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World Cup Qualifying – Ergebnisse und Galerie

Als kleinen Vorgeschmack auf das Rennen, das in wenigen Minuten starten wird, haben wir hier die besten Shots vom Qualifying aus Fort William.

Good to see Brook Mac back up in the top 10 on the results sheet after a bad start to the season. 9th in qualys today he will be looking good coming into racing tomorrow.

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Back off of injury and although looking strong on his new Devinci, we didn't know what Stevie Smith was riding like until today. A little back off of last year which was almost expected but still throwing big punches and score 7th in qualy.

Series leader Aaron Gwin missed out on some vital points today where he could have really have done with. Falling back to 5th but with only 2.3 off, its still all to play for especially with several riding able to snatch the leaders jersey off of Gwin this round.

Big media boom here at this round with Fort William always being a ot spot for photographers and film makers to get creative, including Clay Porter, and his team, the magicians behind Steve Peat's

Manon pushed it hard in qualy today and it showed with her impressive 10second lead on 2nd place Myriam. A role reversal run for her and Rachel. Is Manon the new girl on the block?

Ragot coming in tight behind Myriam by only half a second. 3rd in qualy on the new bike, that being said she has won here once before on this bike only a few weeks at the British national.

Myriam Nicole putting down here best qualy result all year with 2nd place just up above Ragot by a second. Looking colourful in her new kit this week she will be on for a good ride on Sunday.

Current series leader Rachel Atherton led out the pack of women today in quays. Here recent illness showing off the cracks of what not riding for 4 weeks does to you. Off the pace by 16 seconds and back down in 5th, not a Rachel performance at all.

Crowds of people coming in by the bus load this morning all ready to kick the weekend of racing off with style. Warm enough for shorts and enough wind to keep the mosquitoes away leaves it prime for the fans. Get on the beers and come join in on the action.

The crowds all started to fill in today with the weather and time changes not seeming to put anyone off. If the weather stays good for tomorrow, you can only expect every inch of this famous track to be laced with screaming fans.

The current leader Loris Vergier came down a bit off the pace which left the door open for heel snapper Luca Shaw to pick up the first here in qualy. A second up on 2nd place and 7 up on Loris.

The big hype that has surrounded Laurie Greenland over the past couple of months is enough to get the knees shaking under pressure to perform. Up in 7th in qualy but left having to fight back some vital seconds come race day.

Junior Martin Maes lässt sich von Team Manager Alan Milway briefen. Gerade erst zurück von der EWS zeigte er bei seinem allerersten DH World Cup, wo der Hammer hängt. Er holte sich den zweiten Platz.

Blowing a right state up in the top section, but the sun beaming down the racing begins. First up Juniors followed tightly behind by the women and men. The gusting wind in the top section making it a real battle for the first minute or so where the head wind turned tail wind then a side wind, riders were having to keep it turned on.

Manon acting as wind-o-meter. As you can tell by the sideways nature of her hair...it was windy at the top. Coming into qualys with high hopes she was looking for a good result.

The elite men had quite some time to wait from 10 when they got to the top till 12.30 when they were racing. Chilling out, All the Lads have a giggle and coffee before dropping in.

Bikes and people littered all over the top station. There just wasn't enough space to house everyone at the top. A tough decisions was made to do this and at this point or at any point in the day for that matter the gondola hadn't even closed once.

Trying to keep warm in such windy conditions isn't easy. Big down jackets, gloves and hats were all the rage.

Das Wetter war gar nicht so schlecht wie angekündigt.

Most people faced the wind head first and cracked on with their warm ups out side.

Der Gipfel wurde schnurstracks zum neuen Fahrerlager.

Vollgepackt bis oben hin kamen die Gondeln den Berg hoch.

Lange Schlangen am Lift. Alle wollten ihr Equipment rechtzeitig nach oben bringen, so dass es fast stressig wurde.

Fans, Rider und Medien flüchteten sich in die Hütte auf dem Gipfel, um sich aufzuwärmen.

A splash of morning practice before the racing starts. Everyone mixed in together making the track busy with a big skill variation, that added with the prevailing winds made practice this morning a bit pointless. 1 run for most riders just to get the legs spinning and check out the track.

The rescheduling due to the predicted bad weather was a kicking for everyone. 5.30am rise for 6am warm up and ready for practice. I don't think many riders can say they get up this early to train on their DH bikes, but I must say we were all sat wondering why it was so early considering the weather was prime!

The grand stands filling up more and more each day and with the racing action under way and the expo area in full swing there is plenty to do and see down here. Everyone always goes all out when the World Cup is in town.

And out of no where really, Troy comes in a pushes Blenki off the hot seat and steals it for the rest of the day. Fast run with a convincing 1.1seconds up on Danny. A dark horse to watch come race runs.

After qualifying first at the National here a few weeks ago and first last year, we all knew Danny was capable of putting it down when he wants. 2nd today in qualy with only 3seconds splitting up the top 5. Danny just need to put it all together tomorrow and bring home a podium.

Matching his Cairns results today, Gee Atherton takes 6th qualy. Minaar and Hill are the only two riders to win here two years on the trot but will Gee be able to do the same?

Peaty didn't put together the run he wanted to today and after a mare of a run he came across in 38th. It was though the best qualy position the Syndicate had today after Ratter and Minaar both flatted out in their runs.

Another qualy result to be proud of today. Blenki sits nicely in 4th only 2.2 off the pace. Consistently riding well over the last few rounds, he is quietly making his way up through the ranks.

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