2013 Andorra WC Round 3 Qualifying Results
Friday, July 26, 2013 at 9:55PM 2013 Vallnord WC Downhill Elite Male Qualifying Results
| 1 | HILL Samuel | AUS19850721 | CHAIN REACTION CYCLES.COM / NUKEPROOF | 4:20.660 |
| 2 | MINNAAR Greg | RSA19811113 | SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE | +0.046 |
| 3 | ATHERTON Gee | GBR19850226 | GT FACTORY RACING | +1.344 |
| 4 | BRUNI Loic | FRA19940513 | LAPIERRE GRAVITY REPUBLIC | +2.884 |
| 5 | THIRION Rémi | FRA19900423 | COMMENCAL / RIDING ADDICTION | +3.098 |
| 6 | SUDING Lorenzo | ITA19860315 | GT / 360 DEGREES | +4.137 |
| 7 | BRYCELAND Josh | GBR19900323 | SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE | +4.629 |
| 8 | BLENKINSOP Samuel | NZL19881028 | LAPIERRE GRAVITY REPUBLIC | +5.163 |
| 9 | FAIRCLOUGH Brendan | GBR19880110 | GSTAAD-SCOTT | +5.173 |
| 10 | MULALLY Neko | USA19930219 | TREK WORLD RACING | +5.629 |
| 11 | HANNAH Michael | AUS19831121 | HUTCHINSON UR | +6.403 |
| 12 | HART Danny | GBR19910920 | GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM | +6.989 |
| 13 | GUTIERREZ VILLEGAS Marcelo | COL19900509 | GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM | +7.442 |
| 14 | PEAT Steve | GBR19740617 | SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE | +9.099 |
| 15 | PARDAL Francisco | POR19910116 | EVIL VENGEANCE TOUR | +9.403 |
2013 Vallnord WC Downhill Elite Female Qualifying Results
| 1 | CARPENTER Manon | GBR19930311 | MADISON SARACEN DOWNHILL TEAM | 5:04.467 |
| 2 | ATHERTON Rachel | GBR19871206 | GT FACTORY RACING | +3.637 |
| 3 | RAGOT Emmeline | FRA19860527 | LAPIERRE GRAVITY REPUBLIC | +5.678 |
| 4 | CHARRE Morgane | FRA19900609 | MS MONDRAKER TEAM | +17.997 |
| 5 | PUGIN Floriane | FRA19890417 | GSTAAD-SCOTT | +18.817 |
| 6 | SIEGENTHALER Emilie | SUI19860919 | GSTAAD-SCOTT | +23.827 |
| 7 | SEAGRAVE Tahnee° | GBR19950615 | FMD RACING / INTENSE CYCLES | +26.254 |
| 8 | KINTNER Jill | USA19811024 | TEAM NORCO INTERNATIONAL | +27.383 |
| 9 | CERNILOGAR Zarja | SLO19891218 | BLACKTHORN GT | +38.321 |
| 10 | GRIFFITHS Fionn | GBR19820827 | +50.162 | |
| 11 | STONE Jessica | GBR19900914 | UNIOR TOOLS TEAM | +56.996 |
| 12 | BERNHARD Petra | AUT19801118 | RRP GHOST | +58.458 |
| 13 | PUGIN Mélanie | FRA19900503 | TEAM MORZINE-AVORIAZ/HAUTE-SAVOIE | +58.884 |
| 14 | MARCELLINI Alia | ITA19910711 | TORPADO SURFING SHOP | +59.732 |
| 15 | AGER-WICK Anita | NOR19780831 | +1:00.861 |
2013 Vallnord WC Downhill Junior Qualifying Results
| 1 | JONES Michael | GBR19950222 | FMD RACING / INTENSE CYCLES | 4:32.529 |
| 2 | ALGARRA NAVARRO Daniel | ESP19950314 | SPAIN | +5.785 |
| 3 | WALLACE Mark | CAN19950601 | DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING | +8.836 |
| 4 | VERGIER Loris | FRA19960507 | LAPIERRE GRAVITY REPUBLIC | +9.817 |
| 5 | SHAW Luca | USA19961225 | SPECIALIZED RACING DH | +14.273 |
| 6 | NIEDERBERGER Noel | SUI19950821 | GSTAAD-SCOTT | +15.667 |
| 7 | ELLISON Luke | AUS19951030 | AUSTRALIA | +16.032 |
| 8 | FAYOLLE Alexandre | FRA19950720 | FRANCE | +17.132 |
| 9 | PIERRON Amaury | FRA19960304 | FRANCE | +19.230 |
| 10 | VERNASSA Gianluca | ITA19950904 | DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING | +20.552 |
| 11 | ESTAQUE Thomas | FRA19961115 | FRANCE | +23.264 |
| 12 | MARIETTA Steve | FRA19961017 | FRANCE | +24.013 |
| 13 | HERD Sam | GBR19960118 | GREAT BRITAIN | +24.725 |
| 14 | BOUTIE Benjamin | FRA19960517 | FRANCE | +25.554 |
| 15 | JOUET PASTRE Martin | FRA19950521 | FRANCE | +25.657 |
Things Are Heating Up At Trek World Racing
Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 5:40AM 
During the recent opening round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Fort William, Trek World Racing unveiled the latest tool the team will have on hand for their riders in the 2013 season. The TWR HotBox as pictured is essentially a bike warmer for use at the top of the mountain prior to race start.
