France is confirmed as queen in Downhill in the masculine. This time it is Loris Vergier who celebrates his fifteenth victory in the World Cup.
Source: Vitesse press release
The only blue competing in the men's Elite event of Downhill, Stefano Introzzi, finished in 27th position, 17.692 behind the winner.
Thanks to a clean run, without major flaws, the 26-year-old transalpine of Team Commencal left behind the European Champion Andreas Kolb (Continental Atherton +3.008). In great shape from qualifying, the Austrian has interpreted the Black Snake in a very particular way, with totally different lines compared to his opponents.
Third place for the surprising American Dakotah Norton (Intense Factory Racing +3.129), right in front of compatriot and teammate Aaron Gwin (+4.491) who on "his" Black Snake (he has won 4 times in the past on this track) returned to roar with a very thick heat. The British Bernard Kerr (Pivot Factory Racing +5) completed the top 5.032.
HIGHLIGHTS
World Champion Loic Bruni (Specialized Gravity) was disappointing, only eighth, while compatriot Amaury Pierron (Commencal), despite a crash and an anonymous 54th place, managed to conquer the general classification of the World Cup for the second career time.
“Honestly when I don't make mistakes and manage to put together the perfect heat I always manage to make a gap, but it's very difficult to do”, confided Vergier. - “I am really thrilled to have succeeded on two occasions this year. I hope to be able to do it again next year. The track is so difficult, we spent some time figuring out where to put the wheels, but it's always a gamble: that's why sometimes we crash and sometimes we do big heats. This season I have regained confidence, I can't wait for the next one to start ”.
“I didn't have a plan in mind, I only thought about driving. I tried, I also had good sensations, but the rain up above messed up my plans. Unfortunately I slipped and rolled over on the rocks. I didn't want it to end like this, but these are the races. I won the World Cup and I'm equally happy, ”explained Pierron.
MEN'S ELITE RANKING
| 1. |  | VERGIER Loris TREK FACTORY RACING IE | 3:39.774 |
| 2. |  | KOLB Andreas CONTINENTAL ATHERTON | 3:42.782 +3.008 |
| 3. |  | NORTON Dakotah INTENSE FACTORY RACING | 3:42.903 +3.129 |
| 4. | | GWIN Aaron INTENSE FACTORY RACING | 3:44.265 +4.491 |
| 5. |  | KERR Bernard PIVOT FACTORY RACING | 3:44.806 +5.032 |
| 6. | | COULANGES Benoit DORVAL AM COMMENCAL | 3:45.086 +5.312 |
| 7. | | HATTON Charlie CONTINENTAL ATHERTON | 3:47.022 +7.248 |
| 8. | | BRUNI Loic SPECIALIZED GRAVITY | 3:48.510 +8.736 |
| 9. | | THIRION Remi GIANT FACTORY OFF - ROAD TEAM | 3:50.227 +10.453 |
| 10 |  | ZWAR Oliver UNITY | 3:50.513 +10.739 |
GENERAL WORLD CUP
