April 29, 2017 (Lourdes, France) – Canada’s Finnley Iles (Specialized Gravity), the defending Junior Men’s series champ, led Canucks with a strong 3rd place finish today in the Qualifications at UCI MTB World Cup DH#1 as the season gets underway in Lourdes, France. Miranda Miller (Can) Specialized Gravity qualified 8th in the Elite Women’s field while Mark Wallace (Can) Canyon Factory Racing DH was the top Canuck placing 19th in the Elite Men’s category.
Results
Junior Women
1. Melanie Chappaz (Fra) Dorval Am Nicolai 04:22.9
2. Flora Lesoin (Fra) 14.248
3. Alessia Missiaggia (Ita) GT Factory Racing 01:10.1
Junior Men
1. Matt Walker (Gbr) Madison Saracen Factory Team 03:02.7
2. Kaos Seagrave (Gbr) Transition Bikes / FMD Factory Racing 0.923
3. Finnley Iles (Can) Specialized Gravity 1.673
4. Kade Edwards (Gbr) Trek Factory Racing DH 5.949
5. Sylvain Cougoureux (Fra) Les Gets Intense Team 6.622
11. Anthony Poulson (Can) Kona Factory Team 11.442
50. Ben Wallace (Can) 42.179
Elite Women
1. Tahnee Seagrave (Gbr) Transition Bikes / FMD Factory Racing 03:29.0
2. Rachel Atherton (Gbr) Trek Factory Racing DH 1.334
3. Manon Carpenter (Gbr) Radon Factory Downhill Team 2.362
4. Tracey Hannah (Aus) Polygon UR 2.947
5. Myriam Nicole (Fra) Commencal / Vallnord 4.927
8. Miranda Miller (Can) Specialized Gravity 13.407
20. Vaea Verbeeck (Can) 47.541
Elite Men
1. Loris Vergier (Fra) Santa Cruz Syndicate 02:52.7
2. Loic Bruni (Fra) Specialized Gravity 0.422
3. Luca Shaw (USA) Santa Cruz Syndicate 0.584
4. Danny Hart (Gbr) MS Mondraker Team 0.645
5. Aaron Gwin (USA) The YT Mob 1.308
19. Mark Wallace (Can) Canyon Factory Racing DH 6.158
41. Forrest Riesco (Can) 10.765
82. Magnus Manson (Can) 17.024
107. Henry Fitzgerald (Can) Norco Factory Racing 23.872