In the men's Elite race, a battle of hundredths took place: just think that the top 6 finishers finished within a second! Coulanges went on to win by 160 thousandths over Andreas Kolb, winner in Leogang. After winning both the qualifiers and the semi-finals in Les Gets, it was the first Elite World Cup victory for the 28-year-old Frenchman, encouraged by the home fans.
Andreas Kolb (Continental Atherton) looked on the verge of taking his second win of the season with an epic performance, but Coulanges proved too quick relegating the Austrian to second place. Third was Frenchman Loris Vergier (Trek Factory Gravity Racing). Frenchman Loic Bruni (Specialized Gravity) finished fifth but continues to lead the overall classification. Greg Minnaar always present: he is 7th.
Best of the Italians Davide Palazzari who is placed in 21st place.
MEN'S ELITE RANKING
| 1. |  | COULANGES Benoit DORVAL AM COMMENCAL | 3:19.573 |
| 2. |  | KOLB Andreas CONTINENTAL ATHERTON | 3:19.733 +0.160 |
| 3. | | VERGIER Loris TREK FACTORY RACING GRAVITY | 3:19.936 +0.363 |
| 4. |  | GOLDSTONE Jackson * SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE | 3:19.983 +0.410 |
| 5. | | BRUNI Loic SPECIALIZED GRAVITY | 3:20.228 +0.655 |
| 6. |  | BROSNAN Troy CANYON CLLCTV FACTORY TEAM | 3:20.725 +1.152 |
| 7. |  | MINNAAR Greg SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE | 3:22.811 +3.238 |
| 8. |  | SHAW Luke CANYON CLLCTV FACTORY TEAM | 3:22.885 +3.312 |
| 9. | | ILES Finn SPECIALIZED GRAVITY | 3:23.315 +3.742 |
| 10 | | ESTAQUE Thomas COMMENCAL IC STUDIO | 3:23.385 +3.812 |
GENERAL WORLD CUP
