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#3 DH World Cup: Vali Holl fantastic! Eleonora Farina Top10

Vali Höll wins big in his Leogang. Second place for Anna Newkirk and third place for Myriam Nicole. Top10 for Eleonora Farina.

Written by

David Finetto

June 10 2024

Vali made a clean sweep by winning qualifiers, semi-finals and finals at home in Leogang. Heavy overnight rain created some difficult conditions on the track, especially in the critical forest section. Höll had green splits all the way down, extending his lead and winning by 7.102 seconds.

American Anna Newkirk (BEYOND RACING) took second place, her first World Cup podium. The French Myriam Nicole (COMMENCAL/MUC-OFF BY RIDING ADDICTION) finally returned to her first race, immediately climbing onto the podium. Swiss Lisa Baumann (COMMENCAL LES ORRES) also achieved her first World Cup podium (4th place). The winner in Poland, the French Marine Cabirou (SCOTT DOWNHILL FACTORY), finished 5th.

Vali Höll had this to say about his run: “It was crazy. I didn't feel like I did in Fort William, then I had an accident in Poland and missed the podium. I knew it would be tough at home in Leogang. Damn, I'm happy. Thanks to all my coaches, my team, my parents, everyone. The woods were the crucial section. You can win or lose the race here. I watched the Junior race, I saw Erice's race and I didn't want to be beaten by her. I don't think anyone expected Leogang to be so technical. Riders complained that Leogang was too easy but boy, this track is not easy at all. It's so hard and difficult to hold the line. Happy to bring it home and get back to last year. I don't know how long I can keep doing this, there's a lot of pressure. But I love it.”

FEMALE ELITE RANKING

1.	HÖLL Valentina yt MOB extension	3:40.141
2.	NEWKIRK Anne BEYOND RACING	3:47.243 +7.102
3.	NICOLE Myriam COMMENCAL/MUC-OFF BY RIDING ADDICTION	3:47.980 +7.839
4.	BAUMANN Lisa COMMENCAL LES ORRES	3:48.087 +7.946
5.	CABIROU Marine SCOTT DOWNHILL FACTORY	3:49.848 +9.707
6.	HRASTNIK Monika DORVAL AM COMMENCAL	3:51.852 +11.711
7.	JOHNSET A thousand CANYON CLLCTV FACTORY TEAM	3:53.632 +13.491
8.	FLOUR Eleonora MS INTENSE RACING	3:54.417 +14.276
9.	FERGUSON Louise-Anna INTENSE FACTORY RACING	3:56.514 +16.373
10.	Jess BLEWITT * CUBE FACTORY RACING	4:21.824 +41.683

COMPLETE RANKING
GENERAL WORLD CUP

In this article:Anna Newkirk, World Cup, World Cup Downhill, Leogang, Racing World, Racing World Downhill, Myriam Nicole, Vali Holl

Written by David Finetto

[email protected] I am a fan of everything that has 2 wheels: at a young age I practiced road and track cycling (Italian Allievi champion). At the age of 18 I passed into the cross country competing at national/international level as an Under23. Past Elite, I made the choice to take things more lightly from a training point of view, and my love for gravity disciplines was born, training me as an FCI MTB instructor and guide. Now I have made passion my profession by managing 2 MTB centers on the island of Elba (Bike Center Elba and Elba MTB), creating the FANTAmtb and telling in an ironic but professional way everything that revolves around MTB thanks to 365mountainbike and 365TV (YouTube'PULITI dentro BIKER fuori').