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Elite Final Results from the Leogang DH World Cup 2024 – Pinkbike

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The results are in from the third stop of the 2024 DH World Cup as the lower woods once again provided a tough challenge for riders.

Vali Höll provides a masterclass in Leogang as she backs up her win here last year with another standout performance. Höll crosses the line at her home race with a massive winning margin of 7.1 seconds as she is unfazed by the tricky conditions. Anna Newkirk put together a great run securing second place ahead of Myriam Nicole’s return to the podium in third place.

Loic Bruni carries on his incredible form in 2024 as he is yet to finish outside the top two in finals. In a battle against his teammate Finn Iles, Loic Bruni comes out on top in Leogang as he pulled back over 2.6 seconds through the final three sectors on his way to a second World Cup victory this season. Despite a thumb injury and only seven runs on the course this week, Finn Iles takes home second place ahead of a charging Lachlan Stevens-Mcnab.

Check out the results below.

Results:

Elite Women

1st. Vali Höll: 3:40.141
2nd. Anna Newkirk: 3:47.243 / +7.102
3rd. Myriam Nicole: 3:47.980 / +7.839
4th. Lisa Baumann: 3:48.087 / +7.946
5th. Marine Cabirou: 3:49.848 / +9.707

Elite Men

1st. Loic Bruni: 3:05.523
2nd. Finn Iles: 3:07.917 / +2.394
3rd. Lachlan Stevens-Mcnab: 3:08.638 / +3.115
4th. Oisin O’Callaghan: 3:08.757 / +3.234
5th. Benoit Coulanges: 3:08.784 / +3.261

Full Results:

Elite Women

Elite Men

Race Updates:

Elite Women

The Race as it Happened:

5:18 PDT: Mille Johnset Sets the first time of the day
Mille Johnset is the first rider down the hill setting a time of 3:53.632.

5:21 PDT: Louise Ferguson Goes 2.8 Seconds Back
Louise Ferguson is the second rider down the course and crosses the line 2.882 back from Johnset.

5:23 PDT: Myriam Nicole Goes Fastest
Myriam Nicole goes into the hot seat in her first finals of the season.

5:25 PDT: Monika Hrastnik into 2nd
Monika Hrastnik rides into second place 3.8 back from Nicole’s current fastest run of the race.

5:27 PDT: Lisa Baumann Just Misses the Hot Seat
Lisa Baumann comes very close to beating Myriam Nicole but after losing time in the final sector goes 0.107 back.

5:31 PDT: Nina Hoffmann Slides Out
After battling through a dislocated elbow and making the start this weekend, Nina Hoffmann slides out in the greasy off-camber section at the top of the course.

5:37 PDT: Marine Cabirou 1.8 Back in 3rd
Marine Cabirou makes up over two seconds through the bottom of the course to end her run 1.868 seconds behind Myriam Nicole.

5:41 PDT: Jess Blewitt Crashes in the Woods
Jess Blewitt was leading the race into the course but after getting caught out in the slick conditions she makes multiple mistakes and loses a lot of time.

5:41 PDT: Jess Blewitt Crashes in the Woods
Jess Blewitt was leading the race into the course but after getting caught out in the slick conditions she makes multiple mistakes and loses a lot of time.

5:44 PDT: A Big Crash for Tahnee Seagrave
Tahnee Seagrave goes down in the lower woods as the tricky conditions are taking out some of the fastest racers.

5:49 PDT: Anna Newkirk Goes Fastest
Anna Newkirk puts together an incredible run as she goes fastest by 0.7 seconds with only one rider left at the top.

5:52 PDT: Vali Höll Wins in Leogang
Vali Höll follows up her 2023 Leogang victory with another win as she dominates the elite women’s race.

Elite Men

Live Race Updates:

6:04 PDT: Greg Williamson is the First Down the Hill with a 3:16.606
Greg Williamson sets the first time of the race, but a rear flat in the lower part of the course may have ended his chance at the top run.

6:12 PDT: Riders are Struggling with the Conditions
The greasy course is making plenty of problems for the first riders as no one has matched Greg Williamson’s run yet.

6:17 PDT: Bodhi Kuhn Takes the Hot Seat
Despite some mistakes in the woods Bodhi Kuhn takes the lead by 0.352 seconds.

6:20 PDT: Ryan Pinkerton Slides Out in the Lower Woods
Ryan Pinkerton was on a wild ride leading the race into split four. Sadly a small mistake cost him four seconds as he ends his finals run in fourth.

6:22 PDT: Joe Breeden Takes the Lead by 1.4 Seconds
Joe Breeden has a great run taking the hot seat from Bodhi Kuhn by 1.458 seconds.

6:26 PDT: Jordan Williams Flies into the Lead
Jordan Williams looks smooth through the tough track conditions as he rides into the hot seat by over 1.7 seconds.

6:28 PDT: Charlie Hatton Goes into 2nd Place
Charlie Hatton goes into the finish 0.584 back from Williams, making it four UK riders inside the top five.

6:34 PDT: What a Run from Lachlan Stevens-Mcnab!
Lachlan Stevens-Mcnab delivers on the promise he showed in Poland as he goes fastest by 4.4 seconds.

6:37 PDT: Rémi Thirion Takes 2nd
Rémi Thirion crosses the line four seconds back to take second place, with 16 riders left can anyone beat Lachlan Stevens-Mcnab?

6:44 PDT: Andreas Kolb Misses the Fastest Time by 0.3 Seconds
Andreas Kolb tries his best to match his 2023 Leogang win, but he can’t match the speed of Lachlan Stevens-Mcnab as he goes into the finish just 0.374 back.

6:49 PDT: Finn Iles Sets a New Fastest Time
Finn Iles lays down a loose run to take the hot seat by 0.7 seconds. A thumb injury from earlier this week didn’t slow him down on finals day as he kept it upright through the tricky woods.

7:06 PDT: Bernard Kerr Goes 5th
Bernard Kerr takes fifth place after almost crashing on his way into the final straight

7:18 PDT: Loris Vergier Drops to 13th
Loris Vergier makes a mistake in the woods and struggles to get clipped back in as he ends his race run over six seconds off the pace.

7:23 PDT: Ronan Dunne Ends his Winning Streak
Ronan Dunne loses momentum out of the stump section losing valuable speed into the motorway. Dunne crosses the line four seconds back in 8th.

7:26 PDT: A Wild Mid-Run Save from Amaury Pierron
Amaury Pierron manages to hang onto his bike after getting bucked on his way into the lower woods. After a big mistake, Pierron ends his ride in ninth.

7:31 PDT: Oisin O’Callaghan Under a Second Back in 3rd
Oisin O’Callaghan builds his speed throughout the course pulling time back through the woods to make it inside the top three, 0.840 behind Finn Iles.

7:39 PDT: Luca Shaw Takes 6th After a Mistake
Luca Shaw was on track fro the win but he is also caught out in the woods and falls 1.6 seconds back to go sixth. Only Loic Bruni can stop Finn Iles from securing the race victory.

7:42 PDT: Loic Bruni Wins by Over 2 Seconds
Loic Bruni demolishes the time of Finn Iles as he goes fastest by a massive margin of 2.394 seconds.

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