easily...
Makes sense, right?
They are not doing this for fun. It´s their jobs. And UCI pulling this stupid stunt basically affects their jobs. Of course they gonna protest and not boycott it. They have bills to pay like any of us!
I'd much rather see Syndicate go the route they are going. The rebel team angle is much better marketing for their team and their sponsors than some heart felt "please, I promise we'll change, we're sorry" pussy letter to an organisation that is more worried about matching tshirts than team spirit and the good vibes of DH racing.
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That´s not what you suggested though. You said, they should basically quit their job out of protest. Now you´re suggesting they should just suck it up and play by rules they don´t even know (because that was the real issue here. The rules were not clear.).
And also, don´t you think they talked to officials about this? Of course they didn´t just accept a "No" and went on from their with protest. UCI basically slammed the door in their face and showed them the middle finger with a big "f*ck you!"
Again, that maybe is an option if you are the manager of a business (albeit a very very bad one), but not if you are a non profit organisation. The teams and athletes are basically customers to the UCI and they should act in their best interests. Which they did not.
What the syndicate does is what any labor union would do as a first step. Raise awareness. Gather supporters.
You can´t take them on on your own (without facing serious repercussions) and of course you need the support of costumers (which equals fans in this case) to not end up driving your business against the wall. They are creating sympathie, so if they ever decide to really boycot (of course that won´t happen, but anyways) the UCI race, fans will understand that decision and keep standing behind the team which results in the team still doing it´s job (marketing) by creating public awareness.
Maybe some day, some of the bigger teams will have enough of being screwed over by the UCI and somehow form their own Union. But for this to happen, they all need to know there are others out there willing to freely speak their mind.
The sticker is also there to show the UCI they don´t own the teams/athletes and remind them they are their to market and grow the sport, not hurt them. When athletes feel the need to speak up against their governing body there is something seriously wrong in the system. The UCI however is a organisation that seems to react only to massive pressure and not to arguments.
I don´t think it was arrogance or anything like that.
On another note. Manon is a f**cking beast. To get up and still podium after that crash...
To even *try* the jump in the first place puts her on another level of courage for me - it's one thing to take a scary jump that others are all clearing... to try a crazy jump that 99% of the other competitors skipped knowing you have a 50/50 of crashing, that's something else. /respect!
Hooray for Shimano!
Sorry world.
I enjoyed his insight. Seems like a cool bloke.
On his run you can hear how stoked he is, he's obviously well into the sport.
Opinions are just that though.
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Anyways, why do they give more points at Lourdes than at Fort William, for the same place ??
Again, I'm really confused by UCI system ! _ _'
maybe part of the issue is that we're all soooo used to seeing ft. William ... Curious...if the track were introduced this year...would it still seem dated?
Quote of the day, for sure.
Since when did Bruni ever have the leaders vest??? Gwin won @ Round #1-Lords, Bruni was 2nd.