June 22, 2012 (Mont Ste-Anne) – Claire Buchar lead the Canadian women at round #4 of the UCI MTB World Cup DH at legendary Mont Ste-Anne on Friday as Rachel Atherton (Gbr) GT Factory Racing topped the field. Steve Smith (Devinci Global Racing) was the top Canadian in the men’s Qualifications as Aaron Gwin (USA) Trek World Racing continued his strong racing as the fastest man down the mountain.

Elite Women

1. Rachel Atherton (Gbr) GT Factory Racing 4:47.334
2. Myriam Nicole (Fra) Commencal/Riding Addiction  4.170
3. Emmeline Ragot (Fra) MS Mondraker Team 5.672
4. Tracey Hannah (Aus) Hutchinson United Ride 8.647
5. Emilie Siegenthaler (Sui) Scott11 12.080

8. Claire Buchar (Can) 17.956
11. Micayla Gatto (Can) 28.039
13. Miranda Miller (Can) SRAM/Santa Cruz 29.956
16. Casey Brown (Can) 34.741
21. Lauren Rosser (Can) 48.050
23. Anne Laplante (Can) 50.306
24. Vaea Verbeeck (Can) 50.882
26. Jaime Hill (Can) 1:00.606
30. Kristen Courtney (Can) 1:17.584
31. Margaret Gregory (Can) 1:19.631

Elite Men

1. Aaron Gwin (USA) Trek World Racing4:12.303
2. Greg Minnaar (Rsa) Santa Cruz Syndicate 2.054
3. Danny Hart (Gbr) Giant Factory Off-Road Team 3.195
4. Brook Macdonald (Nzl) Ms Mondraker Team 6.395
5. Justin Leov (Nzl) Trek World Racing 6.999

7. Steve Smith (Can) Devinci Global Racing 7.861
50. Matthew Beer (Can) 19.304
53. Hans Lambert (Can) 20.386
56. Kyle Sangers (Can) 20.670
77. Rob Fraser (Can) 26.298
79. Mark Wallace* (Can) 26.512
89. Remi Gauvin (Can) 28.130
96. Tyler Allison (Can) 29.700
101. Adam Mantle (Can) 30.587
104. Dean Tennant (Can) 31.040
105. Yann Gauvin (Can) 31.169
117. Chris del Bosco (Can) 36.094
122. Samuel Thibault (Can) 37.970
132. Jordan Hodder* (Can) 43.430
144. Sidney Slotegraaf (Can) 1:33.079

*U23