In a similar vein to the systems used in motor sports to have various components of their race machines at optimum temperature in race conditions, the team studied various scenarios and compiled data pertaining to the performance of the Session 9.9 in cold conditions and determined that heating the bikes to a particular temperature would allow the rider to have the bike feeling responsive immediately from the get go, supple over the initial hits and read for the first heavy compressions with complete traction. This has an impact on suspension, hydraulics and some tire compounds.
Designed by 23 Degrees Sports for the Trek World Racing team, the HotBox is totally portable and can be easily taken to the top of the mountain by chairlift and/or gondola, and erected in less than 10 minutes. The team will have the HotBox on hand for key races later in the year, namely in Norway and Leogang, where they'll be used should the ambient temperature at the top of the mountain fall below a pre-determined number.
Team Owner Martin Whiteley commented: "We've had races where the temperatures at the start house were down as low as 5 degrees Celsius, and there is clear evidence that the bikes and technology we run now are simply not operating as they should in these conditions for up to 4 major compressions. There'll be some who think this is going too far, but there are those who said that in motor-sport some time ago and now it's the norm. I spend a lot of time around motor-sport and the advice and information I've been given has been very helpful in arriving at the current design of the HotBox and the various temperature parameters we used both in heating, and start mode. I'm keen for the riders to use it now in race conditions".
2013 UCI World Cup, TWR, Trek 9.9, Trek Bikes |
2013 Val Di Sole WC 2 Final Results
Sunday, June 16, 2013 at 4:23PM Junior Men Results
| 1 | LUCAS Dean | AUS19950502 | AUSTRALIA | 3:24.630 |
| 2 | ATWILL Phil | GBR19950111 | MADISON SARACEN DOWNHILL TEAM | +0.160 |
| 3 | SHAW Luca | USA19961225 | SPECIALIZED RACING DH | +0.188 |
| 4 | VERGIER Loris | FRA19960507 | LAPIERRE GRAVITY REPUBLIC | +2.498 |
| 5 | VERNASSA Gianluca | ITA19950904 | DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING | +3.788 |
| 6 | ALGARRA NAVARRO Daniel | ESP19950314 | SPAIN | +5.770 |
| 7 | WALLACE Mark | CAN19950601 | DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING | +6.004 |
| 8 | McCORMACK Stephen | IRL19951028 | IRELAND | +6.265 |
| 9 | ELLISON Luke | AUS19951030 | AUSTRALIA | +6.611 |
| 10 | FAYOLLE Alexandre | FRA19950720 | FRANCE | +7.317 |
| 11 | GRAHAM Innes | GBR19960703 | MS MONDRAKER TEAM | +8.730 |
| 12 | ZABJEK Jure | SLO19951011 | UNIOR TOOLS TEAM | +8.897 |
| 13 | LEBL Martin | CZE19960816 | CZECH REPUBLIC | +8.973 |
| 14 | MEDICI Simone | ITA19950705 | ITALY | +9.059 |
| 15 | THUNELL Jakob | SWE19951109 | SWEDEN | +9.136 |
Women Final Results
| 1 | ATHERTON Rachel | GBR19871206 | GT FACTORY RACING | 3:43.810 |
| 2 | RAGOT Emmeline | FRA19860527 | LAPIERRE GRAVITY REPUBLIC | +5.235 |
| 3 | PUGIN Floriane | FRA19890417 | GSTAAD-SCOTT | +12.053 |
| 4 | CHARRE Morgane | FRA19900609 | MS MONDRAKER TEAM | +14.233 |
| 5 | NICOLE Myriam | FRA19900208 | COMMENCAL / RIDING ADDICTION | +15.495 |
| 6 | BROWN Casey | CAN19901027 | DIRT NORCO RACE TEAM | +16.060 |
| 7 | CARPENTER Manon | GBR19930311 | MADISON SARACEN DOWNHILL TEAM | +18.355 |
