April 11, 2015 (Lourdes, France) – Here are the results from the Qualification rounds at the 2015 MTB World Cup DH#1 as the season officially kicks off in Lourdes, France.

Canada’s Casey Brown (Bergamont Hayes Components Factory Team) did not finish while all four men advanced to the finals with Mark Wallace (Devinci Global Racing) posting a strong 17th place result.

Results (brief)

Women
1. Tracey Hannah (Aus) Polygon UR 3:29.785 Q
2. Rachel Atherton (Gbr) GT Factory Racing 5.815 Q
3. Myriam Nicole (Fra) Commencal/Vallnord 8.422 Q
4. Emmeline Ragot (Fra) MS Mondraker Team 8.638 Q
5. Manon Carpenter (Gbr) Madison Saracen Factory Team 12.588 Q

DNF Casey Brown (Can) Bergamont Hayes Components Factory Team

Junior Men
1. Laurie Greenland (Gbr) Trek World Racing 3:09.063   Q
2. Andrew Crimmins (Aus) Kona Factory Team 2.937 Q
3. Alex Marin Trillo (Esp) Giant Factory Off-Road Team 6.395 Q
4. Jacob Dickson (Irl) Orange Dirt World Team, Xfusion 7.457 Q
5. Jackson Frew (Aus) Australia 8.613 Q

20. Magnus Manson (Can) Norco Factory Racing 18.775 Q

Elite Men
1. Loic Bruni (Fra) Lapierre Gravity Republic 3:03.908 Q
2. Remi Thirion (Fra) Commencal / Vallnord 1.856 Q
3. Josh Bryceland (Gbr) Santa Cruz Syndicate 1.864 Q
4. Neko Mulally (USA) GSTAAD-Scott 1.888 Q
5. Dean Lucas (Aus) Devinci Global Racing 2.886 Q

17. Mark Wallace (Can) Devinci Global Racing 7.213 Q
60. Jack Iles (Can) Norco Factory Racing 14.645 Q
70. Forrest Riesco (Can) 15.865 Q