June 11, 2016 (Leogang, AUT) – Reigning Canadian Elite Women’s DH champ, Miranda Miller, led the Canucks today with a strong 4th place result in the Elite Women’s Qualifications at round #4 of the UCI MTB World Cup DH in Leogang, Austria. Finnley Iles (Specialized Gravity Powered by Sram) was the top Junior man in 6th with Mark Wallace (Can) Devinci Global Racing placing 34th in the Elite Men’s field.

Results

Junior Men

1. Elliott Heap (Gbr) Chain Reaction Cycles / Paypal        4:00.1
2. Sylvain Cougoureux (Fra) Les Gets-Intense Team        2.473 Q
3. Gaetan Vige (Fra) Commencal / Vallnord    2.686 Q
4. Matt Walker (Gbr) Madison Saracen Factory Team       6.777 Q
5. Nikolas Nestoroff (USA) Intense Factory Racing     7.503 Q

6. Finnley Iles (Can) Specialized Gravity Powered by Sram     8.132 Q
10. Magnus Manson (Can) Team Canada       11.082 Q
16. Henry Fitzgerald (Can) Steve Peat Syndicate / Uberbike Global      13.805 Q
38. Bracken Camilleri (Can) Team Canada     28.859

Elite Women
1. Rachel Atherton (Gbr) Trek Factory Racing DH        04:16.8
2. Tahnee Seagrave (Gbr) Transition Factory Racing / FMD        8.520 Q
3. Manon Carpenter (Gbr) Madison Saracen Factory Team     11.672 Q
4. Miranda Miller (Can)       13.316 Q
5. Tracey Hannah (Aus) Polygon UR      13.652 2 Q

32. Jaime Hill (Can)      01:22.7

Elite Men

1. Aaron Gwin (USA) The YT Mob    3:37.927
2. Loris Vergier (Fra) Specialized Gravity powered by Sram 1.574
3. Michael Jones (Gbr) Chain Reaction Cycles / Paypal 3.878
4. Danny Hart (Gbr) MS Mondraker Team    4.019
5. Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate    4.292

34. Mark Wallace (Can) Devinci Global Racing    15.570
43. Forrest Riesco (Can) Race Face Performance/Banshee Bikes    18.299