| 8 | SIEGENTHALER Emilie | SUI19860919 | GSTAAD-SCOTT | +20.180 |
| 9 | CERNILOGAR Zarja | SLO19891218 | BLACKTHORN GT | +21.090 |
| 10 | GATTO Micayla | CAN19880821 | +24.639 | |
| 11 | HANNAH Tracey | AUS19880613 | HUTCHINSON UR | +26.948 |
| 12 | KINTNER Jill | USA19811024 | TEAM NORCO INTERNATIONAL | +28.856 |
| 13 | GRIFFITHS Fionn | GBR19820827 | +30.777 | |
| 14 | BARTOVA Jana | CZE19900217 | +35.591 | |
| 15 | MARCELLINI Alia | ITA19910711 | TORPADO SURFING SHOP | +41.857 |
Men Final Results
| 1 | ATHERTON Gee | GBR19850226 | GT FACTORY RACING | 3:12.185 |
| 2 | SMITH Steve | CAN19891125 | DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING | +1.001 |
| 3 | MINNAAR Greg | RSA19811113 | SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE | +1.250 |
| 4 | BRUNI Loic | FRA19940513 | LAPIERRE GRAVITY REPUBLIC | +2.471 |
| 5 | BROSNAN Troy | AUS19930713 | SPECIALIZED RACING DH | +4.121 |
| 6 | GWIN Aaron | USA19871224 | SPECIALIZED RACING DH | +4.123 |
| 7 | BRYCELAND Josh | GBR19900323 | SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE | +5.280 |
| 8 | PAYET Florent | FRA19861121 | EVIL CK RACING EVIAN | +6.341 |
| 9 | HANNAH Michael | AUS19831121 | HUTCHINSON UR | +6.442 |
| 10 | PEKOLL Markus | AUT19871013 | MS MONDRAKER TEAM | +6.501 |
| 11 | FERREIRO PAJUELO Antonio | ESP19900103 | EVIL VENGEANCE TOUR | +8.760 |
| 12 | KERR Bernard | GBR19910216 | PIVOT FACTORY TEAM | +8.767 |
| 13 | THIRION Rémi | FRA19900423 | COMMENCAL / RIDING ADDICTION | +8.780 |
| 14 | SIMMONDS Matthew | GBR19870520 | CHAIN REACTION CYCLES.COM / NUKEPROOF | +9.119 |
| 15 | MULALLY Neko | USA19930219 | TREK WORLD RACING | +9.826 |
Brook MacDonald 'Robbed' Of World Cup Podium, Neko On Target
Sunday, June 16, 2013 at 4:21PM 
The hot dusty conditions on the super steep track in Val Di Sole saw Brook MacDonald on target for a 4th place result until a crash in the last sector of his run saw those hopes slip away. Meanwhile Neko Mulally who doesn't see this track as one of his strengths, was very pleased to take his 2nd best career result and be on target for the second half of the season.
Earlier in the day Greg Williamson, fresh off his break out ride in Fort William, was sending it down the hill in absolute style, getting green lights all the way from split to split, only to have the front wheel wash out in the corner made infamous by Sam Hill in 2008.
"I was really enjoying myself in the run, especially the last sector and I don't know, my hand slipped alittle and the next thing i know I was surfing the ground. I'm happy with my speed but just disappointed not to convert it into big points today".
George Brannigan was 6 tenths up on the first split, but was suffering all week to get the right suspension set up for this track and ultimately crashed, but will be racing between now and the next World Cup to get his set up where he needs it.
Neko was the third rider from the team to tackle the course and despite the temptation to push much harder, rode a smart race to arrive incident free at the line in 4th place, which was ultimately good enough for 15th, and has moved from 24th to 16th overall.
Brook was aiming for his first top 5 on this track in 5 years, and was well and truly on target the cross the line in 2nd but a loss of the front wheel and damage to his bike resulted in a 24th spot, and a 3rd place overall in the World Cup.
