Men’s DH Race Highlights Haute-Savoie, France | UCI Mountain Bike World Series

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oh it is giving me goosebumps to be back here home over last year’s double French Victory when Benard kouan got his first World Cup win and the whole Mountain Side erupted with home fans wanting to get a piece of their guy and to be honest it seems pretty set up for a French win today as well with Amry Pon looking incredible Lo bruny top of the overall last year’s winner Marin cabaro firing and of course Miriam nickoll back on the podium but let’s not get ahead of ourselves Le there is still plenty out there who could stop them start hot remains to see him at the top off the two lifts then into some slightly tweaked turns took Valley Haller a contention last season and then things get serious once it hits the tree line typical French D Hill course really widely tipped until it’s not slightly M section around the reservoir there and then tip back into one of the steepest parts of the track after that then they head out again across the past on a slightly reworked jump line before turning right and dropping into the famous finish bow absolutely no traction the track is hard packed from bacon in the last couple days the rain is just playing with us right now it rains for 5 minutes and stops and rains for 5 minutes so it creates basically what you’re seeing which is an ice ring with roots on it it’s uh this is so hard to figure out these types of conditions bike setup nothing’s really going to feel good here so this is a been survival in the women’s race as we just saw with a couple of really difficult sections to just even make it Downs unclipped the outside foot halfway around that corner he hit it that hard but hangs a foot off to make this Gap onto the grass Menard I tell you what this one’s been great to watch is good even for for a good run does man sense that there’s potentially that’s what saying he’s smart he’ll know he can put down here and gets a little help this you can’t see it at home but just started his head here we go Minard tips it in turns right is Minar fancy in a big old hot seat sit this afternoon why not first of the elite men’s finalist St the bottom Greg manard that one might just stand up you know here’s benak though interesting little thing he’s got a cover over his front disc there so maybe trying to get a bit of water well we saw ly bruny running them in Fort William and the reason that was given was it helps to control the temperature as a break a bit which gives it a bit more consistency of fi would make sense to me Kong the winner last time here in Le what is he going to do today 1.2 1.1 back excuse me at the first split it’s a good run here I mean the time is solid if he can uh survive this steep section at the bottom he’s he’s in touch Here for a Good result still yeah normally we use survive in sort of a a half sense but it is very much survival down here today hold your breath here we go into that big G look at that compression coming into it oh no it went wrong right from the very start look at the dust there’s still dust just underneath it there so that is so difficult to manage you can see the Riders as they come into this section it starts early majority of the Riders who have crashed in this one steep SP but to go completely somewhere else kange disappointment for the man who really he became such an icon here last season he searched for that debut win for over 9 years and was juny rewarded at home in France it will not be K’s day today still ninth for 24 seconds back off that time of menars lores verier 10 UCI World Cup wins to his name what can the track Factory RAC and gravity star not going to lie that looks horrendous at the top of the hill yeah this could be interesting Loris is such a tactician on the bike that if anybody’s got the skills to kind of be patient enough to pull this off FAS Faster by three FS of a second it’s the first time we’ve been able to say that all day long but for how long Lis Fier tucking into this one man if there’s anyone who could pull out a win it’d be great to see Loris pull out something special here today in France have to pay attention to that final g out rander into the Steep Shimano drop section got to get clipp back in here so he can get hard on the pad last place to pull a roll off on the rest of the track here try to clear the vision a of young talent to follow this man and stens mnav then we’re into the real business end of things but for now let’s enjoy L ver 3.3 back though so running wide has cost him a little bit of time but looking like he is still playing with his bike right there V yeah yeah he’s pushing it oh it’s all unraveling H missed the line on the inside there just as Josh Carlson the harbringer of Doom says it’s going wrong you can see it coming it started early got unsettled in that earlier section before the key bit and he just hasn’t looked the same since he lost that little spark of confidence and points on the line here there’s going to be a lot of guys here finishing further back in the results than what we are used to seeing so if you can kind of just make the most of a bad situation here could still be a pretty decent points day over some of your Rivals you’re next to in the points Fier down over the lineer in