April 10, 2009 (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa) – Jill Kintner (USA) topped the women’s 4X Qualifications at round #1 of the UCI MTB World Cup 4X with Anneke Beerten (Ned) Suspension Center in second and Fionn Griffiths (Gbr) Norco World Team in 3rd. Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team was tops in the men’s qualifications with Michal Prokop (Cze) Author in second and Johannes Fischbach (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team 3rd. No Canadians competed.

Full men’s qualifications pdf here.

Qualifications

Elite Women

1. Jill Kintner (USA) 1:19.02
2. Anneke Beerten (Ned) Suspension Center 1:19.43
3. Fionn Griffiths (Gbr) Norco World Team 1:23.69
4. Romana Labounkova (Cze) 1:23.84
5. Jana Horakova (Cze) 1:24.96
6. Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Suspension Center 1:26.22
7. Helene Valerie Fruhwirth (Aut) 1:27.82
8. Melissa Buhl (USA) 1:28.36 9 Joanna Petterson (RSA) 1:28.54
9. Joanna Petterson (RSA) 1:28.54
 
Elite Men

1. Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team 1:09.85
2. Michal Prokop (Cze) Author 1:10.03
3. Johannes Fischbach (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team 1:10.16
4. Joost Wichman (Ned) 1:10.71
5. Roger Rinderknecht (Sui) 1:10.86
6. Kamil Tatarkovic (Cze) 1:11.24
7. Dan Atherton (Gbr) Animal Commencal 1:11.24
8. Guido Tschugg (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team 1:11.33
9. Romain Saladini (Fra) Team Sunn 1:11.91
10. Scott Beaumont (Gbr) Rocky Mountain Uk 1:11.93