"About half way through my run I was havign trouble seeign and concentrating. My reaction time was suffering. This schedule here was pretty stupid, almost dangerous. It was 7 hours between my last parctice run and the race run and the day was just too long. The UCI need to get this sorted, you can't be off the track for so long betwen practice and a flat out race run. Having said that, I'm sitting top 3 before the summer break and I'll be keen to chase the podium again in Andorra next month".
2013 Val Di Sole WC 2 Qualifying Results
Friday, June 14, 2013 at 6:24AM Junior's Qualifying Results
| 1 | ATWILL Phil | GBR19950111 | MADISON SARACEN DOWNHILL TEAM | 3:28.095 |
| 2 | NIEDERBERGER Noel | SUI19950821 | GSTAAD-SCOTT | +0.573 |
| 3 | GRAHAM Innes | GBR19960703 | MS MONDRAKER TEAM | +4.647 |
| 4 | SHAW Luca | USA19961225 | SPECIALIZED RACING DH | +6.069 |
| 5 | ELLISON Luke | AUS19951030 | AUSTRALIA | +6.669 |
| 6 | FAYOLLE Alexandre | FRA19950720 | FRANCE | +8.588 |
| 7 | MEDICI Simone | ITA19950705 | ITALY | +8.885 |
| 8 | VERNON Taylor | GBR19960912 | GT FACTORY RACING | +9.242 |
| 9 | LUCAS Dean | AUS19950502 | AUSTRALIA | +9.332 |
| 10 | VERGIER Loris | FRA19960507 | LAPIERRE GRAVITY REPUBLIC | +9.586 |
Women's Qualifying Results
| 1 | ATHERTON Rachel | GBR19871206 | GT FACTORY RACING | 3:51.866 |
| 2 | RAGOT Emmeline | FRA19860527 | LAPIERRE GRAVITY REPUBLIC | +6.188 |
| 3 | CARPENTER Manon | GBR19930311 | MADISON SARACEN DOWNHILL TEAM | +10.578 |
| 4 | CHARRE Morgane | FRA19900609 | MS MONDRAKER TEAM | +10.585 |
| 5 | PUGIN Floriane | FRA19890417 | GSTAAD-SCOTT | +12.891 |
| 6 | SIEGENTHALER Emilie | SUI19860919 | GSTAAD-SCOTT | +18.461 |
| 7 | HANNAH Tracey | AUS19880613 | HUTCHINSON UR | +18.892 |
| 8 | KINTNER Jill | USA19811024 | TEAM NORCO INTERNATIONAL | +20.601 |
| 9 | BROWN Casey | CAN19901027 | DIRT NORCO RACE TEAM | +25.072 |
| 10 | CERNILOGAR Zarja | SLO19891218 | BLACKTHORN GT | +25.183 |
Men's Qualifying Results
| 1 | ATHERTON Gee | GBR19850226 | GT FACTORY RACING | 3:15.475 |
| 2 | GWIN Aaron | USA19871224 | SPECIALIZED RACING DH | +1.362 |
| 3 | SMITH Steve | CAN19891125 | DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING | +2.007 |
| 4 | MACDONALD Brook | NZL19911125 | TREK WORLD RACING | +3.266 |
| 5 | HILL Samuel | AUS19850721 | CHAIN REACTION CYCLES.COM / NUKEPROOF | +3.931 |
| 6 | HART Danny | GBR19910920 | GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM | +4.691 |
| 7 | MINNAAR Greg | RSA19811113 | SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE | +5.015 |
| 8 | BRUNI Loic | FRA19940513 | LAPIERRE GRAVITY REPUBLIC | +6.267 |
| 9 | PAYET Florent | FRA19861121 | EVIL CK RACING EVIAN | +6.364 |
| 10 | SIMMONDS Matthew | GBR19870520 | CHAIN REACTION CYCLES.COM / NUKEPROOF | +6.801 |
| 11 | THIRION Rémi | FRA19900423 | COMMENCAL / RIDING ADDICTION | +6.834 |
| 12 | HANNAH Michael | AUS19831121 | HUTCHINSON UR | +8.375 |
| 13 | FERREIRO PAJUELO Antonio | ESP19900103 | EVIL VENGEANCE TOUR | +8.418 |
| 14 | READING Jack | GBR19881210 | +8.575 | |
| 15 | NEETHLING Andrew | RSA19840805 | GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM | +8.703 |
