Troy Brosnan (Canyon CLLCTV Factory) took a dramatic and heartfelt victory in the elite men's final of the UCI Downhill World Cup in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec (Canada), while Marine Cabirou (Scott Downhill Factory) saved the best for last in 2024 to win in Canada and take second in the women’s overall standings.
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Minnaar says goodbye to DH
Brosnan’s only other UCI World Cup win came in 2021, followed by a huge run of placings, and even his participation in Quebec was in doubt due to the birth of his daughter Madison just six weeks ago at the end of August. Greg Minnaar (Norco Factory Racing) had a relatively clean run in his last UCI World Cup appearance and received a hero’s welcome all along the way.
Minaar said afterwards: “I couldn’t be more grateful for the crowd that came out today, it’s not the best time, but they supported me all the way. I didn’t have a great start, I stopped in the first corner and tried to get back into that rhythm, but it was a bit more slippery than I thought it would be.
“But that crowd was going crazy, as I lost my balance on the rocks, all I could hear was my name being shouted, they were cheering me the whole way. I can’t thank them enough; I feel very much at home here.”
MEN'S ELITE RANKING MONT SAINTE ANNE
| 1. |  | BROSNAN Troy CANYON CLLCTV FACTORY TEAM | 3:54.003 |
| 2. |  | STEVENS-MCNAB Lachlan * UNION – FORGED BY STEEL CITY MEDIA | 3:54.065 +0.062 |
| 3. |  | GREENLANDLaurie SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE | 3:54.535 +0.532 |
| 4. |  | THIRION Remi GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM – DH | 3:55.166 +1.163 |
| 5. | | COULANGES Benoit DORVAL AM COMMENCAL | 3:55.179 +1.176 |
| 6. | | KERR Bernard PIVOT FACTORY RACING | 3:56.340 +2.337 |
| 7. |  | RUDE JR Richard YETI / FOX FACTORY RACE TEAM | 3:56.869 +2.866 |
| 8. |  | KERR Henry CANYON CLLCTV PIRELLI | 3:58.119 +4.116 |
| 9. |  | KOLB Andreas CONTINENTAL ATHERTON | 3:58.364 +4.361 |
| 10. | | DUNNE Ronan * MONDRAKER FACTORY RACING | 3:58.764 +4.761 |
GENERAL WORLD CUP
CABIROU CLOSES IN STYLE WITH A DOUBLE SUCCESS
Second overall was still up for grabs in the elite women's race, with regular Tahnée Seagrave (Canyon CLLCTV Factory) racing with an injured hand against challenger Cabirou.
One of the early starters, Seagrave made a big mistake late on and lost about six seconds, meaning she dropped behind Mille Johnset (Canyon CLLCTV Factory). A few minutes later, it was Cabirou’s turn. She pushed hard on the exposed opening section and finished strongly to move into first place by 1,423 seconds.
The junior men's title was decided far from the trail as Asa Vermette (Frameworks Racing) was unable to race this weekend after his crash at Loudenvielle-Peyragudes, meaning Alran knew he would win the title before his run. But there was still the question of victory to be decided and Max Alran dethroned his twin brother Till in the final run of the season by 5,237 seconds.
UCI DOWNHILL WORLD CUP IN MONT-SAINTE-ANNE
As the 2024 season draws to a close, attention is already turning to the next campaign and that excitement has been further fueled by the announcement of this week on the 2025 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series calendar.
Bruni and Holl to defend their UCI World Cup titles Downhill in 10 action-packed rounds, including a brand new WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series stop in La Thuile – Valle d'Aosta (Italy). Pal Arinsal (Andorra) returns to the schedule in 2025 after hosting this year's UCI World Championships and Lake Placid will make the season-ending double header twice as sweet with the addition of a UCI World Cup round Downhill.
WOMEN'S ELITE RANKING MONT SAINTE ANNE
| 1. | | CABIROU Marine SCOTT DOWNHILL FACTORY | 4:27.495 |
| 2. |  | HEMSTREET Gracey * NORCO FACTORY RACING | 4:28.918 +1.423 |
| 3. | | HÖLL Valentina yt MOB extension | 4:29.834 +2.339 |
| 4. | | GALE Phoebe * CANYON CLLCTV FMD | 4:33.743 +6.248 |
| 5. |  | JOHNSET A thousand CANYON CLLCTV FACTORY TEAM | 4:34.073 +6.578 |
| 6. | | SEAGRAVE Tahnee CANYON CLLCTV FMD | 4:39.097 +11.602 |
| 7. | | NEWKIRK Anne BEYOND RACING | 4:39.545 +12.050 |
| 8. | | NICOLE Myriam COMMENCAL/MUC-OFF BY RIDING ADDICTION | 4:45.910 +18.415 |
| 9. |  | BAUMANN Lisa COMMENCAL LES ORRES | 4:51.616 +24.121 |
| 10. |  | HOFFMANN Nina SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE | 4:52.263 +24.768 |
GENERAL WORLD CUP