fourth place 13 seconds back off the hot seat time of that man the Canadian drops in he’s going to be going to have to be careful here we know fin sometimes struggles he’ll rush it a little bit make those mistakes but we had one of the sketchiest days I’ve ever seen at valou in practice a couple weeks ago in the wet it really looks like he’s racing this track not just trying to survive oh almost gets off there going to lose some time P te off mid there fines having a good go at this one now that lead of Minar starting to look fragile that’s Finn is ninth and semifinals yesterday Goes Down 2 seconds up at the third split for is gets back on the bike so I mean he’s lost time there but not as much as some people have out in the open yeah I mean he’s still on Pace for a Podium here for sure that is so committed to come out of that rut and Pull and get that backside we saw another Rider do that earlier in finals but man the risk to pull that off when it’s wet is definitely high but got to give it to him he’s going for it riding really well one of the most Rive rides in a long time was this guy in leoy for me oh there’s nothing to put your foot on there is dumped out over the net and the bike disappears Man Thumbs Up For The Cry yeah it it looks like it’s getting worse to me coming into that right is actually the issue now in the office just anchors up there cuz he knew he had to hit that rock perfectly does so see if he tries to go extra high here yeah he does man that is so hard to get up there gets a little off balance there got to cover used to do an annual pilgrimage to Wales in the winter to ride in the wet and the mud along with the much mess day of Garland for days like today next up called Don terion shop Rooney got to be careful here nice made that look easy all right come on boy you got this hold on to it oh BR yeah he’s got it Nails it unclips the outside foot but gets away with it heads into this next left hander which can be treacherous as well hits the rock Troy so good on these flat sections with the jumps he lost a little time down here yesterday so I know he was going to be pushing hard today let’s see then broen swings right heads towards the finish line so often this season the man who has ignited a race from late in the day goes 3.8 seconds slower displaces dly goes into thir Troy broen oh no he’s up he’s up he’s up he is 100 of a second yeah okay faster Andy Co race is on let’s do it here we go the Austrian on track his last win was his first win back in Leo gang last season couldn’t repeat it there L year that was awesome we haven’t seen anybody oh and he’s extending I was going to say I haven’t even seen anybody do that in the drive one second up at the second split for Amy Co rattles the pool on the way by as we jump on board the live drone yeah making that inside look easy as well careful little foot dab but seems like he’s not losing too much time yeah look at the standing water this is what Greg was talking about earlier if it starts raining hard the track’s going to get a little better judging by the sides of these puddles it’s definitely looking wetter at the bottom here so that grip actually might be getting a little better really is 2.3 seconds faster than Manar now 2.3 seconds Andy C absolutely on a run here in Le this section absolutely crucial makx it through that first corner now he gets into the real steep really treacherous bits can he oh stays on L manages to make it R Andy cob through that section as clean as as anyone really has been all afternoon heads into the left hander goes right around the outside of the road across the Gap he’s losing a bit of time he’s back within a second we know how strong Greg is at the bottom of these tracks and he didn’t look to me like he got out of that corner with as much speed as he would like to so he needs to hammer here nine T up top it was Cloud down the bottom it’s Cha Smoke Andy Co heads down over this new look jump line heads towards the final corner is the big Austrian from Continental Aeron heading towards the hot seat Andy Co is he going to Breck Greg manar’s heart crosses the line and goes fastest in Le by 2/10 of a second and all of a sudden this bik rist has a new leader C has done some damage between those two splits yep yeah C was pushing I think we’re seeing the same out of luuka he’s kind of such a tactician he’s not the rider that usually is just going to completely like throw caution to the wind and hang it out so he’s having a really smart ride here but I think it’s going to take a little more than that to kind of push for that top time today but still great ride got that cool uh I believe that’s like a tro designs Oakley collaboration gear that they’re doing special for this week oh shw goes down and just Speedways his way off the track slip and slide that’s that kit ruined down you were just Ching about yeah that kit was looking sweet until then but one of those Riders definitely in contention for the widay 133 beats per minute we know he revs low as he drops out of the start H with the green and white off the overall points leader on his back heads out in Le s and dropped the Y and he’s within a second of Andy K’s time 8/10 of a second in touch knife or like bruny getting on the gas yeah he was saying as the lines were changing he was kind of having a hard time keeping up with it made a couple bad decisions was starting to kind of figure it out though and feel pretty good for Simi so this guy always has a tendency to kind of build for that one race run and and find a way to get the best out of himself was a little inside there but still made it work can he do this can he get another win in marketly different conditions let’s see what the next split says Aon yeah he’s going backwards just a little bit but this this just looks like a championship ride to me this is a really smart Rider hangs a foot off the bike get away from him 3.4 seconds back KN bruny maybe maybe as Aon says focusing on the points two UCI World Cup wins already this se he doesn’t like pretty close he usually pulls back a little bit of time on these types of sections so where is he going to be he’ll be in and Ro Troy Bron who he could well might be racing for the overall title L bruny comes down to the line amidst the flares six L bruny goes six behind Troy brosen specialized like what they see clap on Champions ride from L bruny satisfied with that one yeah so here on fourth in the UCI World Cup Downhill overall as this race got underway spent the first couple of races getting back up to speed again but put himself right back in the conversation with that win and Val Sol trentino last time out rocket him down through the top section he’s fast 410 of a second up goes super wide there yeah a little offline there but still recovered I was going to say this could be a huge run I would expect him to set the pace early and really go for it here the ruffen brothers watch almost a second split going to say 2.2 seconds faster for oh he’s on another one a bik race not a bike race here in Le Amory Pon Fan’s making it a double two wins back to back he’s daring to dream here on the soaking wet slopes of Le but still so much track left to play with so much more time to find but so much more scope for drama Aon as wellon has to now just play the percentages through this really difficult section oh man feet on feet on the time for Armory P we haven’t seen anybody not put a foot out there all day the C this is extending the cry goal absolutely wild4 seconds on a race that we fought Greg Minard had locked up right at the start of it armar Pon is putting on an absolute Clinic here in Le oh boy what does this mean for the rest of the season if he’s he’s just doing this every race now who has got an answer for Amory Pon in 2024 lloy bruny was satisfied with his six Place run it’s about to be blown out the Water by his old Nemesis his old sparring partner Amory Pon crosses the line 6.4 seconds faster Max comma cannot believe his eyes Amory Pon can’t believe he’s done it the French Crow go into orbit see what the first split tells us let’s see here we go he’s oneth in touch W bike outside of the leg just hitting the tree takes a pull with him as well then pulls a terar off hardest section of the track goes for the roll off that line going in between the trees you can’t see it but on the other side there is a huge route it’s about 8 in around and to go over that like you did and kind of bang it into the side of the trip wrong foot off maybe cost himself time maybe just pushing too hard up there Aon slightly pulls another tear off yeah fans are going crazy we can see him from the booth here just funneling down the mountain right now ready for the celebration look at the water in the track man it is Norton over the Gap jump still pulling at the tear offs we look at the hot seat Andy Co pointing to the man who beat him saying he can’t believe what he’s managed to achieve Dakota Norton’s wait for his first UCI downhill World Cup win 15 seconds back at split 4 looks like it’s going to have to continue too many mistakes on a really really difficult track here in Le aaronw alongside me said it was the most difficult set of circumstances he’s ever seen at UCI daral World Cup Norton goes up the inside it won’t matter he crosses the line and goes ninth but Amory Pon says make mine a double Pon take it in the win in front of his home crowd in Le Amar Pon is Back The Invasion begins oh here we go we see this every year here and the French continue to dominate in Le the French cannot be stopped at home in Le Pon is being swept up amongst them Menard third place today for gregman are behind Andy c c celebrates as well look at the scenes at the Finish area here in Le the crowd have emptied time from the track and they are all here to celebrate so much fun I was so so excited to get on track as fans were insane H here in Le in France it’s so good so yeah can’t complain it was a beautiful day we we did some good adjustment on the bike right before dropping in so so St and it remains to be seen where he sourced the helmet from but amarie Pon makes it two wins in a Ru for common Sile by mck off right in addiction Delights the French Crow Pon c manard terion a stack on the podium then it’s broen bruny D Norton dly in 10th Place great rifle from him Stevens McNab in 11th verier 12 pazari 13th another great run from pazari like broney leads the way but it’s now pon who’s in second place by 216 points and on this form looking dangerous and it’s broen ises shuffled back two spots then Norton dun Shaw Co verier kulong p on from Co Minar tyon and estack what a top five [Music] n